Abstract: The present invention is a dynamic graphic eye-movement authentication system, comprising an image capturing device, a display device, and a control unit. The image capturing device is provided for capturing images of a user's eyes to obtain the user's gaze direction. The display device is for providing a display interface to user. The control unit has a graphic producing module, an eye-movement analyzing module, and a graphic authentication module, wherein the graphic producing module provides a plurality of dynamic graphics on the display interface, wherein the eye-movement analyzing module determines the user gaze direction according to the images of the user's eyes, wherein the graphic authentication module generates authentication-oriented input information according to the dynamic graphic selected by the user through the gaze direction and compares the authentication-oriented input information with user authentication information in an authentication database.

Abstract: A network authentication method and a system based on an eye tracking procedure are provided. An image capturing unit of a user terminal captures a face image sequence of a user, and transmits the face image sequence to a server terminal such that the server terminal executes an authentication procedure to return an authentication result. The user terminal executes an eye tracking procedure based an eye movement of the user. The user terminal transmits an emergency signal to the server terminal if the user terminal determines that an emergency mode is triggered during the eye tracking procedure.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for detecting blink are provided. After obtaining an eye image sequence of a user, a currently analyzed image and a previously captured image are obtained from the eye image sequence and reflective regions of the currently analyzed image and the previously captured image are filtered, wherein the brightness values of pixels included in the reflective regions are higher than a brightness threshold. Difference pixel amount between the currently analyzed image and the previously captured image is calculated so as to determine whether the user blinks according to the difference pixel amount.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an eye searching method and an eye state detection apparatus and an eye searching apparatus using the same. The method comprises the steps of: defining each center point of two nostrils from a face image; computing a distance D between the two center points of the two nostrils and a midpoint between the two center points of the two nostrils; determining a reference point that has a horizontal distance k1×D and a vertical distance k2×D spaced apart from the midpoint, wherein k1=1.6˜1.8, k2=1.6˜1.8; and defining a rectangle around the reference point as its center, wherein the rectangle has a width and a length greater than the width, and the rectangle surrounds the eye of the face image. Accordingly, the present invention can quickly and accurately find out a certain part of the eye from the face image.

Abstract: A device for generating signal by detecting facial movement and operating method thereof is provided, which includes: an image capture unit, and a processing unit. The image capture unit for obtaining an image series. The processing unit receives the images series from the image capture unit, wherein the processing unit includes an image background removal module, an image extracting module, and a comparator, wherein the image background removing module processes each of the image series respectively to obtain a facial image, wherein the feature location module determines a location of a pair of nostrils in the facial image, defines a mouth searching frame, and acquires a data of mouth movements through the mouth searching frame, wherein the comparator compares the data of mouth movements with predetermined facial information, and generates a designated signal according to the comparison result.

Abstract: A network authentication method and a system based on an eye tracking procedure are provided. An image capturing unit of a user terminal captures a face image sequence of a user, and transmits the face image sequence to a server terminal such that the server terminal executes an authentication procedure to return an authentication result. The user terminal executes an eye tracking procedure based an eye movement of the user. The user terminal transmits an emergency signal to the server terminal if the user terminal determines that an emergency mode is triggered during the eye tracking procedure.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for detecting blink are provided. After obtaining an eye image sequence of a user, a currently analyzed image and a previously captured image are obtained from the eye image sequence and reflective regions of the currently analyzed image and the previously captured image are filtered, wherein the brightness values of pixels included in the reflective regions are higher than a brightness threshold. Difference pixel amount between the currently analyzed image and the previously captured image is calculated so as to determine whether the user blinks according to the difference pixel amount.

Abstract: A method, an apparatus and a computer program product for positioning pupil are provided. A pupil contour is obtained from a pupil image after the pupil image is obtained. And an ellipse feature is obtained according to curvature information of the pupil contour, and then a sight direction is determined according to the ellipse feature.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for marking electronic document are provided. An image sequence of a user is captured by an image capturing unit, and an eye tracking procedure, a nod detecting procedure and a blink detecting procedure are executed for analyzing the image sequence. A first position on the electronic document where a current sightline of the user falls when the user performs a first specific action is obtained, and a marking action is executed for marking the electronic document along with a movement trajectory of the user's eyes starting from the first position. A second position on the electronic document where the current sightline falls when the user performs a second specific action is obtained, and the marking action is finished at the second position.

Abstract: The present invention provides an eye-controlled password input apparatus, which comprises a display device to display a password menu, an image capturing device to capture an user's eye region image, a memory unit to store at least one preset password and a corresponding account number, a control unit to generate the password menu according to the preset password, and an image processing unit. The image processing unit obtains a plurality of reference objects from the eye image so as to recognize the eye movement direction and to confirm password input. After input a character of the password, the display device generates another password selection menu for the user to input another password character until the password input program is completed.

Abstract: An authentication system controlled by eye open and eye closed state and a handheld control apparatus thereof are provided. The handheld control apparatus includes a shell, an image capturing unit and a processing unit. The shell has a window and is suitable for a user to hold. The image capturing unit is disposed in the shell and captures an eye area of the user through the window to obtain an image sequence. The processing unit is coupled to the image capturing unit and analyzes the image sequence to obtain eye image information of the eye area of the user. The processing unit detects an eye-open state and an eye-closed state of the user based on the eye image information, converts a plurality of the eye-open states and the eye-closed states into an blink code, and accordingly generates a control command to control a security equipment.

Abstract: The present invention provides a portable eye-controlled device, which is coupled to a security apparatus and is adapted to verify a user's authority, the portable eye-controlled device comprising: a displaying unit for displaying a password menu to perform a password entering procedure; an image-capturing unit for capturing an eye image of the user's eye; and a processing unit for analyzing the eye image to obtain an input string from the user and compare the input string with a predetermined safe password, wherein, processing unit generates a verification message to the security apparatus when the safe password matches the input string.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for marking electronic document are provided. An image sequence of a user is captured by an image capturing unit, and an eye tracking procedure, a nod detecting procedure and a blink detecting procedure are executed for analyzing the image sequence. A first position on the electronic document where a current sightline of the user falls when the user performs a first specific action is obtained, and a marking action is executed for marking the electronic document along with a movement trajectory of the user's eyes starting from the first position. A second position on the electronic document where the current sightline falls when the user performs a second specific action is obtained, and the marking action is finished at the second position.

Abstract: In duration of operating a vending machine, the vending machine can only provide a consumer with a simple service and cannot interact with the consumer. The vending machine is lack of and interactive feeling capable of catching the consumer's eyes and lets the consumer feeling novel and interesting, so that a sales volume of products cannot be raised. A vending apparatus and a product vending method of the invention can detect a consumer's operation by using a detector and a currency collecting device, and display a corresponding image on a screen according to the consumer's operation. Moreover, delivery of an actual object is in accordance with an image of object delivery, such that the consumer can smoothly feel the interactive feeling when purchasing products. Accordingly, the vending apparatus provides the consumer with a novel and interactive pattern, so as to elevate the consumer's purchase desire.

Abstract: During shopping, a customer usually needs a shop clerk to provide a consulting service for understanding product information. However, a selling approach of the shop clerk may cause the customer to feel pressure. Moreover, due to the limited space, it is impossible to lay out all products in the store for the customer's selection. An information displaying apparatus for objects and a method thereof, provided by the invention, detect an operation of the customer by a motion detector and display an interactive image corresponding to the operation by a screen for providing abundant product information. Accordingly, the information displaying apparatus displays all products and sufficient product information in a limited space, and creates a relaxing and convenient shopping environment for increasing the customer's desire to purchase.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for recording reading behavior are provided. A movement trajectory of a user's eye is tracked based on an eye-tracking procedure, so as to calculate reading time of a gazing part of an electronic document when it is detected that sight of an eye leaves the gazing part, or when it is detected that the eye keeps gazing the electronic document and reading of the gazing part is finished. And the reading time is recorded to a storage space corresponding to the gazing part.

Abstract: A playing method and an electronic apparatus are provided. The method includes analyzing an image captured from an image capturing unit to detect whether the image includes a body image; when the image including the body image is detected, calculating a relative distance between the body image and a display unit; when the relative distance is less than or equal to a preset distance, playing a special effect object in the display unit; and transforming a dynamic effect of the special effect object according to a movement information of the body image.

Abstract: A control system for a display screen, an input apparatus and a control method are provided. An image capturing unit is used to continuously capture an image toward a first side of a display apparatus, and a processing unit is used to execute an image analyzing process for the captured image. The image analyzing process includes the following steps. Whether an object enters an initial sensing space located at the first side is detected. A virtual operating plane is established according to a location of the object when the object enters the initial sensing space is detected, wherein a size of the virtual operating plane is proportioned to a size of the display screen. A movement information of the object in the virtual operating plane is detected for controlling content of the display screen through the movement information.

Abstract: A device for generating signal by detecting facial movement and operating method thereof is provided, which includes: an image capture unit, and a processing unit. The image capture unit for obtaining an image series. The processing unit receives the images series from the image capture unit, wherein the processing unit includes an image background removal module, an image extracting module, and a comparator, wherein the image background removing module processes each of the image series respectively to obtain a facial image, wherein the feature location module determines a location of a pair of nostrils in the facial image, defines a mouth searching frame, and acquires a data of mouth movements through the mouth searching frame, wherein the comparator compares the data of mouth movements with predetermined facial information, and generates a designated signal according to the comparison result.

Abstract: A monitor is utilized for installing inside an automobile to monitor a number of passengers in an automobile. The monitor includes an image capturing device, and a processing unit is connected to the image capturing device. The image capturing device successively captures a plurality of images in the automobile. The processing unit receives the images from the image capturing device to arrange an image sequence, wherein the processing unit includes an image dividing module, an image processing module, and a motion detecting module. The image dividing module divides each of the images into a plurality of recognition blocks, the image processing module compares the recognition blocks of consecutive images in the image sequence to acquire an image variance value, and the motion detecting module has a threshold value and determines the recognition blocks as a human-present condition when the image variance value surpasses the threshold value.