Eye gaze control system

A method for controlling a mobile device, comprising:

• displaying an icon on a display, the icon having an entrance zone positioned around the icon and an exit zone positioned around the icon, wherein a size of the exit zone is larger than a size of the entrance zone by a predetermined factor;
• detecting a location of a gaze of a user upon the display;
• in response to detecting the location of the gaze of the user is within the entrance zone, selecting the icon;
• in response to detecting the location of the gaze of the user is outside the exit zone, deselecting the icon;
• and
• in response to detecting the location of the gaze of the user is within the exit zone, maintaining the selecting or deselecting of the icon.

A system for controlling an electronic system, comprising:

• a display configured to display an icon, the icon having an entrance zone positioned around the icon and an exit zone positioned around the icon, the exit zone being larger than the entrance zone;
• an eye gaze sensor configured to detect a location of a gaze of a user upon the display;
• and
• a processor connected to the display and the eye gaze sensor, the processor being configured to:
• in response to the eye gaze sensor detecting the location of the gaze of the user is within the entrance zone, indicate that the icon is selected,
• in response to the eye gaze sensor detecting the location of the gaze of the user is outside the exit zone, indicate that the icon is deselected, and
• in response to the eye gaze sensor detecting the location of the gaze of the user is within the exit zone, maintaining the icon as selected or deselected.