GB2273991B - Optical equipment with device for detecting direction of visual axis - Google Patents

Optical equipment with device for detecting direction of visual axis

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Publication number
GB2273991B
GB2273991B GB9318252A GB9318252A GB2273991B GB 2273991 B GB2273991 B GB 2273991B GB 9318252 A GB9318252 A GB 9318252A GB 9318252 A GB9318252 A GB 9318252A GB 2273991 B GB2273991 B GB 2273991B
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Prior art keywords
visual axis
optical equipment
detecting direction
detecting
optical
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Expired - Fee Related
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GB9318252A
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GB9318252D0 (en
GB2273991A (en
Inventor
Yoshiaki Irie
Akira Yamada
Akihiko Nagano
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Canon Inc
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Canon Inc
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Priority claimed from JP4262749A external-priority patent/JPH0688935A/en
Priority claimed from JP26429092A external-priority patent/JP3225628B2/en
Priority claimed from JP29150592A external-priority patent/JP3184634B2/en
Priority claimed from GB9317396A external-priority patent/GB2270171B/en
Priority claimed from GB9318035A external-priority patent/GB2270389B/en
Application filed by Canon Inc filed Critical Canon Inc
Publication of GB9318252D0 publication Critical patent/GB9318252D0/en
Publication of GB2273991A publication Critical patent/GB2273991A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2273991B publication Critical patent/GB2273991B/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G03PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03BAPPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • G03B7/00Control of exposure by setting shutters, diaphragms or filters, separately or conjointly
    • G03B7/08Control effected solely on the basis of the response, to the intensity of the light received by the camera, of a built-in light-sensitive device
    • G03B7/091Digital circuits
    • G03B7/093Digital circuits for control of exposure time
    • GPHYSICS
    • G03PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03BAPPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • G03B7/00Control of exposure by setting shutters, diaphragms or filters, separately or conjointly
    • G03B7/26Power supplies; Circuitry or arrangement to switch on the power source; Circuitry to check the power source voltage
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B27/00Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00
    • G02B27/0093Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00 with means for monitoring data relating to the user, e.g. head-tracking, eye-tracking
    • GPHYSICS
    • G03PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03BAPPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • G03B13/00Viewfinders; Focusing aids for cameras; Means for focusing for cameras; Autofocus systems for cameras
    • G03B13/02Viewfinders
    • GPHYSICS
    • G03PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03BAPPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • G03B7/00Control of exposure by setting shutters, diaphragms or filters, separately or conjointly
    • G03B7/08Control effected solely on the basis of the response, to the intensity of the light received by the camera, of a built-in light-sensitive device
    • G03B7/081Analogue circuits
    • G03B7/089Analogue circuits for storage of exposure value in mirror reflex cameras
    • GPHYSICS
    • G03PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03BAPPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • G03B2213/00Viewfinders; Focusing aids for cameras; Means for focusing for cameras; Autofocus systems for cameras
    • G03B2213/02Viewfinders
    • G03B2213/025Sightline detection

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Automatic Focus Adjustment (AREA)
  • Viewfinders (AREA)
GB9318252A 1992-09-07 1993-09-03 Optical equipment with device for detecting direction of visual axis Expired - Fee Related GB2273991B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP4262749A JPH0688935A (en) 1992-09-07 1992-09-07 Optical device having detecting function for line of sight
JP26429092A JP3225628B2 (en) 1992-09-07 1992-09-07 Eye gaze detection device
JP29150592A JP3184634B2 (en) 1992-10-29 1992-10-29 Optical device having line-of-sight detection device
GB9317396A GB2270171B (en) 1992-08-24 1993-08-20 Optical apparatus having a function of inputting data of a visual axis
GB9318035A GB2270389B (en) 1992-09-07 1993-08-31 Apparatus for detecting a sight axis

Publications (3)

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GB9318252D0 GB9318252D0 (en) 1993-10-20
GB2273991A GB2273991A (en) 1994-07-06
GB2273991B true GB2273991B (en) 1996-04-17

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Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP3352238B2 (en) * 1994-07-26 2002-12-03 キヤノン株式会社 Eye gaze detection device and camera
JP3477279B2 (en) * 1995-05-29 2003-12-10 ペンタックス株式会社 Eye gaze detection device

Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1380355A (en) * 1971-07-06 1975-01-15 Honeywell Inc Oculometers
GB2117594A (en) * 1982-03-04 1983-10-12 Standard Telephones Cables Ltd Data compression
GB2177276A (en) * 1984-09-24 1987-01-14 Univ Adelaide Improvements relating to an apparatus and method related to control through eye gaze direction

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1380355A (en) * 1971-07-06 1975-01-15 Honeywell Inc Oculometers
GB2117594A (en) * 1982-03-04 1983-10-12 Standard Telephones Cables Ltd Data compression
GB2177276A (en) * 1984-09-24 1987-01-14 Univ Adelaide Improvements relating to an apparatus and method related to control through eye gaze direction

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