Eye-gaze tracking
First Claim
1. A method of tracking eye-gaze, the method comprising emitting light having a certain wavelength;
- transferring the light to the retina of an eye;
the wavelength of the light being such as to make the fovea of the eye resolvable;
detecting light that is reflected from said eye to form detection information including the resolvable fovea;
mapping the detection information to a predetermined surface, said surface being located at a distance from said eye, the location of the fovea on said surface forming an eye-gaze point.
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Abstract
A device and a method for tracking an eye-gaze of an observer. A deep blue or violet light source is used to emit light to eye, particularly to the retina. The deep blue light is partially reflected and partially absorbed by the retina. The absorption is most prominent around the fovea, the area of sharp vision, because of the pigment which protects the fovea from short wavelength radiation. Thus the device and method of tracking eye-gaze according to the invention comprises emitting light having a certain wavelength and transferring the light to the retina of an eye. The wavelength of the light being such as to make the fovea of the eye resolvable. The method further comprises detecting light that is reflected from the eye to form detection information including the resolvable fovea, and mapping the detection information to a predetermined surface, the surface being located at a distance from the eye, the location of the fovea on the surface forming an eye-gaze point.
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1. A method of tracking eye-gaze, the method comprising
emitting light having a certain wavelength; -
transferring the light to the retina of an eye;
the wavelength of the light being such as to make the fovea of the eye resolvable;
detecting light that is reflected from said eye to form detection information including the resolvable fovea;
mapping the detection information to a predetermined surface, said surface being located at a distance from said eye, the location of the fovea on said surface forming an eye-gaze point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An eye-gaze tracking device, comprising:
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a light source for emitting light having a certain wavelength;
means for transfering the light to the retina of an eye, the wavelength of the light being such as to make the fovea of the eye resolvable;
a detector for detecting light that is reflected from said eye to form detection information including the resolvable fovea;
a surface located at a distance from said eye; and
means for mapping the detection information to the surface for locating the the fovea on said surface for forming an eye-gaze point by the location of the fovea. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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