Eye tracking for automatically updating document status
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a display device;
a sensor;
a processor operatively coupled to the sensor and the display device; and
a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to;
receive data relating to a focus of user gaze;
associate the focus of user gaze with a document within an application, the application displaying the document in the display device;
determine that the focus of user gaze is associated with the document within the application for at least a predetermined time prior to automatically updating a status of the document based on the focus of user gaze; and
responsive to said association, automatically update the status of the document based on the focus of user gaze;
wherein the instructions that automatically update the status of the document comprise instructions that mark the document as read within the application.
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Abstract
An embodiment provides a method, including: receiving data relating to a focus of user gaze; associating, using a processor, the focus of user gaze with at least one predetermined area within a document displayed in a display device; and responsive to the associating, automatically updating a document status based on the focus of user gaze. Other aspects are described and claimed.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a display device; a sensor; a processor operatively coupled to the sensor and the display device; and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to; receive data relating to a focus of user gaze; associate the focus of user gaze with a document within an application, the application displaying the document in the display device; determine that the focus of user gaze is associated with the document within the application for at least a predetermined time prior to automatically updating a status of the document based on the focus of user gaze; and responsive to said association, automatically update the status of the document based on the focus of user gaze; wherein the instructions that automatically update the status of the document comprise instructions that mark the document as read within the application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 19, 20)
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7. A product, comprising:
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a non-signal storage medium having code stored therewith, the code being executable by a processor and comprising; code that receives data relating to a focus of user gaze; code that associates the focus of user gaze with a document within an application, the application displaying the document displayed in a display device; code that determines that the focus of user gaze is associated with the document within the application for at least a predetermined time prior to automatically updating a status of the document based on the focus of user gaze; and code that, responsive to said association, automatically updates the status of the document based on the focus of user gaze; wherein the code that automatically updates the status of the document comprises code that marks the document as read within the application. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method, comprising:
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receiving data relating to a focus of user gaze; associating, using a processor, the focus of user gaze with a document within an application, the application displaying the document in a display device; determining that the focus of user gaze is associated with the document within the application for at least a predetermined time prior to automatically updating a status of the document based on the focus of user gaze; and responsive to said associating, automatically updating the status of the document based on the focus of user gaze; wherein automatically updating the status of the document comprises marking the document as read within the application. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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