Salient object detection by composition
US8989437B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 16, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/10004
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computing device configured to determine, for each of a plurality of locations in an image, a saliency measure based at least on a cost of composing parts of the image in the location from parts of the image outside of the location is described herein. The computing device is further configured to select one or more of the locations as representing salient objects of the image based at least on the saliency measures.
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