27th Jun 2006 10:11
Seeing Machines Limited27 June 2006 27 June 2006 SEEING MACHINES LIMITED ("Seeing Machines" or "the Company") GRANT of US PATENT Seeing Machines Limited (AIM : SEE), a leading developer of advanced computerbased imaging software systems, was advised on 26 June 2006 that the US Patentand Trademark Office had on 9 May 2006 granted a United States Patent to theCompany as follows: US 7,043,056 "Facial image processing system", Edwards, T. et al. Abstract: A method of determining an eye gaze direction of an observer isdisclosed comprising the steps of: (a) capturing at least one image of theobserver and determining a head pose angle of the observer; (b) utilising thehead pose angle to locate an expected eye position of the observer, and (c)analysing the expected eye position to locate at least one eye of the observerand observing the location of the eye to determine the gaze direction. This patent provides the foundation of the Company's core technology for headand face tracking. This technology is one aspect of the unique solutionsoffered by the Company for reliable and robust measurements of eye gazedirection in difficult real-world environments. It is therefore a crucialaspect of building tools and applications that work in the real world. Dr Nick Cerneaz, Chief Executive, commented: "This is a tremendously importantpatent for the Company, as it protects one of the core innovations of theCompany's research efforts. It is the basis of a good portion of our commercialsuccess to date and indeed our future planning. We have a pipeline of productopportunities aiming to exploit this capability and knowing that the technologyhas been protected in the important US market is highly encouraging." Details of the patent can be found here: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7043056.PN.&OS=PN/7043056&RS=PN/7043056 Enquiries: Seeing Machines Limited Insinger de Beaufort Parkgreen CommunicationsNick Cerneaz, CEO Simon Fox Justine Howarth / Victoria Thomas+61 (0) 2 6125 6501 +44 (0) 20 7190 7018 +44 (0) 20 7493 3713www.seeingmachines.com About Seeing Machines Seeing Machines is an award winning Technology Company which focuses on visionbased human machine interfaces. Formed in 2000 in Canberra, Australia, SeeingMachines' purpose is to commercialise its computer-vision across a range ofindustries and applications. Seeing Machines deliver advanced computer vision solutions for researches anddevelopers in human factors, transportation safety, computer human interaction,robotics, medical research and psychology. The flagship product faceLABTMprovides an automated and contact-free gaze and head tracking technology, itsolves the problem of observing human behaviour naturally, non-intrusively andwith a high degree of accuracy and usability. faceLABTM is a computer vision system that is able to measure the orientationand position of a human head, as well as detect blinks and estimategaze-direction. It achieves all of this completely visually through a stereocamera system connected to advanced image processing software, with noattachments required on the subject. The product is designed to allow humanfactors researchers and designers assess the interaction of an operator in anenvironment and this finds application in designing operator environments, suchas cockpits for cars, trucks, trains, and aeroplanes for instance, and otherindustrial design applications, as well as medical and psychological researchsituations. The technology also has application in monitoring automobiledrivers and if it detects drowsiness or that the driver is distracted and theirattention has been diverted from the road, an alarm can be raised to alert thedriver to either pull over and rest in the case of drowsiness or to pay moreattention to the road. faceLABTM works in real-time, enabling the behaviour of a subject to be tracked.This technology is paving the way in promoting safer driving conditions andworks to enhance the driving experience and to eliminate accidents causedthrough driver drowsiness or distraction. There are many different sectors that can benefit from this revolutionarysoftware, for which it has been developed, including: automotive; academicresearch; medicine/healthcare; defence; autostereoscopy (next generationdisplays); sport; and games. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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