GAZE-RESPONSIVE INTERFACE TO ENHANCE ON-SCREEN USER READING TASKS
First Claim
1. A method for automatically providing reading place markers to a user, comprising:
- tracking a location of a user'"'"'s gaze upon a textual document displayed on a display device, the tracking being performed as the user reads a portion of text within the textual document;
performing a look-away determination with respect to the portion of text currently being read by the user, the look away determination indicating that the user'"'"'s gaze has ceased moving upon the portion of text in a characteristic sequential reading manner and has moved away from an expected reading location;
automatically accentuating an area of the portion of text based upon the location of the user'"'"'s gaze prior to a determined look-away event; and
removing the accentuation in response to the user'"'"'s gaze returning to the portion of text within the textual document.
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Abstract
A system, method, and computer program product for automatically providing reading place-markers to a user reading a textual document upon an electronic display. A gaze-tracking element monitors a user'"'"'s gaze while he or she reads the textual document and determines a look-away event. In response to a look-away event, the system automatically provides a reading place-marker by accentuating an area at or near where the user looked away from the text. In this way the user may more easily return to the location at which he or she ceased reading. In some embodiments the place-marker is automatically removed upon determination that the user'"'"'s gaze has returned to the marked location within the text. In some such embodiments the reading-place marker is removed in response to the user resuming a characteristic reading gaze motion at or near the marked location. In this way the marker is removed when no longer needed.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for automatically providing reading place markers to a user, comprising:
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tracking a location of a user'"'"'s gaze upon a textual document displayed on a display device, the tracking being performed as the user reads a portion of text within the textual document;
performing a look-away determination with respect to the portion of text currently being read by the user, the look away determination indicating that the user'"'"'s gaze has ceased moving upon the portion of text in a characteristic sequential reading manner and has moved away from an expected reading location;
automatically accentuating an area of the portion of text based upon the location of the user'"'"'s gaze prior to a determined look-away event; and
removing the accentuation in response to the user'"'"'s gaze returning to the portion of text within the textual document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for automatically providing reading place markers to a user, comprising:
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a display device to display a textual document to the user;
a gaze-tracing element to monitor a location of a user'"'"'s gaze;
at least one processor to;
perform a look-away determination with respect to a portion of text currently being read by the user, the look away determination indicating that the user'"'"'s gaze has moved away from the portion of text currently being read; and
automatically accentuating an area of the portion of text based upon the look-away determination. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for automatically providing reading place-markers to a user, comprising:
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tracking a location of a user'"'"'s gaze upon a textual document displayed on a display device, the tracking performed as the user reads a portion of text within the textual document;
performing a look-away determination with respect to the portion of text currently being read by the user, the look away determination indicating that the user'"'"'s gaze has moved away from the portion of text currently being read by the user; and
automatically accentuating an area of the portion of text in response to the look-away determination. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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