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Gaze discriminating electronic control apparatus, system, method and computer program product

  • US 7,438,414 B2
  • Filed: 05/03/2006
  • Issued: 10/21/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A gaze-discriminating electronic control apparatus comprising:

  • a controller unit comprising a processor programmed to control a selected device in dependence on generally contemporaneously received aural and optical signals;

    a gaze sensing unit operatively coupled to said controller unit and functional to receive said optical signals from a functionally coupled gaze sensor indicative of a user performing a device-targeting gaze upon said selected device;

    an aural recognition unit operatively coupled to said controller unit and functional to receive said aural signals from a functionally coupled aural sensor indicative of a user issuing a verbal command appropriate for controlling said selected device; and

    ,a discriminator unit functional to determine if said aural signals and said optical signals are contemporaneous in dependence on at least one gaze determinative variable.

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