Image analysis – Image segmentation
Reexamination Certificate
2003-10-16
2008-12-30
Ahmed, Samir A (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Image segmentation
C382S164000, C382S195000, C345S419000
Reexamination Certificate
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07471827
ABSTRACT:
Systems and methods for automatic generation of a browsing path across image content to present areas with high attention value are described. In particular, an image is modeled via multiple visual attentions to create a respective set of attention objects for each modeled attention. The attention objects and their respective attributes are analyzed to generate a browsing path to select ones of the attention objects. The browsing path is generated to optimize the rate of information gain from the attention objects as a function of information unit cost in terms of time constraints associated with multiple image browsing modes.
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