Image display control apparatus including image shooting unit

US8928583B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8928583-B2
Application numberUS-201213412943-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 6, 2012
Priority dateMar 8, 2011
Publication dateJan 6, 2015
Grant dateJan 6, 2015

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An image display control apparatus includes a CPU performing face recognition within an image shot by a camera and detecting a gaze direction from a recognized face. The CPU then changes the image to a processed image at a predetermined rate in the case where at least one of the gazes of detected faces is directed to the displayed image.

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What is claimed is: 1. An image display control apparatus comprising: an image storage unit that stores an image; an image display control unit that controls display of the image stored in the image storage unit; and a gaze detector that is configured to detect a gaze of at least one person, wherein the image display control unit includes an image change unit that performs an image changing processing in which the displayed image is gradually changed over time to a processed…

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What does patent US8928583B2 cover?
An image display control apparatus includes a CPU performing face recognition within an image shot by a camera and detecting a gaze direction from a recognized face. The CPU then changes the image to a processed image at a predetermined rate in the case where at least one of the gazes of detected faces is directed to the displayed image.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kogane Takayuki, Casio Computer Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G09G5/36. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 06 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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