Method and apparatus for acquiring information by capturing eye
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsDong-Hi LEE, Ki-Huk LEE
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for acquiring information by capturing an eye or an area around an eye. A wearable electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention may comprise: a light source; at least one lens; an optical surface disposed on a first side of the at least one lens; and a camera for receiving, through the at least one lens and the optical surface, light output from the light source and scattered by a subject located on a second side of the at least one lens.
Claims15
A wearable electronic device comprising:
- a light source;
- at least one lens;
- an optical surface positioned on a first side of the at least one lens;
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- a camera configured to receive light, which is output from the light source and scattered by a subject located on a second side of the at least one lens, through the at least one lens and the optical surface.
A method of obtaining information by capturing an eye, the method comprising:
- identifying an image corresponding to light received by a camera, by using a wearable electronic device including a light source, at least one lens, an optical surface positioned on a first side of the at least one lens, and the camera configured to receive light, which is output from the light source and scattered by a subject located on a second side of the at least one lens, through the at least one lens and the optical surface;
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- controlling at least one of the light source, the at least one lens, the optical surface, and the camera, based on the identified image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.