Systems And Methods For Processing Data Entered Using An Eye-Tracking System
First Claim
1. An electronic device comprising:
- at least one multi-value key associated with at least two input data values, wherein each multi-value key includes a plurality of units and each input data value corresponds to at least one unit;
an eye-tracking system for determining an area where a user is gazing by monitoring an eye movement of the user; and
an input value selection module coupled to the plurality of units and to the eye-tracking system;
wherein the input value selection module determines probabilistically which input data value was entered based on a value received from at least one unit and on the area where the user is gazing.
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Abstract
A method for processing data entered using an electronic device and an electronic device capable of implementing the method is described. In one embodiment, the electronic device includes at least one multi-value key associated with at least two input data values. Each multi-value key includes a plurality of units and each input data value corresponds to at least one unit. The electronic device also includes an eye-tracking system that determines an area where a user is gazing by monitoring eye movements of the user, and an input value selection module coupled to the plurality of units and to the eye-tracking system. The input value selection module determines probabilistically which input data value was entered based on a value received from at least one unit and on the area where the user is gazing.
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23 Claims
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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at least one multi-value key associated with at least two input data values, wherein each multi-value key includes a plurality of units and each input data value corresponds to at least one unit; an eye-tracking system for determining an area where a user is gazing by monitoring an eye movement of the user; and an input value selection module coupled to the plurality of units and to the eye-tracking system; wherein the input value selection module determines probabilistically which input data value was entered based on a value received from at least one unit and on the area where the user is gazing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An electronic device comprising:
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a plurality of data input keys, wherein each input key is associated with at least one input data value and at least one data input key is a multi-value key associated with at least two input data values; an eye-tracking system for determining an area where a user is gazing by monitoring an eye movement of the user, wherein the eye-tracking system determines an area covering portions of at least two data input keys, at least one of which is a multi-value key; and an input value selection module coupled to the plurality of data input keys and to the eye-tracking system; wherein the input value selection module determines which input data value was entered based on a manually pressed data input key and on the area where the user is gazing. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for processing data entered at an electronic device having at least one multi-value key associated with at least two input data values, the method comprising:
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assigning a plurality of units to each multi-value key, wherein each input data value corresponds to at least one unit; determining an area where a user is gazing by tracking the user'"'"'s eye movement; detecting a manual selection of a multi-value key; and determining probabilistically an input data value entered based on a value received from at least one unit and on the area where the user is gazing. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for processing data entered at an electronic device having a plurality of data input keys, each data input key being associated with at least one input data value and at least one data input key being a multi-value key associated with at least two input data values, the method comprising:
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determining an area where a user is gazing by tracking the user'"'"'s eye movement, wherein the area covers portions of at least two data input keys, at least one of which is a multi-value key; detecting a manual selection of a data input key; and determining which input data value was entered based on the manually pressed data input key and on the area where the user is gazing. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer readable medium containing program instructions for entering data using an electronic device having a plurality of data input keys, wherein each data input key is associated with at least one input data value and at least one data input key is a multi-value key associated with at least two input data values, the computer readable medium comprising program instructions for:
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determining an area where a user is gazing by tracking the user'"'"'s eye movement, wherein the area covers portions of at least two data input keys, at least one of which is a multi-value key; detecting a manual selection of a data input key; and determining which input data value was entered based on the manually pressed data input key and on the area where the user is gazing.
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23. A computer readable medium containing program instructions for entering data using an electronic device having at least one multi-value key associated with at least two input data values;
- the computer readable medium comprising program instructions for;
assigning a plurality of units to each multi-value key, wherein each input data value corresponds to at least one unit; determining an area where a user is gazing by tracking the user'"'"'s eye movement; detecting a manual selection of a multi-value key; and determining probabilistically which input data value was entered based on a value received from at least one unit and on the area where the user is gazing.
- the computer readable medium comprising program instructions for;
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