Determination apparatus and method to enhance accuracy in determining the presence of an erroneously detected eyelid

1. An erroneous detection determination apparatus, comprising:

processing circuitry to acquire image data indicating an image of a driver;

to extract an eye area in the image by using the image data acquired;

to detect an eyelid in the eye area extracted;

to calculate an eyelid reliability by using luminance information of the eye area extracted and positional information of the eyelid detected; and

to determine that the eyelid has not been properly detected, when the eyelid reliability calculated is less than a first threshold value,

wherein the processing circuitry calculates, for each of pixels corresponding to the eyelid detected, an inner product of a luminance vector obtained from the luminance information and a normal vector of an eyelid line obtained from the positional information, calculates a total value of the inner products calculated for the respective pixels. and calculates the eyelid reliability on a basis of the total value.

2. The erroneous detection determination apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry

calculates an eye open-closed state by using the positional information of the eyelid detected, and

when it is determined that the eyelid has not been properly detected, determines that the calculated open-closed state is invalid.

3. The erroneous detection determination apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

when, in images indicated by respective pieces of image data having been acquired by the processing circuitry, a ratio of images each with the eyelid reliability of ess than a second threshold value, is not less than a third threshold value,

the processing circuitry decreases the eyelid reliability that is calculated by using the luminance information and the positional information of the eyelid, and

performs the determination as to whether the eyelid has not been properly detected, by using the eyelid reliability decreased.

4. The erroneous detection determination apparatus of claim 2 , wherein

when, in images indicated by respective pieces of image data having been acquired by the processing circuitry, a ratio of images each with the eyelid reliability of less than a second threshold value, is not less than a third threshold value,

the processing circuitry decreases the eyelid reliability that is calculated by using the luminance information and the positional information of the eyelid, and

performs the determination as to whether the eyelid has not been properly detected, by using the eyelid reliability decreased.

5. An erroneous detection determination apparatus, comprising:

processing circuitry to acquire image data indicating an image of a driver;

to extract an eye area in the image by using the image data acquired;

to detect an eyelid in the eye area extracted;

to calculate an eyelid reliability by using luminance information of the eye area extracted and positional information of the eyelid detected;

to determine that the eyelid has not been properly detected, when the eyelid reliability calculated is less than a first threshold value; and

to calculate an eye open-closed state by using the positional information of the eyelid detected, wherein

when it is determined that the eyelid has not been properly detected, the processing circuitry determines that the calculated open-closed state is invalid, and

when, in images indicated by respective pieces of image data having been acquired by the processing circuitry, a ratio of images each with the eyelid reliability of less than a second threshold value, is not less than a third threshold value,

the processing circuitry decreases the eyelid reliability that is calculated by using the luminance information and the positional information of the eyelid, and

performs the determination as to whether the eyelid has not been properly detected, by using the eyelid reliability decreased.

6. The erroneous detection determination apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the processing circuitry calculates the eyelid reliability by using inner products of respective luminance vectors obtained from the luminance information and respective normal vectors of an eyelid line obtained from the positional information.

7. An erroneous detection determination method, comprising:

acquiring image data indicating an image of a driver;

extracting an eye area in the image by using the image data acquired;

detecting an eyelid in the eye area extracted;

calculating an eyelid reliability by using luminance information of the eye area extracted and positional information of the eyelid detected;

determining that the eyelid has not been properly detected, when the eyelid reliability calculated is less than a first threshold value;

calculating, for each of pixels corresponding to the eyelid detected, an inner product of a luminance vector obtained from the luminance information and a normal vector of an eyelid line obtained from the positional information; and

calculating a total value of the inner products calculated for the respective pixels,

wherein the eyelid reliability is calculated on a basis of the total value.