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US 12,702,335 B2Granted
Underwater eye tracking system and method
AssigneeFlorida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Inc.
InventorsConnor Tate, Savannah Richardson, Jeffrey Phillips, Timothy Hutcheson, Kody Coleman
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Abstract
A system and method wherein a face mounted eye-tracking system is mounted in a dive mask. The mask mounted occulometric system has a novel configuration and enclosure to provide in situ occulometrics and neurological assessment.
Claims20
A method for monitoring the health status of a submerged diver wearing a mask, comprising:
- mounting a first integrated tracking system in an interior of the mask, the first integrated tracking system including a visual spectrum light source, an infrared light source, and a camera directed toward a first eye of the diver;
- mounting a waterproof electronics enclosure containing a hub on an exterior of the mask;
- connecting the first integrated tracking system to the hub via a first cable passing through a waterproof via in the waterproof electronics enclosure;
- providing a monitoring computer at a surface location above water level while the diver is submerged underwater;
- connecting the hub to the monitoring computer via a tether cable extending from the submerged diver to the surface location;
- tracking movements of the first eye using the infrared light source and the camera;
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- monitoring a health status of the diver at the surface location based on the eye tracking while the diver remains submerged underwater.
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An apparatus for monitoring the health status of a submerged diver, comprising:
- a dive mask;
- a first integrated tracking system mounted within an interior of the dive mask and including a visual spectrum light source, an infrared light source, and a camera directed toward a first eye position;
- a waterproof electronics enclosure mounted on an exterior of the dive mask and containing a hub;
- a first waterproof cable connecting the first integrated tracking system to the hub through a waterproof via in the waterproof electronics enclosure;
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- a tether cable extending from the hub for connection to a monitoring computer at a surface location.
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An apparatus for monitoring the health status of a submerged diver, comprising:
- a dive mask;
- a first integrated tracking system mounted within an interior of the dive mask and including a visual spectrum light source, an infrared light source, and a camera directed toward a first eye position, wherein the first integrated tracking system includes an inner cover and an outer cover sealed together to form a waterproof housing, wherein the inner cover includes a first recess that captures an LED lens over the visual spectrum light source, a second recess that captures an IR lens over the infrared light source, and a third recess that captures a camera lens over the camera, wherein the first integrated tracking system includes a flex circuit electrically connecting the visual spectrum light source, infrared light source, and camera, and wherein the first integrated tracking system includes a ball mount extending laterally from the system for adjustable positioning;
- a second integrated tracking system mounted within the interior of the dive mask and directed toward a second eye position;
- a waterproof electronics enclosure mounted on an exterior of the dive mask and containing a hub, wherein the waterproof electronics enclosure includes a first end cap and a second end cap, wherein the first end cap includes a lens for a world view camera mounted within the waterproof electronics enclosure, and wherein the waterproof electronics enclosure contains a computer for local processing of eye tracking data and dielectric silicone liquid for neutral buoyancy;
- a world view camera mounted within the waterproof electronics enclosure and directed outwardly through the waterproof electronics enclosure;
- a first waterproof cable connecting the first integrated tracking system to the hub through a waterproof via disposed in the second end cap of the waterproof electronics enclosure;
- a second waterproof cable connecting the second integrated tracking system to the hub and passing through the waterproof electronics enclosure;
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- a tether cable extending from the hub for connection to a monitoring computer at a surface location.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.