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Method and system for computing fused saliency maps from multi-modal sensory inputs

US8396282B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

HRL Laboratories, LLC · US

Inventors

David J. Huber · Calabasas, US
Deepak Khosla · Camarillo, US
Paul Alex Dow · Los Angeles, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 31, 2008
Grant date	Mar 12, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 11, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06V10/806
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure describes a fused saliency map from visual and auditory saliency maps. The saliency maps are in azimuth and elevation coordinates. The auditory saliency map is based on intensity, frequency and temporal conspicuity maps. Once the auditory saliency map is determined, the map is converted into azimuth and elevation coordinates by processing selected snippets of sound from each of four microphones arranged on a robot head to detect the location of the sound source generating the saliencies.

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