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7397961 Apparatus and methods for digital image compression  
Methods and systems for compression of digital images (still or motion sequences) are provided wherein predetermined criteria may be used to identify a plurality of areas of interest in the image,...
7391887 Eye tracking systems  
An eye tracking system includes an eye camera and a scene camera for supplying video data to interlace electronics indicative of an image of the user's eye and an image of the scene observed by the...
7325195 Adjustable-speed electronic method of composing information  
A method of composing information by electronically advancing a sequence of information elements at controlled speed in an even step-wise fashion into a fixed transfer location while visibly...
7306337 Calibration-free gaze tracking under natural head movement  
A method and computer system for tracking eye gaze. A camera is focused on an eye of subject viewing a gaze point on a screen while directing light toward the eye. Eye gaze data pertaining to a...
7302103 Apparatus and methods for digital image compression  
Methods and systems for compression of digital images (still or motion sequences) are provided wherein predetermined criteria may be used to identify a plurality of areas of interest in the image,...
7197165 Eye tracking using image data  
In a computer processing apparatus 8, frames of image data received from a camera 4 are processed to track the eyes of a user 2 in each image. A 3D computer model of a head is stored, and...
7027655 Digital image compression with spatially varying quality levels determined by identifying areas of interest  
Methods and systems for compression of digital images (still or motion sequences) are provided wherein predetermined criteria may be used to identify a plurality of areas of interest in the image,...
6890262 Video game apparatus, method and recording medium storing program for controlling viewpoint movement of simulated camera in video game  
A 3-dimensional video game apparatus comprises display 40 for displaying an image; image-processing means 16 for creating a 3-dimensional image from the viewpoint of a simulated camera and...
6873714 Auto calibration and personalization of eye tracking system using larger field of view imager with higher resolution  
In preferred embodiments, apparatus for and method of eye tracking, including, in sequence, the steps of: viewing an entire face of a person to obtain predetermined facial features of the person to...
6859144 Vehicle situation alert system with eye gaze controlled alert signal generation  
A system responds to detection of a vehicle situation by comparing a sensed eye gaze direction of the vehicle operator with data stored in memory. The stored data defines a first predetermined...
6856873 Vehicular monitoring systems using image processing  
Vehicular monitoring arrangement for monitoring an environment of the vehicle including at least one active pixel camera for obtaining images of the environment of the vehicle and a processor...
6772057 Vehicular monitoring systems using image processing  
Vehicular monitoring arrangement for monitoring an environment of the vehicle including at least one active pixel camera for obtaining images of the environment of the vehicle and a processor...
EP0659382B1 Improvements in visual field tester gaze tracking  
Abstract of EP0659382 A field test apparatus and method is disclosed in which gradual movement of the head supporting chin cup is used to maintain a centered relation between the eye being tested...
EP0810512B1 Eyetrack-driven illumination and information display  
Abstract of EP0810512 An eyetracker is used to control power to an electrical device such as a computer display screen so that power consumption is reduced when a user's eyes and therefore a...
6734845 Eyetrack-driven illumination and information display  
An eyetracker is used to control power to an electrical device such as a computer display screen so that power consumption is reduced when a user's eyes and therefore a user's attention are not...
6726680 Automated laser workstation for high precision surgical and industrial interventions  
A method, apparatus and system for template-controlled, precision laser interventions is described that greatly improves interventions such as laser microsurgery, particularly ophthalmic surgery,...
6663242 Simultaneous, wavelength multiplexed vision screener  
A method and apparatus for detecting refractive and non-refractive errors in a patient's eyes is disclosed. The apparatus includes an image-recording device for recording an image of the patient's...
6659611 System and method for eye gaze tracking using corneal image mapping  
A system and method for eye gaze tracking without calibrated cameras, direct measurements of specific users' eye geometries, or requiring the user to visually track a cursor traversing a known...
EP0824820B1 PORTABLE RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED CAMERA AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE  
6637883 Gaze tracking system and method  
An eye-tracking system for displaying a video screen pointer at a point of regard of a user's gaze. The system comprises a camera focused on the user's eye; a support connected to the camera for...
6616277 Sequential eye screening method and apparatus  
A method and apparatus for detecting diseases and abnormalities of a patient's eyes is disclosed. The apparatus includes an image-recording device for recording images of the patient's eyes while...
6603491 System and methods for controlling automatic scrolling of information on a display or screen  
A system for controlling the automatic scrolling of information on a computer display or screen is disclosed. The system includes a gimbaled sensor system for following the position of the user's...
6578962 Calibration-free eye gaze tracking  
A system and method for calibration-free tracking of a user's eye gaze vector and point of regard even if substantial head movement or rotation occurs. The preferred embodiment includes two...
6553296 Vehicular occupant detection arrangements  
An arrangement in a vehicle for determining vehicle occupant position relative to a fixed structure within the vehicle including an array which receives an image of a portion of the passenger...
6538697 Man-machine interface apparatus and method  
There is disclosed a VTR apparatus which can display a menu item for selecting a page and other VTR function menu items on the four corner portions in a viewfinder. These menu items have eye switch...
6517107 Methods for controlling a system in a vehicle using a transmitting/receiving transducer and/or while compensating for thermal gradients  
Methods for controlling a vehicle system in which radiation is directed from a transducer into the passenger compartment and is reflected off or modified by an object in the passenger compartment...
EP1279425A2 Video game apparatus, method and recording medium storing program for controlling movement of simulated camera in video game  
A 3-dimensional video game apparatus comprises display 40 for displaying an image; image-processing means 16 for creating a 3-dimensional image from the viewpoint of a simulated camera and...
6507779 Vehicle rear seat monitor  
Vehicular rear seat area monitoring system including at least one wave-receiving sensor arranged behind the front seat to receive waves from a space above the rear seat and a processor coupled to...
6442465 Vehicular component control systems and methods  
System and method for controlling operation of a vehicle or a component thereof based on recognition of a individual including a processor embodying a pattern recognition algorithm trained to...
6426740 Visual-axis entry transmission apparatus and method therefor  
A visual axis entry transmission apparatus and method enables a physically handicapped person who can not depress a foot button to easily transmit the selection of a character to be input. 50...
6421064 System and methods for controlling automatic scrolling of information on a display screen  
A system for controlling the automatic scrolling of information includes a screen, a computer system, gimbaled sensor system for following and tracking the position and movement of the user's head...
6393133 Method and system for controlling a vehicular system based on occupancy of the vehicle  
A vehicle interior monitoring system to identify, locate and/or monitor occupants, including their parts, and other objects in the passenger compartment in which waves are transmitted into a space...
6351273 System and methods for controlling automatic scrolling of information on a display or screen  
A system for controlling the automatic scrolling of information on a computer display. The system includes a computer display, a computer gimbaled sensor for tracking the position of the user's...
6324453 Methods for determining the identification and position of and monitoring objects in a vehicle  
A vehicle interior monitoring system to identify, locate and monitor occupants, including their parts, and other objects in the passenger compartment and objects outside of a motor vehicle, such as...
6322216 Two camera off-axis eye tracker for laser eye surgery  
Improved laser eye surgery and/or eye tracking systems, methods, and devices make use of two image capture devices, generally with both image capture devices disposed off the optical axis of the...
6299307 Eye tracking device for laser eye surgery using corneal margin detection  
Systems and methods derive relative eye position by tracking a boundary such as the limbus. Light can be scamed along the limbus, and measured intensity of reflected light processed to derive the...
6283954 Linear array eye tracker  
Improved devices, systems, and methods for sensing and tracking the position of an eye make use of the contrast between the sclera and iris to derive eye position. In many embodiments, linear...
6279946 Methods for controlling a system in a vehicle using a transmitting/receiving transducer and/or while compensating for thermal gradients  
Methods for controlling a system in a vehicle in which radiation is directed from a transducer into the passenger compartment and is reflected off or modified by an object in the passenger...
EP0677953B1 Electronic equipment using viewpoint detector  
Abstract of EP0677953 An electronic equipment having a viewpoint detection unit comprises an area display circuit for displaying a predetermined area on a screen, a viewpoint detector for...
EP1116211A1 INTUITIVE CONTROL OF PORTABLE DATA DISPLAYS  
Abstract not available for EP1116211 Abstract of corresponding document: WO0017848 A virtual computer monitor is described which enables instantaneous and intuitive visual access to large amounts...
6204828 Integrated gaze/manual cursor positioning system  
A computer-driven system aids operator positioning of a cursor by integrating eye gaze and manual operator input, thus reducing pointing time and operator fatigue. A gaze tracking apparatus...
6160536 Dwell time indication method and apparatus  
The apparatus and method of the invention relate to data entry in ideographic languages, including Chinese, Japanese and Korean, and to interactive displays and interactive display methods for use...
6141432 Optical identification  
A vehicle interior monitoring system to identify, locate and monitor occupants, including their parts, and other objects in the passenger compartment and objects outside of a motor vehicle, such as...
6113237 Adaptable eye movement measurement device  
The presently disclosed invention is a device for measuring horizontal and vertical eye movement. The device is adaptable to utilize multiple measurement technologies (e.g., direct infrared,...
6111580 Apparatus and method for controlling an electronic device with user action  
An input unit for controlling a device. The input unit first determines whether a user is actively operating the device. If such a detection is made, the input unit then determines whether the user...
6091899 Apparatus for detecting the direction of visual axis and information selecting apparatus utilizing the same  
A camera operating in a plurality of photographing modes is provided with an image receiver for receiving the optical image of an object, a viewfinder for observing the object therethrough, a...
6085112 Communication device  
A wide variety of components, such as speech input and output devices, image display devices and a computer are combined in one device. A plurality of methods of representing images are indicated....
6041184 Camera having a visual line detection device  
A camera which performs visual line detection, and which assigns priority to photography when a release operation is performed during calibration information input for visual line detection. The...
6027216 Eye fixation monitor and tracker  
Apparatus and method are provided for assessing the direction of fixation of an eye by detecting polarization-related changes in light retroreflected from the fundus of the eye. Nerve fibers in the...
6014524 Camera with visual axis detecting device  
A camera comprising: finder means for inspecting an object, illumination means for illuminating an operator's eye by which the operator looks in at the finder means, a condensing optical system for...
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