Patents by Inventor Charles McKinley

Charles McKinley has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Systems and method of providing automatic motion-tolerant calibration for an eye tracking device
    Patent number: 9983666
    Abstract: Eye tracking systems and methods include such exemplary features as a display device, at least one image capture device and a processing device. The display device displays a user interface including one or more interface elements to a user. The at least one image capture device detects a user's gaze location relative to the display device. The processing device electronically analyzes the location of user elements within the user interface relative to the user's gaze location and dynamically determine whether to initiate the display of a zoom window. The dynamic determination of whether to initiate display of the zoom window may further include analysis of the number, size and density of user elements within the user interface relative to the user's gaze location, the application type associated with the user interface or at the user's gaze location, and/or the structure of eye movements relative to the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Inventors: Chris Lankford, Timothy Mulholland, II, Charles McKinley
  • EYE TRACKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH EFFICIENT TEXT ENTRY INPUT FEATURES
    Publication number: 20150309570
    Abstract: Eye tracking systems and methods include such exemplary features as a display device, at least one image capture device and a processing device. The display device displays a user interface including one or more interface elements to a user. The at least one image capture device detects a user's gaze location relative to the display device. The processing device electronically analyzes the location of user elements within the user interface relative to the user's gaze location and dynamically determine whether to initiate the display of a zoom window. The dynamic determination of whether to initiate display of the zoom window may further include analysis of the number, size and density of user elements within the user interface relative to the user's gaze location, the application type associated with the user interface or at the user's gaze location, and/or the structure of eye movements relative to the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: CHRIS LANKFORD, TIMOTHY MULHOLLAND, II, CHARLES MCKINLEY
  • SYSTEMS AND METHOD OF PROVIDING AUTOMATIC MOTION-TOLERANT CALIBRATION FOR AN EYE TRACKING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150301600
    Abstract: Eye tracking systems and methods include such exemplary features as a display device, at least one image capture device and a processing device. The display device displays a user interface including one or more interface elements to a user. The at least one image capture device detects a user's gaze location relative to the display device. The processing device electronically analyzes the location of user elements within the user interface relative to the user's gaze location and dynamically determine whether to initiate the display of a zoom window. The dynamic determination of whether to initiate display of the zoom window may further include analysis of the number, size and density of user elements within the user interface relative to the user's gaze location, the application type associated with the user interface or at the user's gaze location, and/or the structure of eye movements relative to the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: CHRIS LANKFORD, TIMOTHY MULHOLLAND, II, CHARLES MCKINLEY
  • CALIBRATION FREE, MOTION TOLERANT EYE-GAZE DIRECTION DETECTOR WITH CONTEXTUALLY AWARE COMPUTER INTERACTION AND COMMUNICATION METHODS
    Publication number: 20140334666
    Abstract: Eye tracking systems and methods include such exemplary features as a display device, at least one image capture device and a processing device. The display device displays a user interface including one or more interface elements to a user. The at least one image capture device detects a user's gaze location relative to the display device. The processing device electronically analyzes the location of user elements within the user interface relative to the user's gaze location and dynamically determine whether to initiate the display of a zoom window. The dynamic determination of whether to initiate display of the zoom window may further include analysis of the number, size and density of user elements within the user interface relative to the user's gaze location, the application type associated with the user interface or at the user's gaze location, and/or the structure of eye movements relative to the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2011
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: DYNAVOX SYSTEMS LLC
    Inventors: Chris Lankford, Timothy Mulholland, II, Charles McKinley
  • CALIBRATION FREE, MOTION TOLERENT EYE-GAZE DIRECTION DETECTOR WITH CONTEXTUALLY AWARE COMPUTER INTERACTION AND COMMUNICATION METHODS
    Publication number: 20120105486
    Abstract: Eye tracking systems and methods include such exemplary features as a display device, at least one image capture device and a processing device. The display device displays a user interface including one or more interface elements to a user. The at least one image capture device detects a user's gaze location relative to the display device. The processing device electronically analyzes the location of user elements within the user interface relative to the user's gaze location and dynamically determine whether to initiate the display of a zoom window. The dynamic determination of whether to initiate display of the zoom window may further include analysis of the number, size and density of user elements within the user interface relative to the user's gaze location, the application type associated with the user interface or at the user's gaze location, and/or the structure of eye movements relative to the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: DYNAVOX SYSTEMS LLC
    Inventors: Chris Lankford, Timothy Mulholland, II, Charles McKinley