Paper

Vertegaal, R., Cheng, D., Sohn, C. and A. Mamuji Media EyePliances: Using Eye Tracking For Remote Control Focus Selection of Appliances. In Extended Abstract of ACM CHI 2005 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Portland, OR: ACM Press, 2005. Video (MOV)

Abstract

This paper discusses the use of eye contact sensing for focus selection operations in remote controlled media appliances. Focus selection with remote controls tends to be cumbersome as selection buttons place the remote in a device-specific modality. We addressed this issue with the design of Media EyePliances, home theatre appliances augmented with a digital eye contact sensor. An appliance is selected as the focus of remote commands by looking at its sensor. A central server subsequently routes all commands provided by remote, keyboard or voice input to the focus EyePliance. We discuss a calibration-free digital eye contact sensing technique that allows Media EyePliances to determine the user’s point of gaze.