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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Spring Communications Company L.p., Overland Park, KS (US);
Inventor:
Joshua Cole, Overland Park, KS (US);
Assignee:
Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/033 (2013.01); G09G 5/08 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/013 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device and computer-readable media are provided for controlling a mobile device by eye movement. Namely, embodiments of the present invention rely on electrooculographical and blink-sensing techniques to detect eye movement, where the eye movement can indicate that a user wishes to perform an action on a mobile device. The mobile device may be a cell phone, a portable digital assistant, or some other communications device. This invention is primarily directed for use by people who have physical impairments preventing them from operating mobile devices in a traditional way.