Gaze based notification reponse

• US 9,851,790 B2
• Filed: 02/27/2015
• Issued: 12/26/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo PC International Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Singapore Pte Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Raux, Antoine Roland
• Primary Examiner(s): BALAOING, ARIEL A
• Application Number:
  US14/634,078
• Publication Number:
  US 20160252957A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,033 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0304 Detection arrangements using opto-electronic means constructional details of pointing devices not related to the detection arrangement using opto-electronic means G06F3/033; optical digitisers G06F3/042
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback

Abstract

One embodiment provides a method, including: displaying, on a display device, at least one notification; detecting, at an electronic device, a location of user gaze associated with the location of the at least one notification; determining, using a secondary detection, if a secondary input is detected; performing, based on the determining, at least one action. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

displaying, on a display device, at least one notification;

detecting, at the display device, a location of user gaze associated with the location of the at least one notification;

obtaining, using a processor, relevance of the user gaze to the at least one notification, wherein relevance is based on the tracking of the user gaze;

automatically activating, based on the obtaining, a secondary detection device associated with the display device;

receiving, at the secondary detection device, a secondary input;

performing, based on the secondary input, at least one action responsive to the at least one notification.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the secondary input comprises voice input.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the at least one notification comprises two or more notifications; and

the detecting comprises determining, based on the location of the user gaze, which of the two or more notifications is associated with the location of the user gaze.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one action comprises sending a communication.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one action comprises opening a software application.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the secondary input comprises facial manipulation input.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the secondary detection device is activated by the location of user gaze being focused on an image on the display device selected from a group consisting of:

the notification, a predetermined display location, and an icon.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the relevance of the user gaze to the at least one notification comprises no relevance and wherein the at least one action is a dismissal of the at least one notification.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein properties of the notification are based on a factor selected from a group consisting of:

user selection, third party application preference, and current device task.

10. An information handling device, comprising:

a display device;

a sensor;

a processor;

a memory device that stores instructions executable by the processor to;

display at least one notification on the display device;

detect, using the sensor, a location of user gaze associated with the location of the at least one notification;

obtain, using a processor, relevance of the user gaze to the at least one notification, wherein relevance is based on the tracking of the user gaze;

automatically activate, based on the obtaining, a secondary detection device associated with the display device

receiving, at the secondary detection device, a secondary input;

perform, based on the secondary input, at least one action responsive to the at least one notification.

11. The information handling device of claim 10, wherein the secondary detection device detects voice input.

12. The information handling device of claim 10, wherein:

the at least one notification comprises two or more notifications; and

the detecting comprises determining, based on the location of the user gaze, which of the two or more notifications is associated with the location of the user gaze.

13. The information handling device of claim 10, wherein the at least one action comprises sending a communication.

14. The information handling device of claim 10, wherein the at least one action comprises opening a software application.

15. The information handling device of claim 10, wherein the secondary detection device detects facial manipulation input.

16. The information handling device of claim 10, wherein the secondary detection is activated by the location of user gaze being focused on an image on the display device selected from a group consisting of:

the notification, a predetermined display location, and an icon.

17. The information handling device of claim 10, wherein relevance of the user gaze to the at least one notification comprises no relevance and wherein the at least one action is a dismissal of the at least one notification.

18. A product, comprising:

a storage device having code stored therewith, the code being executable by a processor and comprising;

code that displays, on a display device, at least one notification;

code that detects, at an electronic display device, a location of user gaze associated with the location of the at least one notification;

code that obtains, using the processor, relevance of the user gaze to the at least one notification, wherein relevance is based on the tracking of the user gaze;

code that automatically activates, based on the code that obtains, a secondary detection device associated with the display device

code that receives at, the secondary detection device, a secondary input;

code that performs, based on the secondary input, at least one action responsive to the at least one notification.