Patent ID: 6246437
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: G03B,H04N

Abstract:
An electric device comprising:monitor display having an image displaying area for displaying an image in a central part on a monitor screen and a menu displaying area for displaying a menu around the image displaying area on the monitor screen;visual line detection means for detecting the visual line of the operator's eye on the monitor screen;image processing means for setting an extracting area on the monitor screen for extracting a predetermined information of the image; andcontrolling means for controlling said image processing means to shift the extracting area to a position of the visual line by said visual line detection means in the case that the visual line is detected on the image displaying area and for controlling said image processing means regardless of the visual line and selecting and performing one of a function in the menu displayed at a position of the visual line in the case that the visual line is detected on the menu displaying area detected by said visual line detection means.