EYE-CONTROLLED PASSWORD INPUT APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM AND PRODUCT THEREOF
First Claim
1. An eye-controlled password input apparatus, comprising:
- a display device for displaying a password menu divided into a plurality of display areas located at different positions, each of said display areas corresponding to an input password character;
an image capturing device for taking an eye image of a user;
a memory unit for storing at least one preset password and a corresponding account number;
a control unit for generating the password menu according to the preset password; and
an image processing unit for obtaining a plurality of reference objects from the eye image and generating an eye movement direction according to the reference objects;
wherein the image processing unit selects a corresponding display area according to the eye movement direction and thereby inputs a said input password character; and
wherein after the image processing unit inputs the said input password character, the control unit automatically generates another said password menu on the display device in order for the user to determine another said input password character until a password input process is completed.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an eye-controlled password input apparatus, which comprises a display device to display a password menu, an image capturing device to capture an user'"'"'s eye region image, a memory unit to store at least one preset password and a corresponding account number, a control unit to generate the password menu according to the preset password, and an image processing unit. The image processing unit obtains a plurality of reference objects from the eye image so as to recognize the eye movement direction and to confirm password input. After input a character of the password, the display device generates another password selection menu for the user to input another password character until the password input program is completed.
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23 Claims
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1. An eye-controlled password input apparatus, comprising:
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a display device for displaying a password menu divided into a plurality of display areas located at different positions, each of said display areas corresponding to an input password character; an image capturing device for taking an eye image of a user; a memory unit for storing at least one preset password and a corresponding account number; a control unit for generating the password menu according to the preset password; and an image processing unit for obtaining a plurality of reference objects from the eye image and generating an eye movement direction according to the reference objects; wherein the image processing unit selects a corresponding display area according to the eye movement direction and thereby inputs a said input password character; and wherein after the image processing unit inputs the said input password character, the control unit automatically generates another said password menu on the display device in order for the user to determine another said input password character until a password input process is completed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An eye-controlled password input method by which a password input process is performed, comprising the steps of:
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(a) generating a password menu according to at least one preset password and a corresponding account number, and displaying the password menu on a display device, wherein the password menu is divided into a plurality of display areas located at different positions, and each of said display areas corresponds to an input password character; (b) taking an eye image of a user with an image capturing device, obtaining a plurality of reference objects from the eye image, and generating an eye movement direction according to the reference objects; (c) selecting one of the display areas according to the eye movement direction, and thereby inputting a said input password character; (d) generating automatically another said password menu in the step (c) in order for the user to determine another said input password character; and (e) repeating the steps (c) and (d) until the password input process is completed. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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