View source for US Patent Application 18221667. REGISTRATION APPARATUS, REGISTRATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM simplified abstract

=REGISTRATION APPARATUS, REGISTRATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM=


==Organization Name==

[[NEC Corporation]]


==Inventor(s)==

[[Soma Shiraishi of Tokyo (JP)]]

[[Kota Iwamoto of Tokyo (JP)]]

[[Hideo Yokoi of Tokyo (JP)]]

[[Tsugunori Takata of Tokyo (JP)]]

[[Emi Kitagawa of Tokyo (JP)]]

==REGISTRATION APPARATUS, REGISTRATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - A simplified explanation of the abstract==


This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18221667 titled 'REGISTRATION APPARATUS, REGISTRATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM

==Simplified Explanation==

The invention aims to improve the registration process and help checkout operators identify products more easily. 

* The invention is a registration apparatus that includes several components.
* The image acquisition unit captures an image of the table's surface where the product is placed.
* The analysis unit uses the image to recognize the product.
* The registration unit then registers the recognized product as a checkout target.
* The output unit provides the name of the recognized product through voice output.


==Original Abstract Submitted==

The invention addresses the problem of improving labor of a registration operation of a product and enabling a checkout operator to recognize a recognition result. In order to solve the problem, the invention provides a registration apparatus () including: an image acquisition unit () that acquires an image obtained by imaging a placement surface of a table, on which a product is placed; an analysis unit () that recognizes the product included in the image, a registration unit () that registers the recognized product as a checkout target, and an output unit () that outputs a name of the recognized product by voice.