Title:
微睡み検出方法及び装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2011523867
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a method of detecting a microsleep event in a subject. The method includes determining a number of eye openness factors by measuring a number of distances between an upper eyelid and a lower eyelid of at least one eye over a time period. Graphical representations of the eye openness factors are then generated. Changes in the eye openness factors over the time period are correlated with a reference eye closure pattern indicative of the microsleep event. Also disclosed is a microsleep event detection device.
Inventors:
Bruno Farvos
Application Number:
JP2011510790A
Publication Date:
August 25, 2011
Filing Date:
May 27, 2009
Export Citation:
Assignee:
EFFECTIVE CONTROL TRANSPORT, INC.
International Classes:
A61B5/11; A61B3/10; A61B3/113; A61B5/0476; A61B5/0488; A61B5/18; G08B21/06; G08G1/16
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2007312824A | 2007-12-06 | |||
| JPH07249197A | 1995-09-26 | |||
| JP2008077189A | 2008-04-03 | |||
| JP2008065776A | 2008-03-21 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Takuji Yamada
Mitsuo Tanaka
Mikio Takeuchi
Mitsuo Tanaka
Mikio Takeuchi