SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC EYE TRACKING CALIBRATION

摘要

A system and method is disclosed for calibrating the location of a player's gaze at a video display of a gaming machine. The system and method includes capturing images of the player's gaze with a camera while displaying a plurality of reference symbols at locations on the display during serial display of game video content. Also, a processor creates control signals that represent the direction of the player's gaze relative to the location of the plurality of symbols on the display of the gaming machine. The processor develops a data set based on the control signals and the locations of the plurality of reference symbols to develop a data set. Further, the system and method includes calibrating the location of the player's gaze using the data set with the location s of the plurality of reference symbols on the display.

主权项

1. A method of calibrating a location of a player's gaze at a video display comprising:
providing game play on a display of a gaming machine, the game play including a serial display of game video content having a plurality of reference symbols and non-reference symbols displayed on the display; capturing images of the player's gaze while displaying the plurality of reference symbols at locations on the display during the serial display of the game video content; creating control signals representing the direction of the player's gaze relative to the location of the plurality of reference symbols; creating a data set based on the control signals and the locations of the plurality of reference symbols; and calibrating the location of the player's gaze at the display of the gaming machine using the data set.