Methods and systems for eye-field user interactions
AssigneeUnity Technologies SF
InventorSeth Phillip Persigehl
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Abstract
A method of implementing eye-field user interactions is disclosed. One or more light markers are displayed within an eye-field region of a head-mounted display device. The eye-field region is positioned within a configurable distance of a user's eyes and at a distance where both eyes of the user can focus on the one or more light markers. It is detected that the user is focusing on a first light marker of the one or more light markers. In response to detecting that the user is focusing on the first light marker, the first light marker is moved in a confirmation pattern while. A virtual input event is triggered when the user's gaze follows the first light marker through the confirmation pattern with at least a threshold level of accuracy for a configurable duration.
Claims21
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a set of instructions that, when executed by one or more computer processors, causes the one or more computer processors to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- displaying one or more light markers within an eye-field region of a head-mounted display device, the eye-field region positioned within a configurable distance of eyes of a user and at a distance where the eyes of the user can focus on the one or more light markers;
- detecting that the user is focusing on a first light marker of the one or more light markers;
- in response to detecting that the user is focusing on the first light marker, moving the first light marker in a predetermined confirmation pattern;
- and
- triggering a virtual input event based on a determination that gaze of the user follows the first light marker through the predetermined confirmation pattern with at least a threshold level of accuracy.
A system comprising:
- one or more computer processors;
- one or more computer memories;
- and
- a set of instructions stored in the one or more computer memories, the set of instructions configuring the one or more computer processors to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- displaying one or more light markers within an eye-field region of a head-mounted display device, the eye-field region positioned within a configurable distance of eyes of a user and at a distance where the eyes of the user can focus on the one or more light markers;
- detecting that the user is focusing on a first light marker of the one or more light markers;
- in response to detecting that the user is focusing on the first light marker, moving the first light marker in a predetermined confirmation pattern;
- and
- triggering a virtual input event based on a determination that gaze of the user follows the first light marker through the predetermined confirmation pattern with at least a threshold level of accuracy.
A method comprising:
- displaying one or more light markers within an eye-field region of a head-mounted display device, the eye-field region positioned within a configurable distance of eyes of a user and at a distance where the eyes of the user can focus on the one or more light markers;
- detecting that the user is focusing on a first light marker of the one or more light markers;
- in response to detecting that the user is focusing on the first light marker, moving the first light marker in a predetermined confirmation pattern;
- and
- triggering a virtual input event based on a determination that gaze of the user follows the first light marker through the predetermined confirmation pattern with at least a threshold level of accuracy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.