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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2015
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Masanori Iwasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Ken Hayakawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsukasa Yoshimura, Tokyo, JP;
Masakazu Yajima, Chiba, JP;
Naoto Yamaguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Tange, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 20/59 (2022.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 3/113 (2006.01); A61B 5/01 (2006.01); G02C 7/04 (2006.01); A61B 5/18 (2006.01); G02C 7/08 (2006.01); G04G 21/00 (2010.01); A61B 3/10 (2006.01); G06V 40/19 (2022.01); A61B 3/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/024 (2006.01); A61B 5/026 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01); A61H 23/02 (2006.01); A61N 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/6821 (2013.01); A61B 3/0025 (2013.01); A61B 3/10 (2013.01); A61B 3/113 (2013.01); A61B 5/01 (2013.01); A61B 5/0261 (2013.01); A61B 5/02416 (2013.01); A61B 5/02438 (2013.01); A61B 5/1116 (2013.01); A61B 5/14507 (2013.01); A61B 5/18 (2013.01); A61B 5/4809 (2013.01); A61H 23/02 (2013.01); A61N 5/0613 (2013.01); G02C 7/04 (2013.01); G02C 7/083 (2013.01); G04G 21/00 (2013.01); G06V 20/597 (2022.01); G06V 40/19 (2022.01); A61B 5/024 (2013.01); A61B 5/026 (2013.01); A61B 5/1103 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0242 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0219 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for placement in contact with an eye of a user. The device includes at least one detector for measuring at least one property, and a signal processor for determining, based on the at least one property, whether the eye of the user is closed.