Transcript Tobii Technology

Partner Presentation
Tobii Technology
Making the most of Collaboration
September 5, 2007
Roger Henriksson
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Tobii Technology
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World leading vendor of technology and solutions for eye tracking
Founded in 2001
About 90 people today, incl Viking Software
Based in Stockholm, Sweden
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Sales office in Washington DC, US
Frankfurt, Germany
Bergen and Oslo, Norway.
» Growing very fast, with profit
2003
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2006
Turnover (MEUR)
0.5
1.7
4.0
7.0
No of employees
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Eye tracking and Eye Control
» With Eye tracking, a computer knows exactly where a user
is looking
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For research, design testing and diagnostics
To understand human behavior and thinking
» Eye Control, makes it possible to Control a computer when
hands are not an option
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For communication, writing, e-mailing, web browsing,
environmental control and much more
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Making the most of Collaboration...
How can we improve eye control?
How can eye control be more efficient for the users?
» Speed!!
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Communication is a matter of speed
By improving to speed we are
improving the quality of life for the
users
Today all communication must be fast
» Size and Price!!
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Mount at a wheel chair or carry it with
you
Mount as a head tracker
Lower price will drive volumes to even
lower prices
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Making the most of Collaboration...
» Speed!!
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Eye control can be and is faster than many other input methods
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Needs to be communicated!!
Need to show some kind of study, comparing the different input methods!!
Improve speed
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Optimize the software and the boards!!
Try to work around the dwell function!
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Making the most of Collaboration...
» Size and Price!!
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Current components are too large, power consuming and expensive.
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Find or create a new technical solution for eye tracking!
Improved tracking can decrease the size of the screens
New components will lower the price and drive volumes to better production
methods and lower prices.
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Clip-on ?? No adjustments, just one USB cable!??
Wearable ?? at ordinary glasses ??
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Making the most of Collaboration...
» Suggestions;
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Study and communicate speed
Improve speed by optimizing software and
boards
Find alternatives to dwelling
Search for new technical solution and
components for eye tracking!
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Making the most of Collaboration...
» And one more thing;
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Eye tracking is no longer a development project
It is here and now!!!
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Questions
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