Product management apparatus, product management method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium

A product management method to be performed by a computer that manages positions of a plurality of products in a store, wherein,

• in the store, a showcase for displaying the plurality of products is installed, and a mobile IC tag reader is disposed, and
• a plurality of first IC tags are attached to the showcase or a floor of the store in a state of being away from one another, and a second IC tag is attached to each of the plurality of products,
• the product management method comprising,
• by the computer executing:
• acquisition processing of acquiring first data read from the first IC tag by the IC tag reader, first timing information indicating a reading timing of the first data, second data read from the second IC tag by the IC tag reader, and second timing information indicating a reading timing of the second data;
• and
• information processing of generating position information indicating positions of the plurality of products in which a plurality of the showcases are set as a reference, by using the first data, the first timing information, the second data, and the second timing information.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program executable by a computer that manages positions of a plurality of products in a store, wherein,

• in the store, a showcase for displaying the plurality of products is installed, and a mobile IC tag reader is disposed, and
• a plurality of first IC tags are attached to the showcase or a floor of the store in a state of being away from one another, and a second IC tag is attached to each of the plurality of products,
• the program causing the computer to perform operations comprising:
• acquiring first data read from the first IC tag by the IC tag reader, first timing information indicating a reading timing of the first data, second data read from the second IC tag by the IC tag reader, and second timing information indicating a reading timing of the second data;
• and
• generating position information indicating positions of the plurality of products in which a plurality of the showcases are set as a reference, by using the first data, the first timing information, the second data, and the second timing information.