Smartphone Blink Monitor

摘要

An application is employed on a smartphone which is adapted for vision processing of the user's face, in particular being adapted to detect when the user blinks. Other facial expressions may likewise be analyzed and detected. Occurrences of blinking and possibly various other facial expressions are logged, locally and/or to a remote server in communication with the application.

主权项

1. A diagnostic method for detection of the occurrence of blinking in a subject, consisting of the steps:
a. capturing a subject's facial features over a period of time by means of a camera; b. analyzing said facial features to detect episodes of blinking by means of image analysis; c. storing contextual information pertaining to said episodes.