Patent ID: 11949977
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 9:
10. A method for controlling electronic equipment, comprising:
obtaining a third image in which a first image captured via a first optical system and a second image captured via a second optical system are arranged side by side, wherein the second image has parallax with the first image;
performing predetermined processing on a target area in the third image;
performing display control to display the third image and superimpose an item indicating the target area on the third image, on a display unit;
receiving, as first receiving, a position designation for designating a position of the item on the third image, based on detecting a user operation; and
performing display control to move and superimpose the item on the third image based on the position designation,
wherein, in a case where the position designation designates a position such that the item is across the first image and the second image, the item is moved and superimposed so that the item is inside either the first image or the second image, and the predetermined processing is performed on the target area corresponding to the position of the item superimposed on the third image.