Apparatus and method for navigation in digital object using gaze information of user

摘要

A digital object navigation apparatus and method using gaze information of a user is provided. The digital object navigation apparatus may collect gaze information and gesture information of the user, may determine navigation information with respect to a digital object including a zoom rate, a rendering quality, or an intensity of an annotation, and may navigate in the digital object. The user may navigate in the digital object by only gazing without separate manipulation.

主权项

1. An apparatus configured to navigate in a digital object, comprising:
an information collecting unit configured to collect gaze information and gesture information of a user with respect to the digital object that includes blocks; an information determining unit configured to determine navigation information with respect to the digital object by using the collected gaze information and the gesture information using at least one processor; and an object navigation unit configured to navigate in the digital object by using the navigation information with respect to the digital object, wherein the information determining unit comprises an annotation intensity calculator configured to calculate an intensity of an annotation or the information determining unit comprises a motion parallax calculator configured to calculate three-dimensional (3D) location information and rotation information of the digital object.