18231605. ARTICLE DEDUCTION APPARATUS, ARTICLE DEDUCTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM simplified abstract (NEC Corporation)
ARTICLE DEDUCTION APPARATUS, ARTICLE DEDUCTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Motoyuki Nakamura of Tokyo (JP)
ARTICLE DEDUCTION APPARATUS, ARTICLE DEDUCTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18231605 titled 'ARTICLE DEDUCTION APPARATUS, ARTICLE DEDUCTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes an apparatus that deduces information about articles based on weight change data and movement data.
- The apparatus acquires data from a weight sensor that detects changes in weight, and arranges this data chronologically as weight change data.
- The apparatus also acquires data indicating the movement of a person's hand in a shelf-front space, using a depth sensor, and arranges this data chronologically as movement data.
- The apparatus then uses the weight change data and movement data to determine which article the person is taking out from the shelf-front space.
- The determined article information is outputted by the apparatus.
Potential Applications
- Retail inventory management systems
- Smart shelves in stores
- Automated storage and retrieval systems
Problems Solved
- Accurate determination of which article is being taken out from a shelf
- Efficient inventory management
- Reduction of human error in tracking article movement
Benefits
- Improved accuracy in determining article information
- Real-time tracking of article movement
- Streamlined inventory management processes
Original Abstract Submitted
An article information deduction apparatus () includes an acquisition unit () and an output unit (). The acquisition unit () acquires data based on a change in a detected value of a weight sensor () (hereinafter described as weight change data). For example, the acquisition unit () determines data acquired by chronologically arranging data acquired from the weight sensor () as weight change data. Further, the acquisition unit () acquires data indicating a movement of a hand of a person positioned in a shelf-front space (hereinafter described as movement data). For example, the acquisition unit () acquires data acquired by chronologically arranging data output from a depth sensor () to the article information deduction apparatus () as movement data. The output unit () outputs article determination information of the article deduced to be taken out by the hand of the person positioned in the shelf-front space, by using the weight change data and the movement data.
