Eye tracker based contextual action

Abstract

The present invention relates to systems and methods for assisting a user when interacting with a graphical user interface by combining eye based input with input for e.g. selection and activation of objects and object parts and execution of contextual actions related to the objects and object parts. The present invention also relates to such systems and methods in which the user can configure and customize specific combinations of eye data input and input that should result in a specific contextual action.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for manipulating objects or object parts and performing contextual actions related to objects presented on a display of a computer device associated with an eye tracking system, the method comprising:
 defining a list of contextual actions to be executed for different combinations of an eye tracking data signal and an activation input;   displaying objects on a display of a computer device;   providing the eye-tracking data signal describing a user's gaze point on the display and/or relative to the display;   identifying an object or object part of interest on which the user is gazing based on the user's gaze point;   receiving the activation input after identifying the object or object part of interest;   selecting, based on the received activation input and the determined object or object part of interest, a specific contextual action from the list; and   executing the specific contextual action.