Patents by Inventor Keith Vertanen

Keith Vertanen 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).

  • Gaze based text input systems and methods
    Patent number: 10551915
    Abstract: According to the invention, a method for entering text into a computing device using gaze input from a user is disclosed. The method may include causing a display device to display a visual representation of a plurality of letters. The method may also include receiving gaze information identifying a movement of the user's gaze on the visual representation. The method may further include recording an observation sequence of one or more observation events that occur during the movement of the user's gaze on the visual representation. The method may additionally include providing the observation sequence to a decoder module. The decoder module may determine at least one word from the observation sequence representing an estimate of an intended text of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Tobii AB
    Inventors: Per Ola Kristensson, Keith Vertanen, Morten Mjelde
  • GAZE BASED TEXT INPUT SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20190073026
    Abstract: According to the invention, a method for entering text into a computing device using gaze input from a user is disclosed. The method may include causing a display device to display a visual representation of a plurality of letters. The method may also include receiving gaze information identifying a movement of the user's gaze on the visual representation. The method may further include recording an observation sequence of one or more observation events that occur during the movement of the user's gaze on the visual representation. The method may additionally include providing the observation sequence to a decoder module. The decoder module may determine at least one word from the observation sequence representing an estimate of an intended text of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: Tobii AB
    Inventors: Per Ola Kristensson, Keith Vertanen, Morten Mjelde
  • Gaze based text input systems and methods
    Patent number: 10082864
    Abstract: According to the invention, a method for entering text into a computing device using gaze input from a user is disclosed. The method may include causing a display device to display a visual representation of a plurality of letters. The method may also include receiving gaze information identifying a movement of the user's gaze on the visual representation. The method may further include recording an observation sequence of one or more observation events that occur during the movement of the user's gaze on the visual representation. The method may additionally include providing the observation sequence to a decoder module. The decoder module may determine at least one word from the observation sequence representing an estimate of an intended text of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Tobii AB
    Inventors: Per Ola Kristensson, Keith Vertanen, Morten Mjelde
  • GAZE BASED TEXT INPUT SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20160062458
    Abstract: According to the invention, a method for entering text into a computing device using gaze input from a user is disclosed. The method may include causing a display device to display a visual representation of a plurality of letters. The method may also include receiving gaze information identifying a movement of the user's gaze on the visual representation. The method may further include recording an observation sequence of one or more observation events that occur during the movement of the user's gaze on the visual representation. The method may additionally include providing the observation sequence to a decoder module. The decoder module may determine at least one word from the observation sequence representing an estimate of an intended text of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Per Ola Kristensson, Keith Vertanen, Morten Mjelde