US Patent Application 18030969. INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM simplified abstract

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INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM

Organization Name

NEC Corporation

Inventor(s)

Emiko Ishii of Tokyo (JP)

Hanae Shimomura of Tokyo (JP)

Shingo Chiyondbu of Tokyo (JP)

Hiroki Seto of Tokyo (JP)

INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18030969 titled 'INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM

Simplified Explanation

The present invention is an information providing system that aims to provide users with product information based on the interests of a target person they are investigating.

  • The system includes a counterpart face image registration unit that acquires and registers a face image of the target person in association with user discrimination information.
  • An information generation unit detects the target person from in-store images captured inside a store and determines their interests based on their behavior inside the store.
  • The information generation unit then registers the product information of the determined product in association with the user discrimination information.
  • A provision unit provides the user with product information that is registered in association with the user discrimination information, specifically focusing on products that the target person is interested in.


Original Abstract Submitted

The present invention provides an information providing system () including a counterpart face image registration unit () that acquires a counterpart face image being a face image of a counterpart who is a target of investigation by a user, and registers the counterpart face image in association with user discrimination information of the user, an information generation unit () that detects, based on the counterpart face image, the counterpart from an in-store image capturing inside of a store, determines, based on a behavior content of the detected counterpart inside a store indicated in the in-store image, a product in which the counterpart shows interest, and registers product information of the determined product in association with the user discrimination information, and a provision unit () that provides the user with product information, registered in association with the user discrimination information, of a product in which the counterpart shows interest.