Camera system with eye monitoring
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1. A camera system comprising:
- an image capture system for capturing an archival image of a scene during an archival image capture sequence including a composition phase before an image capture phase during which the archival image is captured;
an eye monitoring system adapted to determine eye information from including a direction of the gaze of an eye of a user;
a source of context information; and
a controller adapted to use the eye monitoring system to determine eye information from which a path of eye gaze direction can be determined that represents a path of eye gaze direction during a range of different times during the archival image capture sequence; and
to store the eye information and context information during the archival image capture sequence and to associate the stored information with the archival image captured during the archival image capture sequence;
wherein the controller causes the image capture system to capture a set of evaluation images during the composition phase of the archival image capture sequence and the source of context information comprises an image processor adapted to determine image information characterizing changes in the composition of the scene during the composition phase based on image analysis of the set of evaluation images and wherein the controller causes the image capture system to capture a set of evaluation images during the archival image capture sequence; and
,wherein said image processor adapted to determine information characterizing changes in the field of view of the archival image capture system by assembling a composite image mapping all portions of the scene imaged by any of the set of captured evaluation images and said processor records eye gaze information in relation to the assembled composite.
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Abstract
In one aspect of the invention a camera system is provided having an image capture system adapted to capture an image of a scene during an image capture sequence and an eye monitoring system adapted to determine eye information including a direction of the gaze of an eye of a user of the camera system. A controller is adapted to store the determined eye information including information characterizing eye gaze direction during the image capture sequence and to associate the stored eye information with the scene image.
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35 Claims
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1. A camera system comprising:
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an image capture system for capturing an archival image of a scene during an archival image capture sequence including a composition phase before an image capture phase during which the archival image is captured; an eye monitoring system adapted to determine eye information from including a direction of the gaze of an eye of a user; a source of context information; and a controller adapted to use the eye monitoring system to determine eye information from which a path of eye gaze direction can be determined that represents a path of eye gaze direction during a range of different times during the archival image capture sequence; and
to store the eye information and context information during the archival image capture sequence and to associate the stored information with the archival image captured during the archival image capture sequence;wherein the controller causes the image capture system to capture a set of evaluation images during the composition phase of the archival image capture sequence and the source of context information comprises an image processor adapted to determine image information characterizing changes in the composition of the scene during the composition phase based on image analysis of the set of evaluation images and wherein the controller causes the image capture system to capture a set of evaluation images during the archival image capture sequence; and
,wherein said image processor adapted to determine information characterizing changes in the field of view of the archival image capture system by assembling a composite image mapping all portions of the scene imaged by any of the set of captured evaluation images and said processor records eye gaze information in relation to the assembled composite. - 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, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for operating a camera system comprising the steps of:
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capturing an archival image of a scene during an archival image capture sequence including a composition phase before an image capture phase during which the archival image is captured; obtaining context information; determining eye information including a direction of the gaze of an eye of a user from which a path of eye gaze direction can be determined that represents a path of eye gaze direction during a range of different times during the archival image capture sequence; storing the eye information and context information during the archival image capture sequence; and associating the stored eye information and context information with the archival image captured during the archival image capture sequence; wherein a set of evaluation images is captured during the composition phase of the archival image capture sequence and the step of obtaining context information comprises determining image information characterizing changes in the composition of the scene during the composition phase based on image analysis of the set of evaluation images and, wherein the image information characterizing changes in the field of view of the archival image capture system is determined by assembling a composite image mapping all portions of the scene imaged by any of the set of captured evaluation images and the eye gaze information is mapped in relation to the assembled composite. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method for operating a camera system comprising the steps of:
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means for capturing an archival image of a scene during an archival image capture sequence including a composition phase before an image capture phase during which the archival image is captured; means for using an eye monitoring system to determine eye information including a direction of the gaze of an eye of a user from which a path of eye gaze direction can be determined that represents a path of eye gaze direction during a range of different times during the archival image capture sequence; means for obtaining context information; means for storing the eye information and context information during the archival image capture sequence; and means for associating the stored eye information and context information with the archival image captured during the archival image capture sequence; wherein a set of evaluation images is captured during the composition phase of the archival image capture sequence and the step of obtaining context information comprises determining image information characterizing changes in the composition of the scene during the composition phase based on image analysis of the set of evaluation images and, wherein the image information characterizing changes in the field of view of the archival image capture system is determined by assembling a composite image mapping all portions of the scene imaged by any of the set of captured evaluation images and the eye gaze information is mapped in relation to the assembled composite.
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