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Gaze driven interaction for a vehicle

  • US 9,817,474 B2
  • Filed: 01/26/2015
  • Issued: 11/14/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for changing information on a display in a vehicle based on a gaze direction of a driver, wherein the method comprises:

  • displaying information on the display in the vehicle;

    receiving gaze data indicative of the gaze direction of the driver;

    determining a command has been received when the gaze direction of the driver is not located on an item displayed on the display, but is within a threshold distance of the item displayed on the display;

    changing operation of a vehicle subsystem associated with the item on the display based at least in part on the command being received;

    changing the display based at least in part on the gaze data by changing the shape and/or size of the information on the display when gaze data is received indicative of the driver gazing at, and then gazing away from, the information; and

    returning the information on the display to its original shape and/or size when gaze data is received indicative of the driver gazing at the information.

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