Patent ID: 8861779
Filing Date: 2014-10-14
Classification: G06K,G10L

Abstract:
1. A method for automatically, in particular electronically, evaluating a dialogue between at least two persons, comprising: receiving a video data stream showing the at least two persons at least partially, and analyzing the video data stream to determine whether a visual interaction between the at least two persons occurs during the dialogue, comprising determining whether the at least two persons look at each other by detecting the position of at least a portion of an iris of an eye of each of the at least two persons, and analyzing movement of the at least a portion of the iris of the eye for each of the at least two persons to determine whether the movements of the eyes of the at least two persons are in a synchronized state with each other, wherein analyzing the movements includes analyzing the movement of the at least a portion of the iris into one of the six directions of the eye: upper left, upper right, left, right, downwards left and downwards right, to determine if the movements of the eyes of the at least two persons are in the synchronized state.