Facial Tracking Electronic Reader
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a display to display text to be read by a user;
a camera associated with the display; and
a control to detect user facial actuations and to interpret facial actuation to control the display of text.
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Abstract
Facial actuations, such as eye actuations, may be used to detect user inputs to control the display of text. For example, in connection with an electronic book reader, facial actuations and, particularly, eye actuations, can be interpreted to indicate when the turn a page, when to provide a pronunciation of a word, when to provide a definition of a word, and when to mark a spot in the text, as examples.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a display to display text to be read by a user; a camera associated with the display; and a control to detect user facial actuations and to interpret facial actuation to control the display of text. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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displaying text to be read by a user; recording an image of the user as the user reads the text; detecting user facial actuations associated with said text; and linking a facial actuation with a user input. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer readable medium storing instructions executed by a computer to:
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display text to be read by a user; record an image of the user as the user reads the text; detect user facial actuations while reading said text; and correlate a facial actuation with a particular portion of said text. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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