Radial selection by vestibulo-ocular reflex fixation

摘要

Methods for enabling hands-free selection of objects within an augmented reality environment are described. In some embodiments, an object may be selected by an end user of a head-mounted display device (HMD) based on detecting a vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) with the end user's eyes while the end user is gazing at the object and performing a particular head movement for selecting the object. The object selected may comprise a real object or a virtual object. The end user may select the object by gazing at the object for a first time period and then performing a particular head movement in which the VOR is detected for one or both of the end user's eyes. In one embodiment, the particular head movement may involve the end user moving their head away from a direction of the object at a particular head speed while gazing at the object.

主权项

1. An electronic system, comprising: a display; and one or more processors configured to detect that an end user of the electronic system has gazed at a selectable object displayed on the display for a first period of time and detect that the end user has performed a particular head movement while gazing at the selectable object,
the selectable object comprises a virtual object, the one or more processors configured determine that the end user has gazed at the virtual object for the first period of time and subsequently to detect at least two vestibulo-ocular reflexes during the particular head movement, the one or more processors configured to determine a selection of the selectable object in response to detecting the at least two vestibulo-ocular reflexes during the particular head movement, the at least two vestibulo-ocular reflexes includes a first vestibulo-ocular reflex that occurs during a first portion of the particular head movement and a second vestibulo-ocular reflex that occurs during a second portion of the particular head movement, the first portion of the particular head movement corresponds with the end user moving their head in a first direction and the second portion of the particular head movement corresponds with the end user moving their head in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction, the one or more processors configured to determine a size of the selectable object and determine the first period of time based on the size of the selectable object.