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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2014
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Haruo Oba, Kanagawa, JP;
Yusuke Sakai, Kanagawa, JP;
Eijiro Mori, Tokyo, JP;
Kenichi Okada, Tokyo, JP;
Katsunori Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Shinichi Hayashi, Gifu, JP;
Tomohiko Gotoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Shingo Tsurumi, Saitama, JP;
Asako Tadenuma, Tokyo, JP;
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A display apparatus and a control method capable of preventing its user from viewing an image in an improper viewing position are provided. The display apparatus includes: an imaging unit that captures a moving image in a predetermined range with respect to an image display direction; an image analyzer that analyzes the moving image captured by the imaging unit, and calculates a position of a target that should be guided to a proper viewing position; and a display controller that causes a display unit to perform display to guide the target to the proper viewing position when the target position calculated by the image analyzer is at an improper viewing position.