Semi-dynamic Calibration for Eye Gaze Pointing System based on Image Processing

Kohichi Ogata, Kohei Matsumoto

2012

Abstract

In this paper, we propose two semi-dynamic calibration methods for compensating for user’s head movements for an eye gaze pointing system. Since the user perceives degradation in pointing accuracy during use, an effective compensatory calibration by the user which does not require additional apparatus or high cost calculation can be a useful solution for the problem. The proposed semi-dynamic calibration methods lead the user to gaze at 1 or 3 points on the computer screen and reduce the gap between the true eye gaze direction and the position of the mouse pointer. Experimental results showed that the proposed methods were capable of pointing the mouse pointer within 20 pixels at a distance of about 60 cm between the user and the display.

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Ogata K. and Matsumoto K. (2012). Semi-dynamic Calibration for Eye Gaze Pointing System based on Image Processing . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Signal Processing and Multimedia Applications and Wireless Information Networks and Systems - Volume 1: SIGMAP, (ICETE 2012) ISBN 978-989-8565-25-9, pages 233-236. DOI: 10.5220/0004063602330236


in Bibtex Style

@conference{sigmap12,
author={Kohichi Ogata and Kohei Matsumoto},
title={Semi-dynamic Calibration for Eye Gaze Pointing System based on Image Processing},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Signal Processing and Multimedia Applications and Wireless Information Networks and Systems - Volume 1: SIGMAP, (ICETE 2012)},
year={2012},
pages={233-236},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004063602330236},
isbn={978-989-8565-25-9},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Signal Processing and Multimedia Applications and Wireless Information Networks and Systems - Volume 1: SIGMAP, (ICETE 2012)
TI - Semi-dynamic Calibration for Eye Gaze Pointing System based on Image Processing
SN - 978-989-8565-25-9
AU - Ogata K.
AU - Matsumoto K.
PY - 2012
SP - 233
EP - 236
DO - 10.5220/0004063602330236