A MODEL OF SALIENCY-BASED VISUAL-ATTENTION FOR RAPID SCENE ANALYSIS

Authors
ITTI L KOCH C NIEBUR E
Citation
L. Itti et al., A MODEL OF SALIENCY-BASED VISUAL-ATTENTION FOR RAPID SCENE ANALYSIS, IEEE transactions on pattern analysis and machine intelligence, 20(11), 1998, pp. 1254-1259
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Computer Science Artificial Intelligence","Computer Science Artificial Intelligence","Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
IEEE transactions on pattern analysis and machine intelligence → ACNP
ISSN journal
01628828
Volume
20
Issue
11
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1254 - 1259
Database
ISI
SICI code
0162-8828(1998)20:11<1254:AMOSVF>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
A visual attention system, inspired by the behavior and the neuronal a rchitecture of the early primate visual system, is presented. Multisca le image features are combined into a single topographical saliency ma p. A dynamical neural network then selects attended locations in order of decreasing saliency. The system breaks down the complex problem of scene understanding by rapidly selecting, in a computationally effici ent manner, conspicuous locations to be analyzed in detail.