Apparatus and method for gaze tracking
AssigneeSony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
InventorDennis D. Castleman
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Abstract
A method for gaze tracking is provided. One embodiment of the method for gaze tracking, comprising: presenting a content to a viewer via a playback device, tracking a gaze path of the viewer with a gaze tracker coupled to the playback device, selecting a viewer profile from a plurality of viewer profiles stored in a viewer profile database based on the gaze path of the viewer, and predicting a future gaze location of the viewer based on the viewer profile. Systems perform similar steps and non-transitory computer readable storage mediums each store one or more computer programs are also provided.
Claims27
A method for gaze tracking, comprising:
- presenting a content to a viewer via a playback device;
- tracking a gaze path of the viewer with a gaze tracker coupled to the playback device;
- selecting a viewer profile from a plurality of viewer profiles stored in a viewer profile database based on the gaze path of the viewer;
- and
- predicting a future gaze location of the viewer based on the viewer profile.
A system for gaze tracking, comprising:
- a viewer profile database;
- a communication device;
- and
- a processor coupled to the viewer profile database and the communication device, the processor being configured to:
- present a content to a viewer via a playback device coupled to the communication device;
- track a gaze path of the viewer with a gaze tracker coupled to the playback device;
- select a viewer profile from a plurality of viewer profiles stored in the viewer profile database based on the gaze path of the viewer;
- and
- predict a future gaze location of the viewer based on the viewer profile.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more computer programs configured to cause a processor based system to execute steps comprising:
- presenting a content to a viewer via a playback device;
- tracking a gaze path of the viewer with a gaze tracker coupled to the playback device;
- selecting a viewer profile from a plurality of viewer profiles stored in a viewer profile database based on the gaze path of the viewer;
- and
- predicting a future gaze location of the viewer based on the viewer profile.
A system for gaze tracking, comprising:
- a display device;
- a gaze tracker;
- a communication device;
- and
- a processor coupled to the display device, the gaze tracker, and the communication device, the processor being configured to:
- present a content to a viewer via the display device;
- track a gaze path of the viewer with the gaze tracker;
- select a viewer profile from a plurality of viewer profiles stored in a viewer profile database based on the gaze path of the viewer;
- predict a future gaze location of the viewer based on the viewer profile;
- and
- retrieve, with the communication device, a portion of the content from a content server based on the future gaze location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.