Information processing apparatus, information processing system, and recording medium

An information processing system comprising:

• an information processing apparatus;
• an imaging apparatus;
• and
• a settlement apparatus, wherein
• the information processing apparatus, the imaging apparatus, and the settlement apparatus are communicable with each other via a network, and
• the information processing apparatus includes circuitry configured to:
• receive a first image captured by the imaging apparatus;
• identify a person captured in the first image, based on the first image;
• identify a group formed of multiple persons to which the person identified belongs, based on the first image;
• receive fee information based on an action of the person;
• receive a second image captured by the imaging apparatus;
• and
• transmit, to the settlement apparatus, the fee information relating to the multiple persons belonging to the group, in response to detecting that the person belonging to the group is located at an operable position where the person can operate the settlement apparatus based on the second image, wherein
• the circuitry of the information processing apparatus is further configured to record position information representing time series of a position of the person, by using the first image received from the imaging apparatus.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program that causes a computer to execute a process, the process comprising:

• receiving a first image captured by an imaging apparatus communicable with the computer via a network;
• identifying a person captured in the first image, based on the first image;
• identifying a group formed of multiple persons to which the identified person belongs, based on the first image;
• receiving fee information based on an action of the person;
• receiving a second image captured by the imaging apparatus;
• transmitting, to a settlement apparatus communicable with the computer via the network, the fee information relating to the multiple persons belonging to the group, in response to detecting that the person belonging to the group is located at an operable position where the person can operate the settlement apparatus based on the second image;
• and
• recording position information representing time series of a position of the person, by using the first image received from the imaging apparatus.