Year: 2005
Type: other
Abstract: Various disabilities restrict the ease with which individuals can operate electronic and ICT\ndevices. X10 is a system for home automation control and consequently lends itself for use by\ndisabled individuals, who particularly have mobility restrictions, to control a wide range of\ndevices although the resultant user interface can be cumbersome. The development of an\nadequate user-centred interface/control which will allow such an individual easily to operate\nmultiple ICT devices is then a considerable challenge. The development of a technique that\nutilises a user’s point of gaze to select a particular ICT device for subsequent operation,\nthereby simplifying the user interface, is described. All ICT devices in the environment are\nfirst digitally imaged from different angles to identify them to a computer imaging system.\nSubsequently each device can be automatically recognised. The user’s eye movements are\nrecorded and their direction of gaze related in real time to the known 3D location of the\npossible ICT devices so enabling device selection prior to operation. The development of the\ntechnique and current ongoing research status are described.
Authors: Fangmin Shi, Alastair G. Gale, Kevin Purdy
Language: English
Subfield: Human-Computer Interaction
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1413531838