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Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023

Filed:

Jun. 29, 2020
Applicant:

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Atsushi Ichihara, Yokohama, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23293 (2013.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01); H04N 5/23216 (2013.01); H04N 5/232411 (2018.08); G06F 3/041 (2013.01);
Abstract

A display control apparatus comprises a first display unit capable of being viewed via an eyepiece part, a second display unit capable of being viewed without the eyepiece part, an eye approach detection unit configured to detect an eye approaching to the eyepiece part, a sight line detection unit configured to detect a sight line of the eye that is viewing the first display unit via the eyepiece part, and a control unit configured to perform control to stop display of the first display unit if a sight line is not detected by the sight line detection unit within a first time period in a state where the eye approaching is being detected by the eye approach detection unit.


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