Product monitoring device, product monitoring system, and product monitoring method

A product monitoring system which monitors a display status of a product, based on a captured image of a display area in a store, comprising:

• a camera that captures an image of the display area;
• and
• a plurality of information processing devices,
• wherein one of the plurality of information processing device includes
• an image acquirer that acquires the captured image of the display area;
• a state monitoring area setter that sets a state monitoring area on the captured image of the display area;
• a product detector that acquires product detection information indicating a position of a product in the state monitoring area, based on a captured image of the state monitoring area;
• a display state evaluator that evaluates a display state of the product in the state monitoring area, using a plurality of evaluation indices relating to display disorder of the product, based on the product detection information;
• and
• an evaluation information presentator that presents information on an evaluation result by the display state evaluator to a user.

A product monitoring method causing an information processing device to implement a process of monitoring a display status of a product, based on a captured image of a display area in a store, the method comprising:

• acquiring the captured image of the display area;
• setting a state monitoring area on the captured image of the display area;
• acquiring product detection information indicating a position of a product in the state monitoring area, based on a captured image of the state monitoring area;
• evaluating a display state of the product in the state monitoring area, using a plurality of evaluation indices relating to display disorder of the product, based on the product detection information;
• and
• presenting information on an evaluation result generated to a user.