Patent ID: 8099748
Filing Date: 2012-01-17
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for determining a user interest based on picture objects viewed by a user of a communications terminal, the method comprising: transmitting by a media center video objects and/or picture objects via a communications network to the communications terminal; making visible to the user the video objects and/or picture objects on a display unit of the communications terminal; determining a current direction of view of at least one eye of the user with respect to the display unit, by an eye tracker at the communications terminal detecting a position of a pupil using light reflected off of the pupil, which is detected by the eye tracker; transmitting the determined current direction of view by the communications terminal over the communications network to the media center; determining, by the media center, viewed spots of the video objects and/or picture objects based on the determined current direction of view; determining, by the media center, viewed picture objects located at the viewed spots and viewed by the user; and determining by the media center the user interest based on the viewed picture objects, wherein the determining of viewed spots is performed using