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Patent No.:

US 10997367 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2021

Filed:

Sep. 13, 2018

Eye tracking as a language proficiency test

Applicant:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);

Inventors:

Yevgeni Berzak, Somerville, MA (US);

Boris Katz, Cambridge, MA (US);

Roger Levy, Somerville, MA (US);

Assignee:

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Cambridge, MA (US);

Attorney:

Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Thierry L Pham

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 40/263 (2020.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 17/18 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06N 3/08 (2006.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06F 40/30 (2020.01); G09B 5/02 (2006.01); G09B 17/00 (2006.01); G09B 19/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 40/263 (2020.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01); G06F 17/18 (2013.01); G06F 40/30 (2020.01); G06K 9/0061 (2013.01); G06K 9/00335 (2013.01); G06K 9/00604 (2013.01); G06K 9/00617 (2013.01); G06N 3/08 (2013.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G09B 5/02 (2013.01); G09B 17/003 (2013.01); G09B 19/06 (2013.01);
Abstract

In an embodiment, Applicant's method can automatically determine proficiency in a given language by tracking a user's gaze during reading a sample text. The language proficiency test includes reading sentences in a language (e.g., a language to the user's native language). The user's, or learner's, gaze is recorded using an eye-tracking camera while they read the sample text. Applicant's method and corresponding system predicts the language proficiency of the learner based on their gaze patterns. Applicant's method and corresponding system can also predict performance on specific standardized language proficiency tests such as Michigan EPT (Michigan English Proficiency Test), TOEIC® (Test of English for International Communication®), and TOEFL® (Test of English as a Foreign Language®).

Find Patent Forward Citations

Berzak, Yevgeni. (2021). Eye tracking as a language proficiency test (U.S. Patent No. 10997367). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10997367

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