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In this paper we introduce a method for distinguishing between informative and uninformative viewpoints as they pertain to an active observer seeking to identify an object in a known environment. The method is based on a generalized inverse theory using a probabilistic framework where assertions are represented by conditional probability density functions. Experimental results are presented showing how the resulting algorithms can be used to distinguish between informative and uninformative viewpoints, rank a sequence of images on the basis of their information (e.g. to generate a set of characteristic views), and sequentially identify an unknown object.
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Arbel, T., Ferrie, F.P. (1996). Informative views and sequential recognition. In: Buxton, B., Cipolla, R. (eds) Computer Vision — ECCV '96. ECCV 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1064. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0015558
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