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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2022
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Tomoyuki Shiozaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01); G06T 7/62 (2017.01); G06V 40/18 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/013 (2013.01); G06F 3/14 (2013.01); G06T 7/62 (2017.01); G06V 40/193 (2022.01); G06V 2201/07 (2022.01);
Abstract
An electronic device includes: at least one memory storing instructions; and at least one processor which, upon execution of the instructions, configures the at least one processor to function as: an estimation unit configured to estimate a gaze area of a user; a detection unit configured to detect one or more objects present in a gaze direction of the user; and a selection unit configured to select one object from the one or more objects on a basis of the gaze area.