Apparatus and method for determining intent of user based on gaze information

A method for tracking awareness of a user based on a gaze of the user, the method comprising:

• receiving gaze information associated with the gaze of the user;
• based on the gaze information, determining whether a predetermined time between a previous gaze and a current gaze to a same area has been exceeded;
• in response to determining that the predetermined time is exceeded, generating and storing historical gaze information in a database;
• and
• in response to determining that the predetermined time is not exceeded, calculating a probability that the user has completed gazing at a first area and generating and storing the historical gaze information in the database based on the calculated probability and a size of the database.

An apparatus for tracking intent of a user based on a gaze of the user, the apparatus comprising:

• at least one memory comprising computer executable instructions;
• and
• at least one processor configured to read and execute the computer executable instructions, the computer executable instructions causing the at least one processor to:
• receive gaze information associated with the gaze of the user;
• based on the gaze information, determine whether a function was activated by the user;
• in response to determining that the function was activated by the user, generate and store historical gaze information in a database;
• and
• in response to determining that the function was not activated by the user, calculate a probability that the function will be activated by the user during a processing cycle based on the gaze information and generate and store the historical gaze information in the database based on the calculated probability and a size of the database.

An apparatus for tracking awareness of a user based on a gaze of the user, the apparatus comprising:

• at least one memory comprising computer executable instructions;
• and
• at least one processor configured to read and execute the computer executable instructions, the computer executable instructions causing the at least one processor to:
• receive gaze information associated with the gaze of the user;
• based on the gaze information, determine whether a predetermined time between a previous gaze and a current gaze to a same area has been exceeded;
• in response to determining that the predetermined time is exceeded, generate and store historical gaze information in a database;
• and
• in response to determining that the predetermined time is not exceeded, calculate a probability that the user has completed gazing at a first area and generate and store the historical gaze information in the database based on the calculated probability and a size of the database.