Contrast-based image attention analysis by using fuzzy growing

Proceedings of the ACM International Multimedia Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 374-381

  Ma, Yu Fei ^a   Zhang, Hong Jiang ^a  

^a MICROSOFT RESEARCH ASIA   (China)

Author keywords

Attention detection; Contrast analysis; Fuzzy growing; Image analysis; Visual attention model

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER VISION; FUZZY CONTROL; IMAGE RETRIEVAL; MAPS; PHOTOGRAPHY; SAMPLING; WEB BROWSERS;

ATTENTION DETECTION; CONTRAST ANALYSIS; FUZZY GROWING; VISUAL ATTENTION MODEL;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

EID: 2342589340     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/957092.957094     Document Type: Conference Paper

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