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US 11,601,706 B2Granted
Wearable eye tracking headset apparatus and system
AssigneeSmart Science Technology, LLC
InventorsDuane Varan, Sean Michael Ragan
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Abstract
A headset system for tracking eye motion, reaction, facial features, and focus of a user. The system may include an inward-facing camera directed at the front of the user's face to capture image data associated with the eye movement, facial expressions, reaction, and focus of the user. The system may also include at least one additional outward-facing camera directed away from the user's face to capture image data of the viewable content of the user.
Claims18
A system comprising:
- a first earpiece and a second earpiece;
- a head-strap coupled between the first earpiece and the second earpiece, the head-strap configured to extend around a head of a user;
- a first boom arm having a first end and a second end, the first end of the first boom arm coupled to the first earpiece and wherein the boom arm extends outward from the first earpiece past a face plane of the user;
- a first adjustable mount coupled in proximity to the second end of the first boom arm, the first adjustable mount to tilt and swivel with respect to the first boom arm;
- a first camera coupled to the first adjustable mount, the first camera facing inward toward the face of the user;
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- a second camera, the second camera coupled to the head-strap above the eyes of the user and facing outward from the face of the user;
- a second boom arm having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second boom arm coupled to the second earpiece and wherein the boom arm extends outward from the second earpiece past the face plane of the user;
- a second adjustable mount coupled in proximity to the second end of the second boom arm, the second adjustable mount to tilt and swivel with respect to the second boom arm;
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- a third camera coupled to the second adjustable mount, the third camera facing inward toward the face of the user, wherein the first camera is configured to capture first image data associated with the left side of the face of the user and the third camera is configured to capture second image data associated with the right side of the face of the user;
- a horizontal member coupled to the head-strap via a mount, the horizontal member positioned over a forehead region of the face of the user;
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- a fourth camera coupled to the horizontal member at a position above a left eye of the user and over a first portion of the forehead region of the user, wherein the second camera is coupled to the horizontal member at a position above a right eye of the user and over a second portion of the forehead region of the user.
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A system comprising:
- a first earpiece;
- a head-strap coupled between the first earpiece, the head-strap configured to extend over and secure the system to a head of a user;
- a first boom arm having a first end and a second end, the first end of the first boom arm coupled to the first earpiece and wherein the second end of the boom arm extends outward from the first earpiece past a face plane of the user;
- a first camera coupled in proximity to the second end of the first boom arm, the first camera facing inward toward the face of the user;
- a first adjustable mount having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the first adjustable mount coupled to the second end of the first boom arm, the first camera coupled to the first surface of the first adjustable mount and the first adjustable mount to adjust a roll, pitch, or yaw of the first camera;
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- a second camera coupled to the second surface of the adjustable mount on the head-strap and facing outward from the face of the user in an opposing direction to the first camera.
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A head wearable system comprising:
- a first earpiece and a second earpiece;
- a head-strap coupled between the first earpiece and the second earpiece, the head-strap configured to extend around a head of a user;
- a first boom arm having a first end and a second end, the first end of the first boom arm coupled to the first earpiece and wherein the boom arm extends outward from the first earpiece past a face plane of the user;
- a second boom arm having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second boom arm coupled to the second earpiece and wherein the boom arm extends outward from the second earpiece past the face plane of the user;
- a first adjustable mount coupled in proximity to the second end of the first boom arm, the first adjustable mount to tilt and swivel with respect to the first boom arm;
- a second adjustable mount coupled in proximity to the second end of the second boom arm, the second adjustable mount to tilt and swivel with respect to the second boom arm;
- a first camera coupled to the first adjustable mount, the first camera facing inward toward the face of the user;
- a second camera coupled to the second adjustable mount, the second camera facing inward toward the face of the user, wherein the first camera is configured to capture first image data associated with the left side of the face of the user and the second camera is configured to capture second image data associated with the right side of the face of the user;
- a horizontal member coupled to the head-strap via a mount, the horizontal member positioned over a forehead region of the face of the user;
- a third camera coupled to the horizontal member at a position above a left eye of the user and over a first portion of the forehead region of the user;
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- a fourth camera coupled to the horizontal member at a position above a right eye of the user and over a second portion of the forehead region of the user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.