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Method of making an eye tracking system having an active matrix display
Assignee: Kopin Corp
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Filing: 1995-02-27
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Granted: 1996-12-10
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Expires: 2015-02-27
Abstract
Abstract An eye tracking system is disclosed which is comprised of an eye tracking module formed of a display joined to a photodetector array. Each pixel in the display is aligned with a corresponding photodetector. An image generated by the display is projected onto a viewing screen or toward a viewer. Axial light rays from the display pixels are reflected by the eye and detected by a respective photodetector which generates an electrical signal indicative of eye position.
Inventors
- 👤 Mark B. Spitzer
- 👤 Jeffrey Jacobsen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 10:52
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05B; H05B33/00; H05B33/12; A; A61; A61B; A61B3/00; A61B3/10; A61B3/113; G; G02; G02B; G02B27/00; G02B27/0093; G02B27/01; G02B27/017; G02B27/0172; G09; G09G; G09G3/00; G09G3/20; G09G3/22; G09G3/30; G09G3/34; G09G3/36; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/74; H04N5/7416; H04N5/7441; H04N9/00; H04N9/12; H04N9/31; H04N9/3141; H10; H10D; H10D30/00; H10D30/60; H10D30/67; H10D30/6758; H10D84/00; H10D84/01; H10D84/02; H10D84/03; H10D84/038; H10D86/00; H10D86/40; H10D86/60; H10D88/00; H10D88/01; H10H; H10H29/00; H10H29/10; H10H29/14; H10H29/142; H10W; H10W72/00; H10W72/01; H10W72/0198; H10W90/00; G02B27/0101; G02B2027/0132; G02B2027/0138; G02B27/0179; G02B2027/0187; G02B2027/0192; G02B2027/0198; G02B5/00; G02B5/30; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/136; G02F1/13613; G02F1/1362; G09G2300/00; G09G2300/02; G09G2300/023; G09G2300/08; G09G2300/0809; G09G2300/0842; G09G2320/00; G09G2320/02; G09G2320/0233; G09G2320/04; G09G2320/043; G09G2340/00; G09G2340/04; G09G2340/0464; G09G2370/00; G09G2370/04; G09G2370/042; G09G3/32; G09G3/3607; G09G3/3611; G09G3/3614; G09G3/3648; H01; H01S; H01S5/00; H01S5/02; H01S5/0206; H01S5/0217; H01S5/40; H01S5/42; H01S5/423; H04N5/66; H04N5/70; H04N5/7475; H04N5/7491; H10D86/01; H10D86/021; H10D86/0214; H10F; H10F39/00; H10F39/10; H10F39/12; H10P; H10P72/00; H10P72/70; H10P72/74; H10P72/743
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
78 words
A method of fabricating a device for detecting the line-of-sight position of the eye of a viewer comprising: forming an active matrix display over a substrate; forming a detector array; mounting the detector array onto the active matrix display and the substrate to form an eye tracking device, the detector array mounted such that an image generated by the active matrix display can be seen by the viewer; and mounting the eye tracking device on a head-mountable structure.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
78 words
A method of fabricating a device for detecting the line-of-sight position of the eye of a viewer comprising: forming an active matrix display over a substrate; forming a detector array; mounting the detector array onto the active matrix display and the substrate to form an eye tracking device, the detector array mounted such that an image generated by the active matrix display can be seen by the viewer; and mounting the eye tracking device on a head-mountable structure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the step of forming the active matrix display further comprises forming an array of circuit elements in a silicon material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the active matrix display comprises a liquid crystal display or a light emitting display.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the detector array is monolithically fabricated over the active matrix display.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of aligning the detector array with the active matrix display.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising forming a filter over the detector array.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the detector array comprises a charge coupled device.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising forming the active matrix with a silicon layer and transferring the active matrix onto the substrate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the step of forming a detector array comprises forming a parallel circuit.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
56 words
A method of forming an eye tracking device comprising: forming an active matrix display circuit over a substrate; monolithically forming a detector array over the substrate to provide a display and detector structure; mounting the display and detector structure in a head mountable device such that the structure can detect a position of a user's eye.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
56 words
A method of forming an eye tracking device comprising: forming an active matrix display circuit over a substrate; monolithically forming a detector array over the substrate to provide a display and detector structure; mounting the display and detector structure in a head mountable device such that the structure can detect a position of a user's eye.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 10 wherein the step of forming the active matrix display circuit further comprises forming an array of circuit elements in a silicon material.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 10 wherein the active matrix display comprises a liquid crystal display or a light emitting display.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 10 further comprising connecting the display and detector to a computer.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 10 further comprising the step of aligning the detector array and the active matrix display circuit.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 10 further comprising forming a filter over the detector array.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 10 wherein the detector array comprises a charge coupled device.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 10 further comprising forming the active matrix with a silicon layer and transferring the active matrix onto the substrate.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 10 wherein the step of forming a detector array comprises forming a parallel circuit.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
91 words
A method of fabricating a device for detecting the line-of-sight position of the eye of a viewer comprising: forming an active matrix display over a substrate; forming a detector circuit; mounting the detector circuit over the active matrix display and the substrate to form an eye tracking device, the detector mounted such that an image generated by the active matrix display can be seen by the viewer; and mounting the eye tracking device on a head-mountable structure having an optical system for directing light from the viewer's eye to the detector.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
91 words
A method of fabricating a device for detecting the line-of-sight position of the eye of a viewer comprising: forming an active matrix display over a substrate; forming a detector circuit; mounting the detector circuit over the active matrix display and the substrate to form an eye tracking device, the detector mounted such that an image generated by the active matrix display can be seen by the viewer; and mounting the eye tracking device on a head-mountable structure having an optical system for directing light from the viewer's eye to the detector.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 19 wherein the optical system comprises a lens or a mirror.
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