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Method for inferring mental states from eye movements

  • US 6,102,870 A
  • Filed: 05/03/1999
  • Issued: 08/15/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/16/1997
  • Status: Expired
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1. A computer implemented method for inferring mental states of a person from eye movements of the person in real time, the method comprising:

  • a) identifying a plurality of elementary features of eye tracker data for the person;

    b) computing from the elementary features a plurality of eye movement patterns, wherein each pattern satisfies a set of predetermined eye movement pattern template criteria, wherein computing eye movement patterns is performed without requiring any a priori knowledge of contents of the person'"'"'s visual field; and

    c) computing from the eye movement patterns a plurality of eye-behavior patterns corresponding to mental states of the person.

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