Attention detection
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1. An attention detection system comprising:
- at least one first sensor device, located at a host wearer, for generating a host perspective signal relating to attention clues indicative of the attention of the host wearer to an observer; and
at least one second sensor device, located at the observer, for generating an observer perspective signal relating to attention clues indicative of the attention of the observer to the host wearer; and
a portable attention detector for receiving the host perspective and the observer perspective signals and for determining a situation of raised attention of said host wearer from said received host perspective signal and said received observer perspective signal.
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Abstract
An attention detection system comprises a portable attention detection module for receiving attention clues of a host person. The attention clues are generated from a self perspective of the host. Attention clues of the host person generated from an observer perspective are received. A sensor device generates signals relating to the attention clue signals of the self perspective. At least one sensor generates signals relating to the attention clue signals of the observer perspective. The attention detection module determines a situation of raised attention of the host wearer from the self perspective attention clues and the received observer perspective attention clues.
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1. An attention detection system comprising:
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at least one first sensor device, located at a host wearer, for generating a host perspective signal relating to attention clues indicative of the attention of the host wearer to an observer; and at least one second sensor device, located at the observer, for generating an observer perspective signal relating to attention clues indicative of the attention of the observer to the host wearer; and a portable attention detector for receiving the host perspective and the observer perspective signals and for determining a situation of raised attention of said host wearer from said received host perspective signal and said received observer perspective signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of capturing images using at least one camera device, said method comprising:
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detecting an attention clue exhibited by at least one first animate object from the perspective of a host second animate object carrying said at least one camera device, said attention clue being captured by said at least one camera device and indicating that the first animate object pays attention to the second animate object; detecting an attention clue of said second animate object from an observer perspective of the at least one first animate object external of said second animate object; activating said at least one camera device so it captures an image of a subject related to the at least one first animate object in response to detection of said attention clues of the first and second animate objects. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A device for observing at least one first animate object comprising:
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an interface for interfacing with at least one sensor device for deriving a first signal indicative of an attention state of the first animate object; a receiver for a sensor signal representing aspects of body language of the first animate object, the aspects being observed from a position external of said first animate object; and an analyzer for determining from said first signal and said sensor signal at least one attention clue related to a second animate object observing the first animate object; and a transmitter for transmitting the attention clue signals. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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33. An attention detection component for determining a level of attention of a host wearer, said component comprising:
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a self perspective attention analyzer for analyzing attention clues of the host wearer toward an observer; and an observer perspective attention analyzer for analyzing attention clues of the observer toward the host wearer from an observed perspective of the host wearer; wherein the self and observer perspective attention analyzers determine from the attention clues a level of interest of the host wearer, the attention detection component being operable for analyzing said attention clues in a self perspective mode, in which said attention clues relate to the host wearer. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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36. A computer readable storage medium storing a computer program for causing a computer to perform steps comprising:
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analyzing a plurality of sensor signals representing attention clues collected from a self perspective of a first animate object toward a second animate object, and attention clues from the second animate object toward the first animate object collected from an observed perspective of said first animate object, and determining from said sensor signals and collected attention clues, a behavioral mode of the first animate object; and generating an image capture Trigger signal for triggering an image capture device to capture image data, in response to said sensed behavioral mode of said first animate object.
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37. An attention detection system comprising:
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a portable attention detector for receiving attention clues toward an observer generated from a self perspective of a host wearer of said attention detector; an animate object observing device for observing said host wearer from an observer perspective of the observer external of said host wearer and determining attention clues of said host wearer from said observer perspective externally of said host wearer; said attention detector being capable of determining a situation of raised attention of said host wearer from said self perspective attention clues, and said received observer perspective attention clues.
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38. A system for detecting the attention level of a first animate object comprising:
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a first sensor for generating a first signal relating to the attention level of the first animate object to a second animate object from the perspective of the first animate object; a second sensor for generating a second signal relating to the attention level toward the first animate object from a perspective of the second animate object; and a processor for determining that the first animate object has a raised attention level in response to the first and second signals. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A method of detecting an attention level of a first animate object comprising:
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sensing a first attention level of the first animate object toward a second animate object from the perspective of the first animate object; sensing a second attention level to the first animate object from a perspective of the second animate object; and determining that the first animate object has a raised attention level in response to the sensed first and second attention levels. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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