Image capture apparatus and control method thereof
US11388331B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 12, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30201
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image capture apparatus that detects a position of a gazed point in an image based on a line of sight of a user is disclosed. The image capture apparatus also detects at least one characteristic area from the image and sets a determination area to each characteristic area having a size that is greater than or equal to a predetermined lower limit value. Then the image capture apparatus selects the characteristic area corresponding to a determination area including the position of the gazed point.
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