Gaze-tracking software developed for computer security

Bill Anderson, a 42-year old Maryland entrepreneur, found himself intrigued by the way the human eye reads and processes text and
images, and decided to apply the concept to computer security. He raised $1.2 million, set up his own company Oculis Labs Inc, and developed a software program that allows only an authorized user to read text on the screen while everyone else sees gibberish. Anderson now has three pending patents and two products ready to go to market.

The gaze-tracking software and camera equipment can track an authorized reader's eyes, and permit only that person to see the
correct text on a computer screen. This software applies a 15-second calibration period to learn the viewer's gaze patterns. Anyone else will see dummy text that randomly and constantly changes. Anderson also has developed a product which can work with a simple webcam. It blurs a user's monitor when he or she turns away. Anderson hopes the technology will have applications for the Pentagon, and he is also looking at ways to make the technology cheaper and small enough to fit into laptops and smart phones.

For more on the new technology:
- see this SiliconValley.com article

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