Abstract: A drowsy driving alarm system includes a monitoring mechanism with a camera and an indicator mechanism carrying drowsy driving software and a processor to process data received from the camera regarding drowsiness of a user of the drowsy driving alarm system. The monitoring mechanism can include at least one power source, at least one interface connection, at least one speaker, and a communication bus communicatively interconnecting elements of the monitoring mechanism. The monitoring mechanism can include at least one visual, audible, and/or physical indicator, a microphone, a transceiver, an antenna, at least one sensor and a compass. The indicator mechanism can include at least one display, at least one visual indicator, and a communication bus interconnecting elements of the indicator mechanism. The indicator mechanism can include at least one power source, and at least one interface connection. The indicator mechanism can include at least one audible and/or physical indicator.

Abstract: An eye-tracking system for displaying a video screen pointer at a point of regard of a user's gaze. The system comprises a camera focused on the user's eye; a support connected to the camera for fixing the relative position of the camera to the user's pupil; a computer having a CPU, memory, video display screen, an eye-tracking interface, and computer instructions for: segmenting the digital pixel data of the image of the eye into black and white sections based upon user selectable RGB threshold settings; determining the center of the eye based upon the segmented digital data; mapping the determined center of the eye to a pair of coordinates on the video screen; and displaying a pointer on the video display screen at the point of the regard. The processing performed by the computer includes a fine-tuning capability for positioning the cursor at point on the video screen substantially overlapping the point of regard, and a gaze activated method for selecting computer actions.