Eye imaging in head worn computing

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Patent No.: US 9,298,007
App. No.: 14/216,175
Filed: Mar 17, 2014
Granted: Mar 29, 2016
Kind: B2
Examiner: BEN, LOHA
Art Unit: 2872
USPC: 359/630

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Abstract

Aspects of the present invention relate to methods and systems for imaging, recognizing, and tracking of a user's eye that is wearing a HWC. Aspects further relate to the processing of images reflected from the user's eye and controlling displayed content in accordance therewith.

Claims (2)

1. A method, comprising:

a. receiving, at a camera internal to a head-worn computer, at least a portion of a reflected image of an eye of a person wearing the head-worn computer, wherein the image of the eye is reflected off of a no-power state mirror of a digital light processing (DLP) reflective display.

Assignments (9)

SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 28, 2025

From: MAGIC LEAP, INC.; MENTOR ACQUISITION ONE, LLC; MOLECULAR IMPRINTS, INC.

To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT

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ASSIGNMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Nov 7, 2019

From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

To: CITIBANK, N.A.

Reel/Frame 050967/0138 →

PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 22, 2019

From: MAGIC LEAP, INC.; MOLECULAR IMPRINTS, INC.; MENTOR ACQUISITION ONE, LLC

To: JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.