US 12,230,173 B2
Image enhancement devices with gaze tracking
Ramin Samadani, Menlo Park, CA (US); Christina G. Gambacorta, Santa Cruz, CA (US); Elijah H. Kleeman, San Jose, CA (US); and Nicolas P. Bonnier, Mountain View, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/479,965.
Application 18/479,965 is a continuation of application No. 16/927,796, filed on Jul. 13, 2020, granted, now 11,810,486.
Application 16/927,796 is a continuation of application No. 16/280,786, filed on Feb. 20, 2019, granted, now 10,747,312, issued on Aug. 18, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/643,023, filed on Mar. 14, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0029598 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G09G 3/00 (2006.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06T 3/40 (2006.01); G06T 7/20 (2017.01); G06T 19/00 (2011.01); G06V 20/20 (2022.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01); G06V 40/18 (2022.01); G06T 5/90 (2024.01); G06T 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC G09G 3/001 (2013.01) [G02B 27/00 (2013.01); G02B 27/017 (2013.01); G02B 27/0179 (2013.01); G06F 3/012 (2013.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06T 3/40 (2013.01); G06T 7/20 (2013.01); G06T 19/006 (2013.01); G06V 20/20 (2022.01); G06V 40/172 (2022.01); G06V 40/193 (2022.01); G02B 2027/011 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0112 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0118 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0138 (2013.01); G02B 2027/014 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0187 (2013.01); G06T 5/90 (2024.01); G06T 11/001 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20192 (2013.01); G09G 2320/0626 (2013.01); G09G 2320/066 (2013.01); G09G 2320/0686 (2013.01); G09G 2354/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device, comprising:
a camera configured to capture an image of the real world;
a display configured to display the image of the real world;
a gaze tracking system configured to gather point-of-gaze information; and
control circuitry configured to display supplemental content on the display based on the point-of-gaze information, wherein the supplemental content comprises a modified portion of the image of the real world and wherein the control circuitry is configured to display the modified portion of the image of the real world as an overlay on the image of the real world.