Method of recognizing multi-gaze and apparatus therefor

A touch-enabled multi-gaze recognition apparatus, comprising:

• a display device configured to display a display area containing a visual content and configured to sense a touch from a user;
• an input module configured to receive the sensed touch as an input of a touch gesture signal to scroll the visual content;
• an image acquisition module configured to acquire an image in front of the multi-gaze recognition device while at least two users are in front of the device, the acquired image comprising a first gaze and a second gaze, each gaze corresponding to each user, and wherein the image acquisition module is further configured to determine a first specific position within the display area corresponding to the first gaze and a second specific position within the display area corresponding to the second gaze;
• and an analysis module configured to:
• determine a distance of the touch gesture signal;
• determine a distance of the first specific position from an edge of the display area;
• and
• define, within the display area, a scroll area and a first display area, wherein the scroll area is based on the distance of the first specific position from the edge of the display area, and wherein the first display area is a portion of the display area that does not include the scroll area;
• and
• if the second specific position is located within a scroll initiation area when the touch gesture signal is received:
• scroll the visual content by an amount, the amount being based on the smaller of the distance of the touch gesture signal and the distance of the first specific position from the edge of the display image;
• and
• if the second specific position is not located within the scroll initiation area when the touch gesture signal is received:
• ignore the touch gesture signal and maintain the position of the visual content;
• wherein the first display area contains the scroll initiation area.