| CPC G06F 3/04842 (2013.01) [G06F 3/013 (2013.01); G06F 3/015 (2013.01); G06F 3/03 (2013.01); G06F 3/04845 (2013.01); G06F 3/0485 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04806 (2013.01)] | 13 Claims |
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1. An interaction method using eye tracking data, used in human-computer interface system with at least a screen configured to display at least user contents and an eye tracking device to collect eye tracking (ET) data,
the method comprising following steps:
displaying selection keys on the screen, when there is a selecting interaction control signal of the user reflecting that the user intends to automatically change the user contents being displayed on the screen;
collecting and processing an ET dataset while the user is looking at the screen to determine the eye tracking data which is the data of coordinate form (x, y) corresponding to the position on the screen that the user's eyes look at;
defining a selection key which the user wants to input based on at least the eye tracking data when the user inputs the selection key by eye gaze;
automatically changing the user contents in a predefined changing manner corresponding to the selection key inputted by the eye gaze of the user,
wherein said predefined changing manner selected from a group including at least scroll down, scroll up, scroll right, scroll left, zoom in, zoom out, turn the pages, move the pages, and insert new contents;
wherein:
the user contents, which are automatically changed in a predefined changing manner, is user contents within at least a displaying area on the screen,
wherein said displaying area on the screen is defined based on at least the eye tracking data when the user selects said displaying area on the screen by looking at the displaying area on the screen after the user has completed said selection key inputting; and
the selecting interaction control signal of the user generated when the user inputs an selection interactive key by the eye gaze of the user, and switch to an selection interactive mode, in the selection interactive mode the selection keys are displayed on the screen while the screen keeps showing the previous contents or information,
wherein the screen further displays at least one control interactive key in the selection interactive mode together with the selection keys,
wherein said automatically changing the user contents in said predefined changing manner is stopped when the control interactive key is inputted, and switched to an idle interactive mode.
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