Awareness detection system and method
First Claim
1. An awareness detection system comprising:
- an imaging device positioned to obtain a plurality of images of at least a portion of a subject'"'"'s head; and
an awareness processor in communication with said imaging device, wherein said awareness processor receives said plurality of images from said imaging device and performs the steps comprising;
classifying at least one image of said plurality of images based upon a head pose of at least a portion of said subject'"'"'s head with respect to at least one image of said plurality of images;
monitoring movement of at least one eye of said subject if said at least one image is classified as a predetermined classification; and
determining an awareness state of said subject based upon said monitored movement of at least one said eye, wherein said movement of said at least one eye is monitored over at least two images of said plurality of images obtained by said imagine device.
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Abstract
An awareness detection system and method that includes an imaging device positioned to obtain a plurality of images of at least a portion of a subject'"'"'s head, and an awareness processor in communication with the imaging device, wherein the awareness processor receives the plurality of images from the imaging device. The awareness processor performs the steps including classifying at least one image of the plurality of images based upon at least a portion of the subject'"'"'s head, monitoring movement of at least one eye of the subject if the at least one image is classified as a predetermined classification, and determining an awareness state of the subject based upon the monitored movement of the at least one eye.
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1. An awareness detection system comprising:
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an imaging device positioned to obtain a plurality of images of at least a portion of a subject'"'"'s head; and an awareness processor in communication with said imaging device, wherein said awareness processor receives said plurality of images from said imaging device and performs the steps comprising; classifying at least one image of said plurality of images based upon a head pose of at least a portion of said subject'"'"'s head with respect to at least one image of said plurality of images; monitoring movement of at least one eye of said subject if said at least one image is classified as a predetermined classification; and determining an awareness state of said subject based upon said monitored movement of at least one said eye, wherein said movement of said at least one eye is monitored over at least two images of said plurality of images obtained by said imagine device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of detecting awareness of a subject, said method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a plurality of images of at least a portion of a subject; classifying at least one image of said plurality of images based upon a head pose of at least a portion of said subject'"'"'s head with respect to at least one image of said plurality of images, wherein said classification of said at least one image comprises one of frontal and non-frontal; monitoring movement of at least one eye of said subject if said at least one image is classified as a predetermined classification; and determining an awareness state of said subject based upon said monitored movement of at least one said eye, such that said awareness state comprises one of distracted and non-distracted, wherein said movement of said at least one eye is monitored over at least two images of said plurality of images. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of detecting awareness of a subject, said method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a plurality of images of at least a portion of a subject, wherein said subject is an occupant in a vehicle; classifying at least one image of said plurality of images based upon a head pose of at least a portion of said subject'"'"'s head with respect to at least one image of said plurality of images, wherein said subject in said at least one image is classified as one of frontal and non-frontal; monitoring movement of at least one eye of said subject if said at least one image is classified as said frontal classification; and determining an awareness state of said subject based upon said monitored movement of at least one said eye, such that said awareness state is one of distracted and non-distracted, wherein said movement of said at least one eye is monitored over at least two images of said plurality of images. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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