ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,354,281, issued on July 8.
"System and method of facial tracking in visual inspection processes" was invented by Ali Faruk Yuksel (Battleboro, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention is a system and method of introducing an automated detection system for manual and semi-automated visual inspection processes. The system employs a facial tracking camera to monitor an operator's gaze direction and level of attention during the inspection process. One or more images of a subject are received, and facial landmarks/associated confidence values are output. The landmark points and any associated confidence values, and/or associated info...