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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2013
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Minato-ku, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroaki Adachi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/013 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus may include circuitry configured to determine, as a first determination result based on an output of a sensor, that an instruction object is within a predetermined distance of a surface of a display. The circuitry may acquire an image of an area surrounding the apparatus. The circuitry may detect a presence of a facial feature in the captured image. The circuitry may calculate a line-of-sight angle based on the detected facial feature. The circuitry may control the display to enlarge an area of a displayed interface based on the first determination result and the line-of-sight calculation.