Gaze Detection for Relative Device Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face frustration when trying to interact with multiple electronic devices simultaneously, such as smartphones and laptops, as they need to manage separate inputs, leading to inefficient multitasking.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a system that uses gaze detection to determine the relative positions of connected electronic devices, allowing a single input control device to seamlessly switch between them by displaying indications on the devices' displays based on the user's gaze direction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users interact with multiple electronic devices separately using separate input controls, then each device can be controlled independently, but user frustration increases and multitasking efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple input control functions into a single control device that can manage multiple electronic devices. The system combines the functionality of separate input controls for different devices into one unified control interface, allowing users to interact with multiple devices simultaneously through a single set of inputs, thereby improving ease of operation while maintaining productivity
Solution Approach 2:
The input control device is designed with universal functionality to control multiple types of electronic devices (e.g., smartphone, laptop, tablet) through a single interface. The system enables one control device to perform the functions of multiple separate controls by detecting device positions and routing inputs appropriately, enhancing both ease of operation and multitasking efficiency
2Ease of operation
If a single input control device is used to control multiple electronic devices, then ease of operation improves, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs self-service mechanisms where the electronic devices automatically report their positions and statuses to the input control device. The control device autonomously determines which device should receive the current input based on detected positions and user gaze direction, eliminating the need for complex manual configuration or switching by the user, thus improving ease of operation without proportionally increasing system complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback mechanisms including gaze detection and position tracking to dynamically determine which electronic device should receive user inputs. The input control device continuously monitors device positions and user attention direction, automatically routing controls to the appropriate device, thereby simplifying user interaction while managing system complexity through intelligent feedback-based decision-making
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic device (e.g., a smartphone or tablet) can be connected to another electronic device that is typically a computing device (e.g., a mobile device such as a laptop or a non-mobile device such as a desktop computer or workstation), allowing the electronic devices to be used together. This connection can be a wired connection or a wireless connection. The relative location of one of the electronic devices relative to the other of the electronic devices is automatically determined by analyzing changes in the gaze of the user of the electronic devices. An indication of the position of one of the electronic devices relative to the other is then displayed on one of the electronic devices.