Method and apparatus for eyetrack-driven text enlargement

Details Method and apparatus for eyetrack-driven text enlargement Method and apparatus for eyetrack-driven text enlargement

1996-06-25

1998-03-24

Chow, Dennis-Doom

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Display peripheral interface input device

345127, 382117, G09G 500

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057318050

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus, methods, systems and computer program products are disclosed that automatically expands the computer displayed information that interests a computer user. Thus making the information easier for the user to see. The computer detects which area on a display device has the user's interest by using a gaze-tracking device to monitor where the user looks on the display. After determining which area interests the user the invention expands the display of the information in that area.

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