IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP METHOD
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1. An image pickup apparatus comprising:
- image pickup means configured to pick up an image while regarding a user'"'"'s gaze direction as the direction of a subject;
user information acquisition means configured to acquire information about the motion or physical status of the user; and
control means configured to judge the intention or status of the user from the information acquired by the user information acquisition means and control the operation of the image pickup means in accordance with judgment results.
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Abstract
An image pickup apparatus includes image pickup means, user information acquisition means, and control means. The image pickup means is configured to pick up an image while regarding a user'"'"'s gaze direction as the direction of a subject. The user information acquisition means is configured to acquire information about the motion or physical status of the user. The control means is configured to judge the intention or status of the user from the information acquired by the user information acquisition means and control the operation of the image pickup means in accordance with judgment results.
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30 Claims
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1. An image pickup apparatus comprising:
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image pickup means configured to pick up an image while regarding a user'"'"'s gaze direction as the direction of a subject;
user information acquisition means configured to acquire information about the motion or physical status of the user; and
control means configured to judge the intention or status of the user from the information acquired by the user information acquisition means and control the operation of the image pickup means in accordance with judgment results. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An image pickup method for use in an image pickup apparatus that includes image pickup means configured to pick up an image while regarding a user'"'"'s gaze direction as the direction of a subject, the method comprising the steps of:
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acquiring information about the motion or physical status of the user; and
judging the intention or status of the user from the information acquired in the user information acquisition step and controlling the operation of the image pickup means in accordance with judgment results. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. An image pickup apparatus comprising:
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an image pickup section configured to pick up an image while regarding a user'"'"'s gaze direction as the direction of a subject;
a user information acquisition section configured to acquire information about the motion or physical status of the user; and
a control section configured to judge the intention or status of the user from the information acquired by the user information acquisition section and control the operation of the image pickup section in accordance with judgment results.
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