Photography – Eye tracking
Reexamination Certificate
2011-04-26
2011-04-26
Fuller, Rodney E (Department: 2862)
Photography
Eye tracking
C396S056000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07933508
ABSTRACT:
A camera system, including voice recognition, one or multiple microphones, gaze tracking, touch sensitive inputs and others. The voice recognition unit is operable for, among other things, receiving multiple different voice commands, recognizing the vocal commands, associating the different voice commands to one camera command and controlling some aspect of the digital camera operation in response to these voice commands. The gaze tracking unit is operable for, among other things, determining the location on the viewfinder image that the user is gazing upon and manipulating settings based on that location, possibly in conjunction with other features. One aspect of the touch sensitive inputs provides that the touch sensitive pad is mouse-like and is operable for, among other things, receiving user touch inputs to control some aspect of the camera operation. Another aspect of the system provides for gesture recognition to be used to interface with and control the camera system.
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Busch James David
Fuller Rodney E
Kappes Jon E.
Steven G. Lisa, Ltd.
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