Systems and methods for providing gaze-based notifications

US10162651B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Board of Trustees of the Univeristy of Alabama, for and on behalf of the University of Alabama in Huntsville · US

Inventors

• Feng Zhu · Hangzhou City, CN
• Mini Zeng · Madison, US
• Sandra Carpenter · Schenectady, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 21, 2017
• Grant date: Dec 25, 2018
• Expiry date: Jun 17, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60K2360/178
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A computer system may track the user's eye gaze on a display device over time using an eye tracker. When the computer system detects a risk associated with a graphical object and determines that the user's gaze is close to the graphical object, it may display a warning message indicating the risk. The computer system may display the warning message at a location that corresponds to the graphical object associated with the risk. Furthermore, when the computer system detects a risk and determines that the user's gaze is not at the graphical object that needs the user's immediate attention, it may display a warning message near the user's current gaze to notify the user. If desired, the warning message may be hidden based on the user's gaze, such as when the user moves his gaze away from the detected risk.