US Patent Application 18117997. Eye Tracking Based Selection of a User Interface (UI) Element Based on Targeting Criteria simplified abstract
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Eye Tracking Based Selection of a User Interface (UI) Element Based on Targeting Criteria
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Inventor(s)
Bryce L. Schmidtchen of San Francisco CA (US)
Ioana Negoita of San Jose CA (US)
Anshu K. Chimalamarri of Sunnyvale CA (US)
Gregory Lutter of Boulder Creek CA (US)
Thomas J. Moore of Cupertino CA (US)
Trevor J. Mcintyre of San Francisco CA (US)
Eye Tracking Based Selection of a User Interface (UI) Element Based on Targeting Criteria - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- This abstract for appeared for US patent application number 18117997 Titled 'Eye Tracking Based Selection of a User Interface (UI) Element Based on Targeting Criteria'
Simplified Explanation
This abstract describes a method performed on an electronic device with an eye tracker and a display. The eye tracker collects data about the user's eye movements. The method involves displaying a user interface element on the display, which has two selection regions. Using the eye tracking data, the method determines if certain targeting criteria are met for each selection region. Based on these determinations, the method selects the user interface element.
Original Abstract Submitted
A method is performed at an electronic device with one or more processors, a non-transitory memory, an eye tracker, and a display. The eye tracker receives eye tracking data associated with one or more eyes of a user of the electronic device. The method includes displaying, on the display, a first user interface (UI) element that is associated with a first selection region and a second selection region. While displaying the first UI element, the method includes determining, based on the eye tracking data, that a first targeting criterion is satisfied with respect to the first selection region, and determining, based on the eye tracking data, that a second targeting criterion is satisfied with respect to the second selection region. The method includes selecting the first UI element based at least in part on determining that the first targeting criterion is satisfied and the second targeting criterion is satisfied.
