US 11,874,960 B2
Pausing device operation based on facial movement
Dmitry Ryuma, Marina Del Rey, CA (US); and Farid Zare Seisan, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to SNAP INC., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed by Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/704,404.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/169,008, filed on Mar. 31, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0317769 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06T 19/00 (2011.01)
CPC G06F 3/013 (2013.01) [G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G06T 19/006 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
monitoring, by a processor, user eye movement of a user of a head-wearable apparatus;
determining that the user eye movement is directionally facing away from a display device coupled to the head-wearable apparatus; and
based on the determination that the user eye movement is directionally facing away from the display device, pausing operation of one or more front-facing cameras coupled to the head-wearable apparatus, the front-facing cameras facing away from the user of the head-wearable apparatus.