Patent ID: 6243076
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
An eye gaze interaction system for controlling an interface of a host system, said eye gaze interaction system comprising:a display screen that displays at least one graphical object, each said graphical object being displayed in motion on said display screen, each said graphical object being associated with at least one predetermined action to be performed by said host system;an eye tracking system that detects eye point-of-gaze data of a user's eye over a predetermined time period;means for detecting a correspondence between a direction of movement of said graphical object on said display screen and a direction of movement of the user's eye based on said eye point-of-gaze data detected by said eye tracking system; andmeans for causing said host system to perform said predetermined action when said detecting means detects a correspondence between the direction of movement of said graphical object and the direction of movement of the user's eye.