Granted Patent B2

US 12,457,421 · App. 17/190,491 · Granted Oct 28, 2025

Inventor: Yohei Yamanaka (Kanagawa, JP)

Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

H04N23/73H04N23/62H04N23/635H04N23/67

Abstract

Claims (101)

1 . An electronic device comprising:

a first operation member configured to receive a first operation input by touch of a user;

a second operation member, configured to receive a second operation input, which is different from the first operation input, by touch of the user; and

at least one memory and at least one processor which function as:

a line-of-sight input unit configured to receive a line-of-sight input by a line of sight of the user who looks at a display separate and distinct from the first operation member and separate and distinct from the second operation member;

an acquisition unit configured to acquire an image that is captured by an image sensor;

a display control unit configured to display the image, which is acquired by the acquisition unit, on the display; and

a control unit configured to, in a state where the image is displayed on the display by the display control unit and the line of sight is received on a part of the image,

perform setting of a focal point detection region for focusing on an object on a basis of the part of the image, in a case where the first operation input is performed, and

perform image processing to change an image processing parameter of the part of the image displayed on the display, in a case where the second operation input is performed.

2 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the setting of the predetermined imaging parameter is setting of an imaging parameter corresponding to an icon displayed in the line-of-sight position.

3 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the imaging parameter includes at least one of an aperture value, a shutter speed and a focal distance.

4 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the image processing is processing to increase brightness of a region corresponding to the line-of-sight position, in the image displayed on the display.

5 . The electronic device according to claim 4 , wherein in a case where the brightness of the region is lower than a threshold, the control unit corrects the brightness of the region to brightness of the threshold.

6 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the image processing is processing on a region corresponding to the line-of-sight position in the image displayed on the display.

7 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

the control unit

performs image processing on the image displayed on the display on a basis of the line-of-sight position in a case where the second operation input is performed, and

records an image to be recorded in a recording medium, without performing the image processing.

8 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the display control unit displays an indicator corresponding to the line-of-sight position.

9 . The electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein

the setting of the predetermined imaging parameter is different from displaying of the indicator.

10 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

in the state where the image is displayed on the display by the display control unit, the control unit switches between performing setting of the predetermined imaging parameter on a basis of a part of the image in an area corresponding to the line-of-sight position and fixing of the predetermined imaging parameter based on the part of the image, on a basis of the first operation input.

11 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising the image sensor,

wherein the control unit controls the image sensor with the predetermined imaging parameter, and

the display control unit displays a live view image captured by the image sensor on the display.

12 . An electronic device comprising:

a first operation member configured to receive a first operation input by touch of a user;

a second operation member, configured to receive a second operation input, which is different from the first operation input, by touch of the user; and

at least one memory and at least one processor which function as:

a line-of-sight input unit configured to receive a line-of-sight input by a line of sight of the user who looks at a display separate and distinct from the first operation member and separate and distinct from the second operation member;

an acquisition unit configured to acquire an image that is captured by an image sensor;

a display control unit configured to display the image, which is acquired by the acquisition unit, on the display; and

a control unit configured to, in a state where the image is displayed on the display by the display control unit and the line of sight is received on a part of the image,

perform setting of a focal point detection region for focusing on an object on a basis of the part of the image, in a case where the first operation input is performed, and

perform partial control of display brightness of the display on a basis of the line-of-sight position in a case where second operation input is performed.

13 . A control method of an electronic device, comprising:

receiving a line-of-sight input by a line of sight of a user who looks at a display;

acquiring an image that is captured by an image sensor;

displaying the acquired image on the display;

receiving, at a first operation member that is separate and distinct from the display, a first operation input by touch of the user;

receiving, at a second operation member that is separate and distinct from the display, a second operation input, which is different from the first operation input, by touch of the user;

performing setting of a focal point detection region for focusing on an object on a basis of a part of the image, in a case where the first operation input is performed in a state where the image is displayed on the display and the line of sight is received on the part of the image; and

performing image processing to change an image processing parameter of the part of the image displayed on the display, in a case where the second operation input is performed in a state where the image is displayed on the display.

14 . A control method of an electronic device, comprising:

receiving a line-of-sight input by a line of sight of a user who looks at a display;

acquiring an image that is captured by an image sensor;

displaying the acquired image on the display;

receiving, at a first operation member that is separate and distinct from the display, a first operation input by touch of the user;

receiving, at a second operation member that is separate and distinct from the display, a second operation input, which is different from the first operation input, by touch of the user;

performing setting of a focal point detection region for focusing on an object on a basis of a part of the image, in a case where the first operation input is performed in a state where the image is displayed on the display and the line of sight is received on the part of the image; and

performing partial control of display brightness of the display on a basis of the line-of-sight position in a case where second operation input is performed in a state where the image is displayed on the display.

15 . A non-transitory computer readable medium that stores a program, wherein the program causes a computer to execute a control method of an electronic device, comprising:

receiving a line-of-sight input by a line of sight of a user who looks at a display;

acquiring an image that is captured by an image sensor;

displaying the acquired image on the display;

receiving, at a first operation member that is separate and distinct from the display, a first operation input by touch of the user;

receiving, at a second operation member that is separate and distinct from the display, a second operation input, which is different from the first operation input, by touch of the user;

performing setting of a focal point detection region for focusing on an object on a basis of a part of the image, in a case where the first operation input is performed in a state where the image is displayed on the display and the line of sight is received on the part of the image; and

performing image processing to change an image processing parameter of the part of the image displayed on the display, in a case where the second operation input is performed in a state where the image is displayed on the display.

16 . A non-transitory computer readable medium that stores a program, wherein the program causes a computer to execute a control method of an electronic device, comprising:

receiving a line-of-sight input by a line of sight of a user who looks at a display;

acquiring an image that is captured by an image sensor;

displaying the acquired image on the display;

receiving, at a first operation member that is separate and distinct from the display, a first operation input by touch of the user;

receiving, at a second operation member that is separate and distinct from the display, a second operation input, which is different from the first operation input, by touch of the user;

performing setting of a focal point detection region for focusing on an object on a basis of a part of the image, in a case where the first operation input is performed in a state where the image is displayed on the display and the line of sight is received on the part of the image; and

performing partial control of display brightness of the display on a basis of the line-of-sight position in a case where second operation input is performed in a state where the image is displayed on the display.

17 . An electronic device comprising:

a first operation member configured to receive a first operation input by touch of a user;

a second operation member, configured to receive a second operation input, which is different from the first operation input, by touch of the user; and

at least one memory and at least one processor which function as:

a line-of-sight input unit configured to receive a line-of-sight input by a line of sight of a the user who looks at a display separate and distinct from the first operation member and separate and distinct from the second operation member;

an acquisition unit configured to acquire an image that is captured by an image sensor;

a display control unit configured to display the image, which is acquired by the acquisition unit, on the display; and

a control unit configured to, in a state where the image is displayed on the display by the display control unit and the line of sight is received on a part of the image,

perform setting of a predetermined imaging parameter on a basis of the part of the image, in a case where the first operation input is performed, and

perform image processing to change an image processing parameter of the part of the image displayed on the display, in a case where the second operation input is performed,

wherein the setting of the predetermined imaging parameter is setting of a focal point detection region for focusing on an object corresponding to the line-of-sight position, and

wherein the image processing is processing to change an image processing parameter of a region corresponding to the line-of-sight position in the image displayed on the display.

18 . A control method of an electronic device, comprising:

receiving a line-of-sight input by a line of sight of a user who looks at a display;

acquiring an image that is captured by an image sensor;

displaying the acquired image on the display;

receiving, at a first operation member that is separate and distinct from the display, a first operation input by touch of the user;

receiving, at a second operation member that is separate and distinct from the display, a second operation input, which is different from the first operation input, by touch of the user;

performing setting of a predetermined imaging parameter on a basis of a part of the image, in a case where the first operation input is performed in a state where the image is displayed on the display and the line of sight is received on the part of the image; and

performing image processing to change an image processing parameter of the part of the image displayed on the display, in a case where the second operation input is performed in a state where the image is displayed on the display,

wherein the setting of the predetermined imaging parameter is setting of a focal point detection region for focusing on an object corresponding to the line-of-sight position, and

wherein the image processing is processing to change an image processing parameter of a region corresponding to the line-of-sight position in the image displayed on the display.

19 . A non-transitory computer readable medium that stores a program, wherein the program causes a computer to execute a control method of an electronic device, comprising:

receiving a line-of-sight input by a line of sight of a user who looks at a display;

acquiring an image that is captured by an image sensor;

displaying the acquired image on the display;

receiving, at a first operation member that is separate and distinct from the display, a first operation input by touch of the user;

receiving, at a second operation member that is separate and distinct from the display, a second operation input, which is different from the first operation input, by touch of the user;

performing setting of a predetermined imaging parameter on a basis of a part of the image, in a case where the first operation input is performed in a state where the image is displayed on the display and the line of sight is received on the part of the image; and

performing image processing to change an image processing parameter of the part of the image displayed on the display, in a case where the second operation input is performed in a state where the image is displayed on the display,

wherein the setting of the predetermined imaging parameter is setting of a focal point detection region for focusing on an object corresponding to the line-of-sight position, and

wherein the image processing is processing to change an image processing parameter of a region corresponding to the line-of-sight position in the image displayed on the display.

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