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US 12,717,133 · App. 18/225,008 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Three-dimensional-image-based eye tracking using triangulation

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Patent No.
US 12,717,133
App. No.
18/225,008
Filed
Jul 21, 2023
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2425
USPC
348/78
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63391059 · Jul 21, 2022
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