Nose pad eye/gaze tracking module applicable to smart glasses

A method for fastening a nose pad gaze tracking module to a pair of smart eye glasses, wherein:

• the nose pad gaze tracking module is configured to be easily fastened to and unfastened from a pair of smart eye glasses not provided with any nose pads, thus creating a gaze tracking device;
• the nose pad gaze tracking module comprises a first part having a first part frame having a U-shaped portion including two arms and being adaptable and compatible with a nose bone of a user when in use, said first part frame housing at least one left eye sensor and one right eye sensor, said eye sensors being arranged on the arms to detect a plurality of pupil position images of the user when in use;
• the module further comprises a second part having a second part frame and a mechanical interface configured to connect the module to the smart eye glasses;
• the module further comprising electronic components including at least a data processing unit, a memory, and a data interface, the electronic components being configured to connect the module to a remotely connected computer device, and the electronic components being configured to send to the computer device eye movement information of the user wearing the smart glasses to which is fastened the nose pad gaze tracking module;
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• the two arms are configured to be used as nose pads to make the smart eye glasses customizable on different nose shapes when the module is fastened to the smart eye glasses;
• the method comprising:
• providing said nose pad gaze tracking module;
• providing said smart eye glasses;
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• bottom-up fastening and connecting the module to the smart eye glasses at a central portion of the smart eye glasses to form a unitary structure.

A gaze tracking device comprising:

• a pair of smart eye glasses;
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• a nose pad gaze tracking module;
• wherein the nose pad gaze tracking module is configured to be fastened to and unfastened from the pair of smart eye glasses not provided with any nose pads, thus creating a gaze tracking device;
• wherein the nose pad gaze tracking module comprises a first part, having a first part frame having a U-shaped portion including two arms, being adaptable and compatible with the nose bone of a user when in use, said first part frame housing at least one left eye sensor and one right eye sensor, said eye sensors being arranged on the arms to detect a plurality of pupil position images of the user when in use;
• wherein said module further comprises a second part having a second part frame and a mechanical interface configured to connect the module to the smart eye glasses;
• wherein the nose pad gaze tracking module further comprises electronic components including at least a data processing unit, a memory, and a data interface, said electronic component configured to connect the module to a remotely connected computer device, and to send to said computer device eye movement information of the user wearing the smart glasses to which is fastened the nose pad gaze tracking module;
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• wherein the first part comprises two arms designed in such a way to be used as nose pads configured to make the smart eye glasses customizable on different nose shapes when the module is fastened to the smart eye glasses.