Device having gaze detection capabilities and a method for using same

摘要

An electronic device comprising: a display; one or more gaze detection sensors for determining a portion of the display to which a user's gaze is currently directed to; a timer to measure periods of time associated with the user's current gaze at the display; and one or more processors operative to: receive data relating to periods of time measured by the timer and determine therefrom a characteristic rate at which the user shifts his gaze from one portion of the display to another; determine a portion of the display towards which the user's gaze was directed for a period of time longer than a period of time which is expected in accordance with his characteristic rate; identify an object included in the determined portion of the display; retrieve information that relates to the identified object; and enable displaying information which is based on the retrieved information.

主权项

1. An electronic device comprising:
a display; one or more gaze detection sensors operative to determine a portion of the display to which a user's gaze is directed; one or more timers adapted to measure periods of time associated with the user's gaze at the display; one or more processors operative to:
receive data relating to periods of time measured by the one or more timers;identify a rate which characterizes a normal reading rate of said user, being a rate at which the user's gaze is normally shifted from one portion of the display to another, and wherein said normal reading rate is a user characteristic rate associated with said user;determine whether there is a deviation in the user's current reading rate from the user's characteristic rate when the user's gaze is directed to one or more portions of the display;identify one or more objects based on detecting at least one of, a word and phrase that had been pre-defined as being potentially inapprehensible for the user, included in the one or more portions of the display associated with the deviation;retrieve information that relates to the one or more objects identified; and enable displaying to the user, information which is based on the retrieved information.