Method and Apparatus for Controlling Screen by Tracking Head of User Through Camera Module, and Computer-Readable Recording Medium Therefor
First Claim
1. A method of controlling a screen by tracking a head of a user through a camera module, comprising the steps of:
- when a request for displaying contents is received, displaying a plurality of content regions on a screen and tracking the head of the user looking at the screen through the camera module; and
when it is determined in the tracking that the head of the user moves in a specific direction in a state where information on a first content is displayed in a central content region among the plurality of content regions, displaying, in the central content region, information on a second content which was displayed in a peripheral content region, the peripheral content region being positioned in the specific direction or in a direction opposite to the specific direction from the central content region.
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Abstract
Controlling a screen by tracking user'"'"'s head using a camera module is described, comprising: (a) when a request for displaying contents is received, displaying a plurality of content regions on a screen and tracking the head of the user looking at the screen through the camera module; and (b) when it is determined in the tracking that the head of the user moves in a specific direction in a state where information on a first content is displayed in a central content region among the plurality of content regions, displaying, in the central content region, information on a second content which was displayed in a peripheral content region, the peripheral content region being positioned in the specific direction or in a direction opposite to the specific direction from the central content region.
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45 Claims
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1. A method of controlling a screen by tracking a head of a user through a camera module, comprising the steps of:
- when a request for displaying contents is received, displaying a plurality of content regions on a screen and tracking the head of the user looking at the screen through the camera module; and
when it is determined in the tracking that the head of the user moves in a specific direction in a state where information on a first content is displayed in a central content region among the plurality of content regions, displaying, in the central content region, information on a second content which was displayed in a peripheral content region, the peripheral content region being positioned in the specific direction or in a direction opposite to the specific direction from the central content region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15)
- when a request for displaying contents is received, displaying a plurality of content regions on a screen and tracking the head of the user looking at the screen through the camera module; and
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23. An apparatus for controlling a screen by tracking a head of a user through a camera module, comprising:
- a head tracking unit for tracking the head of the user looking at the screen through the camera module; and
a screen control unit for displaying a plurality of content regions on a screen when a display request of a content is received, and when it is determined in the tracking that the head of the user moves in a specific direction in a state where information on a first content is displayed in a central content region among the plurality of content regions, displaying, in the central content region, information on a second content which was displayed in a peripheral content region, the peripheral content region being positioned in the specific direction or in a direction opposite to the specific direction from the central content region. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
- a head tracking unit for tracking the head of the user looking at the screen through the camera module; and
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