Eye contact sensing and control for robotic characters

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11072075
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16662151

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A system for sensing and controlling eye contact for a robot. The system includes a robotic figure with a movable eye. The system includes a light source positioned in the robotic figure to output light through a light outlet of the eye. A light sensor is included that senses light striking surfaces in a physical space in which the robotic figure is positioned including the output light from the light source. The system includes an image processor processing output of the light sensor to identify a location of a target formed by the output light striking surfaces in the physical space and to identify a location of a face of a human. Further, the system includes a robot controller generating eye movement control signals based on the location of the target and the location of the face to position the eye to provide eye contact with the human observer.

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DISNEY ENTERPRISES INC500 SOUTH BUENA VISTA STREET BURBANK CA 91521

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ayala, Alfredo M West Covina, US 7 64
Campos, Zamora Daniel De Jesus Los Angeles, US 1 0
Choi, Sungjoon Glendale, US 9 26
Christensen, David Loyal Glendale, US 12 34
Kennedy, James R Glendale, US 33 1797
McIntosh, Kyna P Los Angeles, US 4 13
Niemeyer, Günter D Pasadena, US 9 247
Pan, Matthew K Glendale, US 2 7
Smithwick, Quinn Y Pasadena, US 31 437
Smoot, Lanny S Thousand Oaks, US 83 3154
Wieland, Alexis P Los Angeles, US 9 278

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