Movement target specification system, movement target specification apparatus, target specification method, and computer readable medium

A movement target specification apparatus comprising:

• a memory configured to store instructions;
• and
• a processor configured to execute the instructions to:
• hold a movement target by a holding unit;
• acquire a height of an image capturing apparatus attached to the holding unit;
• recognize positions of corners present on a front surface of the movement target in an image of the movement target captured by using the image capturing apparatus;
• search for similar data similar to the image of the movement target in accordance with the acquired height of the image capturing apparatus and the recognized positions of the corners present on the front surface of the movement target;
• estimate positions of corners present on a rear surface of the movement target in accordance with the similar data that has been searched for;
• and
• specify a state of the movement target in accordance with the recognized positions of the corners present on the front surface of the movement target and the estimated positions of the corners present on the rear surface of the movement target.

A target specification method comprising:

• capturing an image of a target by using an image capturing apparatus;
• acquiring a height of the image capturing apparatus;
• recognizing positions of corners present on a front surface of the target in the image of the target captured by using the image capturing apparatus;
• searching for similar data similar to the image of the target in accordance with the acquired height of the image capturing apparatus and the recognized positions of the corners present on the front surface of the target;
• estimating positions of corners present on a rear surface of the target in accordance with the similar data that has been searched for;
• and
• specifying a state of the target in accordance with the recognized positions of the corners present on the front surface of the target and the estimated positions of the corners present on the rear surface of the target.