Apple inc. (20240211038). Gesture-Initiated Eye Enrollment simplified abstract
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Gesture-Initiated Eye Enrollment
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Tom Sengelaub of Oakland CA (US)
Gesture-Initiated Eye Enrollment - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240211038 titled 'Gesture-Initiated Eye Enrollment
Simplified Explanation: The patent application describes methods to trigger eye enrollment without requiring good gaze interaction, allowing a guest user to initiate partial or full eye enrollment even when their eye model is not known.
Key Features and Innovation:
- Gaze tracking system collects gaze data in the background.
- Eye enrollment can be triggered by detecting specific gaze gestures, such as rolling the eyes in a circle or moving them randomly for a set time.
- Depending on the collected data, either full eye enrollment or visual axis enrollment can be performed in response to the gesture.
Potential Applications: This technology could be used in devices that require eye tracking for user authentication or control, such as smart glasses, virtual reality headsets, or security systems.
Problems Solved: This technology addresses the challenge of initiating eye enrollment for guest users without prior knowledge of their eye model, improving accessibility and usability of devices that rely on eye tracking.
Benefits:
- Enhanced user experience for guest users.
- Improved security through reliable eye enrollment.
- Increased usability of devices that utilize eye tracking technology.
Commercial Applications: Potential commercial applications include smart glasses for secure access control, virtual reality headsets for personalized user experiences, and security systems for biometric authentication.
Questions about Eye Enrollment: 1. How does this technology improve user experience for guest users? 2. What are the potential security implications of using eye enrollment in devices?
Original Abstract Submitted
methods to trigger eye enrollment without requiring good gaze interaction are described that allow a guest user of a device to initiate partial or full eye enrollment even though their eye model is not known and thus conventional gaze-based interactions do not work well. a gaze tracking system collects gaze data in the background. at any time (or within an interval after a user puts on the device), an eye enrollment can be triggered by detecting some gaze gesture, for example rolling the eyes in a large circle, or moving the eyes randomly for a time that exceeds a threshold. depending on the coverage of the gaze/cornea data collected in the background, a full eye enrollment or only a visual axis enrollment may be performed in response to the gesture.
