Transparent Display Eye Tracking Content Removal
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Solution Overview
Problem
At least partially transparent displays can obstruct a user's view when attempting to look through them, leading to frustration, burden, and potential safety issues.
Innovation Solution
A device comprising a processor, at least one partially transparent display, an eye sensor, and memory that presents content and determines whether the user is looking at or past the display, removing the content from presentation if the user is focusing elsewhere.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If data is presented on a transparent display, then information is provided to the user, but the display obstructs the user's view when they attempt to look through it
Solution Approach 1:
The display dynamically adjusts its transparency state based on detected eye direction. When the eye sensor detects that the user is looking at the display, it becomes opaque to present information clearly. When the user looks through the display, it becomes transparent to allow unobstructed viewing. This dynamic adaptation resolves the contradiction by making the display property changeable rather than fixed.
Solution Approach 2:
The optical property (transparency) of the display is changed based on the user's viewing behavior. The system monitors eye direction and adjusts the transparency parameter of the display material accordingly, switching between transparent and opaque states to eliminate view obstruction while maintaining information presentation capability.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the display remains transparent to allow viewing through it, then the user's view is unobstructed, but the user cannot see the presented data
Solution Approach 1:
The display transitions between transparent and opaque states dynamically based on real-time eye tracking data. When the sensor detects the user is looking at the display location, it switches to opaque mode to ensure data visibility. When the user looks through, it switches to transparent mode to maintain unobstructed viewing.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses eye sensors to continuously monitor user viewing behavior and provides feedback to control the display transparency. This closed-loop feedback mechanism ensures the display adapts its transparency state based on actual user needs, resolving the contradiction between view obstruction and data visibility.
3Loss of information
If content is always displayed on the transparent display, then information is continuously available, but it creates frustration and safety issues when users need to look through
Solution Approach 1:
The display content visibility is dynamically controlled based on detected eye direction rather than remaining static. The system adjusts content presentation in real-time, making it visible only when needed (when user looks at the display) and transparent when user needs to look through, thereby eliminating frustration and safety issues while maintaining information availability.
Solution Approach 2:
The display parameter (transparency/opaque state) is changed based on user behavior detection. This parameter adjustment ensures information is available when users need to read it while preventing obstruction when users need to look through, resolving the contradiction between continuous information availability and user convenience.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables the presentation of information on partially transparent displays without obstructing the user's view, ensuring safety and convenience by dynamically adjusting the content's location based on the user's focus.
Implementation Method 1
determine whether a user is looking one of at least substantially at the first location and past the first location based at least in part on data from the eye sensor
Data Source
AI summary
In one aspect, a device includes a processor, at least one at least partially transparent display accessible to the processor, at least one eye sensor accessible to the processor, and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory bears instructions executable by the processor to present content at a first location on the at least partially transparent display and, based at least in part on data from the eye sensor, determine whether a user is looking one of at least substantially at the first location and past the first location. The instructions are also executable to, in response to a determination that the user is looking past the first location, remove the content from presentation at the first location.