Selectively displaying information based on face detection
US7636456B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 21, 2005 |
| Grant date | Dec 22, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09F27/00
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A display arrangement comprises an image display device having two or more sets of images for display; a camera directed towards positions adopted by users viewing the display; a face detector for detecting human faces in images captured by the camera, the face detector being arranged to detect faces in at least two face categories; and means, responsive to the a frequency of detection of categories of faces by the face detector at one or more different periods, for selecting a set of images to be displayed on the image display device at that time of day.
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