BLINK DETECTION DEVICE AND BLINK DETECTION METHOD

To provide a blink detection device capable of accurately discriminating movements and blinks when a person looks up or looks down.SOLUTION: A blink detection device 30 includes: an image acquisition part acquiring an image including a human lid; a blink detection part 32 for outputting information about movements of the lid on the basis of the acquired mage; and a discrimination part 40 discriminating movements and blinks when a person looks up or looks down on the basis of the information about the movements of the lid acquired by the blink detection part 32.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】人が上又は下を向くときの動きと瞬きとを精度よく判別することができる瞬き検知装置を提供する。【解決手段】瞬き検知装置３０は、人の瞼を含む画像を取得する画像取得部と、取得した画像に基づいて瞼の動きに関する情報を出力する瞬き検知部３２と、瞬き検知部３２が取得した瞼の動きに関する情報に基づいて、人が上又は下を向くときの動きと瞬きとを判別する判別部４０とを備える。【選択図】図１