Method and apparatus for communication between humans and devices
US7762665B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 21, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jul 27, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/14
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This invention relates to methods and apparatus for improving communications between humans and devices. The invention provides a method of modulating operation of a device, comprising: providing an attentive user interface for obtaining information about an attentive state of a user; and modulating operation of a device on the basis of the obtained information, wherein the operation that is modulated is initiated by the device. Preferably, the information about the user's attentive state is eye contact of the user with the device that is sensed by the attentive user interface.
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