Gaze-Based Image Enlargement for Focused Region Confirmation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current image confirmation methods are inefficient for photographers when handling large numbers of images, as they require time and effort to identify focused regions, especially since the photographer's noticed region may not always be in focus.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a processor and memory that reads captured images and gaze information, allowing for automatic enlargement or reduction of images based on gaze position, enabling easy confirmation of focused regions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If the focused region is displayed in an enlarged fashion, then the focused region can be easily confirmed, but the region noticed by the photographer cannot be easily confirmed and additional operations are required
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically determines the enlargement position based on gaze information without requiring manual operation. The photographer's gaze position is detected and used directly as the enlargement target, making the system serve itself by using the photographer's natural attention direction
Solution Approach 2:
The manual mechanical operation of selecting and enlarging regions is replaced by an optical detection system (gaze detection) that automatically identifies the photographer's noticed region and triggers enlargement without physical interaction
2Adaptability or versatility
If manual operation is used to change displayed region, then the photographer can select specific regions, but it takes time and effort
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically performs region selection based on detected gaze position, eliminating the need for manual region selection operations while maintaining the ability to adapt to different photographer intentions
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary gaze detection to pre-identify the region of interest before enlargement is requested, so that when the photographer wants to review a region, it is already identified and ready for immediate enlargement
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic device according to the present invention includes at least one memory and at least one processor which function as: a reading unit configured to read an image which is a captured image and gaze information associated with the image from a recording medium; a display control unit configured to control a display; and a control unit configured to perform control to enlarge or reduce the image about a position based on the gaze information read by the reading unit when enlarging or reducing the image read by the reading unit and displayed on the display by the display control unit.