Target positioning with gaze tracking
First Claim
1. A head-mounted computing device for positioning a target indicator displayed via a display system, the head-mounted computing device operatively connected to the display system, the head-mounted computing device comprising:
- a gaze tracking system for generating gaze tracking data having a coarse accuracy from a user wearing the head-mounted computing device;
a head tracking system for generating head pose data from the user, wherein the head pose data has a fine accuracy that is greater than the coarse accuracy of the gaze tracking data; and
a positioning module executed by a processor of the head-mounted computing device, the positioning module configured to;
using the gaze tracking data, determine an approximate user gaze region within a display region generated by the display system;
control the display system to display the target indicator at an initial location within the approximate user gaze region;
receive a reposition input from the user;
in response to receiving the reposition input, use subsequently received head pose data to calculate an adjusted location for the target indicator in the display region; and
control the display system to display the target indicator at the adjusted location in the display region.
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Abstract
Embodiments that relate to positioning a target indicator via a display system are disclosed. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a method for positioning a target indicator using gaze tracking data having a coarse accuracy from a gaze tracking system of a computing device. Head pose data having a fine accuracy greater than the coarse accuracy is received from a head tracking system. Using the gaze tracking data, an approximate user gaze region within a display region is determined, and the target indicator is displayed at an initial location within the approximate user gaze region. A reposition input from the user is received. In response, subsequently received head pose data is used to calculate an adjusted location for the target indicator. The target indicator is then displayed at the adjusted location.
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20 Claims
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1. A head-mounted computing device for positioning a target indicator displayed via a display system, the head-mounted computing device operatively connected to the display system, the head-mounted computing device comprising:
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a gaze tracking system for generating gaze tracking data having a coarse accuracy from a user wearing the head-mounted computing device; a head tracking system for generating head pose data from the user, wherein the head pose data has a fine accuracy that is greater than the coarse accuracy of the gaze tracking data; and a positioning module executed by a processor of the head-mounted computing device, the positioning module configured to; using the gaze tracking data, determine an approximate user gaze region within a display region generated by the display system; control the display system to display the target indicator at an initial location within the approximate user gaze region; receive a reposition input from the user; in response to receiving the reposition input, use subsequently received head pose data to calculate an adjusted location for the target indicator in the display region; and control the display system to display the target indicator at the adjusted location in the display region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for positioning a target indicator displayed via a display system, the method comprising:
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receiving gaze tracking data having a coarse accuracy from a gaze tracking system of a computing device; receiving head pose data having a fine accuracy that is greater than the coarse accuracy of the gaze tracking data, the head pose data received from a head tracking system of the computing device; using the gaze tracking data, determining an approximate user gaze region within a display region generated by the display system; controlling the display system to display the target indicator at an initial location within the approximate user gaze region; receiving a reposition input from the user; in response to receiving the reposition input, using subsequently received head pose data to calculate an adjusted location for the target indicator in the display region; and controlling the display system to display the target indicator at the adjusted location in the display region. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A head-mounted display device for positioning a target indicator displayed via a display system, the head-mounted display device operatively connected to a computing device, the head-mounted display device comprising:
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a gaze tracking system for generating gaze tracking data having a coarse accuracy from a user wearing the head-mounted computing device; a head tracking system for generating head pose data from the user, wherein the head pose data has a fine accuracy that is greater than the coarse accuracy of the gaze tracking data; and a positioning module executed by a processor of the computing device, the positioning module configured to; using the gaze tracking data, determine an approximate user gaze region within a display region generated by the display system; receive a reposition input from the user; in response to receiving the reposition input, control the display system to display the target indicator at an initial location within the approximate user gaze region; in response to receiving the reposition input, use subsequently received head pose data to calculate an adjusted location for the target indicator in the display region; control the display system to display the target indicator at the adjusted location in the display region; after the target indicator is displayed at the adjusted location, receive a selection user input; and in response to receiving the selection user input, select a selectable target located at the adjusted location. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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