Patent ID: 8610768
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: A61B,G06F,G06K

Abstract:
1. An eye detection system comprising: at least one illuminator element adapted to emit light in a direction towards the head of a user; at least one image sensor being adapted to receive light from the illuminated head of a user and repeatedly capture pictures, each being represented by a digital image frame comprising a matrix of picture elements; a plurality of eye detection units connected to said image sensor, said eye detection units being adapted to receive a selected data flow including at least one row or column of picture elements of a digital image frame, said digital frame being divided in multiple data flows, substantially in parallel from said image sensor and wherein said eye detection units are adapted to operate substantially in parallel, each eye detection unit being adapted to receive a selected data flow of the picture elements of at least one digital image frame and including an eye feature extraction module adapted to perform a eye feature extraction process on the received picture elements to identify predetermined eye features; and an eye data generating module connected to said eye detection units and being adapted to: