Attention level measuring apparatus and an attention level measuring system

Claim 2

An attention level measuring apparatus, comprising: an eye direction measurement unit, which is configured to input image data and to measure an eve direction of a person photographed; an attention position information calculate unit, which is configured to calculate attention position information of said person, from the eye direction measured by said eye direction measurement unit; a person-attention-level calculate unit, which is configured to calculate person-attention-level information regarding a person-attention-level parameter about an attention target of said person, with using the attention position information calculated by said attention position information calculate unit; an output control unit, which is configured to record graphic information produced upon a basis of said calculated person-attention-level information and a picture of said attention target, corresponding one to the other; and wherein the graphic information of said attention level presents a spatial distribution of the attention level.

Claim 3

An attention level measuring apparatus, comprising: an eye direction measurement unit, which is configured to input image data and to measure an eye direction of a person photographed; an attention position information calculate unit, which is configured to calculate attention position information of said person, from the eye direction measured by said eve direction measurement unit; a person-attention-level calculate unit, which is configured to calculate person-attention-level information regarding a person-attention-level parameter about an attention target of said person, with using the attention position information calculated by said attention position information calculate unit; an output control unit, which is configured to record graphic information produced upon a basis of said calculated person-attention-level information and a picture of said attention target, corresponding one to the other; and wherein the graphic information of said attention level presents an attention time-period paid onto said attention target.

Claim 4

An attention level measuring apparatus, comprising: an eye direction measurement unit, which is configured to input image data and to measure an eye direction of a person photographed; an attention position information calculate unit, which is configured to calculate attention position information of said person, from the eye direction measured by said eve direction measurement unit; a person-attention-level calculate unit, which is configured to calculate person-attention-level information regarding a person-attention-level parameter about an attention target of said person, with using the attention position information calculated by said attention position information calculate unit; an output control unit, which is configured to record graphic information produced upon a basis of said calculated person-attention-level information and a picture of said attention target, corresponding one to the other; and wherein the graphic information of said attention level presents an attention time-period paid onto said attention target.

Claim 5

An attention level measuring apparatus, comprising: an eye direction measurement unit, which is configured to input image data and to measure an eve direction of a person photographed; an attention position information calculate unit, which is configured to calculate attention position information of said person, from the eye direction measured by said eye direction measurement unit; a person-attention-level calculate unit, which is configured to calculate person-attention-level information regarding a person-attention-level parameter about an attention target of said person, with using the attention position information calculated by said attention position information calculate unit; an output control unit, which is configured to record graphic information produced upon a basis of said calculated person-attention-level information and a picture of said attention target, corresponding one to the other; and wherein the graphic information of said attention level presents a number of times paying attention onto said attention target.

Claim 6

An attention level measuring apparatus, comprising: an eye direction measurement unit, which is configured to input image data and to measure an eve direction of a person photographed; an attention position information calculate unit, which is configured to calculate attention position information of said person, from the eye direction measured by said eye direction measurement unit; a person-attention-level calculate unit, which is configured to calculate person-attention-level information regarding a person-attention-level parameter about an attention target of said person, with using the attention position information calculated by said attention position information calculate unit; an output control unit, which is configured to record graphic information produced upon a basis of said calculated person-attention-level information and a picture of said attention target, corresponding one to the other; and wherein the graphic information of said attention level presents a number of times paying attention onto said attention target.

Claim 7

An attention level measuring apparatus, comprising: an eye direction measurement unit, which is configured to input image data and to measure an eye direction of a person photographed; an attention position information calculate unit, which is configured to calculate attention position information of said person, from the eye direction measured by said eve direction measurement unit; a person-attention-level calculate unit, which is configured to calculate person-attention-level information regarding a person-attention-level parameter about an attention target of said person, with using the attention position information calculated by said attention position information calculate unit; an output control unit, which is configured to record graphic information produced upon a basis of said calculated person-attention-level information and a picture of said attention target, corresponding one to the other; and wherein as graphic information of said attention target there is used an image data of said attention target.

Claim 8

An attention level measuring apparatus, comprising: an eye direction measurement unit, which is configured to input image data and to measure an eye direction of a person photographed; an attention position information calculate unit, which is configured to calculate attention position information of said person, from the eye direction measured by said eve direction measurement unit; a person-attention-level calculate unit, which is configured to calculate person-attention-level information regarding a person-attention-level parameter about an attention target of said person, with using the attention position information calculated by said attention position information calculate unit; an output control unit, which is configured to record graphic information produced upon a basis of said calculated person-attention-level information and a picture of said attention target, corresponding one to the other; and wherein as graphic information of said attention target there is used an image data of said attention target.

Claim 9

An attention level measuring apparatus, comprising: an eye direction measurement unit, which is configured to input image data and to measure an eve direction of a person photographed; an attention position information calculate unit, which is configured to calculate attention position information of said person, from the eve direction measured by said eye direction measurement unit; a person-attention-level calculate unit, which is configured to calculate person-attention-level information regarding a person-attention-level parameter about an attention target of said person, with using the attention position information calculated by said attention position information calculate unit; an output control unit, which is configured to record graphic information produced upon a basis of said calculated person-attention-level information and a picture of said attention target, corresponding one to the other; and wherein as graphic information of said attention target there is used a picture memorized in advance.

Claim 10

An attention level measuring apparatus, comprising: an eye direction measurement unit, which is configured to input image data and to measure an eve direction of a person photographed; an attention position information calculate unit, which is configured to calculate attention position information of said person, from the eve direction measured by said eye direction measurement unit; a person-attention-level calculate unit, which is configured to calculate person-attention-level information regarding a person-attention-level parameter about an attention target of said person, with using the attention position information calculated by said attention position information calculate unit; an output control unit, which is configured to record graphic information produced upon a basis of said calculated person-attention-level information and a picture of said attention target, corresponding one to the other; and wherein as graphic information of said attention target there is used a picture memorized in advance.

Claim 11

An attention level measuring apparatus, comprising: an eye direction measurement unit, which is configured to input image data and to measure an eye direction of a person photographed; an attention position information calculate unit, which is configured to calculate attention position information of said person, from the eve direction measured by said eye direction measurement unit; a person-attention-level calculate unit, which is configured to calculate person-attention-level information regarding a person-attention-level parameter about an attention target of said person, with using the attention position information calculated by said attention position information calculate unit; an output control unit, which is configured to record graphic information produced upon a basis of said calculated person-attention-level information and a picture of said attention target, corresponding one to the other; and wherein the graphic information of said attention level includes a portion permeating a background picture therethrough.

Claim 12

An attention level measuring apparatus, comprising: an eye direction measurement unit, which is configured to input image data and to measure an eye direction of a person photographed; an attention position information calculate unit, which is configured to calculate attention position information of said person, from the eve direction measured by said eye direction measurement unit; a person-attention-level calculate unit, which is configured to calculate person-attention-level information regarding a person-attention-level parameter about an attention target of said person, with using the attention position information calculated by said attention position information calculate unit; an output control unit, which is configured to record graphic information produced upon a basis of said calculated person-attention-level information and a picture of said attention target, corresponding one to the other; and wherein the graphic information of said attention level includes a portion permeating a background picture therethrough.

Claim 13

An attention level measuring apparatus, comprising: an eye direction measurement unit, which is configured to input image data and to measure an eye direction of a person photographed; an attention position information calculate unit, which is configured to calculate attention position information of said person, from the eye direction measured by said eye direction measurement unit; a person-attention-level calculate unit, which is configured to calculate person-attention-level information regarding a person-attention-level parameter about an attention target of said person, with using the attention position information calculated by said attention position information calculate unit; an output control unit, which is configured to record graphic information produced upon a basis of said calculated person-attention-level information and a picture of said attention target, corresponding one to the other; and wherein the picture of said attention target presents plural number of the attention targets thereon, and the graphic information of said attention level presents the attention level information, each corresponding to said plural numbers of attention targets, wherein said graphic information is displayed corresponding to a position corresponding to each of said attention targets, which are indicated on the pictures of said attention targets.

Claim 14

An attention level measuring apparatus, comprising: an eye direction measurement unit, which is configured to input image data and to measure an eye direction of a person photographed; an attention position information calculate unit, which is configured to calculate attention position information of said person, from the eye direction measured by said eye direction measurement unit; a person-attention-level calculate unit, which is configured to calculate person-attention-level information regarding a person-attention-level parameter about an attention target of said person, with using the attention position information calculated by said attention position information calculate unit; an output control unit, which is configured to record graphic information produced upon a basis of said calculated person-attention-level information and a picture of said attention target, corresponding one to the other; and wherein the picture of said attention target presents plural number of the attention targets thereon, and the graphic information of said attention level presents the attention level information, each corresponding to said plural numbers of attention targets, wherein said graphic information is displayed corresponding to a position corresponding to each of said attention targets, which are indicated on the pictures of said attention targets.

Claim 15

An attention level measuring apparatus, comprising: an eye direction measurement unit, which is configured to input image data and to measure an eye direction of a person photographed; an attention position information calculate unit, which is configured to calculate attention position information of said person, from the eye direction measured by said eye direction measurement unit; a person-attention-level calculate unit, which is configured to calculate person-attention-level information regarding a person-attention-level parameter about an attention target of said person, with using the attention position information calculated by said attention position information calculate unit; an output control unit, which is configured to record graphic information produced upon a basis of said calculated person-attention-level information and a picture of said attention target, corresponding one to the other; and wherein the graphic information of said attention level is a graph for showing the attention level.

Claim 16

An attention level measuring apparatus, comprising: an eye direction measurement unit, which is configured to input image data and to measure an eye direction of a person photographed; an attention position information calculate unit, which is configured to calculate attention position information of said person, from the eye direction measured by said eye direction measurement unit; a person-attention-level calculate unit, which is configured to calculate person-attention-level information regarding a person-attention-level parameter about an attention target of said person, with using the attention position information calculated by said attention position information calculate unit; an output control unit, which is configured to record graphic information produced upon a basis of said calculated person-attention-level information and a picture of said attention target, corresponding one to the other; and wherein the graphic information of said attention level is a graph for showing the attention level.

Claim 17

The attention level measurement apparatus, as described in the claim 8 , wherein said graph is a two-dimension graph.

Claim 18

An attention level measuring apparatus, comprising: an eye direction measurement unit, which is configured to input image data and to measure an eve direction of a person photographed; an attention position information calculate unit, which is configured to calculate attention position information of said person, from the eye direction measured by said eye direction measurement unit; a person-attention-level calculate unit, which is configured to calculate person-attention-level information regarding a person-attention-level parameter about an attention target of said person, with using the attention position information calculated by said attention position information calculate unit; an output control unit, which is configured to record graphic information produced upon a basis of said calculated person-attention-level information and a picture of said attention target, corresponding one to the other; and wherein the graphic information of said attention level is renewed at a predetermined period.

Claim 19

An attention level measuring apparatus, comprising: an eye direction measurement unit, which is configured to input image data and to measure an eve direction of a person photographed; an attention position information calculate unit, which is configured to calculate attention position information of said person, from the eye direction measured by said eye direction measurement unit; a person-attention-level calculate unit, which is configured to calculate person-attention-level information regarding a person-attention-level parameter about an attention target of said person, with using the attention position information calculated by said attention position information calculate unit; an output control unit, which is configured to record graphic information produced upon a basis of said calculated person-attention-level information and a picture of said attention target, corresponding one to the other; and wherein the graphic information of said attention level is renewed at a predetermined period.

Claim 20

An attention level measuring apparatus, comprising: an eye direction measurement unit, which is configured to input image data and to measure an eve direction of a person photographed; an attention position information calculate unit, which is configured to calculate attention position information of said person, from the eye direction measured by said eye direction measurement unit; a person-attention-level calculate unit, which is configured to calculate person-attention-level information regarding a person-attention-level parameter about an attention target of said person, with using the attention position information calculated by said attention position information calculate unit; an output control unit, which is configured to record graphic information produced upon a basis of said calculated person-attention-level information and a picture of said attention target, corresponding one to the other; and wherein the graphic information of said attention level presents a magnitude of the attention level with using distinction of gradation of a color.

Claim 21

An attention level measuring apparatus, comprising: an eye direction measurement unit, which is configured to input image data and to measure an eve direction of a person photographed; an attention position information calculate unit, which is configured to calculate attention position information of said person, from the eye direction measured by said eye direction measurement unit; a person-attention-level calculate unit, which is configured to calculate person-attention-level information regarding a person-attention-level parameter about an attention target of said person, with using the attention position information calculated by said attention position information calculate unit; an output control unit, which is configured to record graphic information produced upon a basis of said calculated person-attention-level information and a picture of said attention target, corresponding one to the other; and wherein the graphic information of said attention level presents a magnitude of the attention level with using distinction of gradation of a color.

Claim 22

An attention level measuring apparatus, comprising: an eye direction measurement unit, which is configured to input image data and to measure an eye direction of a person photographed; an attention position information calculate unit, which is configured to calculate attention position information of said person, from the eye direction measured by said eye direction measurement unit; a person-attention-level calculate unit, which is configured to calculate person-attention-level information regarding a person-attention-level parameter about an attention target of said person, with using the attention position information calculated by said attention position information calculate unit; an output control unit, which is configured to record graphic information produced upon a basis of said calculated person-attention-level information and a picture of said attention target, corresponding one to the other; and wherein the graphic information of said attention level is presented by a color differing depending on a magnitude of the attention level.

Claim 23

An attention level measuring apparatus, comprising: an eye direction measurement unit, which is configured to input image data and to measure an eye direction of a person photographed; an attention position information calculate unit, which is configured to calculate attention position information of said person, from the eye direction measured by said eye direction measurement unit; a person-attention-level calculate unit, which is configured to calculate person-attention-level information regarding a person-attention-level parameter about an attention target of said person, with using the attention position information calculated by said attention position information calculate unit; an output control unit, which is configured to record graphic information produced upon a basis of said calculated person-attention-level information and a picture of said attention target, corresponding one to the other; and wherein the graphic information of said attention level is presented by a color differing depending on a magnitude of the attention level.

Claim 24

An attention level measuring apparatus, comprising: an eye direction measurement unit, which is configured to input image data and to measure an eye direction of a person photographed; an attention position information calculate unit, which is configured to calculate attention position information of said person, from the eye direction measured by said eye direction measurement unit; a person-attention-level calculate unit, which is configured to calculate person-attention-level information regarding a person-attention-level parameter about an attention target of said person, with using the attention position information calculated by said attention position information calculate unit; an output control unit, which is configured to record graphic information produced upon a basis of said calculated person-attention-level information and a picture of said attention target, corresponding one to the other; and wherein a table produced upon a basis of the person-attention-level information calculated is displayed, in addition thereto.

Claim 25

An attention level measuring apparatus, comprising: an eye direction measurement unit, which is configured to input image data and to measure an eye direction of a person photographed; an attention position information calculate unit, which is configured to calculate attention position information of said person, from the eye direction measured by said eye direction measurement unit; a person-attention-level calculate unit, which is configured to calculate person-attention-level information regarding a person-attention-level parameter about an attention target of said person, with using the attention position information calculated by said attention position information calculate unit; an output control unit, which is configured to record graphic information produced upon a basis of said calculated person-attention-level information and a picture of said attention target, corresponding one to the other; and wherein a table produced upon a basis of the person-attention-level information calculated is displayed, in addition thereto.

Claim 26

An attention level measuring system, comprising: an image pickup unit, which is configured to photograph a person; an attention level measurement unit, which is connected to said image pickup unit; and an output unit, which is connected to said attention level measurement unit, and configured to output a measurement result of the attention level measurement unit as information being visually recognizable, wherein said attention level measurement unit includes: an eye direction measurement unit, which is configured to input image data and to measure an eye direction of a person photographed; an attention position information calculate unit, which is configured to calculate attention position information of said person, from the eye direction measured by said eye direction measurement unit; a person-attention-level calculate unit, which is configured to calculate person-attention-level information regarding a person-attention-level parameter about an attention target of said person, with using the attention position information calculated by said attention position information calculate unit; and an output control unit, which is configured to record graphic information produced upon a basis of said calculated person-attention-level information and a picture of said attention target, corresponding one to the other; and an image pickup unit, which is connected to said attention level measurement unit and configured to photograph the measuring target of attention level.

Claim 27

An attention level measuring system, comprising: an image pickup unit, which is configured to photograph a person; an attention level measurement unit, which is connected to said image pickup unit; and an output unit, which is connected to said attention level measurement unit, and configured to output a measurement result of the attention level measurement unit as information being visually recognizable, wherein said attention level measurement unit includes: an eye direction measurement unit, which is configured to input image data and to measure an eye direction of a person photographed; an attention position information calculate unit, which is configured to calculate attention position information of said person, from the eye direction measured by said eye direction measurement unit; a person-attention-level calculate unit, which is configured to calculate person-attention-level information regarding a person-attention-level parameter about an attention target of said person, with using the attention position information calculated by said attention position information calculate unit; and an output control unit, which is configured to record graphic information produced upon a basis of said calculated person-attention-level information and a picture of said attention target, corresponding one to the other; and an image pickup unit, which is connected to said attention level measurement unit and configured to photograph the measuring target of attention level.

Claim 28

The attention level measuring system, as described in the claim 14 , further comprising: a person position measurement unit, which is connected to said attention level measurement unit and configured to measure a position of the person.

Claim 29

An attention level measuring system, comprising: an image pickup unit, which is configured to photograph a person; an attention level measurement unit, which is connected to said image pickup unit; an advertisement display unit; an advertisement control unit, which is configured to control said advertisement display unit; and an advertisement display unit, which is connected to said advertisement control unit; wherein said attention level measurement unit includes: an eye direction measurement unit, which is configured to input image data and to measure an eye direction of a person photographed; an attention position information calculate unit, which is configured to calculate attention position information of said person, from the eye direction measured by said eve direction measurement unit; a person-attention-level calculate unit, which is configured to calculate person-attention-level information regarding a person-attention-level parameter about an attention target of said person, with using the attention position information calculated by said attention position information calculate unit; wherein said advertisement control unit changes display contents on said advertisement display unit, upon a basis of said attention level information; and wherein said person-attention-level information is calculated with using a probability distribution of the attention position, which is calculated upon a basis of the eye direction measured.

Claim 30

An attention level measuring system, comprising: an image pickup unit, which is configured to photograph a person; an attention level measurement unit, which is connected to said image pickup unit; an advertisement display unit; an advertisement control unit, which is configured to control said advertisement display unit; and an advertisement display unit, which is connected to said advertisement control unit; wherein said attention level measurement unit includes: an eye direction measurement unit, which is configured to input image data and to measure an eye direction of a person photographed; an attention position information calculate unit, which is configured to calculate attention position information of said person, from the eye direction measured by said eve direction measurement unit; a person-attention-level calculate unit, which is configured to calculate person-attention-level information regarding a person-attention-level parameter about an attention target of said person, with using the attention position information calculated by said attention position information calculate unit; wherein said advertisement control unit changes display contents on said advertisement display unit, upon a basis of said attention level information; and wherein said person-attention-level information is calculated with using a probability distribution of the attention position, which is calculated upon a basis of the eye direction measured.