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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2020
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Yasuhiro Matsuo, Gyoda, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); H04N 5/235 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23219 (2013.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01); H04N 5/2353 (2013.01); H04N 5/23222 (2013.01);
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.