Nokia Technologies Oy

Basavaraja Shanthappa Vandrotti

Daniel Vaquero

Arto Juhani Lehtiniemi

Lin Chen

Muninder Veldandi

A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for varying panning speeds of images based on saliency such that 360-degree images, panoramic images, video images and/or other wide view area images may be efficiently displayed by varying the panning speed such that the user focuses on salient portions of the image. A panning speed is determined based on the currently displayed area and its saliency relative to the saliency of non-displayed or peripheral portions. As a user pans from one area to another, while the user pans over a salient portion of the image, the actual reflected panning may occur at a relatively slower speed than when the user pans over an area not including a salient portion, or a less salient portion.

Method and apparatus for determining and varying the panning speed of an image based on saliency

A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to facilitate the review of at least portions of a panoramic image and to increase the likelihood that a viewer consumes at least those portions of the panoramic image that are considered to be both interesting and of aesthetic value. In the context of a method, one or more regions within a panoramic image are identified based upon a saliency of the one or more regions. The method also includes identifying candidate subimages that at least partially overlap with at least one of the regions identified within the panoramic image. The method further includes scoring the candidate subimages based upon predefined criteria and causing information for one or more of the candidate subimages to be provided based upon scores associated therewith.

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Basavaraja Shanthappa Vandrotti