Patents Assigned to Athena Accessible Technology, Inc.
  • Systems and methods for hands-free scrolling based on a detected user reading activity
    Patent number: 12189845
    Abstract: Systems and methods for hands-free scrolling are disclosed herein. An example method includes detecting an eye movement or gaze of a user relative to content displayed on a display screen of the computing device, the content being arranged along a y axis of the display screen, determining that the user has viewed a portion of the content provided on the display screen and where along the y axis the eye movement or gaze is directed; and automatically scrolling the content on the display in response to the eye movement or gaze of the user in relation to the y axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Athena Accessible Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Blake Francis, Stephen Mattison, David Chiu
  • Systems and methods for hands-free scrolling
    Patent number: 11775060
    Abstract: Systems and methods for hands-free scrolling are disclosed herein. An example method includes detecting an eye movement or gaze of a user relative to content displayed on a display screen of the computing device, the content being arranged along a y axis of the display screen, determining that the user has viewed a portion of the content provided on the display screen and where along the y axis the eye movement or gaze is directed; and automatically scrolling the content on the display in response to the eye movement or gaze of the user in relation to the y axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Athena Accessible Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Blake Francis, Stephen Mattison, David Chiu