	US 11,714,592 B2
	Gaze-based user interactions
Avi Bar-Zeev, Oakland, CA (US); Ryan S. Burgoyne, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Devin W. Chalmers, Oakland, CA (US); Luis R. Deliz Centeno, Fremont, CA (US); Rahul Nair, Daly City, CA (US); Timothy R. Oriol, San Jose, CA (US); and Alexis H. Palangie, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/486,646.
Application 17/486,646 is a continuation of application No. 16/828,852, filed on Mar. 24, 2020, granted, now 11,132,162.
Application 16/828,852 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2018/053428, filed on Sep. 28, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/734,678, filed on Sep. 21, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/566,073, filed on Sep. 29, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/566,206, filed on Sep. 29, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/566,080, filed on Sep. 29, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0012002 A1, Jan. 13, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01); G06T 19/00 (2011.01); H04B 5/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/04815 (2022.01); G06F 3/04842 (2022.01); G06V 20/20 (2022.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01)

CPC G06F 3/1423 (2013.01) [G02B 27/0093 (2013.01); G02B 27/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G06F 3/04815 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); G06T 7/74 (2017.01); G06T 19/006 (2013.01); G06V 20/20 (2022.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01); H04B 5/0025 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0187 (2013.01)]

17 Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:

while the electronic device is in a gaze-engaged mode:

receiving a first user input at a first time;

determining a gaze position at the first time;

in response to receiving the first user input and in accordance with a determination that a plurality of possible selectable positions are at the gaze position at the first time:

designating a selection point at a first position of the plurality of possible selectable positions; and

switching the electronic device from the gaze-engaged mode to a gaze-disengaged mode; and

while the electronic device is in the gaze-disengaged mode:

while maintaining designation of the selection point, receiving a second user input;

in response to receiving the second user input, moving the selection point to a second position of the plurality of possible selectable positions, wherein the second position is different than the first position, and wherein moving the selection point to the second position is not based on the gaze position;

while the selection point is at the second position, receiving a third user input; and

in response to receiving the third user input, confirming the selection point at the second position.