Equipment having line of sight detecting means

Details Equipment having line of sight detecting means Equipment having line of sight detecting means

1997-02-21

1998-02-24

Perkey, W. B.

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Eye tracking

396104, 396123, G03B 1302, G03B 1336

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057219672

ABSTRACT:
An equipment having a line of sight detection device includes a line of sight detection device for detecting a user's line of sight, a first detector for performing a focus detecting operation in a plurality of focus detection areas, a selector for selecting a specific focus detection area from among the plurality of focus detection areas on the basis of the line of sight detected by the line of sight detection device, a second detector for detecting any change in the focus state in the specific focus detection area at least from the result of the past focus detection in the specific focus detection area, and a determination device for determining a reliability of the specific focus detection area selected by the selecting device, on the basis of the change in the focus state detected by the second detector.

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