Merchandise processing device and method therefor
AssigneeToshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTomonari Kakino
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Abstract
A merchandise processing device includes an identification unit, a detection unit, and a control unit. The identification unit identifies a merchandise. The detection unit detects, based on a captured image of the merchandise, a privilege medium in which privilege information is recorded. The control unit causes a display device to display the image, on which the privilege medium is detected, in association with information related to the merchandise identified by the identification unit.
Claims12
A merchandise processing device, comprising:
- a camera that captures an image of merchandise associated with a barcode and a discount seal;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- processes the image of merchandise captured by the camera to detect the barcode and identify the merchandise based on the barcode;
- processes the image of merchandise captured by the camera to detect a discount seal representing discount information;
- based on a price of the merchandise and the discount information, calculate a discount amount associated with the merchandise;
- and
- cause a display device to display the image contiguously associated with the discount amount in association with related information associated with the merchandise.
A method for causing a computer of a merchandise processing device to perform functions including:
- capturing an image of merchandise associated with a barcode and a discount seal;
- processing the image of merchandise captured to detect the barcode and identify the merchandise based on the barcode;
- processing the image of merchandise to detect a discount seal representing discount information;
- based on a price of the merchandise and the discount information, calculating a discount amount associated with the merchandise;
- and
- displaying the image contiguously associated with the discount amount in association with related information associated with the merchandise.
A POS terminal, comprising:
- a settlement processing component;
- and
- a merchandise processing device, comprising:
- a camera that captures an image of merchandise associated with a barcode and a discount seal;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- processes the image of merchandise captured by the camera to detect the barcode and identify the merchandise based on the barcode;
- processes the image of merchandise captured by the camera to detect a discount seal representing discount information;
- based on a price of the merchandise and the discount information, calculate a discount amount associated with the merchandise;
- and
- cause a display device to display the image contiguously associated with the discount amount in association with related information associated with the merchandise.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.