Visual cognition aware display and visual data transmission architecture
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- tracking a gaze fixation point of a user on dynamic imagery;
generating gaze fixation point information identifying a current gaze fixation point of the user; and
transmitting the gaze fixation point information to a source of dynamic imagery.
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Abstract
Methods, apparatus and computer program products reduce bandwidth requirements in mobile video and gaming applications by tracking a gaze fixation point of a user on a video image at a remote location; generating information identifying the gaze fixation point at the remote location; transmitting the gaze fixation point information to a source of video information over a network; determining a portion of a video image to transmit at a high resolution and a remaining portion to transmit at a low resolution using the transmitted gaze fixation point information; and transmitting the portion of the video image selected for transmission at a high resolution at the high resolution and the portion of the video image selected for transmission at a low resolution at the low resolution. Further methods, apparatus and computer program product also reduce bandwidth requirements by receiving gaze fixation point information from a remote location, wherein the gaze fixation point information indicates where in a video image a user is currently looking; selecting a portion of video images to transmit at a high resolution and a portion of video images to transmit at a low resolution using the transmitted gaze fixation point information; and transmitting the portions of the video images at the determined resolutions.
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48 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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tracking a gaze fixation point of a user on dynamic imagery; generating gaze fixation point information identifying a current gaze fixation point of the user; and transmitting the gaze fixation point information to a source of dynamic imagery. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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receiving from a remote location gaze fixation point information identifying where in dynamic imagery a user is currently looking; using the gaze fixation point information to selectively modify dynamic imagery next to be transmitted to the user; and transmitting the dynamic imagery to the user as modified using the gaze fixation point information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus comprising:
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an eye tracker configured to track a gaze fixation point of an eye on dynamic imagery, the eye tracker further configured to generate gaze fixation point information identifying a current gaze fixation point of a user; and communications apparatus configured to transmit the gaze fixation point information to a remote source of dynamic imagery. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An apparatus comprising:
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communications apparatus configured to receive gaze fixation point information from a remote location, wherein the gaze fixation point information indicates where in dynamic imagery a user is currently looking; image modification apparatus configured to receive the gaze fixation point information from the communication apparatus and to use the gaze fixation point information to selectively modify dynamic imagery next to be transmitted to the user; and wherein the communications apparatus is further configured to transmit the dynamic imagery as modified using the gaze fixation point information. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A computer program product comprising a computer readable memory medium tangibly embodying a computer program, wherein when executed by digital processing apparatus the computer program is configured to control an apparatus to track a gaze fixation point of a user on dynamic imagery;
- to generate gaze fixation point information identifying a current gaze fixation point of a user; and
to control communications apparatus to transmit the gaze fixation point information to a source of dynamic imagery over a network. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
- to generate gaze fixation point information identifying a current gaze fixation point of a user; and
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44. A computer program product comprising a computer readable memory medium tangibly embodying a computer program, wherein when executed by digital processing apparatus the computer program is configured to control an apparatus to receive gaze fixation point information from a remote location, wherein the gaze fixation point information indicates where in dynamic imagery a user is currently looking;
- to selectively modify dynamic imagery next to be transmitted to the remote location to reduce image content using the gaze fixation point information; and
to control communications apparatus to transmit the dynamic imagery as modified using the gaze fixation point information. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48)
- to selectively modify dynamic imagery next to be transmitted to the remote location to reduce image content using the gaze fixation point information; and
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