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US 2012/0056872 A1Published application
Image processing apparatus and method using tracking of gaze of user
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsYun Tae Kim, Gee Young Sung, Dong Kyung Nam, Ju Yong Park
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for outputting view images by tracking a gaze of a user are provided. The image processing apparatus estimates movement of a gaze of a user using a camera, and determines an output order of view images according to the gaze movement.
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An image processing apparatus comprising:
- a processor to control one or more processor-executable units;
- a movement estimation unit to estimate a movement of a gaze of a user;
- and
- an output order determining unit to determine an output order of a plurality of view images corresponding to the movement of the gaze of the user.
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An image processing method comprising:
- estimating a movement of a gaze of a user;
- and
- determining, by way of a processor, an output order of a plurality of view images corresponding to the movement of the gaze of the user.
A method of adjusting a multi-view image in a multi-view display, the method comprising:
- detecting movement of a gaze of a user;
- and
- reordering, by way of a processor, an output order of a plurality of view images making up the multi-view image in accordance with the detected movement of the gaze.
A multi-view image display apparatus displaying a multi-view image, the apparatus comprising:
- a processor to control one or more processor-executable units;
- a movement estimation unit to estimate a movement of a gaze of a user;
- and
- an output order determining unit to change an output order of a plurality of view images making up the multi-view image in accordance with the movement of the gaze estimated by the movement estimation unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.