Gaze prediction for first-person videos based on inverse non-negative sparse coding with determinant sparse measure

Abstract

Gaze prediction is a significant approach for processing a large amount of incoming visual information of videos. Recent gaze prediction algorithms often employ sparse models with the assumption that every superpixel in the video frames can be represented as linear combinations of a few salient superpixels. However, they are not actuated enough because of the insufficient knowledge that video signals contain a non-negative request. Hence, we develop a novel gaze prediction based on an inverse sparse coding framework with a determinant sparse measure. By introducing this sparse measure, the solutions are non-negative and sparser than conventional sparse constraints. However, the proposed optimization problem becomes nonconvex, which is difficult to solve. To efficiently address the corresponding nonconvex optimization problem, we propose a novel algorithm based on the difference in convex function programming, which can yield the global solutions. Experimental results indicate the improved accuracy of the proposed approach compared with state-of-the-art algorithms.