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EP4049118A4 - Eye-based activation and tool selection systems and methods - Google Patents

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EP4049118A4
EP4049118A4 EP20878692.1A EP20878692A EP4049118A4 EP 4049118 A4 EP4049118 A4 EP 4049118A4 EP 20878692 A EP20878692 A EP 20878692A EP 4049118 A4 EP4049118 A4 EP 4049118A4
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methods
selection systems
based activation
tool selection
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EP4049118A1 (en
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Dominic Philip HAINE
Scott Herz
Renaldi Winoto
Abhishek Bhat
Ramin Mirjalili
Joseph Czompo
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Tectus Corp
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Publication of EP4049118A1 publication Critical patent/EP4049118A1/en
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EP20878692.1A 2019-10-24 2020-10-19 Eye-based activation and tool selection systems and methods Pending EP4049118A4 (en)

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US16/662,842 US10901505B1 (en) 2019-10-24 2019-10-24 Eye-based activation and tool selection systems and methods
US202062957734P 2020-01-06 2020-01-06
US16/940,152 US11662807B2 (en) 2020-01-06 2020-07-27 Eye-tracking user interface for virtual tool control
PCT/US2020/056376 WO2021080926A1 (en) 2019-10-24 2020-10-19 Eye-based activation and tool selection systems and methods

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EP4049118A4 true EP4049118A4 (en) 2024-02-28

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