US Patent Application 18034655. DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM simplified abstract
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DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM
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DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18034655 titled 'DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes a system for acquiring and displaying product information in a store using image processing technology.
- The system includes a shelf information acquisition unit that captures images of the inside of a store, specifically focusing on product shelves.
- The captured images are processed to extract shelf identification information, which identifies the specific product shelves.
- A product identification information acquisition unit retrieves multiple pieces of product identification information from a storage unit, which are related to the identified shelves.
- A display control unit then retrieves product information from another storage unit, which is related to the acquired product identification information.
- The product information is displayed on a display unit, allowing customers to easily access information about the products on the shelves.
Original Abstract Submitted
A shelf information acquisition unit () acquires shelf identification information. The shelf identification information is information acquired by processing an image being generated by capturing an image of inside of a store and including a product shelf, and is information identifying the product shelf. A product identification information acquisition unit () acquires, from an identification information storage unit (), a plurality of pieces of product identification information being related to the shelf identification information acquired by the shelf information acquisition unit (). A display control unit () performs display processing for acquiring, from a product information storage unit (), product information being related to the product identification information acquired by the product identification information acquisition unit (), and causing a display unit () to display the product information.
