Gaze-Responsive UI for User-Controlled Automatic Function Execution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electronic devices executing functions automatically against a user's will can cause discomfort and unnecessary power consumption.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device uses a variable user interface (UI) and user response to detect events, display information about potential functions, and determine execution based on user gaze direction and input, allowing users to intervene and customize the execution process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the electronic device executes functions automatically without user intervention, then productivity is improved, but the user may feel uncomfortable and power is wasted when functions are executed against user's will
Solution Approach 1:
The system displays a first user interface showing information about the automatic function execution, then monitors user gaze direction and detects user inputs to determine whether the user wants to proceed. This feedback mechanism allows the system to adapt to user intent in real-time, preventing execution against user's will while maintaining efficient automatic operation flow.
Solution Approach 2:
The user interface dynamically changes based on user gaze direction. When the user looks at the first UI, the system displays a second UI with additional controls or confirmation options. This dynamic adaptation allows the system to balance automatic execution with user control, improving both productivity and user comfort.
2Productivity
If the electronic device executes functions automatically without user intervention, then productivity is improved, but unnecessary power is consumed when functions are executed against user's will
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses gaze detection and user input monitoring as feedback mechanisms to determine whether to proceed with automatic function execution. By checking user intent through these feedback channels before execution, the system avoids wasting power on unwanted functions while maintaining the efficiency benefits of automatic operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by displaying the first user interface and detecting user gaze direction before actually executing the automatic function. This preliminary check allows the system to confirm user intent early in the process, preventing power waste on unwanted executions while maintaining efficient operation flow.
3Ease of operation
If the electronic device displays a variable user interface based on user gaze direction, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses gaze direction detection as an intermediary mechanism to bridge the user and the UI system. Instead of complex direct control interfaces, the gaze detector serves as a natural intermediary that provides intuitive control, improving ease of operation while adding only moderate complexity through the use of existing sensor technology.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display, memory, including one or more storage media, storing instructions, and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the display and the memory, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the electronic device to detect a first event while a first screen is displayed, display a first user interface including information related to a first function corresponding to the first event on a portion of the first screen, identify a direction of a gaze of a user, while the first user interface is displayed, display a second user interface, based on the direction of the gaze corresponding to a location of the first user interface, and determine whether to execute the first function corresponding to the first event, based on a first user input detected while the second user interface is displayed.