Startup PredictGaze Offers Face, Gesture and Gaze in One Technology

By David Tobia
November 7, 2012

Technology startup PredictGaze uses gaze detection, gesture recognition, and facial-feature recognition to control devices like televisions and cars. The company thinks that as front-facing cameras become more common on devices, gesture control will become a preferred method to operate electronics.
The product is currently being tested on an iOS game that allows users to control a monster using head motions.
It is also being tested in Japan to track customer interest in products. The technology determines the customer’s smile, gender, and time spent in front of a product, and can offer coupons if it feels it is losing a hesitant customer.
“The company’s technology combines machine-learning and computer-vision algorithms in software that can use a standard VGA camera to figure out where you’re looking, what your gender is, if you’re smiling, and more. It can also identify gestures — all of which can then be translated into actions taken by devices,” reports Technology Review.
Founder Ketan Banjara says PredictGaze’s technology is unique in its ability to bring together “face, gesture, and gaze” under one technology.
The technology can perform tasks such as pausing a video if it determines no one is watching, and can also turn the pages of an e-book by tracking the reader’s eyes.

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