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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
May. 17, 2012
Daniel L. Ashbrook, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Sean M. White, Mountain View, CA (US);
David H. Nguyen, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Kent M. Lyons, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Daniel L. Ashbrook, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Sean M. White, Mountain View, CA (US);
David H. Nguyen, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Kent M. Lyons, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are herein provided for attracting a user's gaze to information associated with a portion of a display in a non-intrusive manner. A method may include determining to attract a user's gaze to information associated with a portion of a display. The method may further include causing presentation of a visual attractant on the display proximate the portion of the display. The method may further include causing presentation of the visual attractant on the display to be ceased in an instance in which the user's gaze is determined to be moving toward the information. Corresponding apparatuses and computer program products are also provided.