Abstract: An optical apparatus including a first detection mechanism for detecting a corneal image reflected by a cornea of an eye and detecting information defining a refraction of spectacles, and a second detection mechanism for detecting the rotation amount of the eye using the detected corneal image of the eye and the information defining the refraction of the spectacles.

Abstract: An optical apparatus including a detecting unit for detecting sight line direction of a human eye, a correcting data forming unit, electrically connected to the detecting unit, for forming correcting data as to personal difference of a human eye, a visual mark presenting unit electrically coupled to the correcting data forming unit for presenting a plurality of focus point detecting frames for sampling correcting data at different positions in a visual field and being capable of flickering and lighting without flickering, and a control unit for controlling the apparatus on the basis of the sight line direction and the correcting data.

Abstract: An apparatus for using correction data to correct for personal differences, to provide sight line information. The apparatus includes an image sensor for photographing an eyeball, a pupil diameter determination device for determining a pupil diameter of the eyeball in accordance with an output of the image sensor and a changing device for changing the correction data on the basis of the pupil diameter determined by the pupil diameter determination device.

Abstract: A visual axis controllable optical apparatus, which is used in different postures. The optical apparatus includes a light detecting device for receiving light reflected by an eye, and detecting the intensity distribution of the received light, a storage device for storing personal data associated with a personal difference of the eye in correspondence with the different postures and a visual axis detecting device for detecting a visual axis. The visual axis detecting device detects the position of the visual axis using the personal data stored in the storage device corresponding to the posture of the optical apparatus, and the intensity distribution detected by the light detecting device.

Abstract: An optical apparatus for detecting rotation of an eyeball of an observer to provide sight line information, including an optical unit for imaging light flux from the eye of the observer, an image sensor for receiving light flux from the optical unit, and a control unit for designating a read-out region for the image sensor and reading out information from the read-out region.

Abstract: There is disclosed an apparatus including an illuminating unit for illuminating an eyeball, a light-receiving unit for receiving light reflected by the eyeball to measure the state of an anterior eye portion, and a holding unit for holding the illuminating unit and the light-receiving unit. The apparatus can be easily assembled, and optical characteristics are properly determined to accurately detect the state of the anterior eye portion.

Abstract: An optical device having a line of sight detection circuit, includes a line of sight detection circuit for detecting the line of sight of a user, a display member for displaying the position of the line of sight detected by the line of sight detection circuit, an operation unit which can operate in a plurality of operation modes on the basis of information of the line of sight detected by the line of sight detection circuit. The display member changes the display mode for the line of sight position in accordance with the operation mode of the operation unit.

Abstract: A gazing point detecting device is provided with means for receiving light reflected by an observer's eye and providing an electrical signal, first means for forming gazing axis information regarding the direction of the observer's gazing axis on the basis of the electrical signal, and second means for selecting on the basis of the gazing axis information the direction of the gazing axis which has been pointed to for the longest time of a predetermined unit time or the direction of the gazing axis which is highest in frequency, and forming a signal indicative of the observer's gazing point.

Abstract: A sight line detecting device includes a controller operable in a sight line information using mode for controlling an optical apparatus for use in accordance with sight line information, and usable in a sight line information prohibiting mode for controlling the apparatus without using the sight line information. A selector selects either mode for controlling the optical apparatus.

Abstract: A focus adjusting apparatus which includes a focus detection device for independently detecting focus states of N different regions in a scene. The apparatus includes a selection circuit and a focus adjustment circuit. The selection circuit simultaneously selects, among the N regions, an arbitrary number of regions, the arbitrary number being less than N, and the selection circuit setting, among the N regions which are all selectable, a first number and a second number, different from the first number, of regions as regions simultaneously selected. The focus adjustment circuit performs focus adjustment on the basis of the focus states independently detected in the regions set by the selection circuit.

Abstract: A visual axis detection apparatus including a correction data storage section to store the correction data to correct errors in the detected visual information; an individual variation correction data detection system to detect the individual variation data related to the visual axis of an observer; a correction data updating section to update the correction data on the basis of the new individual variation data detected by the individual variation detection system and the correction data stored in the correction data storage section; and a visual axis correction section to correct the detected visual axis by use of the correction data updated by the correction data updating section and stored in the correction data storage section. The apparatus adds a weight to the already stored correction data in accordance with the individual variation data when obtaining individual variation data anew, and uses this weighted data as the correction data.

Abstract: An apparatus having an irradiation device for irradiating the eye of an observer; a sensor having a number of pixels with a set pitch; an image forming optical unit for imaging light reflected by the eye onto the sensor; and an electronic circuit for making a signal denoting the direction of the line of sight of the eye in accordance with an output from the sensor, wherein the relationship expressed by Pitch X/.beta.<0.41 mm is satisfied when an assumption is made that the image forming magnification of the image forming unit is .beta. and the pitch of the pixels of the sensor is Pitch X so that accuracy in detecting the line of sight of the eye is improved.

Abstract: This invention relates to an optical apparatus with a visual axis detection function. The apparatus having finder means for observing an object, and visual axis detection means for detecting a visual axis position of an observer who looks into a field of view of a finder comprises a visual axis input index which is arranged in the field of view of the finder means, visual axis input means for executing a predetermined function selected when the visual axis detection means detects that the visual axis of the observer is located on or near the visual axis input index and selection means for causing the observer to select the predetermined function to be executed by said visual axis input means from a plurality of functions.

Abstract: An optical apparatus detects a visual point of an observer, and reduces the visual axis detection error due to anatomical differences between people, such as the difference in the size of the eye. The apparatus sequentially displays a plurality of marks in a finder, and can calculate a precise visual point position on the basis of errors between the calculated visual point position and the marks when the observer sequentially watches these marks.

Abstract: A camera is provided having a line-of-sight detecting device for detecting a line of sight of an observer, photometric means for detecting luminances of subareas into which a luminance detection area is partitioned, a selecting means for selecting a specific subarea from the plurality of subareas on the basis of information on the line of sight detected by the line-of-sight detecting means, and a calculating means for weighting the luminances of the plurality of subareas on the basis of the specific subarea selected by the selecting means.

Abstract: An apparatus for detecting information of an eye of a person includes a light illuminating unit for illuminating the eye of the person with light from a plurality of different positions, a photoelectrical changing device for detecting light reflected from the eye, and a controlling device for controlling the light illuminating unit in accordance with whether or not the person is wearing spectacles.

Abstract: In a device for detecting the line of sight of the observer, when the detection of the line of sight is identified as having failed, the detection is effected again with a variation in the output signal of the eyeball image or in the detection threshold value for detecting the feature points of the reflected image, thereby improving the precision and the rate of success of the detection of the line of sight. The variation in the image output signal is achieve by (1) a variation in the charge accumulating time, (2) a variation in the amplification characteristics of the image sensor, (3) a variation in the current of the illuminating infrared light-emitting diodes, and/or (4) a variation in the positions of the illuminating infrared light-emitting diodes.

Abstract: View point detecting apparatus wherein first and subsequent view point data are compared includes state detecting structure for detecting the state of an observer's view point. Circuitry is provided for determining, when amounts of a variation between a first view point information and a subsequent view point information exceed a predetermined value, that the first view point information is effective. Preferably, structure is also provided for adjusting a photo-taking lens on the basis of the first view point information.

Abstract: An apparatus for detecting the visual axis of an observer in accordance with light reflected by a photo-sensor by illuminating an eye of the observer includes a controller means for controlling the accumulation time of the photo-sensor or a quantity of light emitted by a light projector so that the reflected light is sufficient to permit the detection of the visual axis.

Abstract: A camera includes a finder for inspecting an object, a illuminator for illuminating an operator's eye by which the operator looks in at the finder means, a condensing optical system for condensing a reflected light from the operator's eye, a photoelectric converter for receiving the condensed reflected light, calculator for calculating a direction of a visual axis of the operator's eye on the basis of an output of the photoelectric converter, and a condition setter operable in response to the result of the calculation of the calculator for setting photographing conditions of the camera.