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Optical apparatus equipped with sight line detector

US5579079A · kind A · utility

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29Claims
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Filing dateApr 19, 1995
Grant dateNov 26, 1996
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Expiry dateApr 19, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03B2213/025
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus for detecting information of an eye of a person includes a light illuminating unit for illuminating the eye of the person with light from a plurality of different positions, a photoelectrical changing device for detecting light reflected from the eye, and a controlling device for controlling the light illuminating unit in accordance with whether or not the person is wearing spectacles.

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