US Patent Application 18221799. REGISTRATION APPARATUS, REGISTRATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM simplified abstract
REGISTRATION APPARATUS, REGISTRATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM
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Tsugunori Takata 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 18221799 titled 'REGISTRATION APPARATUS, REGISTRATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM
Simplified Explanation
The invention is aimed at improving the registration process and assisting checkout operators in recognizing products.
- The invention includes a registration apparatus that consists of several components.
- An image acquisition unit captures an image of the table's surface where a product is placed.
- An analysis unit analyzes the image to identify the product present.
- A registration unit then registers the identified product as a checkout target.
- An 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.
