BORE-OMETER

The camera- small enough to be fixed to a pair of glasses-scan the faces, continually checking expressions and comparing them to its library. The device uses facial recognition software to map responses from eyebrows, lips, nose and mouth. Camera is linked to a PDA (Pocket Sized Computer). If the listener is bored, the computer vibrates to warn the speaker to brighten up his conservation. The Bore-ometer, till date, has proved to be 90 per cent accurate when tested with actors, who are generally more expressive and 64 per cent accurate with general public. The device could alert teachers when students daydream during lectures or even judge a person's success on a date.