Detection of unauthorized user assistance of an electronic device based on the detection or tracking of eyes
First Claim
1. A method of operating an electronic device by detecting unauthorized user assistance, the electronic device including a user interface, a camera, and an electronic processor, the method comprising:
- determining, by the electronic processor, whether a user assistance restriction is established for a current functional operation of the electronic device, wherein the user assistance restriction for the current functional operation includes a user viewing another device or object while a user input is received from the user through the user interface;
capturing, by the camera, a series of images, wherein the camera is positioned to capture a series of images of a user of the electronic device;
analyzing, by the electronic processor, the series of images to detect changes in a gaze direction of one or more eyes in the field of view of the camera;
detecting, by the electronic processor, a violation of the user assistance restriction by determining, based at least in part on the analysis of the series of images, that the gaze direction of the one or more eyes detected in the series of images repeatedly moves between the user interface and the other device or object while the user input is received through the user interface; and
adjusting, by the electronic processor, one or more operations of the electronic device in response to detecting the violation of the user assistance restriction.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided in this disclosure for operating an electronic device. The electronic device includes a user interface, a camera, and an electronic processor. The electronic processor determines whether a user assistance restriction is established for a current functional operation of the electronic device. The camera captures at least one image, the electronic processor analyzes the at least one image to detect one or more eyes in the field of view of the camera, and the electronic processor detects a violation of the user assistance restriction for the current functional operation based at least in part on the analysis of the at least one image. When a violation of the user assistance restriction is detected, the electronic processor adjusts one or more operations of the electronic device.
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1. A method of operating an electronic device by detecting unauthorized user assistance, the electronic device including a user interface, a camera, and an electronic processor, the method comprising:
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determining, by the electronic processor, whether a user assistance restriction is established for a current functional operation of the electronic device, wherein the user assistance restriction for the current functional operation includes a user viewing another device or object while a user input is received from the user through the user interface; capturing, by the camera, a series of images, wherein the camera is positioned to capture a series of images of a user of the electronic device; analyzing, by the electronic processor, the series of images to detect changes in a gaze direction of one or more eyes in the field of view of the camera; detecting, by the electronic processor, a violation of the user assistance restriction by determining, based at least in part on the analysis of the series of images, that the gaze direction of the one or more eyes detected in the series of images repeatedly moves between the user interface and the other device or object while the user input is received through the user interface; and adjusting, by the electronic processor, one or more operations of the electronic device in response to detecting the violation of the user assistance restriction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18)
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9. An electronic device comprising:
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a user interface; a camera positioned to capture images of a user of the electronic device; and an electronic processor configured to determine whether a user assistance restriction is established for a current functional operation of the electronic device, wherein the user assistance restriction for the current functional operation include a user viewing another device or object while a user input is received from the user through the user interface, analyze a series of images captured by the camera to detect changes in a gaze direction of one or more eyes in the series of images captured by the camera, detect a violation of the user assistance restriction by determining, based at least in part on the analysis of the series of images, that the gaze direction of the one or more eyes detected in the series of images repeatedly moves between the user interface and the other device or object while the user input is received through the user interface, and adjust one or more operations of the electronic device in response to detecting the violation of the user assistance restriction. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20)
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