Gaze-Based GUI Interaction for Low-Input AR and VR Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for interacting with graphical user interfaces in augmented and virtual reality environments are cumbersome, inefficient, and place a significant cognitive burden on users, often requiring multiple inputs and providing insufficient feedback, leading to errors and energy wastage, particularly in battery-operated devices.
Innovation Solution
Implementing computer systems with gaze-tracking sensors and display generation components that allow for intuitive interaction through gaze detection, enabling operations based on user gaze direction, such as hiding or revealing interface objects, and transitioning between interface modes, thereby reducing the need for manual inputs and improving efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional input devices (cameras, controllers, joysticks, touch-sensitive surfaces) are used to interact with virtual/augmented reality environments, then the system can process user inputs, but the interaction becomes cumbersome, inefficient, and creates significant cognitive burden on users
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical input devices (controllers, joysticks, touch surfaces) with a gaze-based input system that uses eye-tracking technology to detect user intent. The gaze detection system monitors eye movements and fixation patterns to determine which virtual element the user is looking at, eliminating the need for physical interaction devices and reducing cognitive burden.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service interaction by automatically detecting user gaze direction and interpreting it as selection intent without requiring additional manual input. The gaze detection system continuously monitors eye position and automatically identifies target elements, allowing the interface to respond to user intent passively rather than requiring active manipulation of input devices.
2Productivity
If multiple inputs are required to achieve desired outcomes in augmented reality environments, then the system can perform complex operations, but the interaction takes longer than necessary and wastes energy
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by continuously monitoring gaze direction and pre-processing potential user selections before explicit confirmation is needed. The gaze detection system tracks eye movements in real-time and prepares interface responses in advance, reducing the number of discrete input steps required and enabling faster operation completion.
Solution Approach 2:
The gaze detection system operates continuously rather than in discrete intervals, maintaining constant awareness of user intent through ongoing eye movement monitoring. This continuous detection enables the system to respond immediately to user gaze changes without requiring repeated input actions, thereby reducing both time and energy consumption.
3Reliability
If insufficient feedback is provided for performing actions associated with virtual objects, then the interface remains simple, but users experience confusion and make errors
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements comprehensive feedback by providing visual indicators that show users which virtual element their gaze has selected. The interface displays feedback elements such as highlights or bounding boxes around the currently selected object, confirming to the user that their gaze input has been registered correctly and reducing input errors.
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AI summary
In some embodiments, the present disclosure includes techniques and user interfaces for interacting with graphical user interfaces using gaze. In some embodiments, the present disclosure includes techniques and user interfaces for repositioning virtual objects. In some embodiments, the present disclosure includes techniques and user interfaces for transitioning modes of a camera capture user interface.