Vehicular eye-controlled device having illumination light source

• US 8,699,870 B2
• Filed: 03/29/2012
• Issued: 04/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Utechzone Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Utechzone Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Lin, Po-Tsung, Lai, Ming-Chen, Tsai, Hung-Ju, Tang, Yu-Ling
• Primary Examiner(s): BLACKMAN, ROCHELLE ANN J
• Application Number:
  US13/434,036
• Publication Number:
  US 20130259460A1
• Time in Patent Office: 747 Days
• Field of Search: 396/155, 396/429, 396/51, 340/439, 340/937, 382/117
• US Class Current: 396/155
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/163 by tracking eye movement, gaze, or pupil change
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/18 for vehicle drivers or machine operators
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 15/03 Combinations of cameras with lighting apparatus; Flash units
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/06 indicating a condition of sleep, e.g. anti-dozing alarms

Abstract

A vehicular eye-controlled device having an illumination light source essentially includes a first body and a second body which are independent and separate. The first body has an electronic component disposed therein and required for operation and a photographic unit exposed therefrom for capturing an image of a driver. The second body is disposed in the vicinity of the first body and includes an illumination unit for providing illumination required for eye-controlled operation. The illumination unit and the photographic unit are separated by a distance of at least 5 cm.

Claims

1. A vehicular eye-controlled device having an illumination light source, comprising:

a first casing having an electronic component disposed therein, a photographic unit exposed from a side of the first casing for capturing an image of a driver'"'"'s eyeballs and transmitting the image to the electronic component for performing image computation, and a control button exposed from the side of the first casing for turning on or off power to the vehicular eye-controlled device; and

a second casing disposed in vicinity of the first casing and equipped with an illumination unit that comprises a first illumination unit and a second illumination unit for providing illumination to the driver'"'"'s eyeballs to produce light spots, wherein the illumination unit and the photographic unit of the first casing are separated by 5 cm.

2. The vehicular eye-controlled device of claim 1, further comprising a sound generating unit disposed at the first casing for generating a sound.

3. The vehicular eye-controlled device of claim 1, further comprising an alert unit disposed at the second casing for giving an alert based on a command.

4. The vehicular eye-controlled device of claim 1, further comprising a transmission line connected to the first casing for transmitting data to and from outside.

5. The vehicular eye-controlled device of claim 1, wherein a transmission line for interconnect is disposed between the first casing and the second casing to enable data transmission operation.

6. The vehicular eye-controlled device of claim 1, wherein the first casing comprises a wireless communication unit for transmitting data by means of wireless transmission.