US 12,688,694 B2 · Self-checkout monitoring system, self-checkout monitoring method, and non-transitory computer readable medium

Abstract

A self-checkout monitoring system, a self-checkout monitoring method, and a non-transitory computer readable medium capable of monitoring fraud committed by customers at a low cost are provided. A self-checkout monitoring system according to the present disclosure includes: an image-capturing unit configured to capture an image of a plurality of self-checkout machines from above; and an image distribution unit configured to divide the image of the plurality of self-checkout machines captured by the image-capturing unit for each of the plurality of self-checkout machines and distribute the divided images to the plurality of respective self-checkout machines. The self-checkout monitoring system causes display units which display customer's shopping information in the plurality of respective self-checkout machines to display the divided images of the self-checkout machines distributed from the image distribution unit.

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Dependent claims

A self-checkout monitoring system comprising:

at least one memory storing instructions;
and
at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to:
capture an image of a plurality of self-checkout machines from above using at least one wide-angle camera installed at a position from which the at least one wide-angle camera captures the plurality of self-checkout machines at one time;
divide the captured image of the plurality of self-checkout machines for each of the plurality of self-checkout machines such that each respective portion of the divided image includes one self-checkout machine and distribute each respective portion of the divided image to the appropriate one of the plurality of respective self-checkout machines in real time;
and cause each display unit that displays customer shopping information in each of the plurality of respective self-checkout machines to display the respective portion of the divided image of the respective self-checkout machine that has been distributed to the appropriate one of the plurality of self-checkout machines,
wherein a number of the at least one wide-angle camera is smaller than a number of the plurality of self-checkout machines.

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A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute processing of:

dividing, for each of a plurality of self-checkout machines, an image of the plurality of self-checkout machines that is captured from above using at least one wide-angle camera installed at a position from which the at least one wide-angle camera captures the plurality of self-checkout machines at one time, such that each respective portion of the divided image includes one self-checkout machine, and distributing each respective portion of the divided image to the plurality of respective self-checkout machines in real time;
and
causing each display unit that displays customer shopping information in each of the plurality of respective self-checkout machines to display the respective portion of the divided image of the respective self-checkout machine that has been distributed to the appropriate one of the plurality of self-checkout machines,
wherein a number of the at least one wide-angle camera is smaller than a number of the plurality of self-checkout machines.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Self-checkout monitoring system, self-checkout monitoring method, and non-transitory computer readable medium

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Self-checkout monitoring system, self-checkout monitoring method, and non-transitory computer readable medium

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