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Method and apparatus for controlling screen by tracking head of user through camera module, and computer-readable recording medium therefor

  • US 9,261,957 B2
  • Filed: 02/25/2013
  • Issued: 02/16/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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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, displaying a camera screen captured by the camera module on a part of the screen, and changing the camera screen to a predetermined screen control button when a touch input is generated on the camera screen.

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