Providing user input to a computing device with an eye closure

摘要

Various embodiments enable additional content or features to be displayed to a user in response to detecting one eye of the user being closed either as a wink or for a duration of time. In one example, the additional content is graphical overlay, such as a menu containing selectable graphical elements to perform functions related to an application, game, or content, of global navigational features of the computing device in general, or to alternate views, features, or supplemental content for an application or game currently being displayed on a computing device. In one example, the overlay may be displayed only as long as the user keeps one eye closed or, alternatively, the user could wink to display the overlay and provide some other input to remove the overlay.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
under the control of one or more computer systems configured with executable instructions,
displaying first content on a touch display element of a computing device;capturing, using a camera of the computing device, a first series of images of a user;analyzing the first series of images to determine a state of each eye of the user;in response to determining that a first eye of the user is in a closed state for at least a threshold amount of time while a second eye of the user is in an open state, displaying a graphical overlay over the first content on the touch display element, the graphical overlay providing additional information relating to the first content and including a navigational element;detecting a touch input provided to an area of the touch display element associated with the navigational element on the graphical overlay; andin response to detecting the touch input, displaying second content on the touch display element of the computing device.