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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2014
Applicant:
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Regan Blythe Towal, San Diego, CA (US);
Somdeb Majumdar, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23222 (2013.01); G06K 9/00597 (2013.01); G06K 9/00604 (2013.01); H04N 5/23219 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of blink and averted gaze avoidance with a camera includes detecting an averted gaze of a subject and/or one or more closed eyes of the subject in response to receiving an input to actuate a camera shutter. The method also includes scheduling actuation of the camera shutter to a future estimated time period to capture an image of the subject when a gaze direction of the subject is centered on the camera and/or both eyes of the subject are open.