The use of eye tracking for PC energy management
Vasily G. Moshnyaga · 2010
This paper discusses a new application of eye-tracking, namely power management, and outlines its implementation in personal computer system. Unlike existing power management technology, which "senses" a PC user through keyboard and/or mouse, our technology "watches" the user through a single camera. The technology tracks the user's eyes keeping the display active only if the user looks at the screen. Otherwise it dims the display down or even switches it off to save energy. We implemented the technology in hardware and present the results of its experimental evaluation.