JP6532114B1 - INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a technology for improving the working efficiency of a cash register operation at a store. An information processing apparatus includes a first acquisition unit, a second acquisition unit, and a process determination unit. The first acquisition unit 110 acquires first information indicating the moving direction of the product. The second acquisition unit 120 acquires second information indicating at least one of the stay time of the product in the reading area of the product reading device 20 that recognizes the product and the distance between the product and the product reading device 20. The process determination unit 130 determines a process to be performed based on a combination of the first information acquired by the first acquisition unit 110 and the second information acquired by the second acquisition unit 120. [Selected figure] Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to technology for supporting store operations.

  The shorter the time it takes to settle the items purchased in the store, the better for the customer. By improving the work efficiency of the store clerk engaged in the cash register operation, it is possible to reduce the time taken to settle goods.

  An example of a technique for improving the work efficiency of a store clerk engaged in cash register work is disclosed in Patent Document 1 below. Patent Document 1 below discloses a technology for recognizing the moving direction of a product using sensors provided on both the left and right sides of a scanner that reads the product, and performing different processing according to the recognized moving direction.

JP 06-243282 A

  By registering different processes according to the moving direction of the product as in the technology of Patent Document 1 described above, it is possible to simplify the operation of the store clerk and improve the work efficiency. Here, the work efficiency of the store clerk can be improved as the number of process registrations increases, but with the technique of Patent Document 1 described above, there is a possibility that the work efficiency may be lowered instead when many functions are registered. . For example, in the technology of Patent Document 1, many functions can be registered if the moving direction to be recognized is made finer. However, since the functions are recognized only in the moving direction, the functions that can be registered are limited.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems. One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a technology for improving the working efficiency of the cash register operation in a store.

According to the invention
An information processing apparatus,
First acquisition means for acquiring first information indicating a moving direction of the product;
A second acquisition unit that acquires second information indicating at least one of a stay time of the product in a reading area of the product reading device that recognizes the product and a distance between the product and the product reading device;
Corresponding to a combination of the acquired first information and said second information, said information processing apparatus to execute processing, the processing determining means for determining from among a plurality of processes,
An information processing apparatus is provided.

According to the invention
The computer is
Acquires first information indicating a moving direction of the product,
Acquiring second information indicating at least one of a stay time of the product in a reading area of the product reading device for reading the product and a distance between the product and the product reading device;
The process to be executed by the computer , which corresponds to the combination of the acquired first information and the second information, is specified from a plurality of processes .
An information processing method including the above is provided.

According to the invention
A program is provided that causes a computer to execute the above-described information processing method.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the work efficiency of the cash register operation in the store.

It is a figure which shows notionally the operation | movement of the information processing apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a block diagram which shows notionally the function composition of the information processor in a 1st embodiment. It is a block diagram which illustrates the hardware constitutions of an information processor. It is a flowchart which illustrates the flow of the process performed by the information processing apparatus of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of definition information. It is a figure which shows another example of definition information. It is a figure which shows another example of definition information. It is a block diagram which shows notionally the function composition of the information processor in a 2nd embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the information which a display control part displays on a display.

〔Overview〕
First, an outline of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram conceptually showing the operation of the information processing apparatus according to the present invention. Note that FIG. 1 is merely an example for the purpose of facilitating the understanding of the operation of the information processing apparatus 10. Therefore, the operation of the information processing apparatus 10 is not limited at all by FIG.

  The configuration of a system including the information processing apparatus 10 will be schematically described. In the example of FIG. 1, a commodity reading device 20 is connected to the information processing device 10. The information processing apparatus 10 is an apparatus used in a cash register operation. The commodity reading device 20 is a device for acquiring information for identifying from each commodity, such as a commodity identification symbol (for example, a bar code) attached to a commodity purchased by a customer and an appearance image of the commodity. In the example of FIG. 1, a commodity reading apparatus 20 of the image scanner type is depicted. In this case, the commodity reading apparatus 20 includes a camera having an imaging element using a charge coupled device (CCD) or a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS). Although not shown in the drawings, another imaging device may be further provided to put a motion for causing the commodity reading device 20 to read a commodity in a video. In this case, the imaging device is installed so that the vicinity of the reading area of the commodity reading device 20 (for example, an area including the reading window and the periphery thereof) is included in the imaging range. Although not shown, a plurality of sensors (for example, infrared sensors) may be provided around the reading window of the commodity reading apparatus 20 or the like. In this case, the information processing apparatus 10 can recognize the moving direction of the product based on the outputs from the plurality of sensors. In addition, when the several sensor for recognizing the moving direction of goods is provided, an imaging device may not be.

  The flow of processing in the present invention will be schematically described. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the information processing apparatus 10 acquires two pieces of information. One is information (hereinafter, referred to as “first information”) indicating the moving direction of the product to be registered as the settlement target. The other is information indicating at least one of the stay time of the product in the reading area of the product reading device 20 and the distance between the product and the product reading device 20 (hereinafter referred to as “second information”). is there. The commodity reading device 20 is a device for reading a commodity to be registered as a commodity to be settled. In the example of FIG. 1, the reading area of the commodity reading device 20 is indicated by a dotted circle. Then, the information processing apparatus 10 executes different processing in accordance with the combination of the acquired first information and second information.

  According to the information processing apparatus 10 according to the present invention, a clerk in charge of cash register can use a plurality of different processes according to the situation by an operation (short operation) not using the keyboard or touch panel of the information processing apparatus 10 . This improves the work efficiency of the clerk in charge of the cash register. Further, in the information processing apparatus 10 according to the present invention, in addition to the first information indicating the moving direction of the product, the staying time of the product in the reading area of the product reading device 20 and the distance between the product and the product reading device 20 The processing to be performed is determined using the second information indicating at least one. As a result, the number of processes that can be performed by the shortening operation can be increased without increasing the direction recognized as the movement direction of the product. That is, according to the information processing apparatus 10 according to the present invention, the cash register operation can be made smoother.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described using the drawings. In all the drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be appropriately omitted. Further, in each block diagram, each block represents a configuration of a function unit, not a configuration of a hardware unit, unless otherwise described.

First Embodiment
[Functional configuration example]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram conceptually showing the functional configuration of the information processing apparatus 10 in the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the information processing device 10 is communicably connected to the commodity reading device 20. The information processing device 10 and the commodity reading device 20 may be configured as one device. The information processing apparatus 10 includes a first acquisition unit 110, a second acquisition unit 120, and a process determination unit 130.

  The first acquisition unit 110 acquires first information indicating the moving direction of the product. The second acquisition unit 120 acquires second information indicating at least one of the stay time of the product in the reading area of the product reading device 20 and the distance between the product and the product reading device 20. The process determination unit 130 determines a process to be performed based on a combination of the first information acquired by the first acquisition unit 110 and the second information acquired by the second acquisition unit 120. For example, the process determination unit 130 refers to the first information and the first information by referring to definition information defining a process to be performed for each combination of information indicating the direction and information indicating at least one of time and distance. The processing corresponding to the combination of the second information can be identified. The definition information is stored in advance, for example, in a storage device (not shown) of the information processing apparatus 10 or the like.

[Hardware configuration example]
Each functional component of the information processing apparatus 10 may be realized by hardware (for example, a hard-wired electronic circuit or the like) that realizes each functional component, or a combination of hardware and software (for example: It may be realized by a combination of an electronic circuit and a program for controlling it. Hereinafter, the case where each functional configuration unit of the information processing apparatus 10 is realized by a combination of hardware and software will be further described.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating the hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus 10. The information processing apparatus 10 includes a bus 1010, a processor 1020, a memory 1030, a storage device 1040, an input / output interface 1050, and a network interface 1060.

  The bus 1010 is a data transmission path for the processor 1020, the memory 1030, the storage device 1040, the input / output interface 1050, and the network interface 1060 to mutually transmit and receive data. However, the method of connecting the processors 1020 and the like to one another is not limited to the bus connection.

  The processor 1020 is a processor realized by a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), or the like.

  The memory 1030 is a main storage device realized by a RAM (Random Access Memory) or the like.

  The storage device 1040 is an auxiliary storage device realized by a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), a memory card, a read only memory (ROM), or the like. The storage device 1040 stores program modules for realizing the respective functions (the first acquisition units 110 and 120, the process determination unit 130, and the like) of the information processing apparatus 10. The processor 1020 reads and executes each program module on the memory 1030 to realize each function corresponding to the program module.

  The input / output interface 1050 is an interface for connecting the information processing apparatus 10 to various input / output devices. The commodity reader 20 is connected to the input / output interface 1050. The commodity reading apparatus 20 is a bar code scanner, an image scanner or the like. The barcode scanner is a device that reads information for identifying the commodity from a code symbol (for example, a barcode etc.) given to the commodity. The image scanner is a device that captures an object (product) located in front of the reading window and generates an image of the object.

  Further, in the example of FIG. 3, an imaging device 1052 is further connected to the input / output interface 1050. The imaging device 1052 is disposed in the vicinity of the product reading device 20, and captures a motion when the product reading device 20 reads a product. The first acquisition unit 110 can identify the moving direction of the product by analyzing the image generated by the imaging device 1052. When the product reading device 20 is an image scanner, the image generated by the product reading device 20 can be used to analyze the moving direction of the product, so the imaging device 1052 may be omitted. In addition, when the product reading device 20 is an image scanner, a plurality of sensors (such as infrared sensors) are provided around the reading window of the product reading device 20 as a device for acquiring the moving direction of the product. Good. In this case, the first acquisition unit 110 can specify the moving direction of the commodity held by the commodity reading device 20 based on the output from the infrared sensor. When an infrared sensor is provided, the second acquisition unit 120 acquires information indicating the distance between the product and the product reading device 20 when the product reading device 20 reads a certain product. be able to. When the product reading device 20 is an image scanner capable of generating an image having information of depth (the distance in the depth direction), the second acquisition unit 120 determines depth information of the image generated by the product reading device 20. The distance between the product and the product reading device 20 can be specified. When the product reading device 20 is, for example, a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) handy scanner, the first acquisition unit 110 regards the direction in which the handy scanner is moved with respect to the product to be read as the moving direction of the product. You may hesitate and get it.

  The network interface 1060 is an interface for connecting the information processing apparatus 10 to a network. This network is, for example, a LAN (Local Area Network) or a WAN (Wide Area Network). The method of connecting the network interface 1060 to the network may be wireless connection or wired connection.

  The hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus 10 is not limited to the configuration illustrated in FIG. For example, the input / output interface 1050 may be connected to the commodity reading apparatus 20 as well as other devices used in the business of the store. Examples of other devices used in store operations are an input device such as a mouse and a keyboard, a display for displaying an operation screen, a touch panel in which the input device and the display are integrated, a cashier, a drawer, an automatic change machine, etc. .

[Flow of processing]
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the flow of processing executed by the information processing apparatus 10. Note that FIG. 4 illustrates a flow in which the second acquisition unit 120 acquires the stay time of the product in the reading area of the product reading device 20 as the second information. Not limited to this, the information processing apparatus 10 acquires, as the second information, information indicating the distance between the product when reading the product and the product reading device 20 instead of (or in addition to) the stay time of the product. May be

  The first acquisition unit 110 acquires first information indicating the moving direction of the product (S102). For example, when the product reading device 20 is an image scanner, the first acquisition unit 110 analyzes an image or a moving image taken by the product reading device 20 to recognize an object recognized as a product in the image or the moving image. The first information indicating the movement (moving direction) of For example, the first acquisition unit 110 can specify the moving direction of the product by analyzing a plurality of still images or moving images captured when the product is held over the product reading device 20. As a specific example, when the product appears from the left side of the image (the image pickup unit of the product reading device 20 is directed to the front of the store clerk, the first acquisition unit 110 displays the product when viewed from the store clerk) The movement direction of can be identified as "right to left". Further, for example, the first acquisition unit 110 specifies the moving direction of the product based on the output of an infrared sensor (not shown) provided around the reading window in accordance with the reading area of the product reading device 20. Can. As a specific example, when the first acquisition unit 110 acquires a signal indicating that an object (product) has been detected from a sensor provided on the upper side of the reading window of the product reading device 20, the moving direction of the product is It can be identified as "top to bottom". The first acquisition unit 110 may specify the moving direction of the product based on the outputs of the plurality of sensors. For example, when the sensor provided on the upper side of the reading window of the product reading device 20 first detects a product and then the sensor provided on the lower side of the reading window detects a product, the first acquisition unit The item 110 may specify the moving direction of the product as “top to bottom”.

  The second acquisition unit 120 acquires second information indicating at least one of the stay time of the product in the reading area of the product reading device 20 and the distance between the product and the product reading device 20 at the time of product reading (S104). For example, when the product reading device 20 is an image scanner, the second acquisition unit 120 analyzes the image captured when the product is held over the product reading device 20, so that the inside of the reading area of the product reading device 20 is obtained. It is possible to calculate the time the product has been staying. Specifically, the second acquisition unit 120 can acquire, as the stay time of the product, the time from when a certain product is included in the imaging range of the product reading device 20 to when it goes out of the imaging range. . Also, for example, when an infrared sensor (not shown) is provided around the reading window of the product reading device 20, the second acquiring unit 120 may acquire the second information based on the output of the infrared sensor. it can. Specifically, the second acquisition unit 120 can acquire information indicating the distance between the product and the product reading device 20. In addition, the second acquisition unit 120 may detect an object (product) by an infrared sensor or the like provided around the reading window of the product reading device 20 until no object (product) is detected. The time can be obtained as the product stay time.

  The process determination unit 130 identifies the process to be performed based on the combination of the first information acquired by the first acquisition unit 110 and the second information acquired by the second acquisition unit 120 (S106).

  For example, the process determination unit 130 refers to definition information (e.g., FIG. 5) defining a process to be performed for each combination of information indicating a direction and information indicating at least one of time and distance. Thus, the process corresponding to the combination of the first information and the second information is specified. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of definition information. The definition information illustrated in FIG. 5 defines a process to be executed in association with information indicating a direction. The definition information illustrated in FIG. 5 defines “a process of changing the price of a product (a discount process and a discount process)” as a process to be executed. The definition information illustrated in FIG. 5 is merely an example, and the definition information is not limited to this. For example, the definition information may define an arbitrary process other than the “process of changing the price of a product”. When information indicating the distance between a product and the product reading device 20 is used as the second information, the definition information may include information indicating the distance instead of (or in addition to) information indicating time. Good (example: Fig. 6, Fig. 7). 6 and 7 are diagrams showing another example of definition information. FIG. 6 is an example of definition information defining a process to be performed for each combination of information indicating a direction and information indicating a distance. FIG. 7 is an example of definition information defining a process to be performed for each combination of information indicating direction, information indicating time, and information indicating distance. The definition information illustrated in FIGS. 5 to 7 is stored in advance in, for example, the storage device 1040 or the like. In this case, the storage device 1040 can also be called a definition information storage unit. Note that an external device (not shown) communicably connected to the information processing apparatus 10 may have a definition information storage unit. In this case, the processing determination unit 130 can refer to definition information by communicating with the external device via the network interface 1060.

  An example of a specific operation of the process determination unit 130 based on the definition information illustrated in FIG. 5 will be described. As a first example, the first acquisition unit 110 acquires first information indicating “from top to bottom” as the movement direction of the product, and the second acquisition unit 120 indicates “3 seconds” as the residence time of the product. Suppose you get information. In this case, the process determination unit 130 “performs the process of executing the process of“ discount registration (two discount) ”based on the combination of the first information and the second information and the definition information illustrated in FIG. 5. Can be identified as As a second example, it is assumed that the first acquisition unit 110 acquires first information indicating “right to left” as the movement direction of the product. In this case, the process determination unit 130 can specify the process of “normal registration” as the “process to be performed” regardless of what second information the second acquisition unit 120 has acquired.

  Then, the process determination unit 130 executes the “process to be executed” determined in the process of S106 (S108). In the first example mentioned in the above paragraph, when registering the commodity read by the commodity reading device 20 as the commodity to be settled, the process deciding unit 130 registers the price of the commodity discounted by two. In the second example mentioned in the above paragraph, when registering the commodity read by the commodity reading device 20 as the commodity to be settled, the process deciding unit 130 sets the commodity at a normal price (price to which discount or discount is not applied) Register with.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, in addition to the first information indicating the moving direction of the item, the staying time of the item in the reading area of the item reading device 20 and / or the distance indicating the distance between the item and the item reading device 20 is at least one 2) Information is used to determine the processing to be performed.

  According to the information processing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, the work efficiency of the clerk in charge of the cash register can be improved by the shortening operation without using the keyboard or the like. Further, according to the present embodiment, a plurality of processes can be registered in one direction. Thereby, the number of processes that can be executed by the shortening operation can be increased, and the cash register operation can be made smoother.

  Further, in the specific example described in the present embodiment, it is possible to determine whether to apply a discount or discount to the commodity price according to the movement direction of the commodity. Thus, for example, even if the discount or discount seal is mistakenly attached to the product to which the discount or discount is not applied, if the store clerk notices an error, the product at the correct price according to the movement direction of the product It is possible to register

[Modification]
The configuration of the present embodiment is not limited to the above-described example. For example, the first acquisition unit 110 may be configured to recognize an oblique direction in addition to the up, down, left, and right directions as the movement direction of the product.

  Also, for example, the first acquisition unit 110 and the second acquisition unit 120 acquire the first information and the second information after the product reading device 20 reads the code of the product, and the processing determination unit 130 acquires the first information and the second information. It may be configured to determine processing according to the combination of the information and the second information. In this case, the information processing apparatus 10 operates as follows, for example. First, it is assumed that the clerk in charge of the cash register moves the product from the right to the left and enters the reading area of the product reading device 20. At this stage, the first acquisition unit 110 and the second acquisition unit 120 do not yet acquire the first information and the second information. Then, after the product code is read by the product reading device 20, it is assumed that the clerk causes the product to stay in the reading area of the product reading device 20 for 3 seconds and moves the product upward from the bottom. . In this case, the first acquisition unit 110 acquires first information indicating “from bottom to top” as the movement direction of the product. In addition, the second acquisition unit 120 acquires second information indicating “3 seconds” as the information indicating the stay time of the product. Then, based on the combination of the first information and the second information, and the definition information exemplified in FIG. 5, the process determining unit 130 determines “subtractive registration (200 yen discount)” as the process to be performed. . Even in this case, the above-described actions and effects can be obtained.

Second Embodiment
As described in the first embodiment described above, in the present invention, the process to be performed changes according to the combination of the first information and the second information. Here, if the stay time of the product in the reading area of the product reading device 20 or the distance between the product and the product reading device 20 can be grasped, the possibility of erroneously executing unintended processing can be reduced. The present embodiment is different from the above-described first embodiment in that the present embodiment is configured to make it possible to grasp such information.

[Functional configuration example]
FIG. 8 is a block diagram conceptually showing the functional configuration of the information processing apparatus 10 in the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 8, the information processing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment further includes a display control unit 140 in addition to the configuration of the first embodiment.

  The display control unit 140 outputs the second information acquired by the second acquisition unit 120 to the display 142. The display 142 is a device for notifying a person (store clerk) who holds a product over the product reading device 20 of various information. Display 142 For example, the information processing apparatus 10 is connected via the input / output interface 1050. Here, the second acquisition unit 120 sequentially determines the stay time of the product or the distance between the product and the product reading apparatus 20 based on the analysis result of the image generated by the imaging device 30 or the output of the infrared sensor (not shown). It is updating. The display control unit 140 acquires, from the second acquisition unit 120, the latest information on the stay time of the product or the distance between the product and the product reading device 20. Then, the display control unit 140 outputs the second information to the display 142.

  According to the present embodiment, the second information (at least one of the stay time of the product and the distance between the product and the product reading apparatus 20) recognized by the information processing apparatus 10 holds the product at the product reading apparatus 20. Is notified to the person in charge. As a result, the person holding the product on the product reading device 20 can recognize the stay time of the product in the reading area of the product reading device 20 and the distance between the product and the product reading device 20, which are recognized by the information processing device 10. You can know at least one of them. By knowing the stay time of the product or the distance between the product and the product reading apparatus 20, the person holding the product over the product reading apparatus 20 can correctly perform the operation for causing the desired processing to be performed. .

[Specific Example of Display by Display Control Unit 140]
A specific example of display by the display control unit 140 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of information displayed on the display 142 by the display control unit 140. As shown in FIG. In addition, in FIG. 9, the example as which "the residence time of goods" is displayed as 2nd information is shown. In this case, the display control unit 140 operates as follows, for example. First, the display control unit 140 requests the second acquisition unit 120 to transmit the second information indicating the stay time of the product at the current time. Then, the display control unit 140 displays the second information acquired from the second acquisition unit 120 on the display 142 (for example, reference numeral 92 in FIG. 9). The display control unit 140 periodically requests the second acquisition unit 120 to transmit the second information. Every time the display control unit 140 receives the second information from the second acquisition unit 120, the display of the staying time on the screen is updated. As described above, according to the information displayed on the display 142, the person holding the item over the item reading device 20 is recognized by the information processing apparatus 10, and the stay time of the item or the difference between the item and the item reading device 20. The distance can be easily grasped.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the display control unit 140 may be configured to further display the first information acquired by the first acquisition unit 110 on the display 142. In this case, the display control unit 140 operates as follows, for example. First, the display control unit 140 requests the first acquisition unit 110 to transmit the first information indicating the moving direction of the erased product. Then, the display control unit 140 displays the first information acquired from the first acquisition unit 110 on the display 142 (for example, reference numeral 94 in FIG. 9). As described above, by the information displayed on the display 142, the person holding the product over the product reading device 20 can easily grasp the moving direction of the product recognized by the information processing apparatus 10. Further, in the example of FIG. 9, the first information (code 94) indicating the moving direction of the product is together with the second information (code 92) indicating the staying time of the product or the distance between the product and the product reading device 20. It is displayed on the display 142. What process can be currently performed by a person holding a product on the product reading device 20 by confirming the displayed first information and second information on the display 142 as illustrated in FIG. 9 Can understand.

  Further, as illustrated in FIG. 9, the display control unit 140 may be configured to further display information on “the process corresponding to the combination of the first information and the second information at the current time”. In this case, the display control unit 140 operates as follows, for example. First, the display control unit 140 determines the information of “processing to be executed” determined based on the first information acquired by the first acquisition unit 110 and the second information acquired by the second acquisition unit 120. It requests the process determination unit 130 to transmit. Then, the display control unit 140 displays the information on the “processing to be executed” acquired from the processing determination unit 130 on the display 142 (for example, reference numeral 96 in FIG. 9). By confirming the information displayed on the display 142 in this manner, the person holding the item over the item reading device 20 can more accurately grasp the process to be executed according to the operation performed by the person. it can.

  In FIG. 9, an example in which the display control unit 140 causes the display 142 to display a screen including the first information, the second information, and the information related to the process corresponding to the combination of the first information and the second information is described. Although shown, the display by the display control unit 140 is not limited to the example of FIG. For example, the display control unit 140 is configured to display a screen including the second information and the process corresponding to the combination of the first information and the second information and not including the first information on the display 142. It may be

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings, these are merely examples of the present invention, and various configurations other than the above can also be adopted.

  Moreover, in the flowchart used by the above-mentioned description, although several process (process) is described in order, the execution order of the process performed by each embodiment is not restrict | limited to the order of the description. In each embodiment, the order of the illustrated steps can be changed within the scope of the content. Moreover, the above-mentioned each embodiment can be combined within the range in which the contents do not contradict each other.

Some or all of the above embodiments may be described as in the following appendices, but is not limited to the following.
1.
First acquisition means for acquiring first information indicating a moving direction of the product;
A second acquisition unit that acquires second information indicating at least one of a stay time of the product in a reading area of the product reading device that recognizes the product and a distance between the product and the product reading device;
Processing determination means for determining processing to be executed based on a combination of the first information and the second information;
An information processing apparatus comprising:
2.
The first acquisition means specifies the moving direction of the product by analyzing an image acquired from an imaging device that captures a motion when the product reading device reads the product.
1. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1.
3.
And definition information storing means for storing definition information defining processing to be executed separately for each combination of information indicating direction and information indicating at least one of time and distance,
The process determining means specifies, using the definition information, a process corresponding to a combination of the direction indicated by the first information and at least one of the time and the distance indicated by the second information.
1. Or 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1.
4.
The display device further includes a display control unit that causes the display to display the second information acquired by the second acquisition unit.
1. To 3. The information processing apparatus according to any one of the above.
5.
The display control means further causes the display to display the first information acquired by the first acquisition means.
4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1.
6.
The display control means further causes the display to display information indicating the process to be executed determined by the process determining means.
4. Or 5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1.
7.
The process determining means determines a price change process corresponding to a combination of the direction indicated by the first information and at least one of the time and the distance indicated by the second information as the process to be executed.
1. To 6. The information processing apparatus according to any one of the above.
8.
The computer is
First acquisition means for acquiring first information indicating a moving direction of the product;
Acquiring second information indicating at least one of a stay time of the product in a reading area of the product reading device for reading the product and a distance between the product and the product reading device;
Determining a process to be performed based on a combination of the first information and the second information;
Information processing method including:
9.
The computer
The movement direction of the product is specified by analyzing an image acquired from an imaging device that captures a movement when the product reading device reads the product.
8. including. The information processing method described in.
10.
The computer
A direction indicated by the first information, using definition information defining a process to be executed for each combination of information indicating a direction and information indicating at least one of time and distance, stored in a predetermined storage means. Identifying a process corresponding to a combination of the second information and at least one of time and distance indicated by the second information,
8. including. Or 9. The information processing method described in.
11.
The computer
Displaying the acquired second information on a display;
8. including. To 10. The information processing method according to any one of the above.
12.
The computer
Displaying the acquired first information on the display;
11. including. The information processing method described in.
13.
The computer
The information indicating the determined processing to be executed is further displayed on the display.
11. including. Or 12. The information processing method described in.
14.
The computer
A price change process corresponding to a combination of the direction indicated by the first information and at least one of the time and the distance indicated by the second information is determined as the process to be executed.
8. including. To 13. The information processing method according to any one of the above.
15.
8. on the computer To 14. The program which performs the information processing method as described in any one.

10 information processing apparatus 1010 bus 1020 processor 1030 memory 1040 storage device 1050 input / output interface 1052 imaging apparatus 1060 network interface 110 first acquisition unit 120 second acquisition unit 130 processing determination unit 20 product reading device

Claims (9)

An information processing apparatus,
First acquisition means for acquiring first information indicating a moving direction of the product;
A second acquisition unit that acquires second information indicating at least one of a stay time of the product in a reading area of the product reading device that recognizes the product and a distance between the product and the product reading device;
Corresponding to a combination of the acquired first information and said second information, said information processing apparatus to execute processing, the processing determining means for determining from among a plurality of processes,
An information processing apparatus comprising: The first acquisition means specifies the moving direction of the product by analyzing an image acquired from an imaging device that captures a motion when the product reading device reads the product.
An information processing apparatus according to claim 1. The information processing apparatus further comprises definition information storage means for storing definition information defining a process to be executed by the information processing apparatus, for each combination of information indicating a direction and information indicating at least one of time and distance.
The process determining means specifies, using the definition information, a process corresponding to a combination of the direction indicated by the first information and at least one of the time and the distance indicated by the second information.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1. The display device further includes a display control unit that causes the display to display the second information acquired by the second acquisition unit.
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The display control means further causes the display to display the first information acquired by the first acquisition means.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 4. The display control means causes the display to further display information indicating the process to be executed by the information processing apparatus , which is specified by the process determining means.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 4. The process determining means specifies a price change process corresponding to a combination of the direction indicated by the first information and at least one of the time and the distance indicated by the second information as the process to be executed by the information processing apparatus .
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The computer is
Acquires first information indicating a moving direction of the product,
Tokushi preparative second information indicating at least one of the distance between the residence time and the product and the product reader of the item in the read area of the product reader for reading said items,
The process to be executed by the computer , which corresponds to the combination of the acquired first information and the second information, is specified from among a plurality of processes .
Information processing method including:   A program that causes a computer to execute the information processing method according to claim 8.

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