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 currently directed to; one or more timers adapted to measure periods of time associated with the user's current gaze at the display; one or more processors operative to:
receive data relating to periods of time measured by the one or more timers and determine therefrom a characteristic rate at which that user shifts his gaze from one portion of the display to another;determine one or more portions 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 said characteristic rate;identify one or more objects included in the one or more determined portions of the display;retrieve information that relates to the one or more objects identified; andenable displaying to the user information which is based on the retrieved information.