Eye-Gaze Control via Dynamic Image Magnification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing eye-gaze tracking technologies are limited in their application as general interface technologies and lack precise control capabilities beyond simple functions like mouse cursor control and volume adjustment, restricting their use across various devices.
Innovation Solution
An eye-gaze based control device that includes an image generation unit, eye-gaze point detection unit, control command input unit, and device control unit, which synchronizes a device coordinate system with user eye-gaze points to generate control signals for precise device control, allowing operations such as image magnification, reduction, and movement based on eye-gaze coordinates.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If typical eye-gaze tracking technologies are used for simple control functions, then ease of operation is improved, but manufacturing precision and control precision deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic image magnification based on eye-gaze detection. When the system detects that a user is focusing on a specific region, it automatically magnifies that region to provide finer control granularity. This dynamic adjustment allows the system to maintain ease of operation for general controls while achieving high precision when needed, resolving the contradiction between simple operation and precise control.
2Adaptability or versatility
If eye-gaze tracking is applied to various devices, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal eye-gaze control system that can interface with multiple device types (display devices, audio devices, cameras, etc.) through a standardized coordinate mapping approach. The system generates images with synchronized coordinate systems that can be mapped to any device's control interface, allowing one eye-gaze tracking unit to control various devices without requiring device-specific complex implementations, thus improving adaptability while managing complexity.
3Measurement precision
If coordinate synchronization is implemented for precise control, then control precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an image as an intermediary element between the eye-gaze tracking system and the device control interface. The image generation unit creates a visual representation with a synchronized coordinate system that acts as a mediator. This intermediary allows precise coordinate mapping without directly complexifying the control system, as the image serves as a buffer that translates eye-gaze coordinates into device control commands through standardized mapping relationships.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to an eye-gaze based control device. The eye-gaze based control device of the present invention may control a control target device according to an eye-gaze point of a user. Here, the eye-gaze based control device controls the control target device by controlling a size of an image displayed to the user, thereby more precisely controlling the control target device.


