BIOSENSORS, COMMUNICATORS, AND CONTROLLERS MONITORING EYE MOVEMENT AND METHODS FOR USING THEM
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Abstract
Biosensor, communicator, and/or controller apparatus, systems, and methods are provided for monitoring movement of a person'"'"'s eye. The apparatus includes a device configured to be worn on a user'"'"'s head, a light source for directing light towards one or both eyes of the user, one or more image guides on the device for viewing one or both eyes of the user, and one or more cameras carried on the device and coupled to the image guides for acquiring images of the eyes and/or the user'"'"'s surroundings. The apparatus may include a cable and/or a transmitter for transmitting image data from the camera to a remote location, e.g., to processor and/or display for analyzing and/or displaying the image data. A system including the apparatus may be used to monitor one or more oculometric parameters, e.g., pupillary response, and/or to control a computer using the user'"'"'s eyes instead of a mouse.
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43 Claims
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19. A method for monitoring movement of a person'"'"'s eye using a biosensor assembly including a light source for directing light towards an eye of the person when the biosensor assembly is worn, and a camera oriented towards the eye, the method comprising:
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emitting light from the light source towards the eye; monitoring movement of the eye with the camera to generate video images of the eve; and generating a graphical output of the movement monitored by the camera, the graphical output comprising an artificial image superimposed upon the video images of the eye to identify a pupil of the eye.
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20. (canceled)
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21. A method for monitoring a person'"'"'s eye using a biosensor assembly including a light and a camera, comprising:
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placing the biosensor assembly on a person'"'"'s head such that the light source and camera are oriented towards an eye of the person; emitting light from the light source towards the eye; monitoring movement of the eye with the camera to generate video signals; and analyzing the video signals to identify edges of a pupil of the eye and generate a graphic approximating the border of the pupil. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method for monitoring a person'"'"'s eye using a biosensor assembly including a light and a camera, comprising:
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placing the biosensor assembly on a person'"'"'s head such that the light source and camera are oriented towards an eye of the person; emitting light from the light source towards the eye; monitoring movement of the eye with the camera to generate video signals; analyzing the video signals to identify edges of a pupil of the eye and generate a graphic approximating the border of the pupil; and obtaining at least one of size data and location data of the graphic, at a location remote from the biosensor assembly, to monitor the person'"'"'s eye. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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