System for recommending an article not present in an image

A recommendation method to be carried out by a recommendation system connectable with a user's terminal, having article list storing unit storing, corresponding to identification information of each category, an article list including multiple pieces of identification information of article sections associated with said category,

• the recommendation system executing:
• an input step of receiving an image containing at least one article, from the terminal, thereby to achieve input of the image;
• an article recognizing step of analyzing the input image to recognize an article section according to the article contained in the image;
• a category specifying step of referring to the article list storing unit to specify a category corresponding to the input image on the basis of the recognized article section;
• an article information extracting step of extracting from the article list storing unit, identification information of an article section except for the recognized article section among article sections associated with the specified category;
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• an output step of outputting information corresponding to the extracted identification information of the article section.

A recommendation program to be carried out by a recommendation system connectable with a user's terminal, having article list storing unit storing, corresponding to identification information of each category, an article list including multiple pieces of identification information of article sections associated with said category,

• the recommendation program letting the recommendation system execute:
• an input step of receiving an image containing at least one article, from the terminal, thereby to achieve input of the image;
• an article recognizing step of analyzing the input image to recognize an article section according to the article contained in the image;
• a category specifying step of referring to the article list storing unit to specify a category corresponding to the input image on the basis of the recognized article section;
• an article information extracting step of extracting from the article list storing unit, identification information of an article section except for the recognized article section among article sections associated with the specified category;
• and
• an output step of outputting information corresponding to the extracted identification information of the article section.

A computer-readable recording medium recording a program to be carried out by a recommendation system connectable with a user's terminal, having article list storing unit storing, corresponding to identification information of each category, an article list including multiple pieces of identification information of article sections associated with said category,

• the program letting the recommendation system execute:
• an input step of receiving an image containing at least one article, from the terminal, thereby to achieve input of the image;
• an article recognizing step of analyzing the input image to recognize an article section according to the article contained in the image;
• a category specifying step of referring to the article list storing unit to specify a category corresponding to the input image on the basis of the recognized article section;
• an article information extracting step of extracting from the article list storing unit, identification information of an article section except for the recognized article section among article sections associated with the specified category;
• and
• an output step of outputting information corresponding to the extracted identification information of the article section.