Eye-Tracking Tech

Kun-Mao Chao (趙坤茂 )Department of Computer Science and

Information EngineeringNational Taiwan University, Taiwan

A note given in BCC class on March 13, 2013

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Eye scrolling

• Samsung’s next big smartphone (Galaxy S IV), to be introduced this month, will have a strong focus on software. One new and exciting feature is “eye scrolling.”

• The phone will track a user’s eyes to determine where to scroll. For example, when users read articles and their eyes reach the bottom of the page, the software will automatically scroll down to reveal the next paragraphs of text.

• Read the article (3/4/2013, The New York Times)

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Eye- and Head-tracking

• Samsung Electronics won’t be the only company that gets a fancy eye-tracking feature.

• A start-up company called uMoove, which has been developing this type of technology for three years, says it will offer eye- and head-tracking to anyone, including device makers like Apple and software developers who make mobile apps.– Read the article (3/12/2013, The New York Times)

– Watch the video (3/12/2013, The New York Times)