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Eye control of a text stream

  • US 10,606,920 B2
  • Filed: 08/28/2014
  • Issued: 03/31/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing text components of a text stream in a display area, comprising:

  • analyzing, by a computing device comprising a processor, an eye system of a user while concurrently providing a navigational menu that lists a plurality of items for viewing, wherein each item in the navigational menu comprises one of a text message, an email message, or a document;

    determining, based on analyzing the eye system, a selection of one of the items in the navigational menu;

    providing, by the computing device, the text components of the text stream associated with the selected item for presentation in the display area of a display, wherein the text components are presented in the display area such that at least one previously presented text components are scrolled off the display area as successive text components are added to the display area;

    analyzing, by the computing device, the eye system of the user while concurrently providing the text components of the text stream for presentation in the display area;

    determining, based on analyzing the eye system, a stream control command of a plurality of stream control commands that requests a change in a characteristic of the presentation of the text components; and

    in response to the stream control command, altering the presentation of the text components in accordance with the stream control command.

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