Information processing apparatus and control method thereof
AssigneeToshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorNobutomo NODERA
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes a processing circuit. The processing circuit has programmed instructions to acquire a first number of commodities specified to be purchased based on first data acquired by a first sensor, acquire a second number of commodities stored in a storing body that stores commodities to be purchased based on second data acquired by a second sensor, compare the first number of commodities with the second number of commodities, and provide a notification to a display device in response to the first number of commodities being different that the second number of commodities.
Claims20
An information processing apparatus comprising:
- a processing circuit having programmed instructions to:
- acquire a first number of commodities specified to be purchased based on first data acquired by a first sensor;
- determine, based on second data acquired by a second sensor, that one or more commodities have been removed from a storing body that stores commodities to be purchased;
- determine a second number of commodities stored in the storing body based on the determination that one or more commodities have been removed from the storing body;
- compare the first number of commodities with the second number of commodities;
- and
- provide a notification to a display device in response to the first number of commodities being different than the second number of commodities.
A method for self-registration of commodities, the method comprising:
- acquiring a first number of commodities specified to be purchased based on first data acquired by a first input device;
- identifying, based on second data acquired by a second input device, a change in a second number of commodities stored in a storing body that stores commodities to be purchased, the second data including at least one of (a) a weight of the commodities stored in the storing body, (b) an image of the storing body, or (c) data regarding movement within the storing body;
- determining whether the change in the second number of commodities was an addition of one or more commodities to the storing body or a removal of one or more commodities from the storing body;
- determining the second number of commodities based on whether the change in the second number of commodities was the addition or the removal;
- comparing the first number of commodities with the second number of commodities;
- receiving a payment instruction;
- and
- permitting payment on condition that the first number of commodities and the second number of commodities coincide with each other when the payment instruction is received.
A customer registration system comprising:
- a cart terminal configured to couple to a shopping cart, the cart terminal comprising:
- a scanner configured to scan commodities desired to be purchased by a customer;
- a camera positioned to monitor the commodities within the shopping cart;
- and
- a display device;
- and
- processing circuitry having programmed instructions to:
- determine a first number of commodities desired to be purchased based on data acquired by the scanner;
- receive an image of the shopping cart captured by the camera;
- analyze the image to determine a second number of commodities stored in the shopping cart;
- compare the first number of commodities with the second number of commodities;
- and
- provide a notification to the display device in response to the first number of commodities being different than the second number of commodities.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.