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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2007
Miki Matsuoka, Osaka, JP;
Tanichi Ando, Komaki, JP;
Miki Matsuoka, Osaka, JP;
Tanichi Ando, Komaki, JP;
OMRON Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a monitoring device, monitoring method, control device, control method, and program that use information on a face direction or gaze direction of a person to cause a device to perform processing in accordance with a movement or status of the person. A target detectordetects a target object. A face direction/gaze direction detectordetects a face direction and gaze direction of a person, determines a movement or status of the person on the basis of the relationship between the detected target object and the face direction or gaze direction of the person, and notifies face direction/gaze direction information using portions-to-of a result of the determination. The face direction/gaze direction information using portions-to-cause the device to execute predetermined processing on the basis of the result of the determination. The present invention can be applied to, for example, an on-vehicle system.