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Granted Patent B2
US 9,361,833 · App. 13/977,487 · Granted Jun 7, 2016

Eye tracking based selectively backlighting a display

Inventor: Gila Kamhi (Zichron Yaakov, IL)
Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
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Patent No.
US 9,361,833
App. No.
13/977,487
Granted
Jun 7, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems, apparatus, articles, and methods are described including operations for eye tracking based selective backlighting of a display.

Claims (68)

1. A computer-implemented method for selectively backlighting a display of a computer, comprising:

receiving visual data, wherein the visual data includes video of one or more users;

performing eye tracking for at least one of the one or more users based at least in part on the received visual data;

determining a region of interest associated with a portion of the display of the computer system based at least in part on the performed eye tracking; and

selectively backlighting the portion of the display associated with the determined region of interest and dimming a secondary portion of the display that is not associated with the determined region of interest;

determining whether or not an application has been selectively designated for operation with eye tracking; and

determining whether or not at least one of the one or more users is present based at least in part on the received visual data, wherein the determination of whether or not at least one of the one or more users is present occurs in response to the determination that the application has been selectively designated for operation with eye tracking.

2. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the selective backlighting comprises selectively backlighting an area based at least in part on associating the region of interest with a discrete display element, wherein the discrete display element comprises a paragraph of text and/or a default number of text lines.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining whether or not at least one of the one or more users is present based at least in part on the received visual data, and

wherein the performance of eye tracking occurs in response to the determination that at least one of the one or more users is present, for at least one of the one or more users.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining whether or not an application has been designated for operation with eye tracking; and

determining whether or not at least one of the one or more users is present based at least in part on the received visual data, wherein the determination of whether or not at least one of the one or more users is present occurs in response to the determination that the application has been designated for operation with eye tracking,

wherein the performance of eye tracking occurs in response to the determination that at least one of the one or more users is present, for at least one of the one or more users.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selective backlighting comprises selectively backlighting an area based at least in part on a default area size.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selective backlighting comprises selectively backlighting an area based at least in part on associating the region of interest with a discrete display element, wherein the discrete display element comprises a text box, a paragraph of text, a default number of text lines, a picture, and/or a menu.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selective backlighting comprises turning off a previously lit portion of backlighting associated with the secondary portion of the display.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selective backlighting comprises turning on a previously dimmed portion of backlighting associated with the portion of the display associated with the determined region of interest.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining whether or not at least one of the one or more users is present based at least in part on the received visual data, and

completely dimming the display in response to the received visual data based at least in part on a determination that none of the one or more users is present.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

completely dimming the display in response to the received visual data based at least in part on a determination that none of the one or more users eyes are directed at the display in response to the performed eye tracking.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

completely dimming the display in response to the received visual data based at least in part on a determination that none of the one or more users is present and/or on a determination that none of the one or more users eyes are directed at the display in response to the performed eye tracking, and

wherein the performance of eye tracking occurs in response to the determination that at least one of the one or more users is present, for at least one of the one or more users,

wherein the selective backlighting comprises selectively backlighting an area based at least in part on a default area size and/or selectively backlighting an area based at least in part on associating the region of interest with a discrete display element, wherein the discrete display element comprises a text box, a paragraph of text, a default number of text lines, a picture, and/or a menu,

wherein the selective backlighting comprises turning off a previously lit portion of backlighting associated with the secondary portion of the display and/or turning on a previously dimmed portion of backlighting associated with the portion of the display associated with the determined region of interest.

12. A system for selectively backlighting a computer, comprising:

a display;

an imaging device configured to capture visual data;

one or more processors communicatively coupled to the display and to the imaging device;

one or more memory stores communicatively coupled to the one or more processors;

a visual data logic module communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and the one or more memory stores and configured to receive visual data, wherein the visual data includes video of one or more users;

an eye tracking logic module communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and the one or more memory stores and configured to perform eye tracking for at least one of the one or more users based at least in part on the received visual data;

a region of interest logic module communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and the one or more memory stores and configured to determine a region of interest associated with a portion of the display based at least in part on the performed eye tracking;

a selective backlighting logic module communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and the one or more memory stores and configured to selectively backlight the portion of the display associated with the determined region of interest and dim a secondary portion of the display that is not associated with the determined region of interest; and

a user presence logic module communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and the one or more memory stores and configured to determine whether or not at least one of the one or more users is present based at least in part on the received visual data, wherein the determination of whether or not at least one of the one or more users is present occurs in response to a determination that the application has been selectively designated for operation with eye tracking.

13. The system of claim 12 ,

wherein the selective backlighting comprises selectively backlighting an area based at least in part on associating the region of interest with a discrete display element, wherein the discrete display element comprises a paragraph of text and/or a default number of text lines.

14. The system of claim 12 , further comprising:

a user presence logic module communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and the one or more memory stores and configured to determine whether or not at least one of the one or more users is present based at least in part on the received visual data, and

wherein the performance of eye tracking occurs in response to the determination that at least one of the one or more users is present, for at least one of the one or more users.

15. The system of claim 12 , further comprising:

a user presence logic module communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and the one or more memory stores and configured to determine whether or not at least one of the one or more users is present based at least in part on the received visual data, wherein the determination of whether or not at least one of the one or more users is present occurs in response to a determination that the application has been designated for operation with eye tracking,

wherein the performance of eye tracking occurs in response to the determination that at least one of the one or more users is present, for at least one of the one or more users.

16. The system of claim 12 , wherein the selective backlighting comprises selectively backlighting an area based at least in part on a default area size.

17. The system of claim 12 , wherein the selective backlighting comprises selectively backlighting an area based at least in part on associating the region of interest with a discrete display element, wherein the discrete display element comprises a text box, a paragraph of text, a default number of text lines, a picture, and/or a menu.

18. The system of claim 12 , wherein the selective backlighting comprises turning off a previously lit portion of backlighting associated with the secondary portion of the display.

19. The system of claim 12 , wherein the selective backlighting comprises turning on a previously dimmed portion of backlighting associated with the portion of the display associated with the determined region of interest.

20. The system of claim 12 , further comprising:

a complete dimming logic module communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and the one or more memory stores and configured to completely dim the display in response to the received visual data based at least in part on a determination that none of the one or more users is present.

21. The system of claim 12 , further comprising:

a complete dimming logic module communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and the one or more memory stores and configured to completely dim the display in response to the received visual data based at least in part on a determination that none of the one or more users eyes are directed at the display in response to the performed eye tracking.

22. At least one non-transitory machine readable medium comprising a plurality of instructions that in response to being executed on a computing device, cause the computing device to code data by:

receiving visual data, wherein the visual data includes video of one or more users;

performing eye tracking for at least one of the one or more users based at least in part on the received visual data;

determining a region of interest associated with a portion of the display of the computer system based at least in part on the performed eye tracking; and

selectively backlighting the portion of the display associated with the determined region of interest and dimming a secondary portion of the display that is not associated with the determined region of interest;

determining whether or not an application has been selectively designated for operation with eye tracking; and

determining whether or not at least one of the one or more users is present based at least in part on the received visual data, wherein the determination of whether or not at least one of the one or more users is present occurs in response to the determination that the application has been selectively designated for operation with eye tracking.

23. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 22 , further comprising instructions that in response to being executed on the computing device, cause the computing device to operate by:

completely dimming the display in response to the received visual data based at least in part on a determination that none of the one or more users is present and/or on a determination that none of the one or more users eyes are directed at the display in response to the performed eye tracking, and

wherein the performance of eye tracking occurs in response to the determination that at least one of the one or more users is present, for at least one of the one or more users,

wherein the selective backlighting comprises selectively backlighting an area based at least in part on a default area size and/or selectively backlighting an area based at least in part on associating the region of interest with a discrete display, element, wherein the discrete display element comprises a text box, a paragraph of text, a default number of text lines, a picture, and/or a menu,

wherein the selective backlighting comprises turning off a previously Ht portion of backlighting associated with the secondary portion of the display and/or turning on a previously dimmed portion of backlighting associated with the portion of the display associated with the determined region of interest.

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