VISUAL SALIENCY ESTIMATION FOR IMAGES AND VIDEO
First Claim
1. A method for deriving a saliency measure, comprising:
- decomposing, by a processor, an image into elements, wherein elements cluster the image and each element consists of spatially connected pixels;
calculating, by the processor, a first image measure indicative of each element'"'"'s uniqueness in the image on a per element basis;
calculating, by the processor, a second image measure indicative of each element'"'"'s spatial distribution in the image on a per element basis; and
providing, by the processor, a per element saliency measure by combining the first image measure and the second image measure.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for deriving a saliency measure for images and video are described. In an embodiment, a process includes decomposing, by a processor, an image into elements, wherein elements cluster the image and each element consists of spatially connected pixels. The processor then calculates a first image measure indicative of each element'"'"'s uniqueness in the image on a per element basis, and calculates a second image measure indicative of each element'"'"'s spatial distribution in the image on a per element basis. The processor then provides a per element saliency measure by combining the first image measure and the second image measure.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for deriving a saliency measure, comprising:
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decomposing, by a processor, an image into elements, wherein elements cluster the image and each element consists of spatially connected pixels; calculating, by the processor, a first image measure indicative of each element'"'"'s uniqueness in the image on a per element basis; calculating, by the processor, a second image measure indicative of each element'"'"'s spatial distribution in the image on a per element basis; and providing, by the processor, a per element saliency measure by combining the first image measure and the second image measure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions for deriving a saliency measure configured to cause a processor to:
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decompose an image into elements, wherein elements cluster the image and each element consists of spatially connected pixels; calculate a first image measure indicative of each element'"'"'s uniqueness in the image on a per element basis; calculate a second image measure indicative of each element'"'"'s spatial distribution in the image on a per element basis; and provide a per element saliency measure by combining the first image measure and the second image measure. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for deriving a saliency measure, comprising:
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a processor; a communication device operably connected to the processor; and a storage device operably connected to the storage device, the storage device storing non-transitory instructions configured to cause the processor to; decompose an image into elements, wherein elements cluster the image and each element consists of spatially connected pixels; calculate a first image measure indicative of each element'"'"'s uniqueness in the image on a per element basis; calculate a second image measure indicative of each element'"'"'s spatial distribution in the image on a per element basis; and provide a per element saliency measure by combining the first image measure and the second image measure. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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