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US 10,592,740 · App. 15/519,568 · Granted Mar 17, 2020

Control system, information processing device, control method, and program

Inventors: Takashi Abe (Tokyo, JP); Takeo Tsukamoto (Tokyo, JP); Shuichi Konami (Chiba, JP); Tomoyuki Ito (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,592,740
App. No.
15/519,568
Filed
Apr 17, 2017
Granted
Mar 17, 2020
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2668
USPC
382/117
Abstract

[Object] To provide a control system, an information processing device, a control method, and a program capable of capturing a clear iris image having no reflected light of illumination without interfering with a user's field of view. [Solution] A control system including: an illumination section configured to irradiate any one of left and right eyes with light; an imaging section configured to image the other eye different from the one of the left and right eyes; and a control section configured to perform control to cause the imaging section to image the other eye while the illumination section is irradiating the one of the left and right eyes with light.

Claims (36)

1. A control system comprising:

circuitry configured to:

irradiate one of left and right eyes with light from a light source included in eyeglasses;

image the other eye different from the one of the left and right eyes;

perform control to cause the imaging of the other eye during the irradiation of the one of the left and right eyes with the light;

compare a pupil size in a captured image to a target pupil size;

increase a light amount of the light source included in the eyeglasses if the pupil size is greater than the target pupil size; and

decrease the light amount of the light source included in the eyeglasses if the pupil size is smaller than the target pupil size.

2. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to recognize an iris image from a captured image.

3. The control system according to claim 2 , Wherein the circuitry is further configured to

detect a size of a pupil recognized from the captured image, and

perform illumination control to acquire a target pupil size in accordance with the detected pupil size.

4. The control system according to claim 3 , wherein in a case where the detected pupil size is greater than the target pupil size, the circuitry performs illumination control to turn up an illuminance.

5. The control system according to claim 3 , wherein in a case where the detected pupil size is less than the target pupil size, the circuitry performs illumination control to turn down an illuminance.

6. The control system according to claim 2 , wherein the circuitry performs control to store an iris code based on the recognized iris image, a pupil size at time of recognizing the iris image, and a user ID in association with each other.

7. The control system according to claim 2 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to perform iris authentication on the basis of the recognized iris image.

8. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry performs control to begin to capture an image before irradiation with the light begins.

9. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry images the other eye from a rim of the eyeglasses.

10. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to image the other eye without interfering with a field of view of the other eye.

11. A control method comprising:

performing control to irradiate one of left and right eyes with light from a light source included in eyeglasses;

performing control to image the other eye different from the one of the left and right eyes;

performing control to cause the imaging of the other eye during the irradiation of the one of the left and right eyes with the light;

performing control to compare a pupil size in a captured image to a target pupil size;

performing control to increase a light amount of the light source included in the eyeglasses if the pupil size is greater than the target pupil size; and

performing control to decrease the light amount of the light source included in the eyeglasses if the pupil size is smaller than the target pupil size.

12. The control method according to claim 11 , further comprising:

performing the control to cause the imaging of the other eye without interfering with a field of view of the other eye.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with computer-readable instructions that, when executed by processing circuitry, cause the processing circuitry to perform a control method comprising:

performing control to irradiate one of left and right eyes with light from a light source included in eyeglasses;

performing control to image the other eye different from the one of the left and right eyes;

performing control to cause the imaging of the other eye during the irradiation of the one of the left and right eyes with the light;

performing control to compare a pupil size in a captured image to a target pupil size;

performing control to increase a light amount of the light source included in the eyeglasses if the pupil size is greater than the target pupil size; and

performing control to decrease the light amount of the light source included in the eyeglasses if the pupil size is smaller than the target pupil size.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 13 , further causing the processing circuitry to perform the control to cause the imaging of the other eye without interfering with a field of view of the other eye.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 17, 2017
From: ABE, TAKASHI; TSUKAMOTO, TAKEO; KONAMI, SHUICHI; ITO, TOMOYUKI
To: SONY CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-235486 · Nov 20, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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