CN106408800B - Information processing unit and its control method - Google Patents

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CN106408800B
CN106408800B CN201610728295.3A CN201610728295A CN106408800B CN 106408800 B CN106408800 B CN 106408800B CN 201610728295 A CN201610728295 A CN 201610728295A CN 106408800 B CN106408800 B CN 106408800B
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The present invention discloses a kind of information processing unit and its control method, and being able to record misrecognition, a situation arises, the information processing unit, comprising: acquisition portion, the image that acquisition image pickup part has imaged;Extraction unit extracts characteristic quantity out in the image of the commodity imaged from the image pickup part;Similarity determination unit, the characteristic quantity that characteristic quantity and the extraction unit to each commodity of benchmark commodity have been extracted out is compared, and calculates its similarity;Wherein, the similarity determination unit is when to determining that commodity are determined, will be used for operator notification its determine commodity confirmation screen show on the display device, the confirmation screen includes again recognition button, the similarity determination unit records the case where misrecognition has occurred in the determining commodity when receiving the operation of recognition button again.

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Information processing unit and its control method
The application be the applying date be on June 6th, 2014, application No. is 201410250322.1, it is entitled " at information Manage device and its control method " divisional application.
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of information processing unit and its control methods.
Background technique
In recent years, there are a kind of such technologies, by extracting the article out from the image data for imaged article Characteristic quantity, and be compared with the data for the characteristic quantity for indicating pre-prepd verification article, to the type etc. of the article It is identified.In addition, motion has a kind of store system, by the way that the technology to be applied in the identification of vegetables and fruit etc., to The commodity identified carry out sales registration.In related store system, threshold value will be more than or equal to the similarity of commodity Data (verification commodity) are identified as the candidate of the commodity.In addition, for example, when be more than or equal to threshold value data be one when, Automatically determine the data to be consistent with commodity.
But, in extensive stock, there are the commodity that misrecognition is easy to happen because of the difference such as its characteristic.At this moment, such as The data that fruit has been misidentified are one, then due to that can automatically determine the commodity misidentified, interfere so having and becoming A possibility that processing.
Summary of the invention
It in view of the above problems, can the purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of information processing unit and its control method A situation arises for record misrecognition.
To solve the above problems, the information processing unit that first aspect present invention is related to, comprising: acquisition portion, acquisition camera shooting The image that portion has imaged;Extraction unit extracts characteristic quantity out in the image of the commodity imaged from the image pickup part;Similarity determines Portion, the characteristic quantity that characteristic quantity and the extraction unit to each commodity of benchmark commodity have been extracted out is compared, and calculates it The benchmark commodity that the similarity is more than or equal to threshold value are identified as commodity candidate by similarity, and maximum in the similarity When commodity candidate is set with the execution pattern automatically determined, determining commodity are determined it as;Wherein, the similarity determination unit is worked as To determine commodity be determined when, will be used for operator notification its determine commodity confirmation screen show on the display device, The confirmation screen include for confirm make a promise determine commodity ACK button, be used to indicate the recognition button again identified again, When the ACK button of the similarity determination unit in the confirmation screen is operated, the determining commodity identification has been recorded Successful situation records the case where misrecognition has occurred in the determining commodity when the recognition button again is operated.
The control method for the information processing unit that second aspect of the present invention is related to, comprising the following steps: acquisition step, acquisition The image that image pickup part has imaged;It extracts step out, extracts characteristic quantity out in the image of the commodity imaged from the image pickup part;And phase Like degree determination step, characteristic quantity to each commodity of benchmark commodity and passes through the characteristic quantity that the extraction step has been extracted out and carry out Compare, and calculate its similarity, the benchmark commodity that the similarity is more than or equal to threshold value is identified as commodity candidate, and in institute When stating the maximum commodity candidate of similarity and being set with the execution pattern automatically determined, determining commodity are determined it as;Wherein, in institute It states in similarity determination step, when to determining that commodity are determined, the confirmation to its determination commodity of operator notification will be used for Picture shows that on the display device the confirmation screen includes for confirming the ACK button for making a promise to determine commodity, for referring to Show the recognition button again identified again, the ACK button quilt in the similarity determination step, in the confirmation screen When operation, records the determining commodity and identify successful situation, when the recognition button again is operated, record about described Determine the case where misrecognition has occurred in commodity.
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In the following, being illustrated referring to attached drawing to information processing unit involved in the present invention and its control method.It is attached when combining When figure considers, by referring to following detailed description, the present invention can be more completely and better understood and is easy to learn and is wherein permitted Mostly adjoint advantage, but the drawings described herein are used to provide a further understanding of the present invention, constitutes one of the application Point, the illustrative embodiments of the present invention and their descriptions are used to explain the present invention, it does not constitute improper limitations of the present invention, In:
Fig. 1 is the perspective view for indicating the appearance of checkout system involved in embodiment and constituting;
Fig. 2 is the block diagram for indicating the hardware of POS terminal shown in FIG. 1 and commodity reading device and constituting;
Fig. 3 is the example diagram for showing schematically the data of PLU file shown in Fig. 2 and constituting;
Fig. 4 is the example diagram for showing schematically the data of shown in Fig. 2 group of setting file and constituting;
Fig. 5 is the block diagram for indicating the function of POS terminal shown in FIG. 1 and commodity reading device and constituting;
Fig. 6 be indicate confirmation screen show exemplary schematic diagram;
Fig. 7 be indicate commodity candidate's picture show exemplary schematic diagram;
Fig. 8 is the flow chart of the order for the commodity identifying processing for indicating that commodity reading device executes;
Fig. 9 is the flow chart of the order for the sales registration processing for indicating that POS terminal executes;
Figure 10 is the perspective view for indicating the composition of self-service POS involved in embodiment;And
Figure 11 is the block diagram for indicating the hardware of self-service POS shown in Fig. 10 and constituting.
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1 checkout system, 11 POS terminal
611 sales registration portion, 101 commodity reading device
1611 image acquisition part, 1612 commodity test section
1613 characteristic quantity extraction unit, 1614 similarity determination unit
1615 commodity candidate prompting parts 1616 input receiving portion
1617 information output part F1 PLU files
F2 group sets file SC and stores computer
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In the following, referring to attached drawing, by taking checkout system as an example, to information processing unit involved in the present embodiment and its controlling party Method is illustrated.Store system is the checkout system of the POS terminal with registration, the checkout for carrying out commodity involved in a transaction (POS system) etc..The present embodiment is the application examples to the checkout system in the shop for being introduced into supermarket etc..
Fig. 1 is the perspective view for indicating the appearance of checkout system 1 and constituting.As shown in Figure 1, checkout system 1 has POS terminal 11, as the commodity reading device 101 of information processing unit.
POS terminal 11 is positioned on 21 upper surface of pulling off device in checkout stand 51.Pulling off device 21 passes through POS terminal 11 Control opening operation.The keyboard 22 of pushing operation is carried out by operator (salesman etc.), is configured in the upper surface of POS terminal 11 On.In terms of operator's angle of operation keyboard 22, there is the display equipment that information is shown towards operator in the inboard of keyboard 22 23.Display equipment 23 shows information on its display surface 23a.The lamination configuration of touch panel 26 is on display surface 23a.Customer uses aobvious Show that equipment 24 is rotatably freely vertically arranged in the more inboard of display equipment 23.Customer is with display equipment 24 in its display surface 24a Upper display information.
In addition, although customer shown in FIG. 1 is in display surface 24a with display equipment 24 towards the shape of front side in Fig. 1 State, but by rotating customer's display equipment 24, customer's display equipment towards mode inboard in Fig. 1 with display surface 24a 24 show information towards customer.
The sales counter 151 of oblong table shape is matched in a manner of forming L word with the checkout stand 51 for being placed with POS terminal 11 It sets.Load receiving surface 152 is formed on the upper surface of sales counter 151.Load receiving surface 152 is placed with the shopping of storage commodity G Basket 153.Shopping Basket 153 is it is contemplated that being divided by the first Shopping Basket of customer's bring 153a, being positioned in and the first Shopping Basket Second Shopping Basket 153b of the 153a on the position of commodity reading device 101.
The load receiving surface 152 of sales counter 151 is provided with the commodity that can be connect with transmitting and receiving with 11 data of POS terminal and reads Device 101.Commodity reading device 101 has the shell 102 of thin rectangular shape.
Reading window 103 is configured in the front of shell 102.Display, operation portion 104 are installed on the top of shell 102.It is aobvious Show, operation portion 104 is provided with the display equipment 106 that lamination on the surface is configured with liquid crystal display of touch panel 105 etc..? The right of display equipment 106 is equipped with keyboard 107.Slot is read in the card that the right of keyboard 107 is provided with card reader (not shown) 108.In terms of operator's angle, the customer for customer communication is provided with by left side in the inside of display, operation portion 104 With display equipment 109.
The first Shopping Basket of customer's bring 153a is accommodated with commodity G involved in a transaction.In first Shopping Basket 153a Commodity G is moved to the second Shopping Basket 153b by operating the operator of commodity reading device 101.In the moving process, quotient Product G is by the reading window 103 towards commodity reading device 101.At this moment, image pickup part 164 of the configuration in reading window 103 is (referring to figure 2) commodity G is imaged.
Fig. 2 is the block diagram for indicating the hardware of POS terminal 11 and commodity reading device 101 and constituting.
POS terminal 11 has the microcomputer 60 of the information treatment part handled as execution information.Microcomputer 60 has execution various Calculation process and CPU (Central Processing Unit: central processing unit) 61, ROM (the Read Only for controlling each portion Memory: read-only memory) 62 and RAM (Random Access Memory: random access memory) 63.ROM62 storage Program performed by CPU61.
Pulling off device 21, keyboard 22, display equipment 23, customer with display equipment 24, communication interface 25, touch panel 26, HDD (Hard Disk Drive: hard disk drive) 64, connecting interface 65 and printer 66 pass through various imput output circuits (not shown) connect with the CPU61 of POS terminal 11.
Keyboard 22 include above in show " 1 ", numbers are waited in " 2 ", " 3 " ..., the operator of the multiplication of " × " Puts several key 22d, temporarily total key 22e and total key 22f.
HDD64 stores various programs, various files.CPU61 is stored HDD64 in the starting etc. of POS terminal 11 All or part of of program is copied in RAM63 and is executed.
In addition, the data file of HDD64 storage PLU file F1, group setting file F2 etc..PLU file F1 and group setting text Part F2 can be read by connecting interface 65 by commodity reading device 101.
PLU file F1 be set with the commodity G sold in shop and to the relevant information such as the sales registration of its commodity G Associated data file.Fig. 3 is the example diagram for showing schematically the data of PLU file F1 and constituting.As shown in figure 3, PLU file F1 Corresponding each commodity, association are registered with the information related with commodity of commodity ID, trade name, unit price being a uniquely assigned etc. and take the photograph As the commodity image of commodity G.In addition, PLU file F1 corresponds to the characteristic quantity (base that each commodity G association is registered with commodity G The characteristic quantity data of quasi- commodity).Moreover, PLU file F1 corresponds to each commodity G, association is registered with as indicating whether to be known First mark of other instruction information automatically determined.
Commodity image is to have imaged when aftermentioned similarity determines by each quotient of the benchmark commodity as comparison other The image of product.Commodity image is prompted in the prompt of aftermentioned commodity candidate as the image for indicating its commodity candidate.This Outside, the characteristic quantity of the commodity G extracted out in advance from the photographed images (for example, commodity image) of each commodity G and corresponding commodity ID association registration.Herein, characteristic quantity is exactly that color, pattern, concave-convex situation, the shape on the surface of commodity G etc. illustrate commodity G Feature information.
In addition, in the present embodiment, although the characteristic quantity of each commodity G is pre-registered the form in PLU file F1, But not limited to this, is also possible to the form of non-registration characteristic quantity.At this moment, it is also possible to through aftermentioned characteristic quantity extraction unit 1613 extract characteristic quantity out from each commodity image, obtain the form of characteristic quantity at any time.In addition it is also possible to be substitute goods image, Register the form of the image of prompt.Hereinafter, the commodity that PLU file F1 is registered are known as " registration commodity ".
Whether the first mark is corresponding each commodity G setting, about each commodity of commodity G individually formulates and identified The information automatically determined." automatically determining for identification ", looks like to sentence in the similarity of aftermentioned similarity determination unit 1614 In fixed, when the registration commodity for being more than or equal to threshold value are one, the benchmark commodity are automatically determined to determine commodity.? In one mark, can set whether pass through the similarity determination unit 1614 with the setting value of the two-value of " ON " and " OFF " etc. What is identified automatically determines.In addition, being more than or equal to the registration commodity of specified value to the success rate of identification, will preferably automatically determine It is set as executing (ON).Herein, although threshold value involved in the success rate of identification is not particularly limited, but preferably all in this way More than or equal to the value that 8 one-tenth (80%) etc. indicates high accuracy.
Group setting file F2 is for that will have defined relational registration commodity, as the one's share of expenses for a joint undertaking for belonging to same group The data file that (member) is managed.Fig. 4 is the example diagram for showing schematically group data of setting file F2 and constituting.Such as Fig. 4 Shown, group setting file F2 corresponds to the quotient that each group of association is registered with the group ID uniquely distributed, each registration commodity for belonging to the group Product ID.In addition, each group corresponding, association is registered with automatic true as indicating whether to be identified in group setting file F2 Second mark of fixed instruction information.
In group setting file F2, the combination for being considered as identical group of registration commodity is especially unlimited.For example, about identical quotient Product can also will distribute to the commodity ID of each sale form as identical group when there are multiple sale forms.At this moment, example Such as, can make to belong to identical group with the identical commodity of 1 unit, the state sale for being divided into 1/2 or 1/4.In addition it is also possible to The commodity ID of the registration commodity of the same category or type will be belonged to as identical group.At this moment, can such as make kind of a class name " apple " Each kind for being included belongs to identical group.Even, can also be by the feature phase of its appearance in addition, mutually different registration commodity As registration commodity as identical group.At this moment, can such as make to happen occasionally misrecognition in the identification of aftermentioned commodity candidate The registration commodity of possibility belong to identical group.
Second mark is corresponding each group of setting, formulates blanketly about each commodity of the registration commodity for belonging to the group The information automatically determined whether identified.It (is greater than in addition, being more than or equal to specified value about the success rate by identifying Equal to 8 one-tenth (80%)) registration commodity composition group, will preferably automatically determine be set as execute (ON).
Back to Fig. 2, the CPU61 of POS terminal 11 is connected with based on storage by imput output circuit (not shown) The communication interface 25 of calculation machine SC execution data communication.The backyard etc. in shop is arranged in storage computer SC.Store computer SC's HDD (not shown), storage are sent to the PLU file F1 of POS terminal 11, group setting file F2 and for managing PLU file F1 institute The stock control file of inventory status etc. of each registration commodity of registration.
Connecting interface 65 can transmit and receive data between commodity reading device 101.Connecting interface 65 is connected with commodity Reading device 101.In addition, printer 66 is typewrited on bill etc..POS terminal 11 passes through printing under the control of CPU61 Machine 66 prints the transaction content of a transaction on bill.
Commodity reading device 101 has commodity reading part 110 and display, operation portion 104.Commodity reading part 110 has micro- Machine 160.Microcomputer 160 has CPU161, ROM162 and RAM163.ROM162 stores program performed by CPU161.
CPU161 is connected with image pickup part 164, audio output unit 165 by various imput output circuits (not shown) and connects Connection interface 175.Image pickup part 164, audio output unit 165 and connecting interface 175 are by CPU161 come control action.
Image pickup part 164 is color ccd sensor or color cmos sensor etc., and is imaged from reading window 103 Image pickup part.For example, image pickup part 164 carries out the video camera of 30fps.Image pickup part 164 is to provide frame figure that frame frequency has successively imaged As (photographed images) are saved in RAM163.Audio output unit 165 be for issue the sound circuit of preset warning tones etc., Loudspeaker etc..Audio output unit 165 is informed under the control of CPU161 by sound such as warning tones.
Display, operation portion 104 have touch panel 105, display equipment 106, keyboard 107, customer with display equipment 109 and Connecting interface 176.The connecting interface 175 of commodity reading part 110 is connect with the connecting interface 65 of POS terminal 11, and can be with POS Data are transmitted and received between terminal 11.Connecting interface 175 is connect by connecting interface 176 with display, operation portion 104, CPU161 Data transmitting and receiving is carried out between commodity reading part 110 and display, operation portion 104 by connecting interface 175.
Then, it referring to Fig. 5, is constituted to program is executed by CPU161, CPU61 come the function of CPU161, CPU61 for realizing It is illustrated.
Fig. 5 is the block diagram for indicating the function of POS terminal 11 and commodity reading device 101 and constituting.As shown in figure 5, commodity are read It takes the CPU161 of device 101 by successively executing program, has and be used as image acquisition part 1611, commodity test section 1612, feature Measure extraction unit 1613, similarity determination unit 1614, commodity candidate prompting part 1615, input receiving portion 1616 and information output part 1617 function.
Image acquisition part 1611 is function part corresponding with acquisition portion.Image acquisition part 1611 is taken the photograph to the output of image pickup part 164 As Continuity signal to make image pickup part 164 start camera shooting movement.Image acquisition part 1611 successively acquires after camera shooting movement starts Image pickup part 164 images and is stored in the photographed images in RAM163.The acquisition of photographed images based on image acquisition part 1611 is pressed It is carried out according to the sequence being saved in RAM163.
Commodity test section 1612 detects to pass through image acquisition part using well known pattern match (pattern match) technology The all or part of contour line for the commodity G that 1611 collected photographed images are included.It then, will be from previous camera shooting figure The contour line extracted out in picture (frame image) and the contour line extracted out from this frame image are compared, and are tested with variation Partially, mirror region towards the commodity G of reading window 103.
As the other method for detecting commodity G, determine whether to be tested with skin area from photographed images, and when inspection When having measured skin area, that is when the hand for being tested with salesman is when mirroring, by being carried out near the skin area The detection of above-mentioned contour line, to attempt the profile extraction for the commodity G that the hand of imaginary salesman is just being held.At this moment, when Be tested with indicate hand shape profile and the object near the profile of hand in addition to this profile when, from the wheel of the object Commodity G is detected in exterior feature.
Characteristic quantity extraction unit 1613 is function part corresponding with extraction unit.Characteristic quantity extraction unit 1613 is from image acquisition part In 1611 collected photographed images, the surface state (color on surface of the commodity G detected in commodity test section 1612 is extracted out Coloured silk, pattern, concave-convex situation, shape etc.), as characteristic quantity.
Similarity determination unit 1614 is function part corresponding with calculation part, identification part and judegment part.Similarity determination unit The characteristic quantity for each registration commodity that the PLU file F1 of 1614 pairs of POS terminals 11 is registered and by characteristic quantity extraction unit 1613 take out Characteristic quantity out is compared, and calculates separately out its similarity.In addition, similarity determination unit 1614 is in calculated similarity The middle registration commodity (commodity ID) that its value is more than or equal to defined threshold, are identified as the commodity G's imaged by image pickup part 164 Candidate (commodity are candidate).
Herein, as long as the feature of the benchmark for the commodity that similarity registers the characteristic quantity and PLU file F1 of commodity G Amount is compared, and indicates the value (similarity) of which kind of similar degree of two characteristic quantities just.In addition, the concept of similarity does not limit In the example, it is also possible to indicate the value of the consistent degree of the characteristic quantity for each registration commodity registered with PLU file F1, indicates quotient The value of the characteristic quantity of product G which kind of degree related to the characteristic quantity of each registration commodity that PLU file F1 is registered.
The object included in image as described above is identified, referred to as general object identification (generic object recognition: general object identification).About such general object identification in following documents In various identification technologies illustrated.
Liu Jingqi department, " general object Thoughts Status と will be from now on ", information processing association defeated Wen Zhi, Vol.48, No.SIG16 [is retrieved] for Heisei on August 10th, 22, mono- ネ Star ト < URL:http: //mm.cs.uec.ac.jp/IPSJ- of イ Application タ TCVIM-Yanai.pdf > (Liu Jingqi department, " status of general object identification and future ", information processing association paper will, Vol.48, No.SIG 16 " are retrieved " for Heisei on August 10th, 22, internet < URL:http: //mm.cs.uec.ac.jp/IPSJ- TCVIM-Yanai.pdf>)
In addition, carrying out region segmentation to image by corresponding each article (purpose object), the skill of general object identification is carried out Art is illustrated in following document.
Jamie Shotton ら, " Semantic Texton Forests for Image Categorization And Segmentation ", [retrieving within Heisei on August 10th, 22], mono- ネ Star ト < URL:http of イ Application タ: // Citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download? doi=10.1.1.145.3036&rep=rep1&type= Pdf > (Jamie Shotton ら (Jie meter Xiao Dun et al.), " Semantic Texton Forests for Image Categorization and Segmentation: ", " retrieving within Heisei on August 10th, 22 ", internet < URL:http: // Citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download? doi=10.1.1.145.3036&rep=rep1&type= pdf>)
In addition, the calculation method of similarity does not limit especially.For example, can both be counted similarity as absolute evaluation It calculates, and can be used as relative evaluation and calculated.When calculating similarity as absolute evaluation, as long as by having imaged Commodity G image and registration commodity be compared in a one-to-one manner, and directly adopt similar derived from the comparison result Degree is just.In addition, when being calculated similarity as relative evaluation, as long as commodity G and each registration quotient to have imaged The summation of the similarity of product is calculated just as the mode of 1.0 (100%).
In addition, similarity determination unit 1614 is to the maximum commodity candidate of similarity, reference in identified commodity candidate PLU file F1 differentiates the first candidate mark of the commodity.Herein, it is automatically determined when the first mark is set with execution (ON) When (execution (ON) automatically determined), the maximum commodity candidate of similarity is determined as and G pairs of commodity by similarity determination unit 1614 The commodity (determining commodity) answered.In addition, when being set with non-executing (OFF) and automatically determining (non-executing (OFF) automatically determined), 1614 reference group of similarity determination unit sets file F2, differentiates the second mark of group belonging to the maximum commodity candidate of similarity. Herein, when the second mark, which is set with execution (ON), to be automatically determined, similarity determination unit 1614 is by the maximum commodity of similarity Candidate is determined as commodity (determining commodity) corresponding with commodity G.
In the present embodiment, " the maximum commodity of similarity are candidate " is not limited to one in identified multiple commodity candidates A commodity are candidate, and imagination has the commodity when identification has a commodity candidate candidate.Alternatively, it is also possible to being when there are more , not only can be using any one commodity candidate as determining commodity when the maximum commodity candidate of a similarity, but also it can be by will All commodity candidates of identification notify to commodity candidate prompting part 1615, thus the form without automatic identification.
In addition, in the present embodiment, although candidate to the maximum commodity of similarity, differentiating the first mark and the second mark Form, but it's not limited to that.For example, it can be candidate and except the commodity candidate with the maximum commodity of similarity The difference of the similarity of outer other commodity candidate be more than or equal to specified value be condition, carry out differentiate first mark and second mark Form.
Similarity determination unit 1614 will then be used for the confirmation to its determination commodity of operator notification when determining commodity Picture is shown on the display device 106.Herein, Fig. 6 be indicate confirmation screen show exemplary figure.As shown in fig. 6, confirmation picture Face A1 includes the determination commodity prompting region A11 of trade name for showing determining commodity etc..In addition, confirmation screen A1 includes to use Make a promise to determine the ACK button B11 of commodity in confirmation, be used to indicate the recognition button B12 again identified again.
Herein, operator, which confirms, determines determination commodity shown by commodity prompting region A11, when its content is correct, By operation acknowledgement button B11 to notify to authenticate successfully.Operation of the similarity determination unit 1614 as the button B11 that accepts confirmation When, then it records and determines that commodity (commodity ID) identifies successful situation about it.
In addition, operator is when determining that determination commodity shown by commodity prompting region A11 are wrong, by operating again Recognition button B12 is to notify to misidentify.Similarity determination unit 1614 is when receiving the operation of recognition button B12 again, then The case where misrecognition has occurred in its determination commodity (commodity ID) of record.Moreover, similarity determination unit 1614 by starting again Similarity determines to carry out identifying again for commodity candidate.Alternatively, it is also possible to be when identifying again, first mark and second mark The form that non-executing is automatically determined and handled is set in will.In addition it is also possible to be when confirmed to read in new commodity G Or when have passed through stipulated time (such as 2 seconds etc.), the form for having ACK button B11 and being handled is operated.
In addition, similarity determines when being set with non-executing (OFF) automatically determined in the first mark and the second mark Portion 1614 is handled without determining, and notifies identified all commodity candidate to commodity candidate prompting part 1615.
Commodity candidate prompting part 1615 is function part corresponding with display control section.Commodity candidate prompting part 1615 will with from The notice of similarity determination unit 1614 is that the related information of registration commodity of commodity candidate is shown on the display device 106.In more detail Say that commodity candidate prompting part 1615 is read and the candidate corresponding registration commodity of commodity from the PLU file F1 of POS terminal 11 in ground Record, and show on the display device 106.
Fig. 7 be indicate commodity candidate's picture show exemplary figure.As shown in fig. 7, commodity candidate's picture A2 includes camera shooting figure As region A21, commodity candidate's prompting region A22.
Photographed images region A21 is the region for showing the collected photographed images of image acquisition part 1611.Commodity are waited Selecting prompting region A22 is the region for showing commodity image, the trade name of each registration commodity etc. that are identified as commodity candidate. In commodity candidate's prompting region A22, the commodity image of the commodity candidate identified by similarity determination unit 1614 (G1~ G3 it) is shown simultaneously with trade name etc..Alternatively, it is also possible to not show and sentenced by similarity in commodity candidate's prompting region A22 Determine the commodity image of the commodity identified in portion 1614 candidate, and display of commodity name.
In the lower part of photographed images region A21, it is provided with for being manually selected from classification code, commodity detail etc. (really The manually identifying button B21 of commodity calmly).CPU161 will be used to be determined quotient manually according to the operation of manually identifying button B21 The display (not shown) of the manually identifying picture of product is on the display device 106.Commodity (the registration that selected from manually identifying picture Commodity), it is handled as determining commodity.
In addition, commodity shown by commodity candidate's prompting region A22 are candidate, it is not limited to logical from similarity determination unit 1614 The commodity known are candidate.For example, it is also possible to when the commodity candidate notified from similarity determination unit 1614 belongs to any one group, it will Belong to the group other registration commodity as commodity candidate display in commodity candidate's prompting region A22.At this moment, commodity candidate mentions Show that portion 1615 specifies group belonging to the commodity ID of the commodity candidate notified from group setting file F2.Moreover, commodity candidate mentions Show that portion 1615 reads the record for belonging to the registration commodity for the group specified from PLU file F1, and exists as commodity candidate display In commodity candidate's prompting region A22.
Back to Fig. 5, inputs receiving portion 1616 and received by touch panel 105 or keyboard 107 and show the aobvious of equipment 106 Show corresponding various input operations.For example, input receiving portion 1616, receives from commodity candidate shown by display equipment 106 To the selection operation of any one commodity candidate.It inputs receiving portion 1616 selected commodity are candidate, is determined as and G pairs of commodity The commodity (determining commodity) answered.In addition, inputting receiving portion 1616 when commodity test section 1612 can detect that multiple commodity G It can receive the selection operation of multiple commodity candidates from commodity candidate.
Information output part 1617 will indicate the information of the commodity (for example, quotient above-mentioned determined determining commodity like that Product ID, trade name etc.) it is exported by connecting interface 175 to POS terminal 11.
In addition, in addition sale number that information output part 1617 will can also be inputted by touch panel 105 or keyboard 107 It is exported simultaneously with commodity ID etc. to POS terminal 11.In addition, exporting as information output part 1617 to the information of POS terminal 11, letter Breath output section 1617 not only can directly notify the commodity ID read from PLU file F1, but also can notify may specify the quotient of commodity ID The filename of the name of an article, commodity image can also notify the storage location (storage address in PLU file F1) of its commodity ID.
On the other hand, the CPU61 of POS terminal 11 has the function as sales registration portion 611 by executing program.Pin Register 611 is sold, based on the commodity ID exported from the information output part 1617 of commodity reading device 101 and sells number, into The sales registration of the corresponding commodity of row.Specifically, sales registration portion 611 is by referring to PLU file F1, the commodity that will have been notified ID and commodity classification corresponding with the commodity ID, trade name, unit price etc. are recorded in sale master file etc. with sale number simultaneously In, to carry out sales registration.
Hereinafter, being illustrated to the movement of checkout system 1.Firstly, referring to Fig. 8, to the movement of commodity reading device 101 into Row explanation.Herein, Fig. 8 is the flow chart for indicating the order of commodity identifying processing performed by commodity reading device 101.
When starting goods registration etc. according to POS terminal 11 and start present treatment, then image acquisition part 1611 is to image pickup part 164 output camera shooting Continuity signals are to start the camera shooting by image pickup part 164.(step S11).
Image acquisition part 1611, frame image (the photographed images) (step that acquisition image pickup part 164 is imaged and is stored in RAM163 Rapid S12).Then, commodity test section 1612 carries out the whole or one of commodity G from collected photographed images in step s 12 Partial detection (step S13).Herein, when not detecting commodity G (step S13's is no), step S12 is returned to.
When being tested with commodity G in step s 13 (step S13's be), characteristic quantity extraction unit 1613 is from step S12 In in collected photographed images, extract the characteristic quantity (step S14) of the commodity G detected in step s 13 out.Then, similar The characteristic quantity for each registration commodity that degree determination unit 1614 registers the characteristic quantity and PLU file F1 extracted out in step S14 It is compared, calculates separately out its similarity (step S15).
Similarity determination unit 1614 knows the commodity ID for the registration commodity that calculated similarity is more than or equal to defined threshold It Wei not commodity candidate (step S16).In addition, returning to step S12 when the number of commodity candidate is 0.
Then, similarity determination unit 1614 to the maximum commodity candidate association of similarity in identified commodity candidate First mark setting value differentiated (step S17).When first mark in be set with (step when execution (ON) automatically determines S17's is), the maximum commodity candidate of similarity is determined as determining commodity (step S19) by similarity determination unit 1614, and transition To step S20.In addition, when being set with (step S17's be) when executions (ON) automatically determines, similarity judgement in the first mark Portion 1614 is not limited to be determined as the maximum commodity candidate of similarity to determine commodity.When first mark in be set with execution (ON) when automatically determining (step S17's be), similarity determination unit 1614 can also carry out automatic true according to the threshold value of similarity Fixed or display of commodity is candidate.For example, if similarity is to be considered as and automatically determine, if similarity is less than more than or equal to 90% 90%, then display of commodity is candidate.
In addition, when being set with non-executing (OFF) in the first mark (step S17's is no), similarity determination unit 1614 Differentiate the setting value (step S18) with associated second mark of group belonging to commodity candidate.
When being set with (step S18's be) when execution (ON) automatically determines, similarity determination unit 1614 in the second mark Its commodity candidate is determined as to determine commodity (step S19), and is transitioned into step S20.In addition, being set with when in the second mark When non-executing (OFF) automatically determined (step S18's is no), similarity determination unit 1614 is notified to commodity candidate prompting part 1615 The commodity are candidate, and are transitioned into step S22.
In step S20, similarity determination unit 1614 shows the confirmation screen (step S20) for determining commodity.Herein, when When ACK button B11 is operated (step S21's be), the record of similarity determination unit 1614 identifies successful situation, and mistake It crosses to step S24.In addition, similarity determination unit 1614 records when recognition button B12 is operated again (step S21's is no) The case where misrecognition has had occurred, and return to step S12.
In step S22, commodity candidate prompting part 1615 reads the note of the commodity candidate notified from PLU file F1 Record, and show on the display device 106.It can also be shown in the commodity that the second mark is set to OFF as commodity candidate When showing on the display device 106, the background colour of candidate commodity image (for example, G1~G3 of Fig. 7) is changed.For example, with can area Otherwise, the second mark has been set to the background colour of the commodity image of the commodity of OFF as blue, by the second mark not The background colour for being set to the commodity image of the commodity of OFF is shown as white.
Then, input receiving portion 1616 determines whether to receive the choosing of commodity candidate by touch panel 105 or keyboard 107 Select (step S23).When carrying out selection operation (step S23's be), then inputs the commodity that receiving portion 1616 will be selected and wait Choosing receives to be determining commodity corresponding with commodity G, and is transitioned into step S24.In addition, when not receiving commodity time in step S23 When the selection of choosing (step S23's is no), step S12 is again returned to.
In step s 24, information output part 1617 will indicate the information of commodity ID of determining commodity etc., and output is to POS end 11 (step S24) are held, and are transitioned into step S25.Herein, when by touch panel 105 etc., in addition input has sale number, In step s 24, it is sold number and indicates to determine that the information of commodity is exported simultaneously to POS terminal 11.Alternatively, it is also possible to be When not carrying out has the input of sale number, form of output sale number " 1 " as default value.
In step S25 then, CPU161 is determined whether according to the work for notifying end goods registration from POS terminal 11 Terminate (step S25).When working on (step S25's is no), CPU161 returns to the processing of step S12 and continues with. In addition, when power cut-off (step S25's be), image acquisition part 1611 by the output of image pickup part 164 camera shooting by signal, To terminate the camera shooting (step S26) by image pickup part 164, and terminate commodity identifying processing.
Then, the processing movement of POS terminal 11 is illustrated.Fig. 9 is indicated at the sales registration of the execution of POS terminal 11 The flow chart of the order of reason.
Firstly, then CPU61 receives commodity when starting goods registration etc. according to the operation instruction of keyboard 22 and start to process The commodity ID for the determination commodity that reading device 101 has exported in the step S24 of Fig. 8 and its sale number (step S31).It connects , sales registration portion 611 reads commodity from PLU file F1 based on the commodity ID and sale number that receive in step S31 Type, unit price etc., so that the sale of the commodity G read by commodity reading device 101 is registered in sale master file (step S32).
Then, CPU61 determines whether that basis terminates (step by the work of the operation instruction closing a sale registration of keyboard 22 etc. Rapid S33).When working on (step S33's is no), CPU61 is back to step S31 and continues with.(the step when power cut-off Suddenly S33's is), CPU61 closing a sale registration process.
As described above, it according to the present embodiment, is set based on what is indicated according to the first of the settings such as discrimination the mark and second Definite value executes automatically determining for registration commodity (determining commodity) corresponding with commodity G.In this way, it holds when identifying instruction When the registration commodity that row automatically determines, it can be determined determining commodity automatically, so the identification of commodity can be effectively performed Related processing.In addition, for example, automatically true by the way that the high registration commodity of the incidence of the misrecognition of identification are considered as non-executing Determine, registration commodity in addition to this are considered as execution automatic identification, the accuracy automatically determined can be made to improve.
More than, although the embodiment of the present invention is illustrated, above-described embodiment proposes as an example, and It is not intended to limit the range of invention.Above-described embodiment can be implemented with other various forms, as long as not departing from wanting for invention Various omissions, substitutions and changes, addition etc. can be carried out in the range of purport.In addition, above-described embodiment and its deformation are comprised in In the range or main idea of invention, moreover, being included in invention documented by the scope of the claims and its impartial range.
For example, the setting value of the first mark and the second mark not only can be fixed value, but also can dynamically change.When Using the latter composition when, CPU161 or CPU61 have as the function of setting changing unit, based on similarity determination unit 1614 Discrimination changes the setting value of the first mark and the second mark.Specifically, setting changing unit is based in step S21 Candidate (determining commodity) each commodity of the commodity of middle acquisition identify the record (history) successfully and misidentified, calculate about each The incidence of the misrecognition of commodity candidate.It (is greater than moreover, the success rate of identification is more than or equal to specified value by setting changing unit Equal to 8 one-tenth (80%)) commodity candidate (registration commodity) involved in the first mark or the second mark set (change) as ON.This Outside, the commodity that the success rate of identification is less than specified value (for example, less than 8 one-tenth (80%)) by setting changing unit are candidate (registration commodity) Related first mark or the second mark set (change) as OFF.
In addition, in the above-described embodiments, it, can also although the form of two sides of the first mark of setting and the second mark In the form of being either side only is arranged.
In addition, in the above-described embodiments, although POS terminal 11 has the form of PLU file F1 and group setting file F2, But not limited to this, is also possible to a part or complete of commodity reading device 101 with PLU file F1 and group setting file F2 The form in portion.
In addition, in the above-described embodiments, although carrying out the shape of the identification of commodity candidate in commodity reading device 101 Formula, but it is also possible to some or all of shape of the POS terminal 11 with function part possessed by commodity reading device 101 Formula.
For example, it can be POS terminals 11 to have characteristic quantity extraction unit 1613 and similarity determination unit 1614, and commodity are read Device 101 have image acquisition part 1611, commodity test section 1612, commodity candidate prompting part 1615, input receiving portion 1616 and The form of information output part 1617.At this moment, in 101 side of commodity reading device, will by image acquisition part 1611 acquire and Detect that the photographed images of commodity are sent to POS terminal 11 in commodity test section 1612.In addition, commodity reading device 101 receives In the commodity (registration commodity) that 11 side of POS terminal is identified as a result, the result that commodity candidate prompting part 1615 receives this As commodity, candidate is prompted.In addition, commodity are read when POS terminal 11 has the repertoire portion of commodity reading device 101 Take device 101 that there is the function as photographic device to be taken the photograph in POS terminal 11 based on what is sent out from commodity reading device 101 As image, the display and selection of commodity candidate are carried out.
In addition, in the above-described embodiments, although to fixed scanner device (commodity reading device 101) is used Example is illustrated, and but not limited to this, is also possible to for so-called hand-held scanner device to connect with POS terminal 11 Form.
In addition, in the above-described embodiments, although in the checkout system 1 being made of POS terminal 11 and commodity reading device 101 In, the embodiment of the present invention is applied in commodity reading device 101, but it's not limited to that, also can be applied to have The device of POS terminal 11 and the function of commodity reading device 101 being integrally formed or such as read commodity shown in FIG. 1 fills Set 101 and the checkout system that constitutes and being wired or wirelessly connected to of POS terminal 11.As with POS terminal 11 and commodity The device of the function of reading device 101 being integrally formed there are the self-checkout dress for being arranged in the shops such as supermarket and using Set (after, it is only called self-service POS).
Herein, Figure 10 is the perspective view for indicating the appearance of self-service POS200 and constituting, and Figure 11 indicates self-service POS200 The block diagram that hardware is constituted.In addition, hereinafter, to Fig. 1 and it is shown in Fig. 2 equally constitute, additional the same symbol is shown, and is omitted Its repeat description.
As shown in Figures 10 and 11, the main body 202 of self-service POS200 has is equipped with the aobvious of touch panel 105 on the surface Showing device 106, type in order to identify (detection) commodity etc. and the commodity reading part 110 for reading commodity image.
The display of display device 106 is for informing the guide picture, various defeated of the operating method of self-service POS200 to customer Enter the Amount in Total, pre- of picture, the registration picture for being shown in the merchandise news read in commodity reading part 110, display of commodity It pays the amount of money, change amount etc. and carries out reconciliation (checkout) picture etc. of selection method of payment.
Commodity reading part 110 is the reading window that the code sign being attached on commodity is aligned to commodity reading part 110 by customer 103, to read the device of commodity image by image pickup part 164.
In addition, being provided on the right side of main body 202 for placing the commodity mounting for having been charged into the open commodity in basket Platform 203 is provided with the commodity mounting table 204 for placing settled commodity in the left side of main body 202.In addition, setting is used for Mount the bag hook 205 of the bag of settled commodity, for temporarily place settled commodity before being packed into bag Temporary placing table 206.Commodity mounting table 203 and 204 is respectively arranged with meter 207,208, and has confirmation before and after clearing The weight of commodity is the function of identical situation.
In addition, the main body 202 of self-service POS200 is provided with for carrying out deposit clearing bank note and receiving small change bank note Change machine 201.
When applying the embodiment of the present invention in the self-service POS200 constituted in this way, self-service POS200 has as letter Cease the function of processing unit.In addition, having the function of the device of POS terminal 11 and commodity reading device 101 being integrally formed, no It is defined in the self-service POS200 of above-mentioned composition, is also possible to remove the device of meter 207 and 208 and composition.
In addition, the program executed in each device of above-described embodiment, although being pre- installed appropriately possessed by each device It is provided in storage medium (ROM or storage unit), but it's not limited to that, with installable form or can also can such as hold (Digital Versatile Disk: number is more in CD-ROM, floppy disc (FD), CD-R, DVD for the file record of capable form Function CD) etc. provide in computer-readable storage medium.Moreover, storage medium is not limited to and computer or insertion system It unites independent medium, also includes storage Jie that downloading is stored by the program that the transmission such as LAN, internet come or temporarily stored Matter.
Connect in addition it is also possible to be stored in the program executed in each device of above-described embodiment with the network of internet etc. On the computer connect, and provided by being downloaded via network.In addition it is also possible to by being executed in each device of above-described embodiment Program configured via the network of internet etc..
In addition it is also possible to be the program of above-described embodiment is mounted on mobile phone with communication function, smart phone, Its function is realized in the portable information terminal of PDA (Personal Digital Assistant: personal digital assistant) etc. Form.

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1. a kind of information processing unit, comprising:
Acquisition portion, the image that acquisition image pickup part has imaged;
Extraction unit extracts characteristic quantity out in the image of the commodity imaged from the image pickup part;And
Similarity determination unit, the characteristic quantity that characteristic quantity and the extraction unit to each commodity of benchmark commodity have been extracted out compare Compared with, and its similarity is calculated, the benchmark commodity that the similarity is more than or equal to threshold value are identified as commodity candidate, and described When the maximum commodity candidate of similarity is set with the execution pattern automatically determined, determining commodity are determined it as;
Wherein, the similarity determination unit will be used for when being determined to the determining commodity to its determination of operator notification The confirmation screen of commodity shows on the display device, the confirmation screen include for confirm the confirmation for making a promise to determine commodity by Button is used to indicate the recognition button again identified again,
When the ACK button of the similarity determination unit in the confirmation screen is operated, records the determining commodity and know Not successful situation records the feelings misidentified about the determining commodity when the recognition button again is operated Condition.
2. information processing unit according to claim 1, wherein
The similarity determination unit is handled when the commodity candidate is set with the non-executing mode automatically determined without determining But each commodity candidate that notice identifies.
3. information processing unit according to claim 1, wherein
By the recognition button again, by operation, the similarity determination unit carries out the case where identification again of commodity candidate, as institute State the case where commodity candidate is set with the non-executing mode automatically determined processing.
4. information processing unit according to claim 1, wherein further include:
Changing unit is set, the commodity candidate's based on the similarity determination unit identifies the record successfully and misidentified, meter The incidence of the misrecognition about each commodity candidate is calculated, and the high commodity of the incidence of the misrecognition are set as automatic true In addition to this commodity, are set as the execution pattern automatically determined by fixed non-executing mode.
5. a kind of control method of information processing unit, comprising the following steps:
Acquisition step, the image that acquisition image pickup part has imaged;
It extracts step out, extracts characteristic quantity out in the image of the commodity imaged from the image pickup part;And
Similarity determination step, characteristic quantity to each commodity of benchmark commodity and passes through the feature that the extraction step has been extracted out Amount is compared, and calculates its similarity, and the benchmark commodity that the similarity is more than or equal to threshold value are identified as commodity candidate, And when the maximum commodity candidate of the similarity is set with the execution pattern automatically determined, determining commodity are determined it as;
Wherein, in the similarity determination step, when to determine commodity be determined when, will be used for operator notification its really The confirmation screen for determining commodity shows that on the display device the confirmation screen includes for confirming the confirmation for making a promise to determine commodity Button is used to indicate the recognition button again identified again,
In the similarity determination step, when the ACK button in the confirmation screen is operated, record described true Determine commodity and identify successful situation, when the recognition button again is operated, record is missed about the determining commodity The case where identification.
6. control method according to claim 5, wherein
In the similarity determination step, when the commodity candidate is set with the non-executing mode automatically determined, even if institute Similarity is stated also not automatically determine commodity more than or equal to the threshold value but can selectively make each quotient identified Product candidate is shown in the display equipment.
7. control method according to claim 5, wherein further include:
Setting change step, the commodity candidate's based on the similarity determination step identifies the note successfully and misidentified Record, calculates the incidence of the misrecognition about each commodity candidate, and the high commodity of the incidence of the misrecognition are set as In addition to this commodity, are set as the execution pattern automatically determined by the non-executing mode automatically determined.
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