Systems, methods, and apparatus for controlling devices based on a detected gaze

A vehicle comprising:

• a first device attached to the vehicle;
• a second device attached to the vehicle;
• at least one camera attached to the vehicle, the vehicle including an object comprising a first portion associated with the first device and a second portion associated with the second device;
• at least one memory for storing data and computer-executable instructions;
• and
• one or more processors configured to access the at least one memory and further configured to execute computer executable instructions for:
• receiving one or more images from at least one camera attached to the vehicle;
• locating, from the one or more images, one or more body features associated with an occupant of the vehicle;
• determining a direction of gaze towards the object using the one or more located body features;
• and
• controlling a first output of the first device associated with the first portion and controlling a second output of the second device associated with the second portion, based on the determined direction of gaze being towards the first portion, wherein controlling the second output of the second device comprises altering the second output.

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one memory for storing data and computer-executable instructions;
• and
• one or more processors configured to access the at least one memory and further configured to execute computer executable instructions for:
• receiving one or more images from at least one camera attached to the vehicle, the vehicle including an object comprising a first portion associated with a first device and a second portion associated with a second device;
• locating, from the one or more images, one or more body features associated with an occupant of the vehicle;
• determining a direction of gaze towards the object using the one or more located body features;
• and
• controlling a first output of the first device associated with the first portion and controlling a second output of the second device associated with the second portion, based on the determined direction of gaze being towards the first portion, wherein controlling the second output of the second device comprises altering the second output.

A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, said computer readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method for controlling at least a first device and a second device attached to a vehicle based at least in part on a detected direction of observation of an occupant of the vehicle, the method further comprising:

• receiving one or more images from at least one camera attached to the vehicle, the vehicle including an object comprising a first portion associated with the first device and a second portion associated with the second device;
• locating, from the one or more images, one or more body features associated with the occupant;
• determining a direction of gaze towards the object using the one or more located body features;
• and
• controlling a first output of the first device associated with the first portion and controlling a second output of the second device associated with the second portion, based on the determined direction of gaze being towards the first portion, wherein controlling the second output of the second device comprises altering the second output.