EYE TRACKING BASED SELECTIVE ACCENTUATION OF PORTIONS OF A DISPLAY

• US 20140002352A1
• Filed: 05/09/2012
• Published: 01/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Barak Hurwitz
• Inventors: Hurwitz, Barak, Kamhi, Gila, Jacob, Michal
• Application Number:
  US13/977,519
• Publication Number:
  US 20140002352A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/19 Sensors therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/045 Zooming at least part of an image, i.e. enlarging it or shrinking it
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/14 Solving problems related to the presentation of information to be displayed
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/00 Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators image data processing or generation, in general G06T

Abstract

Systems, apparatus, articles, and methods are described including operations for eye tracking based selective accentuation of portions of a display.

Claims

1-26. -26. (canceled)

27. A computer-implemented method for selectively accentuating a focus area on a display of a computer, comprising:

receiving eye movement data of one or more users;

performing eye tracking for at least one of the one or more users based at least in part on the received eye movement data;

determining a region of interest associated with a portion of the display of the computer system based at least in part on the performed eye tracking; and

selectively accentuating the focus area, wherein the focus area corresponds with the portion of the display associated with the determined region of interest.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein the selective accentuation of the focus area comprises zooming in on the focus area.

29. The method of claim 27, wherein the selective accentuation of the focus area comprises out scaling the focus area.

30. The method of claim 27, wherein the selective accentuation of the focus area comprises highlighting the focus area, wherein the highlighting the focus area comprises framing the focus area, re-coloring the focus area, and/or framing and re-coloring the focus area.

31. The method of claim 27, wherein the selective accentuation of the focus area comprises selectively accentuating the focus area based at least in part on a default area size.

32. The method of claim 27, wherein the selective accentuation of the focus area comprises selectively accentuating the focus area based at least in part on associating the region of interest with a discrete display element, wherein the discrete display element comprises a text box, a paragraph of text, a default number of text lines, a picture, and/or a menu.

33. The method of claim 27, further comprising:

selectively accentuating one or more subsequent focus areas, wherein the one or more subsequent focus areas corresponds with the portion of the display associated with one or more subsequent determined regions of interest; and

graphically illustrating a transition between the focus area and the one or more subsequent focus areas.

34. The method of claim 27, further comprising:

selectively accentuating one or more subsequent focus areas, wherein the one or more subsequent focus areas corresponds with the portion of the display associated with one or more subsequent determined regions of interest; and

recording the sequential the selective accentuation of the focus area and the selective accentuation of the one or more subsequent focus areas.

35. The method of claim 27, further comprising:

selectively accentuating one or more subsequent focus areas, wherein the one or more subsequent focus areas corresponds with the portion of the display associated with one or more subsequent determined regions of interest;

graphically illustrating a transition between the focus area and the one or more subsequent focus areas; and

recording the sequential selective accentuation of the focus area, the transition between the focus area and the one or more subsequent focus areas, and the selective accentuation of the one or more subsequent focus areas.

36. The method of claim 27, further comprising:

removing the selective accentuation of the focus area in response to a determination that a current region of interest is located off of the display and/or when the focus area is not in focus anymore and a subsequent focus area has not been established.

37. The method of claim 27, further comprising:

determining whether an application has been designated for operation with eye tracking; and

wherein the performance of eye tracking occurs in response to the determination that the application has been designated for operation with eye tracking

38. The method of claim 27, further comprising:

determining whether an application has been designated for operation with eye tracking, wherein the performance of eye tracking occurs in response to the determination that the application has been designated for operation with eye tracking;

selectively accentuating one or more subsequent focus areas, wherein the one or more subsequent focus areas corresponds with the portion of the display associated with one or more subsequent determined regions of interest;

graphically illustrating a transition between the focus area and the one or more subsequent focus areas;

removing the selective accentuation of the focus area in response to a determination that a current region of interest is located off of the display and/or when the focus area is not in focus anymore and a subsequent focus area has not been established; and

recording the sequential selective accentuation of the focus area, the transition between the focus area and the one or more subsequent focus areas, and the selective accentuation of the one or more subsequent focus areas,

wherein the selective accentuation of the focus area comprises one or more of the following accentuation techniques;

zooming in on the focus area, out scaling the focus area, and highlighting the focus area;

wherein the highlighting the focus area comprises framing the focus area, re-coloring the focus area, and/or framing and re-coloring the focus area,

wherein the selective accentuation of the focus area comprises selectively accentuating the focus area based at least in part on a default area size and/or based at least in part on associating the region of interest with a discrete display element, wherein the discrete display element comprises a text box, a paragraph of text, a default number of text lines, a picture, and/or a menu.

39. A system for selective accentuation of a focus area of a computer display, comprising:

a display;

an imaging device configured to capture eye movement data;

one or more processors communicatively coupled to the display and to the imaging device;

one or more memory stores communicatively coupled to the one or more processors;

a data reception logic module communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and the one or more memory stores and configured to receive eye movement data of one or more users;

an eye tracking logic module communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and the one or more memory stores and configured to perform eye tracking for at least one of the one or more users based at least in part on the received eye movement data;

a region of interest logic module communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and the one or more memory stores and configured to determine a region of interest associated with a portion of the display based at least in part on the performed eye tracking; and

a selective accentuation logic module communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and the one or more memory stores and configured to selectively accentuate the focus area, wherein the focus area corresponds with the portion of the display associated with the determined region of interest.

40. The system of claim 39, wherein the selective accentuation of the focus area comprises zooming in on the focus area.

41. The system of claim 39, wherein the selective accentuation of the focus area comprises out scaling the focus area.

42. The system of claim 39, wherein the selective accentuation of the focus area comprises highlighting the focus area, wherein the highlighting the focus area comprises framing the focus area, re-coloring the focus area, and/or framing and re-coloring the focus area.

43. The system of claim 39, wherein the selective accentuation of the focus area comprises selectively accentuating the focus area based at least in part on a default area size.

44. The system of claim 39, wherein the selective accentuation of the focus area comprises selectively accentuating the focus area based at least in part on associating the region of interest with a discrete display element, wherein the discrete display element comprises a text box, a paragraph of text, a default number of text lines, a picture, and/or a menu.

45. The system of claim 39, wherein the selective accentuation logic module is further configured to selectively accentuate one or more subsequent focus areas, wherein the one or more subsequent focus areas corresponds with the portion of the display associated with one or more subsequent determined regions of interest, and graphically illustrate a transition between the focus area and the one or more subsequent focus areas.

46. The system of claim 39, wherein the selective accentuation logic module is further configured to selectively accentuate one or more subsequent focus areas, wherein the one or more subsequent focus areas corresponds with the portion of the display associated with one or more subsequent determined regions of interest;

and

wherein the system further comprises a recording logic module communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and the one or more memory stores and configured to record the sequential the selective accentuation of the focus area and the selective accentuation of the one or more subsequent focus areas.

47. The system of claim 39, wherein the selective accentuation logic module is further configured to selectively accentuate one or more subsequent focus areas, wherein the one or more subsequent focus areas corresponds with the portion of the display associated with one or more subsequent determined regions of interest;

wherein the selective accentuation logic module is further configured to graphically illustrate a transition between the focus area and the one or more subsequent focus areas; and

wherein the system further comprises a recording logic module communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and the one or more memory stores and configured to record the sequential selective accentuation of the focus area, the transition between the focus area and the one or more subsequent focus areas, and the selective accentuation of the one or more subsequent focus areas.

48. The system of claim 39, wherein the selective accentuation logic module is further configured to remove the selective accentuation of the focus area in response to a determination that a current region of interest is located off of the display and/or when the focus area is not in focus anymore and a subsequent focus area has not been established.

49. The system of claim 39, further comprising:

wherein the performance of eye tracking occurs in response to the determination that the application has been designated for operation with eye tracking,

wherein the selective accentuation of the focus area comprises selectively accentuating one or more subsequent focus areas, wherein the one or more subsequent focus areas corresponds with the portion of the display associated with one or more subsequent determined regions of interest,

wherein the selective accentuation of the focus area comprises graphically illustrating a transition between the focus area and the one or more subsequent focus areas,

wherein the selective accentuation of the focus area comprises removing the selective accentuation of the focus area in response to a determination that a current region of interest is located off of the display and/or when the focus area is not in focus anymore and a subsequent focus area has not been established,

wherein the selective accentuation of the focus area comprises one or more of the following accentuation techniques;

zooming in on the focus area, out scaling the focus area, and highlighting the focus area;

wherein the highlighting the focus area comprises framing the focus area, re-coloring the focus area, and/or framing and re-coloring the focus area,

wherein the selective accentuation of the focus area comprises selectively accentuating the focus area based at least in part on a default area size and/or based at least in part on associating the region of interest with a discrete display element, wherein the discrete display element comprises a text box, a paragraph of text, a default number of text lines, a picture, and/or a menu, and

wherein the system further comprises a recording logic module communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and the one or more memory stores and configured to record the sequential selective accentuation of the focus area, the transition between the focus area and the one or more subsequent focus areas, and the selective accentuation of the one or more subsequent focus areas.

50. At least one machine readable medium comprising a plurality of instructions that in response to being executed on a computing device, cause the computing device to code data by:

receiving eye movement data of one or more users;

performing eye tracking for at least one of the one or more users based at least in part on the received eye movement data;

determining a region of interest associated with a portion of the display of the computer system based at least in part on the performed eye tracking; and

selectively accentuating the focus area, wherein the focus area corresponds with the portion of the display associated with the determined region of interest.

51. The machine readable medium of claim 50, further comprising instructions that in response to being executed on the computing device, cause the computing device to operate by:

determining whether an application has been designated for operation with eye tracking, wherein the performance of eye tracking occurs in response to the determination that the application has been designated for operation with eye tracking;

selectively accentuating one or more subsequent focus areas, wherein the one or more subsequent focus areas corresponds with the portion of the display associated with one or more subsequent determined regions of interest;

graphically illustrating a transition between the focus area and the one or more subsequent focus areas;

removing the selective accentuation of the focus area in response to a determination that a current region of interest is located off of the display and/or when the focus area is not in focus anymore and a subsequent focus area has not been established; and

recording the sequential selective accentuation of the focus area, the transition between the focus area and the one or more subsequent focus areas, and the selective accentuation of the one or more subsequent focus areas,

wherein the selective accentuation of the focus area comprises one or more of the following accentuation techniques;

zooming in on the focus area, out scaling the focus area, and highlighting the focus area;

wherein the highlighting the focus area comprises framing the focus area, re-coloring the focus area, and/or framing and re-coloring the focus area,

wherein the selective accentuation of the focus area comprises selectively accentuating the focus area based at least in part on a default area size and/or based at least in part on associating the region of interest with a discrete display element, wherein the discrete display element comprises a text box, a paragraph of text, a default number of text lines, a picture, and/or a menu.