Patent ID: 11960644
Assignee: ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 9:
10. A method for inferring operator intent by detecting operator focus, the method comprising:
capturing, via one or more cameras, at least one image indicative of an operator of a mobile platform, the operator in an operating position proximate to one or more focus targets;
analyzing, via one or more processors in communication with the one or more cameras, the at least one image;
detecting, based on the analyzing, one or more of:
a gaze of the operator;
or
a body pose of the operator, the body pose comprising at least one of a position or an orientation of at least one body part of the operator;
training a memory using training data corresponding to one or more observed parameters based on the detected gaze or the body pose;
and
inferring, based on the detected gaze or body pose, at least one future focus target of the operator, the future focus target selected from the one or more focus targets and comprising at least one of:
a future target of the gaze of the operator;
or
an interface associated with a future engagement by the operator,

wherein the one or more processors are configured to determine a confidence level corresponding to each future focus target.