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Image manipulation based on tracked eye movement

  • US 8,564,533 B2
  • Filed: 09/25/2009
  • Issued: 10/22/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • displaying an image of an object in a viewing area;

    tracking an eye gaze at a predetermined sampling interval while the image is displayed;

    obtaining a data point of the tracked eye gaze at the predetermined sampling interval, the data point representing a detected location of the eye gaze within the viewing area;

    analyzing the data point obtained during the predetermined sampling interval;

    determining a range of the viewing area in which a predetermined concentration of the analyzed data point is located;

    modifying the image when the determined range is smaller than a first predetermined range, wherein the displayed object of the modified image is magnified according to a zoom-in operation;

    modifying the image when the determined range is larger than a second predetermined range, wherein the displayed object of the modified image is shrunk according to a zoom-out operation; and

    displaying the modified image.

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