Selecting autofocus area in an image

Details Selecting autofocus area in an image Selecting autofocus area in an image

2006-10-02

2010-12-28

Laballe, Clayton E (Department: 2862)

Photography

Eye tracking

C348S333030

Reexamination Certificate

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07860382

ABSTRACT:
A system and method are provided for obtaining a gazing direction of a user of an image-capturing device relative to an image of an object to be captured; identifying an area of the image based on the obtained gazing direction; and performing optical focusing for the identified area using an autofocus arrangement of the image-capturing device.

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