Gaze controlled contextual web search

Abstract

The embodiments herein relate to web searches and, more particularly, to a gaze controlled approach to automate web search. The system identifies coordinates of the display unit the user is gazing at, at each instance of time and forms corresponding gaze vectors. Further, data displayed on the display unit is grouped into different semantic zones; with each semantic zone having different coordinates. By comparing coordinate information in the gaze vector and each of the semantic zones, the system identifies semantic zone the user is gazing at. Further, from the identified semantic zones, the system identifies a subject of interest for that user. A search is performed in the associated databases with the subject of interest as the key and the results are displayed to the user.

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