COMPOSING AND REALIZING A VIEWER'S INTERACTION WITH DIGITAL MEDIA
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1. A method, comprising:
- displaying a first image of a scene with a display screen;
capturing an image of a face of a viewer with an image-capture device as the viewer gazes at a location within the first image, a portion of the first image at the location having a sharpness;
determining, with computing circuitry, the location in response to the captured image of the face of the viewer; and
modifying, with computing circuitry, the sharpness at the location by replacing the portion of the first image with a corresponding portion of a second image of the scene, the corresponding portion having a sharpness that is different than the sharpness of the portion.
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Abstract
An embodiment combines the concepts of image enhancement and gaze tracking to enhance the experience of viewing images by tracking where the viewer is looking. The result is to make the viewing experience more like viewing the original scene, or to enhance the viewing experience in new ways beyond the original experience, either automatically, or by interacting with a photographer'"'"'s previously specified intentions for what should happen when the viewer looks at a particular portion of an image or images taken by that photographer.
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62 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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displaying a first image of a scene with a display screen; capturing an image of a face of a viewer with an image-capture device as the viewer gazes at a location within the first image, a portion of the first image at the location having a sharpness; determining, with computing circuitry, the location in response to the captured image of the face of the viewer; and modifying, with computing circuitry, the sharpness at the location by replacing the portion of the first image with a corresponding portion of a second image of the scene, the corresponding portion having a sharpness that is different than the sharpness of the portion. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 60)
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4. A method, comprising:
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displaying a first image of a scene with a display screen; capturing an image of a face of a viewer with an image-capture device as the viewer gazes at a location within the first image, a portion of the first image at the location having a brightness; determining, with computing circuitry, the location in response to the captured image of the face of the viewer; and modifying, with computing circuitry, the brightness at the location by substituting the portion of the first image with a corresponding portion of a second image of the scene, the corresponding portion having a brightness that is different from the brightness of the portion. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 61)
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17. A method, comprising:
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displaying an original image of a scene with a display screen; capturing an image of a face of a viewer with an image-capture device as the viewer gazes at a region of the displayed original image, the region having a color balance, color saturation, color depth, or contrast; determining, with computing circuitry, the region of the displayed original image in response to the captured image of the face of the viewer; and modifying, with computing circuitry, at least one of the color balance, the color saturation, the color depth, and the contrast of the region of the original image by replacing the region with a corresponding region of a substitute image of the scene. - View Dependent Claims (18, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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20. A method, comprising:
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displaying an original image with a display screen; capturing an image of a face of a viewer with an image-capture device as the viewer gazes at a location within the displayed original image; determining, with computing circuitry, the location within the displayed original image in response to the captured image of the face of the viewer; and modifying, with computing circuitry, the original image by replacing a still portion of the original image at the location with a moving sprite, or by replacing a moving sprite of the original image at the location with a still portion of a substitute image.
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21. A method, comprising:
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displaying an original image with a display screen; capturing an image of a face of a viewer with an image-capture device as the viewer gazes at a location within the displayed original image; determining, with computing circuitry, the location within the displayed original image in response to the captured image of the face of the viewer; and modifying, with computing circuitry, the original image by selecting a branch of a multi-branch video, replacing a portion of the original image at the location with the branch of the multi-branch video, and rendering, in a viewer-perceivable manner, the branch of the multi-branch video within the location. - View Dependent Claims (62)
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