Systems and methods for improving visual attention models
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsBrian E. Brooks, Brian J. Stankiewicz, Brian L. Linzie
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Abstract
Systems and methods for improving visual attention models use effectiveness assessment from an environment as feedback to improve visual attention models. The effectiveness assessment uses data indicative of a particular behavior, which is related to visual attention allocation, received from the environment to assess relative effectiveness of the environment on influencing the particular behavior.
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A method of evaluating a visual attention model, comprising:
- receiving visual representations of at least a portion of two environments that differ from each other on a visual dimension;
- receiving output generated by applying the visual attention model on the visual representations of the at least a portion of the two environments;
- assessing the relative effectiveness of the two environments on influencing a particular human behavior based on data indicative of the particular human behavior received from the two environments, wherein the particular human behavior is inferentially related to attention allocation;
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- comparing the assessed relative effectiveness to the output generated by the visual attention model.
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A visual attention model improvement system, comprising:
- a module for receiving visual representations of at least a portion of two environments that differ from each other on a visual dimension;
- a module for receiving output generated by applying the visual attention model on the visual representations of the at least a portion of the two environments;
- a module for assessing the relative effectiveness of the two environments on influencing a particular human behavior based on data indicative of the particular human behavior received from the two environments, wherein the particular human behavior is inferentially related to attention allocation;
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- a processing unit for comparing the assessed relative effectiveness to the output generated by the visual attention model.
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A visual attention model improvement system, comprising:
- a module for receiving visual representation of at least a portion of an environment;
- a module for receiving output generated by applying the visual attention model on the visual representation of the at least a portion of the environment;
- a module for assessing the relative effectiveness of the environment on influencing the particular human behavior based on data indicative of a particular human behavior received from the environment, wherein the particular human behavior is inferentially related to attention allocation;
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- a processing unit for comparing the assessed relative effectiveness to the output generated by the visual attention model.
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