Video processing
US11762459B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 28, 2021 |
| Grant date | Sep 19, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N13/383
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus includes a video display to display video images to a user; a gaze detector configured to detect a gaze direction for one or both eyes of the user while the user views the display; a head tracker configured to detect a head orientation of the user; an image processor configured to generate the video images for display by the video display; the image processor being responsive to one or more control functions dependent upon the gaze direction detected by the gaze detector; and a controller configured to detect a predetermined condition and, in response to detection of the predetermined condition, to control the image processor to be responsive to one or more control functions dependent upon the head orientation detected by the head tracker in place of the one or more control functions dependent upon the gaze direction detected by the gaze detector.
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