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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2006
Shunji Ota, Kasugai, JP;
Shunji Ota, Kasugai, JP;
OMRON Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
The present invention enables a user's movement indicating his or her intention to be recognized easily and accurately. On the basis of image data taken by a camera, a face direction detecting sectionsenses the direction of a user's face and a line-of-sight sensing sectionsenses the direction of the user's line of sight. When the user's face is directed downward, while the user's line of sight is directed upward with respect to the face direction, a nod recognizing sectionrecognizes that the user has nodded. When the user's face is directed rightward or leftward, while the user's line of sight is directed in a direction laterally opposite to the face direction, a head shake recognizing sectionrecognizes that the user has shaken his or her head. The present invention is applicable to an intention checking apparatus that checks the driver's intention.