Patent attributes
System and method for enabling user communication with eye-based feedback. A selection interface selectively presents a series of communication options to the user. A sensor detects light reflected from the eye of the user and provides a correlative signal, which is processed to determine a relative eye orientation that includes the relative orientation of the pupil with respect to the head orientation of the user. The eye may be illuminated by a light source or ambient lighting. The sensor may detect infrared light reflected from the eye illuminated by an infrared light source. The relative eye orientation may be determined by processing images captured by an image sensor. The relative eye orientation may be determined by detecting an instantaneous relative orientation of the pupil or by detecting a transient change of the pupil. Based on the determined relative eye orientation, a selected communication option is determined and implemented.
