US 12,008,159 B2
Systems and methods for gaze-tracking
Jatin Sharma, Sammamish, WA (US); Jonathan T. Campbell, Redmond, WA (US); Jay C. Beavers, Duvall, WA (US); and Peter John Ansell, Renton, WA (US)
Assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed by Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed on Feb. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/113,222.
Application 18/113,222 is a continuation of application No. 17/234,493, filed on Apr. 19, 2021, granted, now 11,619,993.
Prior Publication US 2023/0195224 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06N 3/04 (2023.01); G06N 3/08 (2023.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01)
CPC G06F 3/013 (2013.01) [G06F 3/012 (2013.01); G06N 3/04 (2013.01); G06N 3/08 (2013.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06T 2207/10024 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20084 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30201 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for predicting a location of an eye gaze of an operator, the method comprising:
receiving an input image, wherein the input image depicting the operator gazing at a location on a screen of a device;
extracting a plurality of regions from the input image, wherein the plurality of regions include:
one or more eyes, and
a region indicating at least a position and a rotation of a face;
generating, based on the extracted plurality of regions, an image grid, wherein the image grid includes a plurality of image data, the plurality of image data including image data that correspond to distinct regions of the plurality of regions;
determining, based on a previously trained gaze-data prediction model and using the image grid, a location of the eye gaze, wherein the location includes a multi-dimensional location of the eye gaze associated with the screen of the device; and
causing, based on the location, one or more actions associated with an operation of the device.