LIP READING INPUT DEVICE, LIP READING INPUT METHOD AND LIP READING INPUT PROGRAM

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lip reading input device which enables character input with a high recognition rate by using a lip reading technique. ! SOLUTION: A lip reading input device which recognizes each character of Japanese characters from motion patterns of a person's lip to turn it into an input character comprises: a lip reading pattern storage part which stores image data of lip motion patterns corresponding to at least vowel characters of Japanese; lip reading means which recognizes a character corresponding to the motion pattern of the person's lip with pattern matching processing between the motion pattern of the person's lip imaged by a camera part and the motion pattern of the lip stored in the lip reading pattern storage part; auxiliary operation recognition means which recognizes an auxiliary operation for selecting and designating each of consonant characters of Japanese; and lip reading result output means which makes a lip reading result by determining input characters on the bas