IP Library Granted Patent US 9,966,079
Granted Patent B2
US 9,966,079 · App. 14/223,762 · Granted May 8, 2018

Directing voice input based on eye tracking

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Patent No.
US 9,966,079
App. No.
14/223,762
Granted
May 8, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

For directing voice input based on eye tracking, a method is disclosed that includes receiving, by use of a processor, an audio signal, the audio signal comprising voice input, selecting a location from the group consisting of a computing device and an application being displayed on a screen of the computing device, the location being detected where a user's eyes are directed, and directing the voice input to the selected location.

Claims (32)

1. An apparatus comprising:

a processor;

a screen accessible to the processor;

a memory that stores code executable by the processor, the code comprising:

code that receives an audio signal, the audio signal comprising voice input;

code that selects coordinates on the screen, the coordinates being detected where a user's eyes are directed while the audio signal is received;

code that directs the voice input to an application containing the coordinates;

code that transmits the coordinates to the application;

code that performs a command corresponding to the voice input at the coordinates in the application; and

code that discards the voice input in response to the user's eyes being directed off the screen.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising code that selects the application based on the application being detected at the coordinates on the screen.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising code that generates the command based on the voice input, the code directing the command to the coordinates.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the code employs facial recognition to recognize the face of the user.

5. A method comprising:

receiving, by use of a processor, an audio signal, the audio signal comprising voice input;

selecting coordinates on a screen of a computing device, the coordinates being detected where a user's eyes are directed while the audio signal is received;

converting the voice input to a command;

directing the command to an application containing the coordinates;

performing the command at the coordinates in the application; and

discarding the voice input in response to failing to select an application.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising selecting the application at the coordinates on the screen.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein selecting the coordinates comprises using facial recognition to identify the user.

8. A program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium that stores code executable by a processor to perform:

receiving, by use of a processor, an audio signal, the audio signal comprising voice input;

selecting coordinates on a screen of a computing device, the coordinates being detected where a user's eyes are directed while the audio signal is received;

converting the voice input to a command;

directing the command to an application containing the coordinates;

performing the command at the coordinates in the application; and

discarding the voice input in response to failing to select an application.

9. The program product of claim 8 , wherein the code further selects the application based on the application being detected at the coordinates on the screen.

10. The program product of claim 8 , wherein directing the command comprises transmitting the audio signal to the coordinates.

11. The program product of claim 8 , wherein selecting the coordinates comprises using facial recognition to identify the user.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2025
From: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
To: LENOVO SWITZERLAND INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Reel/Frame 069870/0670 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 8, 2019
From: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
To: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Reel/Frame 049693/0914 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 24, 2014
From: VANBLON, RUSSELL SPEIGHT; BIJJARAGI, MANISHA; GRIMME, JASON; GUY, SPENCER MICHAEL; MCDANIEL, KYLE JARED
To: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 032511/0426 →