Patent classifications
G03B2213/025
Electronic apparatus with eye calibration and method for controlling the same
An electronic apparatus includes a control unit that performs control to acquire first orientation information indicating a first orientation of the body and first line-of-sight information about the user's line-of-sight, of a case where a first eye tracking calibration display is displayed on the screen, acquire second orientation information indicating a second orientation of the body different from the first orientation and second line-of-sight information about the user's line-of-sight, of a case where a second eye tracking calibration display is displayed on the screen, and cause, in a case where the second orientation information is different from the first orientation information, the screen to display a predetermined display that prompts the user to change the orientation of the body to the first orientation.
ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME
An electronic apparatus includes a control unit that performs control to acquire first orientation information indicating a first orientation of the body and first line-of-sight information about the user's line-of-sight, of a case where a first eye tracking calibration display is displayed on the screen, acquire second orientation information indicating a second orientation of the body different from the first orientation and second line-of-sight information about the user's line-of-sight, of a case where a second eye tracking calibration display is displayed on the screen, and cause, in a case where the second orientation information is different from the first orientation information, the screen to display a predetermined display that prompts the user to change the orientation of the body to the first orientation.
Electronic device, control method thereof, and recording medium
In an operation by line-of-sight input, a position (designated position) designated by a gaze point is easier to view after a determination operation is performed by a user than before the determination operation is performed. An electric device includes a detector configured to detect a gaze point on a display unit, and a control unit configured to display an indicator indicating the gaze point on the display unit, wherein, in a case where a setting to keep displaying the indicator even in a case where an operation is performed on an operation unit by the user is set, the control unit performs control, in response to an operation performed on the operation unit by the user, to display a display item at the gaze point and to display the indicator and the display item in a changed display order.
IMAGING DEVICE
An imaging device detects a specific type object in a captured image, detects a position of a line-of-sight of a photographer, and controls so that: in case where the specific type object is not detected in the captured image, a main object to which a specific process should be applied is selected based on a predetermined condition within a first type zone including a detected line-of-sight input position, and in case where the specific type object is detected in the captured image, if the detected line-of-sight input position is included in a second type zone that is larger than the first type zone and includes the specific type object, the specific type object included in the second type zone corresponding to the line-of-sight input position is selected as the main object to which the specific process should be applied, regardless of the predetermined condition.
IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD
An image capture apparatus detects an eye approaching to a finder, switches between a locked state in which execution of a function corresponding to an operation on a touch panel having a display surface of a display unit capable of displaying a captured image as an operation surface is restricted and an unlocked state in which the execution of the function is not restricted, and performs control such that in the locked state, even if a specific operation is performed on the touch panel without detecting the eye approaching, predetermined processing corresponding to the specific operation is not executed, and the predetermined processing is executed in response to the specific operation on the touch panel being performed in a state where a predetermined condition including detection of the eye approaching is satisfied.
ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC DEVICE
An electronic device comprising a display control unit configured to perform control to display a plurality of display items on a display, each display item corresponding to one of a plurality of setting items including a specified setting item; and a control unit configured to perform control to in case where the predetermined operation for the specified setting item is received and a line-of-sight input to a corresponding region for a display item corresponding to the specified setting item is received, display the display item corresponding to the specified setting item in a first display appearance, and in case where the predetermined operation for the specified setting item is received and a line-of-sight input to the corresponding region is not received, display the display item corresponding to the specified setting item in a second display appearance different from the first display appearance.
ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING CONTROL BASED ON DETECTION OF USER'S SIGHT LINE
An electronic apparatus comprises an eye approach detection unit configured to detect an objective approaching to a finder, a sight line detection unit configured to detect a sight line position to a display unit that is arranged in the finder, and a control unit configured to perform control to drive the sight line detection unit and stop driving the approach detection unit when it is detected by the approach detection unit that an objective has been approached to the finder, wherein the control unit performs control to, based on a detection result of the sight line detection unit, drive the approach detection unit from a state in which a driving of the approach detection unit is stopped, and stop driving the sight line detection unit while driving the approach detection unit.
ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC DEVICE
An electronic device comprising a control unit performs control such that despite a predetermined trigger issued before a duration of a gaze state according to a line-of-sight input relative to a first region, in which the display item is displayed, reaches a first time, neither a first function nor a second function is performed, in response to the predetermined trigger issued in a state where the duration of the gaze state relative to the first region is at least the first time and less than a second time, a part of a display object based on an input position of the line-of-sight input is selected and the first function is performed, and in response to the predetermined trigger issued in a state where the duration is at least the second time, the display item is selected and the second function is performed.
IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME
An imaging apparatus includes an image capturing unit, a shutter button with which to give an image capturing instruction, a specific operation member, a reception unit configured to receive a line-of-sight input that is an input of a position based on a line of sight of a user, and a control unit configured to perform control so that, in a case where a predetermined operation on the specific operation member is not performed while a specific operation on the shutter button is being performed, a specified position is not moved based on the line-of-sight input in a case where a line-of-sight position of the line-of-sight input moves, and in a case where the predetermined operation on the specific operation member is performed while the specific operation on the shutter button is being performed, the specified position is moved based on the line-of-sight position of the line-of-sight input.
ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
A reception unit receives an eye direction input that is an input based on an eye tracking process, and a control unit controls movement of a selected position based on an operation on an operation member. The control unit performs control such that, in a first state in which the selected position is not designated based on the eye direction input, the selected position is moved, in response to the operation member being operated by a predetermined operation amount, by a first amount from a position set before the operation member is operated, and that, in a second state in which the selected position is designated based on the eye direction input, the selected position is moved, in response to the operation member being operated by the predetermined operation amount, by a second amount smaller than the first amount from a position based on the eye direction input.