Visual Correlates of Fixation Selection: A Look at the Spatial Frequency Domain

A representation for observing local image content is proposed for the purpose of considering the distinguishing characteristics of visual content that tends to draw a human observers gaze. Within this representation, the spectral profile distinguishing fixated from non-fixated locations is considered. Finally, the possibility of designing saliency operators based on the proposed local magnitude spectrum representation is explored, revealing a promising domain for predicting human gaze patterns.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: ICIP
• Authors: Neil D. B. Bruce, Daniel P. Loach, John K. Tsotsos
• Keywords: Human Gaze Patterns, Human Observers, ICIP 2007, Image Processing, Local Image Content, Magnitude Spectrum Representation