Self-checkout product image generation system
AssigneeToshiba Global Commerce Solutions, Inc.
InventorEric B. VUILLERMET
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Abstract
The following relates to a method and apparatus for updating an item catalog at a point of sale system. Item catalogs include item descriptions and generally, an image corresponding to the item description. However, instances may arise where an image corresponding to the item description has not yet been included in the catalog. In such embodiments, the catalog includes instructions for the point of sale system to generate an image for the first item. In some embodiments, the instructions are a text prompt entered in the catalog before it is sent to a point of sale system. The text prompt includes instructions for an image generating AI system to generate an image corresponding to the text prompt. The point of sale system sends these instructions to the image generating AI system.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving, at a point of sale system, an item catalog comprising a plurality of entries for items, wherein a first one of the plurality of entries comprises an item description for a first item and an instruction for the point of sale system to generate an image for the first item;
- transmitting, from the point of sale system, a text prompt describing the first item to an artificial intelligence (AI) system;
- receiving an image from the AI system based on the text prompt;
- updating, at the point of sale system, the first one of the plurality of entries of the item catalog to include the received image;
- and
- displaying, at the point of sale system, the image, from the updated item catalog.
A system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- one or more memories configured to store an application, which, when executed by a combination of the one or more processors, causes the combination of the one or more processors to perform an operation, the operation comprising:
- receiving, at a point of sale system, an item catalog comprising a plurality of entries for items, wherein a first one of the plurality of entries comprises an item description for a first item and an instruction for the point of sale system to generate an image for the first item;
- transmitting, from the point of sale system, a text prompt describing the first item to an artificial intelligence (AI) system;
- receiving an image from the AI system based on the text prompt;
- updating, at the point of sale system,, the first one of the plurality of entries of the item catalog to include the received image;
- and
- displaying, at the point of sale system, the image, from the updated item catalog.
A computer program product for updating an item catalog, the computer program product comprising:
- a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied therewith, the computer-readable program code executable by one or more computer processors configured to perform operations comprising:
- receiving, at a point of sale system, an item catalog comprising a plurality of entries for items, wherein a first one of the plurality of entries comprises an item description for a first item and an instruction for the point of sale system to generate an image for the first item;
- transmitting, from the point of sale system, a text prompt describing the first item to an artificial intelligence (AI) system;
- receiving an image from the AI system based on the text prompt;
- updating, at the point of sale system, the first one of the plurality of entries of the item catalog to include the received image;
- and
- displaying, at the point of sale system, the image, from the updated item catalog.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.