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Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and non-transitory storage medium

US10510218B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 13, 2016
Grant dateDec 17, 2019
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Expiry dateDec 13, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07G1/01
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A checkout apparatus (10) includes an image data acquisition unit (11) that acquires data of an image; an image analysis unit (12) that recognizes a plurality of products in the image using a feature value of an exterior of each of the products registered in a feature value storage unit (14) and the data of the image; a reading necessity or non-necessity check unit (15) that extracts the product for which it is necessary to read a product code from among the recognized products, using an object-to-be-read storage unit (16) in which the product for which it is necessary to read the product code is registered in advance; and a reading unit (17) that reads the product code of the product extracted by the reading necessity or non-necessity check unit (15).

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