WO2012132324A1 - 店舗システム並びにその制御方法及び制御プログラムが格納された非一時的なコンピュータ可読媒体 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a store system and a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a control method and control program thereof, and in particular, accepts selection of a product from a purchaser, and purchases the purchased product as the selected product to the purchaser.
- the present invention relates to a store system including a front yard to be handed over, and a back yard adjacent to the front yard and having a product storage unit for storing a plurality of products, and a control method and a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing the control program .
- Patent Document 1 discloses a technology related to a purchased product collective delivery system for delivering purchased products collectively to a purchaser who purchases a plurality of products while walking through a plurality of stores.
- FIG. 27 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a purchased commodity batch delivery system (hereinafter referred to as a store system 900) according to Patent Document 1.
- a store system 900 according to Patent Document 1 includes a purchaser 91, an A store 92, a B store 93 and a C store 94, a common warehouse 95, and a receiving place 96.
- the A store 92, the B store 93, and the C store 94 correspond to a front yard.
- Each store 92, 93 and 94 has store clerk 921, 931 and 941, respectively, and there are product samples 922, 932 and 942 and store terminals 923, 933 and 943.
- the common warehouse 95 corresponds to a backyard. In the common warehouse 95, there are workers 951, and merchandise inventory (A store inventory 952, B store inventory 953, and C store inventory 954) for each store is placed. Further, a product delivery place 96 is provided in a place different from each of the stores 92 to 94 and the common warehouse 95.
- the purchaser 91 has an IC card 911 in which a purchaser ID 912 is stored, and purchases (orders) merchandise by moving from the stores 92 to 94.
- the clerk 921 to 941 of each store registers the products purchased by the purchaser 91 with respect to the store terminals 923 to 943 using the IC card 911 possessed by the purchaser 91.
- the worker 951 sorts each product for each purchaser according to the registration information from each store terminal 923 to 943 and delivers it to the delivery place 96. Thereafter, the purchaser 91 moves to the delivery location 96 and receives the purchased merchandise.
- vending machines shown in Patent Documents 2 and 3 as information terminals from which a purchaser selects a product.
- the vending machine according to Patent Document 2 has a flat display that can display a sample image of a full size. As a result, the depth of the vending machine can be reduced as compared with the case of placing a real product sample.
- the vending machine according to Patent Document 3 is provided with an individual sensor in the vicinity of the product sample.
- the purchaser can pay the price by bringing the contactless card close to the individual sensor.
- the sales promotion information for each product can be written to the contactless card, and the sales promotion for each product can be promoted.
- Patent Document 4 discloses a technique related to a method and apparatus for monitoring the state of an elderly person or the like in a home environment.
- the techniques according to Patent Documents 1 to 3 described above have a problem that the selected product cannot be output immediately for each purchaser at the time of settlement.
- the technique according to Patent Document 1 is not a mechanism for a purchaser to receive a purchased item immediately. That is, in Patent Document 1, the purchaser purchases the product by looking at the real product (the actual product) or by actually touching it with a hand, for example, by confirming information or the like described on the side of the product. Judge whether to do. For this reason, a place for displaying the actual product in each store, for example, a space including a shelf or the like, is required, and store staff managing the displayed product is also required.
- the store staff for example, needs to organize the products so that they can be easily understood by the purchaser and display them on the shelves, or to monitor the products to prevent theft. Further, in order for a purchaser to purchase various products, it is necessary to move to a store, between stores, and to a delivery location. Furthermore, in the common warehouse, it is necessary to take out and sort the purchased goods by workers, and it is necessary to deliver the purchased goods from the common warehouse to the delivery place by a truck or the like, which takes time.
- Patent Documents 2 and 3 are intended for a single purchaser, and immediately settle a single product selected from a single product type such as tobacco and juice, and output the product. To the buyer. Therefore, for example, it is not for accepting selection of a product in parallel to a plurality of purchasers like a retail store and delivering the product to each purchaser.
- the present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned problems, and the product selected by the purchaser is immediately output for each purchaser at the time of settlement while minimizing the travel distance of the purchaser. It is an object to provide a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a store system, a control method thereof, and a control program for improving convenience of each purchaser and reducing the cost on the store side. To do.
- the store system includes: A display unit for displaying a plurality of product images; A reception unit that receives selection of a product that the purchaser desires to purchase among products corresponding to the displayed plurality of product images; Correspondence that acquires purchaser identification information for identifying the purchaser who has made the selection from the purchaser, and instructs association between the product identification information for identifying the selected commodity and the acquired purchaser identification information.
- An indicator A delivery unit that delivers the purchased product, which is the selected product, to the purchaser;
- a front yard having Adjacent to the front yard, A product storage unit for storing a plurality of products corresponding to the plurality of product images;
- the selected product is retrieved from the product storage unit based on the associated product identification information and the purchaser identification information, and the retrieved product is sent to the delivery unit as the purchased product of the purchaser.
- the store system control method includes: A front yard that accepts selection of a plurality of products from the purchaser and delivers the purchased product group that is all the selected products to the purchaser, and a product storage unit that is adjacent to the front yard and stores the plurality of products
- a control method of a store system comprising a backyard having Displaying a plurality of product images on the display device of the front yard, In the front yard, among the products corresponding to the plurality of displayed product images, the purchaser accepts selection of a product that the purchaser wishes to purchase, In the front yard, acquiring purchaser identification information for identifying the purchaser who has made the selection, In the front yard, product identification information for identifying the selected product is associated with the acquired purchaser identification information, In the backyard, based on the associated product identification information and purchaser identification information, take out the selected product from the product storage unit, In the back yard, the taken out product is sent to the front yard as a purchased product for the purchaser.
- a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a control program according to the third aspect of the present invention is provided.
- a front yard that accepts selection of a plurality of products from the purchaser and delivers the purchased product group that is all the selected products to the purchaser, and a product storage unit that is adjacent to the front yard and stores the plurality of products
- a control program for causing a computer to execute control processing of a store system comprising a backyard having A process of displaying a plurality of product images on a display device of the front yard; In the front yard, among the products corresponding to the displayed plurality of product images, a process of accepting selection of a product that the purchaser desires to purchase; In the front yard, processing for obtaining purchaser identification information for identifying a purchaser who has made the selection; In the front yard, processing for associating product identification information for identifying the selected product with the acquired purchaser identification information; In the backyard, based on the associated product identification information and purchaser identification information, a process of taking out the selected product from the product storage unit; In the back yard,
- the convenience of each purchaser is enhanced by immediately outputting the product selected by the purchaser for each purchaser at the time of settlement, while minimizing the travel distance of the purchaser, and It is possible to provide a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a store system, a control method thereof, and a control program for reducing the cost on the store side.
- FIG. 22 is an element level circuit diagram of a filter / matching / detecting circuit according to a thirteenth embodiment of the present invention; It is a timing chart which shows operation
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a store system 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- the store system 100 includes a front yard 11 and a back yard 12.
- the front yard 11 accepts selection of a product from the purchaser 300 and delivers the purchased product, which is the selected product, to the purchaser.
- the front yard 11 includes a display unit 111, a reception unit 112, an association instruction unit 113, and a delivery unit 114.
- Display unit 111 displays a plurality of product images.
- the accepting unit 112 accepts selection of a product that the purchaser 300 desires to purchase among products corresponding to the displayed product images.
- the association instruction unit 113 acquires purchaser identification information for identifying the purchaser who has performed the selection. Further, the association instruction unit 113 instructs the association between the product identification information for identifying the selected product and the acquired purchaser identification information.
- the delivery unit 114 delivers the purchased product that is the selected product to the purchaser 300.
- the back yard 12 is adjacent to the front yard 11.
- the backyard 12 includes a product storage unit 121 and a sending unit 122.
- the product storage unit 121 stores a plurality of products corresponding to a plurality of product images.
- the sending unit 122 sends a purchased product from among a plurality of products stored in the product storage unit 121 to the delivery unit 114.
- the sending unit 122 retrieves a product selected from the product storage unit 121 based on the associated product identification information and purchaser identification information, and delivers the retrieved product as a purchased product for the purchaser 300. To send.
- FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram showing the flow of processing of the store system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- the display unit 111 of the front yard 11 displays a plurality of product images (S11).
- each product image displayed by the display unit 111 corresponds to a product stored in the product storage unit 121.
- the reception unit 112 receives a selection of a product from the purchaser 300 (S12).
- the association instruction unit 113 acquires purchaser identification information from the purchaser 300 (S13).
- the association instruction unit 113 instructs the association between the product identification information for identifying the received product and the acquired purchaser identification information (S14).
- the back yard 12 acquires the association from the front yard 11 (S15).
- the sending unit 122 of the backyard 12 takes out the purchased product from the product storage unit 121 based on the association (S16).
- the sending unit 122 sends the purchased product to the delivery unit 114 (S17).
- the delivery unit 114 of the front yard 11 delivers the purchased product to the purchaser 300 (S18).
- the purchaser 300 can select a desired product from a plurality of product images displayed on the display unit 111 in the front yard 11.
- the association instruction unit 113 acquires the purchaser identification information from the purchaser 300 and instructs the association with the product identification information.
- the product identification information and the purchaser identification information are associated with each other.
- the association process itself may be performed in the front yard 11, the back yard 12, or the outside.
- the sending unit 122 takes out purchased products in units of purchasers, and the delivery unit 114 can deliver the purchased products in units of purchasers immediately.
- the purchaser 300 can receive the purchased product from the delivery unit 114 in the front yard 11 without moving from the front yard 11. In other words, while minimizing the travel distance of the purchaser, the product selected by the purchaser is immediately output for each purchaser at the time of payment, thereby improving the convenience of each purchaser and the store side. The cost can be reduced.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the store system 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- the store system 200 is an example of the store system 100 described above.
- the store system 200 accepts selection of two or more products from the purchaser 300, and delivers all the purchased products accepted for selection on a purchaser basis.
- the device 301 is a storage medium in which a purchaser ID 302 that is purchaser identification information for identifying itself is stored or an electronic device including the storage medium.
- the device 301 is, for example, an IC card or a mobile terminal device.
- the store system 200 includes a front yard 21 and a back yard 22.
- the front yard 21 includes a place where the purchaser 300 can accept selection of a product desired to be purchased and deliver the actual product.
- the back yard 22 is adjacent to the front yard 21 and is a place for storing real products. Therefore, it is not necessary to store the goods in the front yard 21.
- the front yard 21 is provided with a TV camera and an impact sensor for the purpose of protecting the devices included in the front yard 21. Thereby, employees can be unmanned in the front yard 21.
- the backyard 22 stores actual products and arranges the products required by the purchaser 300 for each purchaser 300 based on instructions from the purchaser 300 at the front yard 21 and delivers them to the purchaser 300. have.
- the front yard 21 includes a display device 211, a product information IF (user interface) 212, a purchaser ID input device 213, a product receiving unit 214, a product information storage unit 215, and a purchase information storage unit 216.
- a display device 211 a product information IF (user interface) 212
- a purchaser ID input device 213, a product receiving unit 214 receives purchase information from the product information storage unit 215.
- a purchase information storage unit 216 a purchase information storage unit 216.
- Each of the display device 211, the product information IF 212, the purchaser ID input device 213, and the product receiving unit 214 is an example of the display unit 111, the receiving unit 112, the association instruction unit 113, and the delivery unit 114 described above. Therefore, description of functions equivalent to those of the first embodiment is omitted.
- the product information storage unit 215 is a storage device that stores the product image 41 and the product ID 42.
- the product image 41 is image data corresponding to a product.
- the product image 41 is, for example, an image obtained by photographing a real product displayed on a product shelf or a product sample.
- the product ID 42 corresponds to the product image 41 and is product identification information for identifying a product.
- the purchase information storage unit 216 is a storage device that stores the product selection information 51 and the transmission information 52.
- the product selection information 51 is information in which product identification information and purchaser identification information are associated with each other.
- the product selection information 51 is, for example, information in which product identification information and purchaser identification information are associated one-on-one.
- the product selection information 51 may be information in which product identification information of all products selected by the purchaser is associated with one purchaser identification information.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the product selection information 51 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. Here, it is assumed that the product identification information and the purchaser identification information are associated with each other on a one-to-one basis. However, the example of the product selection information 51 is not limited to this.
- the transmission information 52 is a list of product identification information corresponding to two or more selected products for each purchaser identification information unit.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the transmission information 52 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In this case, it is assumed that each delivery container is associated with purchaser identification information. However, the example of the transmission information 52 is not limited to this.
- the product information storage unit 215 and the purchase information storage unit 216 can be realized by the same storage device. Further, the product information storage unit 215 and the purchase information storage unit 216 do not need to exist in the front yard 21, but may exist in, for example, the back yard 22 or a computer system connected via a network. I do not care. In particular, the computer system may be a plurality of computer devices realized in the cloud or the like.
- the display device 211 is, for example, a display device.
- the display device 211 reads the plurality of product images 41 from the product information storage unit 215 and displays the read plurality of product images 41 on the screen so as to be approximately the actual size.
- the screen of the display device 211 is provided with pixels that can display a plurality of product images 41 substantially in actual size.
- the purchaser 300 can search for a product with the same feeling as searching for a product in a general store, and can shorten the time until the product is found.
- the store system 200 can be called a semi-real and semi-cyber environment where there is no real product in front of the purchaser 300 and the selected product can be received.
- the display device 211 provides an environment close to a real sense by displaying a plurality of product images that are substantially full size. Therefore, even if it is the person who enters such a store for the first time, there exists an effect that purchase action can be taken with a real sense.
- the display device 211 displays a plurality of substantially full-size product images, when the purchaser 300 obtains the actual purchased product in the product receiving unit 214, the product characteristics such as the expected size are obtained. It is possible to reduce the occurrence of the difference. Therefore, the rate at which refunds occur can be reduced.
- a display device capable of 3D (three-dimensional) display may be used as the display device 211.
- a naked-eye 3D device may be used as the display device 211.
- the display device 211 may be a glasses-type display that has been developing in recent years. Thereby, the purchaser 300 wearing the glasses-type display can recognize that there is a full-size product in front of him.
- the product information IF 212 accepts a product selection from the purchaser 300.
- the product information IF 212 is integrated with the display device 211.
- the product information IF 212 detects that the purchaser 300 has touched any of the product images displayed on the screen with a finger or the like, and accepts that the product corresponding to the product image has been selected.
- the product information IF 212 reads the product ID 42 corresponding to the product for which the selection has been received from the product information storage unit 215 and notifies the purchaser ID input device 213. Further, the product information IF 212 can accept selection of two or more products from the purchaser 300.
- the merchandise information IF 212 reads a plurality of merchandise IDs 42 corresponding to the accepted merchandise from the merchandise information storage unit 215 and notifies the purchaser ID input device 213. At this time, the merchandise information IF 212 may notify the purchaser ID input device 213 of the merchandise ID 42 every time a merchandise selection is accepted. Alternatively, the product information IF 212 may notify all the received product IDs 42 to the purchaser ID input device 213 when receiving a selection completion message from the purchaser 300. Note that a purchaser ID input device 213, which will be described later, may read the product ID 42 from the product information storage unit 215 instead of the product information IF 212.
- the product information IF 212 can accept selection of a plurality of products from a plurality of purchasers.
- a plurality of product selection information 51 is stored in the purchase information storage unit 216.
- the product selection information 51 is an action selected by the purchaser C-1 at a certain time t1, is selected by another purchaser C-2 at the next time t2, and is selected at the next time t3.
- the action selected by the purchaser C-1 is shown again.
- the purchaser identification information and the product identification information may be associated with each other and registered as the product selection information 51 every time each purchaser takes a selection action.
- the purchaser ID input device 213 acquires the purchaser ID 302 from the device 301 possessed by the purchaser 300.
- the purchaser ID input device 213 is an information reading device that performs wireless communication or the like with the device 301, and reads the purchaser ID 302 from the device 301 when the purchaser 300 holds the device 301 up.
- the purchaser ID input device 213 is a general-purpose input device such as a keyboard, and the purchaser 300 may accept the purchaser ID 302 by directly inputting the content of the purchaser ID 302 into the keyboard.
- the purchaser ID input device 213 may acquire information other than the purchaser ID 302 from the purchaser 300.
- information such as IDs and passwords for a plurality of purchasers and information for identifying each purchaser in the store system 200 may be stored in the purchase information storage unit 216 or the like in association with each other.
- the purchaser ID input device 213 receives information such as an ID and a password from the purchaser 300, and when authenticated, the front yard 21 thereafter accepts selection of a product from the purchaser 300. Also good.
- the purchaser ID input device 213 acquires the purchaser ID 302 when the purchaser 300 visits the store system 200 or whenever the purchaser 300 selects a product for the product information IF 212. Alternatively, the purchaser 300 may select any other timing after completing the selection of all the products.
- the purchaser ID input device 213 acquires the purchaser ID 302 every time the purchaser 300 selects a product for the product information IF 212
- the purchaser ID input device 213 includes the display device 211 and the product information IF 212. It is good that it is integrated.
- the purchaser ID input device 213 receives the product ID 42 from the product information IF 212. Then, the purchaser ID input device 213 generates the product selection information 51 by associating the received product ID 42 with the acquired purchaser ID 302. Then, the purchaser ID input device 213 stores the generated product selection information 51 in the purchase information storage unit 216. For example, every time a product is selected by the purchaser 300, the purchaser ID input device 213 associates the product ID 42 in the selected product with the acquired purchaser ID 302 and stores it as the product selection information 51 to the purchase information storage unit 216. Store. Alternatively, when a plurality of product IDs 42 are collectively received from the product information IF 212, the purchaser ID input device 213 associates each product ID 42 with one purchaser ID 302 at a time.
- information associated with the purchaser ID input device 213 may be used as the transmission information 52.
- the purchaser ID input device 213 only needs to instruct at least the association between the product ID 42 and the purchaser ID 302 or to instruct the product selection information 51 to be stored in the purchase information storage unit 216.
- the process part for example, matching process part
- the association processing unit generates product selection information 51 in response to an instruction from the purchaser ID input device 213 and stores it in the purchase information storage unit 216.
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the flow of the selection reception process according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- the merchandise information IF 212 accepts selection of merchandise from the purchaser 300 (S21).
- the product information IF 212 acquires product identification information of the selected product (S22).
- the product information IF 212 reads the product ID 42 of the selected product from the product information storage unit 215.
- the product information IF 212 notifies the purchaser ID input device 213 of the read product ID 42.
- the purchaser ID input device 213 acquires purchaser identification information of the purchaser who has made the selection (S23). Specifically, the purchaser ID input device 213 reads the purchaser ID 302 from the device 301 possessed by the purchaser 300. Then, after Steps S22 and S23, the purchaser ID input device 213 generates the product selection information 51 by associating the product identification information with the purchaser identification information (S24). Then, the purchaser ID input device 213 stores the generated product selection information 51 in the purchase information storage unit 216 (S25).
- the product selection information 51 is information that needs to be temporarily held until the purchaser 300 settles the payment.
- the place where the product selection information 51 is held and managed is in the store including the front yard 21 or the back yard 22, the infrastructure including the cloud, or the storage in the device 301 owned by the purchaser 300 itself. It may be a device.
- the purchaser 300 can examine the product to be purchased and add or delete the selected product as appropriate. At that time, the purchaser ID input device 213 may appropriately update the product selection information 51 to the device 301. When the purchaser 300 confirms the selection of the product, the purchaser ID input device 213 acquires the final product selection information 51 from the device 301 and stores it in the purchase information storage unit 216. Alternatively, the product selection information 51 may always be stored in synchronization with the device 301 and the purchase information storage unit 216. This is for backup.
- the purchaser 300 determines whether or not the purchaser 300 determines the number of products handled in the store system 200 and the speed of the sending unit 222 described later. There may be a case in which a waiting time occurs before the product receiving unit 214 receives the purchased product. Therefore, considering that the time until the purchaser 300 receives various products is shortened, when the purchaser 300 selects each product, the product selection information 51 is sent to the backyard 22 side, and the backyard 22 It may be preferable that the sending unit 222 starts or starts preparing the selected product from the product storage unit 221 almost simultaneously.
- the purchaser 300 has a personal IC card, and by touching the product image that the purchaser wants to buy, the equivalent process is performed. That is, the store system 200 recognizes the product ID 42 of the product of the product image touched by the purchaser 300, reads the purchaser ID 302 of the purchaser 300, stores purchase information as product selection information 51 while associating both IDs. The data is temporarily stored in the unit 216.
- the device that reads the purchaser ID 302 is the purchaser ID input device 213.
- the product information IF 212 is used to identify the product image touched by the purchaser 300.
- the backyard 22 includes a product storage unit 221 and a sending unit 222.
- the product storage unit 221 and the sending unit 222 are examples of the product storing unit 121 and the sending unit 122 described above. The details of the backyard 22 will be described later with reference to FIG.
- the merchandise receiving unit 214 receives the sending container on which the purchased product is loaded, sent from the sending unit 222, and delivers the purchased product to each purchaser 300.
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the backyard 22 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- the backyard 22 includes merchandise shelves 68a and 68b, arrival and return means 63a and 63b, shipping means 64, delivery containers 65x, 65y and 65z, a temporary standby place 66, and a backyard terminal 67.
- the delivery containers 65x, 65y, and 65z are containers such as a basket for mounting a real product selected by the purchaser 300.
- a plurality of real products 61a are mounted on the product shelf 68a, and the product 61a can be sent out to a delivery container outside the product shelf 68a by the delivery means 62a.
- a plurality of products 61b of a product type different from the product 61a are mounted on the product shelf 68b, and the product 61b can be sent out to a delivery container outside the product shelf 68b by the delivery means 62b.
- the delivery means 62a and 62b can be realized by a belt or the like.
- the received return means 63a and 63b are means for mounting the products 61a and 61b on the product shelves 68a and 68b when the products 61a and 61b are received or returned from the purchaser, respectively.
- the temporary standby place 66 is an area for temporarily waiting for the delivery containers 65x, 65y, and 65z before delivery to the product receiving unit 214.
- a delivery container not loaded with a product may be on standby.
- the shipping means 64 is a belt or the like that connects one or more lines from a standby place (not shown) of a delivery container not loaded with products to the product receiving unit 214 via the product shelves 68a and 68b.
- the shipping means 64 is a means for moving the delivery containers 65x, 65y and 65z.
- the backyard terminal 67 accesses the purchase information storage unit 216, takes out the products 61a and 61b selected by the purchaser 300 from the product shelves 68a and 68b, and sends out the extracted products to the product receiving unit 214. It is a computer apparatus which controls. Specifically, the backyard terminal 67 controls the arrival return means 63a and 63b, the shipping means 64, and the delivery means 62a and 62b. For example, when a certain purchaser 300 selects the product 61 a, the backyard terminal 67 specifies the delivery container 65 x corresponding to the purchaser ID 302 acquired from the purchaser 300. Then, the backyard terminal 67 controls the shipping means 64 to move the delivery container 65x to the front of the product shelf 68a on which the product 61a is mounted.
- the backyard terminal 67 controls the delivery means 62a of the product shelf 68a to send out the product 61a and mount it on the delivery container 65x. Then, the backyard terminal 67 controls the shipping means 64 to move the delivery container 65x to the temporary standby place 66 or the product receiving unit 214.
- the product storage unit 221 can correspond to, for example, the product shelves 68a and 68b.
- the sending unit 222 can be realized using, for example, the backyard terminal 67, the shipping means 64, the sending containers 65x, 65y, and 65z.
- the backyard terminal 67 may be realized by a computer system such as an external cloud. In that case, the computer system is also included in the backyard 22.
- the sending unit 222 takes out all the products selected from the product storage unit 221 based on the product ID 42 and the purchaser ID 302 of each associated product, and collects all the taken out products to the product receiving unit 214. Send it out.
- the sending unit 222 reads the product selection information 51 from the purchase information storage unit 216, and stores the product IDs 42 in units of purchaser IDs 302 in the purchase information storage unit 216 as sending information 52.
- the transmission unit 222 reads the product selection information 51, updates the transmission information 52, and updates the transmission information 51. Each time it is done, the product selected from the product storage unit 221 based on the updated transmission information 51 may be taken out.
- FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a flow of transmission information generation processing according to the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- the sending unit 222 reads the product selection information 51 from the purchase information storage unit 216 (S31).
- the sending unit 222 reads the product selection information 51 associated with each of the times t1 to t3 from the purchase information storage unit 216.
- the sending unit 222 collects the product identification information in units of purchaser identification information and generates sending information 52 (S32). Specifically, the sending unit 222 sorts the plurality of read product selection information 51 by the purchaser identification information, and when the purchaser identification information is common to the product selection information 51 before and after the sorting, The identification information is collectively generated as one transmission information 52. For example, since the purchaser identification information at times t1 and t3 is common to “# C-1”, the product identification information “# m-12345” and “# m-12321” are associated with the purchaser identification information “# C-1”. Is included in the same transmission information 52. Here, the purchaser identification information “# C-1” is associated with the delivery container “B1”. Therefore, it can be said that the delivery information 52 is a collection of products to be mounted on the delivery container “B1”.
- the transmission unit 222 stores the generated transmission information 52 in the purchase information storage unit 216 (S33). Thereby, thereafter, the sending unit 222 can mount the purchased product selected by the purchaser corresponding to each sending container on each sending container based on the sending information 52.
- the backyard terminal 67 performs sorting for each purchaser based on the product selection information 51.
- An example of the transmission information 52 generated as a result of the sorting is shown in FIG.
- the identification information of the product selected by the purchaser C-1 is arranged in a form associated with the purchaser identification information.
- the products to be put in the delivery container 65x or the like that operates in the backyard 22 are specified.
- the actual product selected by the purchaser C-1 is sequentially loaded in the delivery container “B1” in the backyard 22. By performing these in parallel with the purchaser's selection behavior, the waiting time when the purchaser receives the product can be shortened.
- the information necessary for the backyard terminal 67 is sending information 52 for controlling the shipping means 64 and the sending means 62a and 62b. That is, the purchase information storage unit 216 only needs to store the transmission information 52 at a minimum.
- information such as the product selection information 51 may be stored in a computer system in the cloud, a mobile terminal that is an example of the device 301 possessed by the purchaser 300, or the like.
- the transmission information 52 is updated in real time for each purchaser's selection action.
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a flow of transmission processing according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- the sending unit 222 reads the sending information 52 from the purchase information storage unit 216 (S41).
- the sending unit 222 specifies a sending container corresponding to the purchaser identification information (S42). That is, the sending unit 222 identifies the sending container from the purchaser identification information included in the sending information 52.
- the backyard 22 is provided with a plurality of delivery containers and is waiting in a state where it can be moved by the shipping means 64.
- the backyard terminal 67 specifies the delivery container corresponding to the said purchaser identification information by selecting any delivery container from the delivery containers in which goods are not mounted.
- the sending unit 222 moves the specified sending container to the product shelf (S43). That is, the sending unit 222 moves the sending container to the product shelf on which each product corresponding to the product identification information included in the sending information 52 is mounted. Thereafter, the sending unit 222 stores the purchased product from the product shelf to the sending container (S44).
- the sending unit 222 determines whether or not the purchaser has settled (S45). For example, whether the purchaser 300 has confirmed the selection of the product with respect to the product information IF 212 or whether the purchaser ID 302 has been input to the product receiving unit 214, etc. Judge with.
- step S45 the sending unit 222 moves the sending container to the product receiving unit 214 (S46). If the purchaser has not yet settled in step S45, the sending unit 222 moves the sending container to a temporary standby place (S47).
- the backyard terminal 67 holds the purchased product taken out from the product storage unit 221 for each purchaser, and when receiving the input of the purchaser ID 302 in the product receiving unit 214, the backyard terminal 67 The purchased product corresponding to the input purchaser ID 302 may be sent to the product receiving unit 214.
- the backyard terminal 67 moves the delivery container 65x by the shipping means 64 by the purchaser's first selection action.
- the backyard terminal 67 pushes out the product 61a by the delivery means 62a and puts it in the delivery container 65x.
- the backyard terminal 67 moves the sending container 65x corresponding to the purchaser who has started the purchase to the temporary standby place 66 to make it stand by.
- the display device 211 displays a product image for each product type
- a plurality of product shelves including the product shelves 68a and 68b exist for each product type.
- an actual product shelf in the backyard 22 exists in a virtual product sales unit.
- the route of the shipping means 64 that passes through a plurality of product shelves preferably corresponds to the order of product types displayed on the display device 211.
- the virtual sales floor displayed on the display device 211 of the front yard 21 it is assumed that there is a stored product sales floor near the entrance and then a fresh food sales floor. In this case, it is desirable to first pass through the shelf of stored goods and then the fresh goods on the route of the shipping means 64 of the backyard 22 in accordance with the flow of the purchaser.
- the backyard terminal 67 may control the shipping means 64 according to the product type displayed on the display device 211 and move the delivery container to the front of the product shelf of the corresponding product type as appropriate. Then, the shipping means 64 sends out the delivery container to the product receiving unit 214 based on a signal indicating the end of the purchaser's selection action.
- FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a flow of the sending process after the temporary standby according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- the sending unit 222 determines whether the sending information 52 has been updated (S51).
- the sending unit 222 refers to the purchase information storage unit 216 to determine whether each piece of sending information 52 has been added, changed, or deleted as compared to the previous access.
- the sending unit 222 When it is determined that the sending information 52 has been updated in step S51, the sending unit 222 performs the sending process by moving the temporarily waiting sending container from the temporary waiting place 66 (S52). That is, the sending unit 222 controls the shipping means 64 to move the corresponding sending container from the temporary standby place 66, and executes step S43 and subsequent steps in FIG.
- step S51 If it is determined in step S51 that the transmission information 52 has not been updated, the transmission unit 222 determines whether or not the purchaser has settled (S53), as in step S45. When the purchaser makes a settlement in step S53, the sending unit 222 moves the temporarily waiting sending container from the temporary waiting place 66 to the product receiving unit 214 (S54).
- ⁇ Third Embodiment of the Invention> In the store system 200 described above, there may be a case where the purchaser 300 wants to clear the selection of a product once decided to purchase while selecting a product desired to be purchased in the front yard 22. For this reason, in the store system 200, it is preferable to perform the payment process at the end.
- the payment of the price there are two ways to do it before or after the purchaser 300 gets the actual product.
- an unmanned store or a store close to it is configured and the payment is made after receipt of the product, there is a risk that the product will be taken away without paying the price. In such a store, it is preferable to provide a real product after receiving the payment.
- the product receiving unit 214 receives an input of the purchaser ID 302 using the device 301 such as an IC card used by the purchaser 300 when selecting the product. At this time, if the IC card is prepaid type electronic money, the price is withdrawn as it is. Alternatively, it may be possible to receive payment in cash. With this processing, the merchandise receiving unit 214 sends out the merchandise purchased by the purchaser 300 to the reception desk in the front yard. The problem at that time is a treatment when the purchaser 300 has purchased a product different from the expectation. Therefore, the store system 200a according to the third embodiment of the present invention includes a product refund unit 217 that allows the purchaser to refund the product.
- FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the store system 200a according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
- the store system 200a is obtained by adding a product withdrawal unit 217 to the store system 200 according to the second embodiment described above.
- Other configurations are the same as those in FIG. 3, and detailed description thereof is omitted.
- the merchandise withdrawal unit 217 receives the purchased product after payment of the purchased product by the purchaser 300 and delivery of the purchased product by the product receiving unit 214, and if there is no abnormality in the inspection of the received product, the purchaser 300 Refund the price for the product.
- the sending unit 222 according to the third embodiment of the present invention re-stores a product in which there is no abnormality in the inspection in the product storage unit 221.
- the purchaser 300 when the purchaser 300 finishes paying the price and obtains the actual purchased product and then requests a refund, the purchaser 300 leaves the product to be refunded in the delivery container as it is and returns it to the product refund unit 217. Place the delivery container at the window. That is, the merchandise withdrawal unit 217 accepts at least a part of the purchased merchandise that has been paid for from the purchaser 300.
- the merchandise withdrawal unit 217 obtains merchandise identification information of the merchandise from the barcode or RFID attached to the received purchased merchandise, and checks the status of the merchandise from the camera or weight.
- the merchandise withdrawal unit 217 prompts the purchaser to input purchaser identification information using an IC card, and acquires the purchaser ID 302 from the purchaser 300 via the device 301.
- the goods withdrawal part 217 confirms that it is the purchaser who purchased the goods in the store system 200a before a fixed time. Thereafter, the merchandise withdrawal unit 217 refunds the price using electronic money or cash.
- FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the flow of a refund process according to the third embodiment of the present invention. It should be noted that the payout process only needs to include at least steps S65 to S69.
- the store system 200a receives a price from the purchaser 300 (S61).
- the product receiving unit 214 receives the purchased product from the backyard 22 (S62). Then, the product receiving unit 214 delivers the purchased product to the purchaser 300 (S63).
- the store system 200a accepts the product confirmation result from the purchaser 300 (S64). If the purchased product is not desired by the purchaser 300, the product withdrawal unit 217 accepts the return of the product from the purchaser 300 (S65). Then, the product withdrawal unit 217 inspects the received product. Here, the product withdrawal unit 217 determines whether or not there is a problem in the inspection result of the product (S66).
- the product refund unit 217 returns the price to the purchaser 300 (S67). At this time, it is desirable that the product withdrawal unit 217 receives the purchaser ID 302 from the purchaser 300 in advance and confirms that the returned product has been purchased by the purchaser within a predetermined time. In addition, the merchandise withdrawal unit 217 transfers the merchandise to the sending unit 222 of the backyard 22 (S68). Accordingly, the sending unit 222 re-stores the transferred product in the product storage unit 221. However, the sending unit 222 does not necessarily have to re-store the returned merchandise.
- step S66 If it is determined in step S66 that there is a problem with the inspection result of the product, the product withdrawal unit 217 responds to the purchaser 300 that the product cannot be returned (S69). In addition, the merchandise withdrawal unit 217 returns the merchandise accepted as a return to the purchaser 300.
- Embodiment 4 of the Invention In Embodiment 2 or 3 described above, it is not necessary to place a real product in the front yard, and instead, a product image corresponding to the actual size is displayed. Therefore, in the fourth embodiment of the present invention, an example relating to how to provide product information including display of product images and the like in the front yard will be shown.
- FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the store system 200b according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- the store system 200b includes a front yard 21b obtained by improving the front yard 21 of the store system 200 shown in FIG.
- the front yard 21b further includes a related information output device 218.
- the front yard 21b includes the purchase information storage unit 216 of FIG. 3, but is not shown. Further, the front yard 21b may include the commodity withdrawal unit 217 according to the third embodiment described above. Below, it demonstrates centering on the difference with Embodiment 2 or 3, and abbreviate
- the product information storage unit 215a stores a product representative image 41a, a product ID 42, product related information 43, a highly professional image 44, a clerk image 45, and purchase support information 46.
- the merchandise representative image 41a is an example of the merchandise image 41, and is an image representing the merchandise.
- the product ID 42 is associated with the product representative image 41a.
- the product related information 43 corresponds to the product representative image 41a and is information related to the product corresponding to the product representative image 41a.
- the product related information 43 includes product characteristic information such as the size and weight of the product, the design, the maturity, and the expiration date.
- the product related information 43 may be associated with a plurality of pieces of information for one product representative image 41a.
- the product related information 43 includes a detailed image 431, a physical quantity ID 432, and the like.
- the detailed image 431 is an image showing only the side surface, back surface, or label portion of the corresponding product. Further, the detailed image 431 may be each image obtained by photographing a real product from various angles. Further, the detailed image 431 may be a plurality of images constituting a moving image.
- the physical quantity ID 432 is information that identifies a physical quantity that stimulates one of the visual, auditory, olfactory, taste, and tactile sensations associated with the product.
- the product related information 43 includes various other information described later.
- the highly professional image 44 is an image corresponding to a person who sells a product such as a pharmaceutical that requires face-to-face sales.
- the clerk image 45 is an image corresponding to a clerk who is serving customers with the purchaser 300.
- the purchase support information 46 is various information for supporting the purchase of the product by the purchaser 300 such as an operation method of the front yard 21b.
- the display device 211 displays a plurality of product representative images 41a and detailed images 431.
- the product representative image 41a and the detailed image 431 displayed by the display device 211 may be images obtained by capturing the product when the product is received.
- the arrival return means 63a and 63b of the backyard 22 may have a function of photographing each product with a camera or the like before the received product is mounted on the product shelves 68a and 68b.
- the arrival return means 63a and 63b are good to store the image image
- the display device 211 displays an image taken when the product is received, so that the purchaser 300 determines whether or not to purchase the product by checking the state of each actual product. be able to. Further, the purchaser 300 can select a product to be purchased depending on the state of the relative product even within the same product. Thereby, the purchaser 300 can more effectively support the product selection.
- the merchandise information IF 212a accepts an output request for the merchandise related information 43 related to the merchandise corresponding to the merchandise representative image 41a displayed on the display device 211 from the purchaser 300, and outputs the merchandise related information 43 to the display device 211 or the like. Thereby, the purchaser 300 can obtain various specific information about the product corresponding to the product representative image 41a, and the purchaser 300 can more effectively support the product selection.
- the purchaser 300 finds a product he / she wants to buy while looking at a product image corresponding to the actual size.
- the purchaser 300 usually wants to know the characteristics of the product.
- the product information IF 212a displays an interface between the purchaser 300 and the store system 200b (including a server located in a remote place such as a cloud). Take. From such an interface, the purchaser 300 can read, for example, a label written on the back of a real product and obtain detailed information on the product. It is preferable that the display device 211 displays the product related information 43 for a certain period of time and then returns to the original product representative image 41a for display for the next purchaser 300.
- the product information IF 212a is displayed when a display request for the detailed image 431 of the product is received from the purchaser 300 as an output request for the product related information 43 when the product representative image 41a is displayed on the display device 211.
- a detailed image 431 is displayed on the device 211 instead of the product representative image 41a.
- the display device 211 may display a part or all of the plurality of detailed images 431 corresponding to the product representative image 41a side by side. As described above, the display device 211 presents the product characteristic information to the purchaser 300, so that the purchaser 300 can more effectively support the product selection.
- a configuration for converting the hand movement of the purchaser 300 into a numerical value such as a vector amount, as well as facial movement and eyes It is also conceivable to digitize the movement of the body and the movement of the body.
- the product image in the display device 211 is rotated by taking an action of drawing a circle with a finger. Or you may enable it to expand a product image by taking the gesture which expands the space
- the merchandise information IF 212a can use an ultrasonic sensor, a camera, or an infrared transmitter / receiver as input means for such gestures. That is, the product information IF 212a converts the purchaser's 300 operation into a predetermined vector amount, and outputs the product related information 43 according to the converted vector amount.
- the product information IF 212a accepts an output request for the product related information 43 from the purchaser 300, and outputs a physical quantity that stimulates one of the visual, auditory, olfactory, taste, or tactile sensation related to the product as the product related information 43.
- the output of this information preferably provides the purchaser 300 with product characteristics that are as close to real experience as possible.
- the related information output device 218 can be cited in addition to the display device 211.
- the related information output device 218 is a dedicated device that generates a physical quantity that specifically stimulates one of visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, and tactile sensations based on the physical quantity ID 432 and outputs the physical quantity to the purchaser 300.
- the related information output device 218 is a dedicated device that outputs sound based on the physical quantity ID 432.
- the product information storage unit 215a stores a physical quantity ID 432 for specifying a sound generated when a watermelon is hit, and the physical quantity ID 432 is associated with the product ID 42 of each individual watermelon.
- the merchandise information IF 212a accepts an output request for the merchandise related information 43 relating to the ripening degree of the watermelon from the purchaser 300, and the physical quantity ID 432 that identifies the sound related to the ripening degree, sugar content, and density of the received watermelon is the merchandise information.
- Select from the storage unit 215a the product information IF 212a notifies the related information output device 218 of the physical quantity ID 432.
- the related information output device 218 generates a sound close to the sound generated when the watermelon is hit based on the physical quantity ID 432.
- the related information output device 218 is an odor composition device that outputs an odor based on the physical quantity ID 432.
- the product information storage unit 215a stores a physical quantity ID 432 that identifies an odor in association with a product ID 42 such as a perfume or bathing agent.
- the merchandise information IF 212a receives an output request for the merchandise related information 43 related to the perfume and bathing agent from the purchaser 300, and selects the corresponding physical quantity ID 432 from the merchandise information storage unit 215a. Then, the product information IF 212a notifies the related information output device 218 of the physical quantity ID 432.
- the related information output device 218 outputs an odor in the product based on the physical quantity ID 432. Thereby, even if it is goods which attach importance to odor characteristics, such as a perfume and a bath agent, the purchaser 300 can select the goods by smell sense.
- a related information output device 218 that provides a stimulus to the taste and touch can be arranged, and the taste and touch information based on the selected product can be output and provided to the purchaser 300. Conceivable.
- the device 301 a possessed by the purchaser 300 may include a display unit 303 in addition to the purchaser ID 302.
- the output destination of the product related information 43 may be the display unit 303.
- the product information IF 212a transmits the product related information 43 to the device 301a. Then, the device 301a displays the size of the underwear on the display unit 303. As described above, information such as the size of the underwear is not desired to be seen by other people, and thus is difficult to display on the main display device 211. Therefore, by displaying the information on a portable terminal or the like possessed by the purchaser 300, the purchaser 300 can confirm information he / she wants to see without hesitation.
- the product representative image 41 a is displayed on the display device 211, and when the product information IF 212 a receives an output request from the purchaser 300, the product information IF 212 a
- the product ID 42 may be specified by switching the display of the display device 211 to the detailed image 431 and accepting the selection of the detailed image 431.
- a product image corresponding to the actual size is generally displayed on the display device 211.
- the product representative image 41a or the detailed image 431 may be displayed smaller than the actual product.
- the product information IF 212a when the product information IF 212a receives a display request including 3D information such as the display angle of the product from the purchaser 300, the product information IF 212a specifies the corresponding detailed image 431 from the product information storage unit 215a based on the 3D information. Then, it may be displayed on the display device 211. Thereby, the purchaser 300 can be made to show the place which the three-dimensional structure wants to see.
- 3D information such as the display angle of the product from the purchaser 300
- the product is watermelon or the like
- the detailed image 431 indicates the content of the product.
- the purchaser 300 can see the color and density in the watermelon before purchase, and can know the characteristics of the product in advance. Therefore, customer satisfaction with the purchase result can be obtained.
- the product information IF 212a or the purchaser ID input device 213 may acquire purchaser characteristic information from the device 301a. Then, the product information IF 212a may select the product related information 43 based on the acquired purchaser characteristic information from the product information storage unit 215a. In this case, the product information IF 212a or the purchaser ID input device 213 may acquire the purchaser characteristic information at the initial stage of product selection in the purchaser 300.
- the product information IF 212a is displayed in the product representative image 41a or the detailed image 431 displayed on the display device 211.
- a warning may be displayed on the display device 211 or display of the image itself may be limited.
- the product information IF 212a desirably outputs a warning for selecting a product with a high calorie.
- the product information IF 212a when the product is clothes or the like, and the product information IF 212a can acquire the size of the purchaser's 300 clothes from the device 301a, the product information IF 212a is displayed on the product representative image 41a corresponding to the size matching the body shape of the purchaser 300. Are preferably displayed on the display device 211.
- the detection unit such as a camera that detects the body shape of the purchaser 300
- the detection unit The body type and sex can be detected, and the product information IF 212a can select an appropriate product size and design.
- the product information IF 212a can appropriately control the display device 211 when selecting a product such as cigarettes and alcoholic beverages that require age confirmation by estimating the age of the purchaser 300 by the detection means.
- the display device 211 Since the display device 211 displays a plurality of product images substantially corresponding to the actual size, the size is large. However, since the purchaser 300 needs to view the product image, the height of the display device is limited. That is, it is preferable that the height of the display device 301 is set to the height of a shelf on which a real product is placed in a normal store. Therefore, especially in the store system 200b that handles many types of merchandise, the width of the display device 211 for displaying it is wide.
- the display device 211 may switch display of a plurality of product images for each product type.
- size of the display apparatus 211 can be solved, and the small display apparatus 211 can be used.
- the display on the display device 211 is switched, such as displaying sake at some times, wine at other times, and Western liquor at other times. Is desirable.
- the display can be switched automatically every fixed time, or can be switched by the purchaser 300 itself.
- the number of visitors may be large in general, or the number of visitors may increase during a specific time period. In this case, it may be better not to switch the display described above. This may prevent other buyers from selecting products if the display is switched by the operation of one buyer when another buyer is looking at the product at the same store next to the buyer. Because. In such a case, it may be possible to prohibit display switching by the purchaser. Alternatively, it is also conceivable to limit the display switching by the purchaser to a certain range in front of the purchaser. Alternatively, display switching can be prohibited in one area and display switching can be permitted in another area.
- the display device 211 can be used efficiently by switching the display contents of the display device 211. Thereby, it is possible to effectively use the store area of the store system 200b and process purchases of a larger number of purchasers at the time of congestion.
- FIG. 14 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the display device 211, the product receiving unit 214, and the product withdrawal unit 217 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- the sales floor areas 71 a, 71 b and 71 c and the store clerk image 721 are examples of the display device 211.
- the purchaser ID input unit 722 and the product receiving port 723 are examples of the product receiving unit 214.
- the purchaser ID input unit 724 and the product withdrawal port 725 are examples of the product withdrawal unit 217.
- Sales floor areas 71a, 71b, and 71c are areas corresponding to sales floors for specific product types.
- a plurality of product images 711a and highly professional images 712a are displayed in the sales area 71a.
- a plurality of product images 711b are displayed in the sales area 71b.
- a plurality of product images 711c are displayed in the sales area 71c.
- the purchasers 300c and 300d are selecting a product in the sales area 71c.
- the display device 211 various displays such as an LCD, a PDP, an ELD, an FED, a thin CRT, and a projector that projects from the back and front can be used.
- the display device 211 not only has a low cost per unit but also has a large area that can be displayed by one unit. This is because the number of video signal lines supplied to the display device 211 and the number of video generation devices that generate video signals are also proportional to the number of displays. Even so, there is a limit to the area that can be displayed by one unit, and thus the display device 211 may be configured by connecting a plurality of displays.
- a glasses-type display can be used as the display device 211.
- a glasses-type display is a means for transmitting information visually by changing the light entering the eyes with a liquid crystal device or a laser device mounted in front of the eye like glasses.
- the video supplied by the store can be projected, and the purchaser can take a product selection action.
- the store side may lend such a glasses-type display to the purchaser. It goes without saying that even if such a display is used, the purchaser is included in the store system 200b according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention from the viewpoint of selecting a product in the front yard 21b.
- the product information IF 212a and the purchaser ID input device 213 a method in which the purchaser sends information to the store side using such a glasses-type display, a camera or a sensor attached to the display, etc. is also conceivable. Even in such a case, it goes without saying that the purchaser is included in the store system 200b according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention from the viewpoint that the purchaser performs a product selection action in the front yard 21b.
- the highly professional image 712a is used in such a case. That is, when the product corresponding to the product image displayed on the display device 211 is a product that needs to be sold by a highly professional person, the product information IF 212a is displayed on the display device 211 together with the product image and the highly specialized profession. A human image 44 is displayed to mediate communication of information regarding the product with the purchaser 300a. An actual highly professional person is waiting in the backyard 22, and the highly professional person image 712a may be a moving image or the like.
- real-time communication including a conversation between the purchaser 300a and the store clerk may be realized by a microphone, a speaker, a camera, or the like provided in the front yard 21b.
- a microphone, a speaker, a camera, or the like provided in the front yard 21b.
- actual highly professional personnel can be in remote locations.
- the purchaser 300a sends medical information such as prescription data written by the doctor to the backyard 22 through the product information IF 212a, etc., and a pharmacist who is a highly professional profession sees the medical information and prepares the medicine in the backyard 22.
- a method of sending the product to the product receiving unit 214 is also conceivable.
- artificial intelligence operated by a computer program capable of recognizing and judging medical information by accessing medical information can be used.
- the purchaser ID input means 722 may be the purchaser ID input device 213, and accepts at least the purchaser ID 302 for collation when the purchased product is delivered at the product receiving unit 214.
- the product receiving port 723 is a receiving port for receiving real products from the backyard 22 and delivering them to the purchasers 300a to 300d.
- the store clerk image 721 is an image in which the store clerk image 45 stored in the product information storage unit 215a is displayed on the screen by the display device 211.
- the store clerk image 721 is an image corresponding to a store clerk corresponding to delivery of purchased products in the product receiving unit 214 or acceptance of returned goods in the product withdrawal unit 217.
- the store clerk image 721 may be a moving image such as an animation or a moving image of an actual store clerk waiting in the backyard 22.
- real-time communication including conversation between the purchaser 300 and the store clerk may be realized by a microphone, a speaker, a camera, or the like provided in the front yard 21b.
- the store clerk image 721, the purchaser ID input means 722, and the product receiving port 723 can cooperate to provide the purchaser with the product selected by the purchaser accurately and obtain the price for the product.
- the front yard 21b requests the purchaser 300a to present the purchaser ID 302 by text or voice.
- the purchaser 300a holds the device 301a such as an IC card over the purchaser ID input means 722.
- the backyard 22 sends out a delivery container loaded with the product purchased by the purchaser 300a to the product receiving port 723.
- the response by the store clerk may be realized by using an artificial image, voice recognition, and voice synthesis means that are operated by a computer program or the like.
- the purchaser ID input means 724 may be the purchaser ID input device 213 and accepts an input of the purchaser ID 302 for checking at least when the product refund unit 217 performs refund of the product.
- the merchandise withdrawal port 725 accepts the return of merchandise from the purchasers 300a to 300d and pays back the price.
- the purchaser ID input unit 722, the purchaser ID input unit 724, the product receiving port 723, and the product withdrawal port 725 may be the same.
- the purchaser 300a or the like when the purchaser 300a or the like wishes to refund the purchased product, the purchaser 300a or the like holds the IC card used when purchasing the product over the purchaser ID input means 724.
- the purchaser ID input means 724 acquires the purchaser ID 302 from the IC card.
- the product refund unit 217 confirms whether or not the refund is made within a certain time after purchase. When it is determined that the refund can be made, for example, the purchaser or the actual store clerk puts the product into the product refund port 725.
- the merchandise withdrawal unit 217 inspects the merchandise put into the merchandise withdrawal port 725, and if there is no problem, refunds the price through an IC card or cash. Also in these processes, if an actual store clerk can support the purchaser or monitor the purchaser's illegal behavior, the artificial intelligence or the artificial store clerk based on the computer program described above can replace this.
- the timing for displaying the clerk image 721 by the display device 211 is as follows. First, the display device 211 may always display the store clerk image 721. Alternatively, when the purchaser 300a or the like gives a predetermined instruction to the product information IF 212a, the display device 211 may display the clerk image 721.
- the front yard 21b may further include a detection unit that detects the position or operation of the purchasers 300a to 300d.
- the detection unit is, for example, a customer detection device such as a camera that monitors the movement of the purchaser 300a or the like. Then, when the detection unit detects that the purchaser 300a or the like has stood at a predetermined position in the front yard 21b, the display device 211 may display the clerk image 721. Further, when the detection unit detects that the purchaser does not operate the front yard 21b for a predetermined time or more by the detection unit, the display device 211 displays purchase support information 46 for assisting purchase of the purchaser. Good.
- the detection unit recognizes the position of the purchaser with a camera or the like, and the display device 211 displays the store clerk image 721 or the purchase support information 46 when the product information IF 212a or the purchaser ID input device 213 is not operated for a certain period of time. indicate.
- the display location of the store clerk image 721 is not limited to the vicinity of the product receiving unit 214, and may be a sales floor unit of the sales floor areas 71a to 71c.
- the store clerk image 721 serves as a customer service that supports the purchase behavior of the purchaser.
- the detection unit detects the purchaser 300b in front of the sales area 71b
- the display device 211 displays the store clerk image 721 in the sales area 71b.
- the front yard 21b outputs operation method guidance and help as purchase support information 46 to the purchaser 300b by voice, character information, or the like.
- the detection unit detects a purchaser who has not yet made a purchase action and stays still for a certain period of time, activates such an assistant function, and advises an operation method and the like.
- FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the parallel processing flow of the store system according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- the store system displays a plurality of product images on the display device 211 (S71).
- the store system receives selection of a product from the first purchaser, the store system performs a selection reception process for the first purchaser (S721).
- a selection reception process for the second purchaser is performed (S731).
- step S722 it is determined whether or not the first purchaser settles (S722). If it is determined that the payment has not been made, the process returns to step S721. If it is determined that the first purchaser makes a payment, the purchased product is received from the backyard (S723). Then, the purchased product is delivered to the first purchaser (S724). In parallel with steps S721 to S724, steps S731 to S734 for the second purchaser are executed.
- the refund processing according to the third embodiment may be executed in parallel.
- it can be realized by paralleling the delivery of products from the back yard to the front yard according to the prospect of the number of customers visiting the store, and paralleling the payment payment window, product delivery process, and product refund process. is there.
- FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a flow of parallel processing including a refund process of the store system according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- a refund process for the first purchaser S725
- a refund process for the second purchaser S735
- the display device 211a according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention is divided into a plurality of regions.
- a plurality of reception units for detecting the purchaser's action are arranged in each area in the display device 211a. That is, a plurality of the reception units are arranged in the vicinity of each region for each of a plurality of regions. Therefore, when each reception unit detects the purchaser's operation, the reception unit that is closest to the purchaser can be identified. Then, the product selected by the purchaser can be specified by the area to which the specified reception unit belongs.
- FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the display device 211a according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention.
- the display device 211a displays a plurality of product images 711.
- the product image 711 corresponds to the above-described region.
- a plurality of ultrasonic actuator sensor arrays 713 are arranged in each area in the display device 211a.
- the ultrasonic actuator sensor array 713 is an example of the reception unit described above. Therefore, it can be said that each ultrasonic actuator sensor array 713 is arranged in the vicinity of one of the product images 711.
- the plurality of areas are changed as appropriate.
- the purchasers 300e and 300f browse the product image 711 on the same display device 211a and select a product.
- FIG. 17 shows a case where the ultrasonic actuator sensor array 713 is arranged in a matrix on the display device 211a as an example of the arrangement.
- the arrangement method is not limited to this. It is sufficient that a plurality of reception units are arranged on at least the display device 211a, and the selected product is specified by the arrangement position of the reception unit that receives the selection from the purchaser.
- the ultrasonic actuator sensor array 713 has both a function of generating ultrasonic waves and a function of detecting ultrasonic waves.
- the ultrasonic waves emitted from the display device 211a are reflected by the bodies of the purchasers 300e and 300f and return to the vicinity of the display device 211a.
- the ultrasonic actuator sensor array 713 detects the returned ultrasonic waves with an ultrasonic sensor. It is also possible to measure the distance from the time when the ultrasonic waves are emitted and the time when the ultrasonic waves are returned to the purchaser, which is a reflective object. By arranging these in a matrix form on the display device, gestures and gestures performed by the purchaser are detected.
- the response of one sensor will cause a reaction to the next sensor. Can be extracted.
- the movement of the hand moved by the purchaser can be read from the signals of these sensors.
- the sensors that detect the ultrasonic waves are arranged on the display device in a matrix, and the ultrasonic actuators that generate the ultrasonic waves are combined in one place. Is also possible.
- a plurality of association instruction units that acquire purchaser identification information may be arranged in each region in the display device 211a. That is, a plurality of association instruction units according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention may be arranged near each region for each of a plurality of regions.
- the association instruction unit arranged near one area of the plurality of areas when the purchaser selects a product image displayed near the one area in the display device 211a, identifies the purchaser from the purchaser. Information is acquired, and the acquired purchaser identification information is associated with the product identification information of the product corresponding to the selected product image.
- FIG. 18 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the display device 211b according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention.
- the display device 211b has a plurality of RFID reader / writers 714 arranged instead of the ultrasonic actuator sensor array 713, as compared with the display device 211a.
- the RFID reader / writer 714 is an IC card reader, and is an example of an association instruction unit according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention.
- the purchaser 300e has an IC card 311a that stores a purchaser ID 312a
- the purchaser 300f has an IC card 311b that stores a purchaser ID 312b.
- FIG. 18 shows a case where RFID reader / writers 714 are arranged in a matrix on the display device 211b as an example of arrangement.
- the arrangement method is not limited to this.
- At least a plurality of association instruction units are arranged on the display device 211b, and the selected product is identified by the arrangement position of the association instruction unit that has acquired the purchaser identification information from the purchaser, and the product identification information and What is necessary is just to associate with purchaser identification information. Therefore, it can be said that the RFID reader / writer 714 has functions of a reception unit and an association instruction unit.
- a plurality of reception units and association instruction units are arranged at predetermined intervals in the display device 211b.
- FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the flow of the selection reception process according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention.
- the purchaser 300e touches the desired product image 711 on the display device 211b with the IC card 311a at hand.
- the RFID reader / writer 714 arranged in the immediate vicinity of the product image 711 detects the IC card 311a (S81).
- the RFID reader / writer 714 specifies the product image selected from the detected position of the IC card 311a (S82). That is, it is considered that the product image arranged closest to the RFID reader / writer 714 is selected based on the coordinate position of the RFID reader / writer 714 that detected the IC card 311a. Then, the RFID reader / writer 714 acquires product identification information corresponding to the specified product image (S83). At this time, the RFID reader / writer 714 may write product identification information of the product image 711 selected by the purchaser 300e on the IC card 311a.
- the RFID reader / writer 714 acquires the purchaser ID 312a from the detected IC card 311a (S84). After steps S83 and S84, the RFID reader / writer 714 associates the product identification information with the purchaser identification information to generate product selection information (S85). Then, the RFID reader / writer 714 stores the product selection information in the purchase information storage unit (S86). Thus, the purchaser 300e can receive the purchased product at the product receiving port.
- the association processing unit or the like may separately generate product selection information and store it in the purchase information storage unit.
- the intention of the purchaser identification information is to associate a specific purchaser with a specific product when a plurality of purchasers are selecting products in parallel. Therefore, the association instruction unit according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention may specify purchaser identification information based on an image recognition result for an image obtained by photographing the purchaser. For example, a person recognition technique using a face or clothes using a camera in recent years can identify an individual with a very high probability. Using this, it is possible to link a specific purchaser and a specific product selected by the purchaser without using an IC card while specifying the purchaser. At the last receiving window, the purchaser stands in front of the window so that the same person recognition technology can be used to recognize the purchaser, and the actual product can be obtained through payment by IC card or cash. .
- FIG. 20 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the display device 211c according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention.
- the display device 211c has a plurality of electrodes 715 arranged instead of the RFID reader / writer 714.
- the electrode 715 is a human body communication reading device, and is an example of an association instruction unit according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention.
- the purchaser 300e has a portable terminal 321a that stores a purchaser ID 312a
- the purchaser 300f has a portable terminal 321b that stores a purchaser ID 312b.
- human body communication is communication performed by passing a weak current signal through the human body.
- a plurality of electrodes 715 for human body communication are arranged in stripes (stripes) in the vertical direction (vertical direction) on the display device 211c.
- the electrodes 715 may be arranged in the horizontal direction. In this case, if different product images are selected at the same time for the purchasers 300e and 300f, the same applies if the product images are displayed in the same row and at different heights.
- the portable terminals 321a and 321b are, for example, wristwatch type human body communication terminals. For example, when the purchaser 300e touches the electrode 715 with a fingertip or the like, a weak current flows from the electrode 715 toward the fingertip (or vice versa), and the weak current is the mobile terminal 321a worn by the purchaser 300e. Flow into.
- FIG. 21 is a sequence diagram showing the flow of the selection receiving process according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 21 shows an improvement of the processing of steps S12 and S13 in the sequence diagram of FIG. 2, and shows the processing of that portion.
- the other processes are the same as those in FIG.
- the purchaser 300e selects a product image 711 on the display device 211c (S12).
- the electrode 715 detects the purchaser 300e (S121).
- the electrode 715 outputs a signal for acquiring the purchaser ID 312a to the purchaser 300e as a weak current (S122).
- a weak current flows to the portable terminal 321a possessed by the purchaser 300e (S112).
- the portable terminal 321a reads the purchaser ID 312a according to the weak current and outputs the purchaser ID 312a toward the electrode 715 (S124).
- the purchaser ID 312a is associated with the product identification information in the front yard (S14).
- the electrode 715 for human body communication passes from the top to the bottom of the display device 211c as shown in FIG. 20, the electrode 715 passes through a plurality of product images 711. It is not possible to identify what happened. In order to solve this, it is possible to clearly identify which product the purchaser has selected by using the product information IF 212 and the like described above together. As a result, the purchaser touches the product image that the purchaser wants to purchase with a fingertip or the like, thereby realizing the association between the purchaser identification information and the product identification information described above.
- the electrodes 715 for human body communication are formed in stripes and the signals from the respective electrodes 715 are processed separately, so that even when multiple purchasers touch the screen at the same time, multiple purchasers Identification information can be extracted without mixing.
- the transmission / reception circuit for human body communication is arranged for each electrode around the upper side or the lower side of the display device 211c to exchange human body communication signals. For example, when four product images 711 are arranged in the vertical direction as shown in FIG. 20, four products are listed as candidates for the electrode 715 passing from the top to the bottom. When the product information IF 212 or the like is used in combination, any one of the four items may be specified.
- FIG. 22 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the display device 211d according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention.
- the electrodes formed on the stripes in the vertical direction are separated by an electrode interval 716.
- a human body communication transmission / reception circuit for the upper half electrode 715a is arranged around the upper side of the display device 211d
- a human body communication transmission / reception circuit for the lower half electrode 715b is arranged around the lower side of the display device 211d.
- FIG. 23 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the display device 211e according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention.
- the display device 211e includes display areas 211e1 and 211e2 which are two displays separated by a display boundary 717.
- the electrodes are divided up and down by the boundary 717.
- the electrodes are separated by an electrode interval 716a in the display area 211e1 which is the upper display and an electrode interval 716b in the display area 211e2 which is the lower display. That is, the electrodes 715c, 715d, 715e, and 715f divided into four in the vertical direction as a whole can be formed.
- the electrodes can be separated in the vertical direction such as 8 or 16 divisions. This prevents the divided electrodes from straddling a plurality of product images, eliminates the need to use the product information IF 212 in combination, and further reduces the collision of purchaser identification information.
- the electrodes for the human body communication device shown in FIGS. 20, 22 and 23 can also be used as the electrodes for the RFID reader / writer.
- the structure of the backyard 22 shown in FIG. 4 is not limited to this. If the customer's flow line is determined in advance, there is no problem with the configuration of FIG. 4, but the back yard 22a shown in FIG. This example will be described below with appropriate reference to the example of the transmission information shown in FIG.
- the backyard 22a Compared with the backyard 22, the backyard 22a has shipping means 64a (lane L1) that passes in front of the product shelf 68a and shipping means 64b (lane L2) that passes in front of the product shelf 68b. ing. And it connects with the shipment means 64c separately at the end point of the shipment means 64a and 64b. Further, the shipping means 64a branches to the temporary standby place 66a, and the shipping means 64b branches to the temporary standby place 66b.
- the shipping means 64a moves the delivery container 65x (B1L1) for the purchaser C-1 to the front of the product shelf 68a in the lane L1.
- the delivery means 62a puts the product 61a into the delivery container 65x.
- the shipping means 64a moves the delivery container 65x to the temporary standby place 66a and makes it wait.
- the shipping means 64b moves the delivery container 65w (B1L2) for the purchaser C-1 to the front of the commodity shelf 68b in the lane L2.
- the delivery means 62b puts the product 61b into the delivery container 65w.
- the shipping means 64b moves the delivery container 65w to the temporary standby place 66b and makes it wait.
- the shipping means 64a and 64b move the delivery containers 65x and 65w from the temporary standby places 66a and 66b, respectively, and the shipping means 64c sends out all the delivery containers 65x and 65w assigned to the purchaser C-1 to the reception window.
- the backyard 22a is operated in parallel with the purchaser's selection behavior in the front yard.
- the purchaser wants to change his / her mind while going around the sales floor and withdraw the selected product.
- the operation of the backyard 22a starts after the purchaser instructs the end of the selection action or the payment of the purchase price.
- the lanes L1 and L2 are arranged in parallel, and the operation of the shipping means 64a and 64b is originally arranged in parallel. Can also be sent out.
- FIG. 24 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the control device 400 of the store system according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- the control device 400 can use a general-purpose computer that executes various processes by the store system according to the first to eighth embodiments of the present invention.
- the control device 400 includes a CPU 401, a RAM 402, a ROM 403, a communication IF 404 and a hard disk 405.
- a control program 406 is stored in the hard disk 405.
- the control program 406 is a computer program in which various processes by the store system according to the first to eighth embodiments of the present invention are implemented.
- the CPU 401 reads out and executes the control program 406 from the hard disk 405 to the RAM 402, whereby various processes according to the present invention can be realized.
- FIG. 28 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a display device 2800 according to the tenth embodiment of the present invention.
- the display device 2800 has a more detailed configuration of the display devices of FIGS. 18, 20, 22 and 23.
- 20, FIG. 22 and FIG. 23 mainly show examples of the human body communication reading device, but in this embodiment, an example in which it is used as an RFID reader / writer is shown.
- the display device 2800 includes a display element (device) 2801, a vertical electrode 2803 extending in the vertical direction, a horizontal electrode 2804 extending in the horizontal direction, a vertical electrode connection line 2805, a horizontal electrode connection line 2806, It has a vertical electrode connection line switch 2807, a horizontal electrode connection line switch 2808, an X side control device 2809, a Y side control device 2810, a reader / writer 2811, a vertical electrode switch 2812, and a horizontal electrode switch 2813. .
- a virtual object such as a product image is displayed.
- the virtual object is image data to be selected for the user.
- the vertical electrode 2803 is repeatedly arranged in the X-axis direction (here, the horizontal direction), and one end of the vertical electrode 2803 is connected to the X-side control device 2809 via the vertical electrode connection line switch 2807 and the vertical electrode connection line 2805. Yes. The other end of the vertical electrode 2803 is connected to another vertical electrode 2803 via a vertical interelectrode switch 2812. These switches can be switched by the X-side control device 2809.
- the horizontal electrodes 2804 are repeatedly arranged in the Y-axis direction (here, the vertical direction). One end of the horizontal electrode 2804 is connected to the Y-side control device 2810 via a horizontal electrode connection line switch 2808 and a horizontal electrode connection line 2806. The other end of the horizontal electrode 2804 is connected to another horizontal electrode 2804 via a horizontal electrode switch 2813. These switches can be switched by the Y-side control device 2810.
- the X-side control device 2809 and the Y-side control device 2810 are connected to the reader / writer 2811. Then, when the user brings the IC card 2802 close to an arbitrary position of the display element 2801, the coordinates displayed in the vicinity are detected and a virtual object is selected.
- FIG. 30A is a flowchart showing an example of the operation according to the tenth embodiment of the present invention.
- the display device 2800 displays a plurality of virtual objects at coordinates (Xa1, Yb1), (Xa2, Yb2), etc. (step 3001).
- Xa1, Yb1 coordinates
- the display device 2800 selects the coordinate electrode i from 1 to m (step 3002), selects, drives, and measures the vertical electrode Xi positioned at i (step 3003), and increases i by 1 (step 3004). ) Then, the display device 2800 calculates the X-side position of the IC card from the m measurement results, and sets the calculation result as Xc1 (step 3005). Subsequently, the display device 2800 selects and drives the Xc1 electrode (step 3006). The display device 2800 sets the coordinate variable j from 1 to n (step 3007), selects and measures the Yj electrode located at j (step 3008), and increases j by 1 (step 3009).
- the display device 2800 calculates the Y-side position of the IC card from the n measurement results, and sets the calculation result as Yd1 (step 3010). Thereafter, the display device 2800 acquires an ID from the IC card (step 3011). Then, the display device 2800 associates the virtual object ID with the user ID based on the comparison between the coordinates of the virtual object and the calculated coordinates (Xc1, Yd1) (step 3012).
- the display of the virtual object in step 3001 is performed on the display element 2801.
- a method of using the display device 2800 for example, a method of displaying various product images and allowing the user to select one of them, or making a choice between two alternatives, for one virtual object For example, you can ask for confirmation.
- abstract concepts can also be displayed. For example, election candidate names, referendums, and selection of knowledge databases.
- FIG. 34 is a diagram illustrating an example of a measurement result in step 3003.
- FIG. 34 shows an example of a change in signal power measured when the X-side control device 2809 generates a high-frequency signal (for example, 13.56 MHz) and sequentially drives the vertical electrodes using the signal.
- the horizontal axis indicates the coordinates (Xi) of the vertical electrode.
- Xi coordinates of the vertical electrode.
- a threshold power Pth is provided for this power change, and coordinates when crossing Pth, here, Xe1, Xe2, can be obtained.
- the X-side estimated coordinate Xc1 of the IC card 2802 can be obtained by the following equation (1) for obtaining the midpoint of Xe1 and Xe2 (step 3005).
- Xc1 (Xe1 + Xe2) / 2 (1)
- FIG. 34 it is assumed that an IC card is placed at a position P1.
- the IC card normally has a spiral coil (for example, a broken line in the IC card 2802 in FIG. 28, in this case, three loops).
- the position P3 is selected when the vertical electrode is driven in the order of the positions P2, P3 and P4 (in this case, the vertical electrode has one loop)
- the coil formed by the vertical electrode and the coil of the IC card face each other. .
- the high frequency magnetic flux generated by the vertical electrode passes through the coil of the IC card and excites a high frequency current in the coil of the IC card. Since high frequency current flows through the coil of the IC card and power is consumed, the measured power measured by the X-side control device 2809 increases.
- a local minimum point such as the point P6 may appear.
- this occurs at a position where both an upward magnetic flux and a downward magnetic flux generated by the vertical electrode pass through the IC card coil.
- the point When the point is further separated and the point is further separated, it once rises slightly, reaches a peak like point P7, and descends again. This is because, for example, the upward magnetic flux passes through the IC card coil at the point P5, whereas the downward magnetic flux passes through the IC card coil at the point P7. The magnetic flux passing therethrough decreases as the distance increases.
- the power changes obtained when the vertical electrodes are switched are also measured as discrete values such as points P5, P6 and P8.
- An interpolation process is performed using each measured value, and a power value at an arbitrary coordinate can be obtained.
- the order of the interpolation process varies depending on the memory space allowed for the system and the calculation speed, but it is possible to perform the order process.
- the middle of the two positions can be defined as the coordinates of the selected two vertical electrodes.
- a virtual object on display such as a product image displayed on the display element 2801
- the user holds the IC card over or touches the virtual object.
- the center of the virtual object as the coordinates of the virtual object
- the coordinates of the target virtual object can be substantially matched with the coordinates of the IC card that can be detected by measurement.
- the position of the center of gravity relative to the area occupied by the virtual object can be defined as the coordinates of the virtual object.
- FIG. 35 is a diagram illustrating an example of the power measurement result performed by the Y-side control device 2810 in step 3008.
- the selection is fixed to the vertical electrode Xc1 obtained in Step 3005, and the high-frequency signal is driven (Step 3006).
- the high-frequency power generated by the X-side control device 2809 is propagated from the vertical electrode Xc1 to the horizontal electrode Yd1 via the IC card coil. Since this method uses drive power applied to Xc1, only the Y-side position of the IC card on Xc1 is detected even if an IC card is present on a vertical electrode other than Xc1 (touched by another user) There are features that can be done.
- threshold power Pth is provided for the power change of FIG. 35, and coordinates when crossing Pth, here, coordinates Yf1 and Yf2, can be obtained. From these coordinates, the Y-side estimated coordinate Yd1 of the IC card 2802 can be obtained by the following equation (2) for obtaining the midpoint of Yf1 and Yf2 (step 3010).
- Yd1 (Yf1 + Yf2) / 2 (2)
- selection is made such that a one-loop coil is formed as a horizontal electrode. That is, the horizontal electrode connection line switch 2808 of a certain horizontal electrode is selected to connect the plus side terminal of the Y-side control device 2810, and the horizontal electrode connection line switch 2808 of another horizontal electrode separated by a certain distance is selected to the Y side.
- the negative terminal of the control device 2810 is connected, and the two horizontal electrodes are connected by a horizontal electrode switch 2813.
- the first touch on the virtual object can highlight the virtual object, that is, change the brightness or blink the display so that the user can clearly indicate the selection.
- a time (interval) during which selection can be canceled can be provided between highlighting and actual stringing.
- the IC card ID and the virtual object ID are associated with each other from the IC card coordinates and the virtual object coordinates associated as described above.
- a reader / writer 2811 is used to read the ID of the IC card (step 3011).
- the high-frequency signal drive / measurement from the X-side control device 2809 is switched to reading and writing from the reader / writer 2811, and ID is read from the X electrode Xc1 in which the IC card is present.
- the read IC card ID is associated with the ID of the selected virtual object.
- the vertical electrode connection line 2805 is divided into four. This is to reduce the parasitic capacitance existing in the vertical electrode connection line itself and the vertical electrode connection line switch 2807 connected thereto.
- the capacitor it exists as a parasitic capacitance in a signal source, wiring, switch, electrode, etc., and the parasitic capacitance increases.
- this switch between the vertical electrodes that is, the configuration in which two vertical interelectrode switches connected to one vertical electrode have a parasitic capacitance.
- a multiplexer-type switch a switch that selects a specific signal from a plurality of signals
- the parasitic capacitance of all the switches can be seen.
- an impedance adjustment device such as a negative capacitor or a coupler is provided to resonate with the operating frequency. It can also be provided per controller.
- the division of the horizontal electrode connection line 2806 is omitted, but it is naturally possible to carry out the division similar to the vertical side.
- FIG. 29 is a configuration example in which vertical electrodes are multi-looped in the configuration of the display device 2800 according to the tenth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 29 is written specifically for the connection state of the vertical electrodes for easy viewing. Therefore, similarly to the vertical electrode, the horizontal electrode can be multi-looped.
- the + side terminal of the vertical electrode connection line 2805 is connected to one end of the first vertical electrode 2803 via the vertical electrode connection line switch 2807, and the other end is connected to the first electrode via the vertical interelectrode switch 2812.
- the second vertical electrode 2803 is connected to one end of the second vertical electrode, and the other end of the second vertical electrode is connected to one end of the third vertical electrode via the second vertical electrode connection line switch 2814.
- One end of the vertical electrode is connected to the negative terminal of the vertical electrode connection line 2805 through the vertical electrode connection line switch 2807.
- FIG. 31A is a flowchart showing processing when a plurality of IC cards are found during X-side scanning (repetition of vertical electrode selection).
- FIG. 31B it is assumed that two IC cards A and B are held at different positions (Xc1, Yd1) and (Xc2, Yd2) of the display device 2800.
- the difference from FIG. 30A is that in step 3005a, when a plurality of X-side positions where an IC card is present are found, the number of found X-side positions is set to p in step 3013 and subsequent steps, and the process is repeated p times. It is.
- FIG. 36 is a measurement example of power change measured by the X-side control device in such scanning in the X direction.
- the X-side coordinates Xe1, Xe2, Xe3, and Xe4 are obtained by the determination from the threshold power Pth described above. From these coordinates, the estimated coordinates Xc1 and Xc2 of the IC card can be calculated using the above-described equation (1).
- the plurality of users may operate the display device by touching the IC card at the same time (FIG. 31B). Suitable for simultaneous processing.
- the frequency of simultaneous use of a single display device by a plurality of users is low, such as when the display device is not relatively large compared to the above or when the frequency of user usage is not so high, as shown in FIG.
- FIG. 37 shows an example of the power change measured by the Y-side control device 2810 when a plurality of such Y-side positions are detected. From the above-mentioned coordinates Yf1, Yf2, Yf3, Yf4 crossing the threshold power Pth, the estimated coordinates Yd1, Yd2 of the IC card can be obtained using the above-described equation (2).
- the horizontal electrode is fixed at the coordinate Yd1 (step 3015a), and the ID of the IC card A on the Yd1 electrode is obtained using the reader / writer 2811 (step 3011a). Then, after obtaining the ID number from the IC card A in step 301a, the ID of the virtual object is associated with the user ID (step 3012a). Similarly, the Yd2 electrode which is the next electrode is selected (step 3015b), the ID number of the IC card B is acquired (step 3011b), and the ID is associated (step 3012b). In this way, by inquiring and obtaining an IC card from the horizontal electrode, it is possible to cope with a case where there are a plurality of IC cards on the X electrode.
- a touch panel an ultrasonic sensor, a camera, an infrared transmitter / receiver, or the like can be used. Further, a product in which the product information IF 212 and the display device 2800 are integrated can be used.
- a virtual object desired by the user is selected through the product information IF 212. Processing such as highlight display can be applied to the selected virtual object so that the user can recognize that the virtual object has been selected. If the user makes a wrong selection, the selection may be canceled by releasing the touch at this point.
- FIG. 33A corresponds to an IC card on a plurality of vertical electrodes as shown in FIG. 31A
- the configuration of FIG. 33A naturally corresponds to a plurality of IC cards on the same vertical electrode as shown in FIG. 32C. Is possible.
- FIG. 38 is an assembly diagram schematically showing a three-dimensional configuration of the display device 2800.
- a vertical electrode 2803 is provided on one surface of the substrate 3801 and a horizontal electrode 2804 is provided on the other surface.
- the substrate 3801 is disposed on one surface of the display element 2801.
- a first X-side circuit 3802, a second X-side circuit 3803, a first Y-side circuit 3804, and a second Y-side circuit 3805 are arranged on the other surface of the display element 2801.
- a spacer 3806 is preferably sandwiched between the substrate 3801 and the display element 2801.
- the spacer 3806 is made of a material that has excellent permeability such as glass and does not deteriorate the Q of the coil.
- the spacer 3806 is used to increase the distance between the vertical electrode 2803 and the horizontal electrode 2804 from the display element 2801 so that the display element 2801 does not affect the magnetic field.
- the reason for adopting such a configuration is to narrow the frame generated when a plurality of display devices are arranged. If a circuit for driving and switching the X and Y electrodes is arranged around the display element 2801, a plurality of display elements cannot be arranged close to each other (the frame cannot be narrowed). Therefore, the frame can be narrowed by arranging these circuits on the back side of the display element.
- the display element 2801 when configured to generate an eddy current (current generated by receiving a magnetic field generated by a vertical or horizontal electrode and acting to cancel the magnetic field), the distance between the display element and the electrode is increased.
- the structure using an insulating film can be used when the distance between the display element and the electrode needs to be increased.
- the second Y-side circuit 3805 includes, for example, a horizontal interelectrode switch 2813.
- the first Y-side circuit 3804 can also have a reader / writer 2811. Sensitivity can also be improved by operating the reader / writer placed on the X side and the reader / writer placed on the Y side simultaneously to match the phase of the high-frequency signal.
- the display means displays a plurality of product images on the display element.
- the display device 2800 only needs to have at least one configuration on the X side or the Y side. That is, the reception unit supplies a signal having a predetermined frequency to each of the plurality of first electrodes arranged along the first direction on the surface of the display element and each of the plurality of first electrodes. And a first control device for detecting a first coordinate in a first direction corresponding to the purchaser's selection position based on the change of the purchaser. Then, the accepting unit accepts the product corresponding to the product image specified based on the first coordinates as selected by the purchaser.
- the first control device measures the electric power generated by the signal supplied to each of the plurality of first electrodes, and calculates the first coordinates using the measurement result at each first electrode.
- the accepting unit identifies the product image displayed at the position on the display element corresponding to the first coordinates, and accepts the product corresponding to the identified product image as selected.
- association instruction means acquires the purchaser identification information from the detected first coordinates, and instructs the association between the product identification information and the acquired purchaser identification information.
- the reception unit includes a plurality of second electrodes arranged along the second direction on the surface of the display element, A second control device that detects a second coordinate in a second direction corresponding to the purchaser's selection position based on a change in a signal generated in each of the plurality of second electrodes. Then, the accepting unit accepts the product corresponding to the product image specified based on the first coordinate and the second coordinate as being selected by the purchaser.
- the second control device detects the second coordinates using the electric power supplied from the first control device.
- the first control device selects the first electrode corresponding to the first coordinate and supplies a signal to the selected first electrode. Then, the second control device measures the power generated by the signal supplied to the selected first electrode for each of the plurality of second electrodes, and uses the measurement result at each second electrode to 2 coordinates are calculated. Thereafter, the accepting unit identifies the product image corresponding to the first coordinate and the second coordinate among the plurality of product images, and accepts the product corresponding to the identified product image as selected by the purchaser. .
- association instruction means acquires purchaser identification information from the detected first coordinates and second coordinates, and instructs association between the product identification information and the acquired purchaser identification information.
- FIG. 39 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a store system 100a according to the eleventh embodiment of the present invention.
- the store system 100a further includes a product delivery unit 13 in addition to the configuration of FIG.
- the merchandise delivery unit 13 is a delivery means for delivering the purchased merchandise to the purchaser 300 by a transportation means such as a truck.
- the front yard 11 associates the product selected by the purchaser 300 with the customer ID, and the sending unit 122 in the back yard 12 delivers the product in the front yard 11.
- the product is sent to the unit 114, and the delivery unit 114 delivers the product to the purchaser 300.
- the sending unit 122 in the backyard 12 sends the product to the product delivery unit 13.
- the merchandise delivery unit 13 delivers the sent merchandise to the purchaser 300 by means of transportation. Thereby, the purchaser 300 can receive the purchased product.
- the receipt of the product at the delivery unit 114 has an advantage that the customer can use the product immediately after receiving the product. However, depending on the type of merchandise, it may be preferable to provide delivery options such as a heavy item or a item that is not used immediately. Therefore, in FIG. 39, the customer can select whether to receive the product on the spot or to deliver it according to the type of the product, thereby improving the convenience of the customer.
- the eleventh embodiment of the present invention can be expressed as follows. That is, a display unit that displays a plurality of target images, a reception unit that receives a selection of a usage desired target that the user desires to use among usage targets corresponding to the displayed plurality of target images, and the selection
- the user identification information for identifying the user who performed the operation is acquired from the user, and the correspondence for instructing the association between the usage target identification information for identifying the selected use desired target and the acquired user identification information is provided.
- the information access system 100c does not have the back yard 12 shown in FIG. 1 and the like, but has a front yard 11a.
- the front yard 11a includes a display unit 111a corresponding to the display device 2800 described with reference to FIG. 28, a reception unit 112, and an association instruction unit 113. Then, the information access system 100c displays a virtual object for the user 300g, receives some operation on the virtual object from the user 300g, and further updates the display content of the display unit 111a according to the operation. That is, the information access system 100c processes access to information from the user 300g.
- a cloud system is composed of several elements such as a data center, a server, a terminal, and a network.
- the concept of the cloud system can be represented by a cloud picture. Therefore, the display unit 111a first displays an image showing a cloud picture as the highest concept.
- the reception unit 112 receives the gesture, and the display unit 111a displays each element of a subordinate concept of the cloud system (for example, a typical appearance such as a data center, a network, or a terminal). Or something like a block diagram).
- the reception unit 112 receives the gesture, and the display unit 111a moves down to display a lower concept, and the elements / structures in the data center. (Pictures and block diagrams of servers and networks between servers) are displayed.
- the association instruction unit 113 associates content with a user ID in order to perform user authentication and browsing of paid content.
- stores information is not illustrated in FIG. 41, it can provide in the front yard 11a, the server near the front yard 11a, and the data center on a cloud system.
- a hierarchical service menu may be targeted as a virtual object.
- the display unit 111a first displays a plurality of top menus, and when the receiving unit 112 receives an operation of selecting any menu from the user 300g, the display unit 111a displays the selected menu.
- a lower-level menu may be displayed.
- the user 300g displays an intention to select the menu by holding the IC card or the like.
- the association instruction unit 113 acquires an ID from an IC card or the like, and stores the selected menu and the ID in association with each other. Furthermore, it is possible to instruct various processes based on the associated information.
- the sending unit 122a has a function of accessing and extracting tangible and intangible information in response to a request from the user 300g.
- the necessary tangible information is extracted by accessing the library 1211 and the shelf of the storage unit 121a, and is sent to the delivery unit 114 of the front yard 11b.
- the knowledge DB 1212 is accessed and similarly sent to the delivery unit 114a serving as a user interface.
- the sending unit 122a has a function of handling tangible and intangible information (handling 1221).
- the handling 1221 is also an I / O (input / output) function for intangible information.
- the sending unit 122a also has a function of a controller 1222 for controlling the handling function.
- the information can also be displayed on the display unit 111a via the sending unit 122a.
- the information browsing process 4301 is performed through the display unit 111a and the reception unit 112a, for example.
- the user 300g can find necessary information through the reception unit 112a while viewing details of the virtual object (information) displayed on the display unit 111a and performing operations such as going down the hierarchy.
- processing during browsing can be performed as necessary.
- paper books there are cases where it is necessary to limit the number of browsing of electronic data as well as the number of books held by the library. Therefore, in the information browsing registration process 4301a, when a certain user starts browsing the data for such a purpose, the browsing information and the browsing information are attached, and a browsing flag is set for the browsing information. , Do not browse more than the limit number of people.
- a user who is permitted to browse performs browsing. The browsing of information can be performed through the display unit 111a, for example.
- the information selection step 4302 selects information to be rented. By highlighting information to be borrowed (virtual object), it is possible to confirm the information selected by the user.
- the user 300g uses the association instruction unit 113a to associate the virtual object with the user ID by touching the display device with the IC card.
- the information access system 100d can proceed to the lending process after checking whether the user 300g can be lent (whether the personal lending limit has been reached or there is no unreturned information). This personal authentication does not necessarily have to be performed in this part, but can be performed at the start of use or immediately before receiving information.
- the electronic is the intangible information described above, and is transferred to the user terminal through a wired or wireless LAN.
- the information access system 100d has only one of the methods, or the method that the user wants to borrow is selected.
- the system recognizes the person's background so that information suitable for the person can be provided. For example, when a user who wants to search for a cloud uses the information access system 100d, the words to be used and the contents to be introduced can be changed depending on whether or not he / she has knowledge about the IT technology. For more detailed users, it may be possible to easily access necessary information by using technical terms. In some cases, the necessary information can be easily reached by changing the image of the virtual object to be displayed according to the expertise of the user. In such a research item, necessary information may be learned through an interface via a display unit, a reception unit, or the like without necessarily lending information.
- FIG. 44 is a diagram showing an information access system 100e that is a configuration example for further developing the above-described information access system 100d and providing various information to the user.
- services such as education, consultation, and government offices can be considered in addition to the above-mentioned information lending and checking.
- a virtual experience can be provided, and various services in which the user's history is learned can be performed. Examples of such services include a virtual nature experience, a social experience, a history experience, and a learning system that teaches various subjects in the education field.
- the information access system 100e provides the above-described various services according to various operations from the user 300g possessing the portable terminal 321c on the assumption of such an application.
- the information access system 100e includes a front yard 11c and a back yard 12a.
- the front yard 11c includes a display unit 111b, a reception unit 112b, an association instruction unit 113b, a delivery unit 114b, and a personal DB 115.
- the backyard 12a is the same as that shown in FIG.
- the accepting unit 112b includes various sensors that measure a user's biological reaction in addition to the above-described camera and microphone.
- various sensors an infrared sensor, a vibration sensor, a blood pressure sensor, a body temperature sensor, an electroencephalogram sensor, a sweat sensor, a myoelectric potential sensor, a gaze sensor using a camera, a respiration frequency sensor, a heartbeat sensor, and the like can be used.
- the reception unit 112b may be provided with an RFID reader / writer for reading an individual operation history from the portable terminal 321c.
- the receiving unit 112b can perform signal processing such as removing noise from the sensor and extracting a target signal.
- reception part 112b can perform character recognition, voice recognition, image recognition, recognition of an individual's biological condition, etc. according to the extracted signal. Furthermore, the reception unit 112b can improve recognition accuracy by linguistic processing of classifying recognized words and optimizing the spoken words and written words of the user. In addition, the reception unit 112b can analyze the meaning intended by the user from the recognized word and specify the subsequent processing. And the reception part 112b can update personal DB115 and can redefine a user's knowledge level.
- FIG. 45 shows a usage flow for such an application.
- the customer ID is added to the use service.
- personal authentication is performed using the association instruction unit 113b.
- the personal DB reading 4502 the static personal information and the dynamic personal information up to the previous time are read.
- the reception unit 112b receives a more specific request, for example, a content to be checked for a check item, a request for a genre to be learned in education, and the like.
- the front yard 11c calculates information candidates that match the knowledge level of the user while referring to the static / dynamic personal information described above for the requested content. .
- candidate presentation 4505 for the request the calculated candidate is presented to the user.
- the display unit 111b displays candidates.
- determination 4506 whether the candidate matches the request the user is confirmed whether the presented candidate matches the user's request.
- the reception unit 112b receives an answer indicating whether or not there is a match from the user 300g. If they do not match, another candidate is calculated (4504), the candidate is presented (4505), and the user is confirmed again (4506). Alternatively, the request may be received again (4503) to confirm the user's true request. By repeating these operations, information that the user really wants to obtain is narrowed down. It should be noted that the process of repeating the candidate presentation and confirmation is preferably recorded.
- the presentation of the candidate is an input to the user, and the confirmation reaction is an output from the user.
- the confirmation reaction is an output from the user.
- This dynamic personal information is a database that represents the individual's knowledge level, personality, way of thinking, etc., as described above, and the system can learn it virtually and create a user's thought pattern virtually. Service level can be expected to improve.
- FIG. 46 is a block diagram showing the functions of the display device 2800 shown in FIG. 28 in a block form.
- a display device 2800 includes a display element (device) 2801, an X-side control 4601, an X-side control 4602, a Y-side control 4603, a Y-side control 4604, a reader / writer 2811, a vertical electrode 2803, and a horizontal electrode 2804.
- a vertical electrode 2803 and a horizontal electrode 2804 are arranged on the display element (device) 2801.
- the vertical electrode 2803 is composed of a plurality of electrodes, and a current is passed through two or more of these electrodes to generate a magnetic field. The generated magnetic field is used for confirming the position of the IC card on the display element and used for exchanging information with the IC card.
- the horizontal electrode 2804 is composed of a plurality of electrodes, and there are cases where the same driving as that of the vertical electrode is performed and only detection is performed without flowing current. The role of performing only this detection can also be given to the vertical electrode side.
- the transmission / reception circuit 4703 is a circuit diagram showing the display device 2800 at a circuit level.
- a + side shift register 4701, a ⁇ side shift register 4702, a control circuit 4712, and a plurality of transmission / reception circuits 4703 are provided.
- the transmission / reception circuit 4703 is disposed on each electrode of the electrode group on the display element 2801.
- the transmission / reception circuit 4703 includes a transmission selection circuit 4704, a transmission amplification circuit 4705, a filter / matching / detection circuit 4706, a reception amplification circuit 4707, a reception selection circuit 4708, and a modulation circuit 4709.
- These shift registers and transmission / reception circuits have the circuit configurations of the X-side control 4601 and Y-side control 4603 in FIG.
- the X-side control 4602 and the Y-side control 4604 have a function 4710 for short-circuiting one end of each of the vertical electrodes 2803 or the horizontal electrodes 2804.
- An inductance component 4711 represents the inductance of the electrode. In this manner, in FIG. 47, since each electrode has a drive circuit, a resistance component due to the switch can be suppressed.
- the operation of FIG. 47 will be described using the timing diagram of FIG.
- the SR + in signal is a data signal input to the + side shift register 4701
- the SR-in signal is a data signal input to the ⁇ side shift register 4702.
- the CLK signal is a clock signal.
- Line1 +, line2 +, and line3 + represent the output of the + side shift register 4701, and line1-, line2-, and line3- represent the output of the ⁇ side shift register 4702.
- TX + and TX ⁇ represent transmission signal input terminals applied to the transmission / reception circuit 4703, and RX + and RX ⁇ represent reception signal output terminals.
- “H” is input to the SR-in signal
- “H” is input to the SR + in signal after a 1 CLK cycle. This is because when two electrodes are selected as shown in FIG. In this example, the electrode interval is 1 ⁇ 2 the coil diameter on the IC card side. The position is detected in units of 1 ⁇ 2 length of the coil diameter. Since the interval between the electrodes through which the current flows is equal to the coil diameter, it is preferable to use such a selection method. When it is desired to further increase the position detection accuracy, it is possible to select every two or three.
- line1 + and line3- are selected.
- a signal based on the TX + signal is supplied to the line 1 electrode
- a signal based on the TX ⁇ signal is supplied to the line 3 electrode.
- the TX + signal and the TX ⁇ signal have opposite polarities, and signals having opposite phases are supplied to the line1 electrode and the line3 electrode.
- an antiphase signal is supplied to two lines separated by a certain number of lines one by one in sequence, such that an antiphase signal is supplied to the pair of line2 electrode and line4 electrode.
- the transmission / reception circuit 4703 generates a signal based on the TX + signal, or generates a signal based on the TX ⁇ signal having the opposite polarity. Since the TX ⁇ signal is an inverted signal of the TX + signal, it can also be generated from the TX + signal using an inverter in the transmission / reception circuit 4703 without supplying the TX ⁇ signal.
- the RX + signal is a + side received signal
- the RX ⁇ signal is a ⁇ side received signal.
- this received signal similarly to the transmitting side, when a certain electrode is supplied on the + side, the detection waveform of that electrode is output as an RX + signal. -The same applies to the side.
- the transmission selection circuit 4704 controls whether to pass the TX + signal or the TX ⁇ signal.
- the output of the transmission selection circuit 4704 is supplied to the transmission amplification circuit 4705.
- An example of the element level circuit of the transmission amplifier circuit 4705 is shown in FIG.
- the transmission amplifier circuit 4705 includes an amplification transistor 4801, an inductance 4802, and a capacitor 4803.
- the transmission amplifier circuit 4705 has a function of amplifying the electric power necessary for driving the vertical electrode 2803 or the horizontal electrode 2804.
- the inductance 4802 and the capacitor 4803 work as a load in combination with the subsequent circuit, and are set so as to extract sufficient power at the driving frequency (for example, 13.56 MHz).
- the output of the transmission amplifier circuit 4705 is supplied to the filter / matching / detection circuit 4706.
- An example of the element level circuit of the filter / matching / detection circuit 4706 is shown in FIG.
- the filter / matching / detection circuit 4706 includes an inductance 4901, a first capacitor 4802, a second capacitor 4803, and a detection capacitor 4904. Since there are many high-frequency components (spurious) at the output stage of the transmission amplifier circuit 4705 in the preceding stage, the spurious is reduced mainly by a low-pass filter composed of an inductance 4901 and a first capacitor 4802.
- the signal detected by the detection capacitor 4904 is supplied to the reception amplification circuit 4707.
- the reception amplification circuit 4707 functions as a buffer amplifier for driving impedance such as parasitic capacitance in the subsequent stages. Therefore, the reception amplifier circuit 4707 can be omitted depending on the impedance of the subsequent stage.
- the output of the reception amplification circuit 4707 is supplied to the reception selection circuit 4708.
- the reception selection circuit 4708 has a function of allocating the detected signal to the RX + terminal or the RX ⁇ terminal based on the signal from the shift register. For example, when the transmission / reception circuit 4703 functions as a transmission / reception circuit on the + side, both the transmission selection circuit 4703 and the reception selection circuit 4708 function to pass the signal on the + side.
- the control circuit 4712 is a circuit that generates signals necessary for the shift register and the transmission / reception circuit and processes reception signals output from the transmission / reception circuit. As processing of received signals, there are processing of measurement waveforms shown in FIGS. Furthermore, the communication between the reader / writer and the IC card after the coordinates of the IC card are known is also controlled. Specifically, the shift register is fixed to the coordinate position, a transmission signal sent from the reader / writer is sent to the transmission / reception circuit, and a reception signal sent from the IC card is sent to the reader / writer 2811.
- one side can have a transmission / reception circuit as shown in FIG. 47, and the other side can omit a circuit related to transmission and have only a circuit related to reception.
- this is because the driving power from the vertical electrode side is supplied to the IC card and also to the horizontal electrode by combining the three inductance components of the vertical electrode, the IC card, and the horizontal electrode.
- FIG. 51 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information access system 100e according to the fourteenth embodiment of the present invention.
- the information access system 100e includes a display device 2800, a pop-up screen 5101 displayed on the display device, a communication device 5102, and an emergency power supply 5103.
- the information access system 100e further includes a reception unit 112c having the same function as the reception unit 112 described in FIG. 44, an association unit 113c having the same function as the association unit 113, and a function similar to the delivery unit 114. It has the delivery part 114c which has.
- the information access system 100e shall respond
- the display device 2800 has functions necessary for extracting the coordinates and ID of the IC card. Therefore, the associating unit 113c has a function related to the comparison between the IC card coordinates and the virtual object coordinates.
- the display device 2800 functions as a normal guide plate in a state before the user 300g performs an operation, for example.
- a map in front of the station can be displayed.
- the following services can be provided according to the contents of the user 300g requesting further services.
- the information access system 100e can copy information such as maps, timetables, and events to the portable terminal 321c and the like. It is troublesome to know the location of the information (http etc.) especially for those who do not live in the region. Therefore, for example, the reception unit 112c receives a touch on the screen from the user 300g, an operation such as a gesture or a voice, and the information access system 100e displays the pop-up screen 5101 in the display device 2800 by the received operation. At this time, the information access system 100e can also highlight and display necessary information such as the location of the post office on the display device 2800. The delivery unit 114c can also transfer a copy of the screen to the portable terminal 321c.
- the delivery unit 114c can also transfer the entire information file required by the user 300g.
- the reception unit 112c detects that the user 300g touches the mobile terminal 321c on the screen, and the transfer unit 114c transfers the information through the coordinate recognition function and the reader / writer function shown in FIG. Examples of information obtained in this way include information on public facilities, transportation, shopping, restaurants, events, medical facilities, other stores and facilities, local governments, and the like.
- the user 300g can obtain the information by touching the icon in the pop-up screen 5101.
- the information access system 100e can accept and process payment of charges such as utility charges.
- charges such as utility charges.
- the user 300g and the like can operate with ease of going to an actual window by using the excellent human interface according to the fourteenth embodiment of the present invention.
- the user 300h can complete the payment by selecting payment of the utility bill and touching the mobile terminal 321d on the screen. If a receipt is required as proof of payment, the receipt can be received through the delivery unit 114c.
- the delivery unit 114c can have a cash payment function.
- the pop-up screen 5101 can be displayed with transparency.
- the information access system 100e can issue a certificate such as a resident's card.
- the reception unit 112c can confirm the personal ID of the user 300h through a touch on the screen by the mobile terminal 321d, and can request the issuance of a resident card or the like permitted by the user.
- the delivery unit 114c can output a dedicated sheet that functions as a certificate. Therefore, the user 300h can receive a regular certificate through the delivery unit 114c.
- the information access system 100e can issue a service coupon.
- the information access system 100e can issue a coupon aiming at the effect of attracting customers for the stores in the vicinity using the presence of the user at the place.
- the delivery unit 114c transfers the coupon to the portable terminal 321d.
- the user 300h can realize such an effect by showing the coupon at the store.
- a wireless device such as a WWAN (Wireless Wide Area Network), a WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network), or a WPAN (Wireless Local Area Network) can be used.
- a relatively small cell picocell or femtocell can be used as the WWAN.
- Communication authentication of the communication device 5102 can be permitted by authentication through the display device 2800, and it is possible to perform it without extra effort on the user.
- the communication device 5102 and an emergency power source 5103 such as a battery can provide necessary information to the user even in a situation where a general mobile line cannot be used.
- the information access system 100e can be expressed as follows. That is, a display element that displays a target image, a terminal position detecting unit that is disposed on the surface of the display element and detects the position of a terminal that is close to the display element, and reading identification information included in the detected terminal And a reading / writing means for writing predetermined information to the terminal, and a target image displayed in the vicinity of the position is identified from the detected position of the terminal, and is associated with the identified target image And a control device that causes the terminal to write information using the read / write means.
- FIG. 52 is a diagram showing an information access system 100f, which is a configuration example for maintaining a service essential to life even in such a disaster and realizing a wide range of services at a low price even in a normal state.
- the information access system 100 f includes the Internet 5201, an administrative network 5202, a wireless communication cell 5203, a battery 5204, an administrative communication device (for example, a microwave communication device) 5205, and a communication device 5206.
- the communication device 5206 can be substituted for the communication device 5102 in FIG. 51 or can be arranged separately.
- the Internet 5201 is connected to a display device 2800 existing in various facilities, government offices, schools, libraries, airports, stations, convenience stores, etc., and further connected to an administrative network 5202 backed up by an emergency power source 5204 such as a battery. ing.
- the traffic distribution policy can be set in advance, or can be changed as appropriate according to the traffic state at the time of disaster so that less urgent information is allowed to pass if there is enough traffic.
- the Internet network or general mobile line may be disconnected.
- the display device 2800 in FIG. 51 and the administrative network 5202 in FIG. 52 are backed up by a battery, and information other than the administrative service can be sent to the administrative network by utilizing the fact that the service can be continued even in such an emergency. it can.
- the communication device 5206 is used for such a purpose when it is determined that there is an emergency and it is necessary to send information other than administrative services.
- a wireless communication cell 5203 is a cell range of wireless communication provided by the communication device 5206. (As shown in FIG. 51, it can be used to transfer a large amount of data between the display device and the portable terminal under normal conditions.)
- a benefit or the like may be provided from a public organization such as a country or a local government at the time of a disaster or the like. This makes it possible to receive benefits quickly even in the event of a disaster.
- the information access system 100f can be expressed as follows. That is, via an emergency power supply, first communication means for communicating via a closed network for communicating specific information used for a specific application, and an open network for communicating information not limited to the specific information. Second communication means for performing communication, acquisition means for acquiring the user information from a terminal in which user information related to the user is stored, and the specific information based on the user information via the closed network Control means for communicating with the first communication means, and causing the second communication means to communicate information other than the specific information based on the user information via the open network.
- control means determines whether communication is permitted or not according to the user information when information other than the specific information is communicated to the first communication means. As a result, a certain limitation can be imposed, and a limited network bandwidth can be used stably for high-priority communication.
- FIG. 53 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the position detection apparatus 5300 according to the fifteenth embodiment of the present invention.
- the position detection device 5300 includes a display element 5301, a plurality of first electrodes 5302, first electrode selection means 5303, and control means 5304.
- the position detection device 5300 detects the position of the radiator 322 on the display element 5301 when the radiator 322 that radiates electromagnetic waves contacts or approaches the display element 5301.
- the first electrode 5302 is arranged along the first direction on the surface of the display element 5301.
- the first direction is the horizontal direction (X-axis direction) in FIG. 53, but may be the vertical direction (Y-axis direction) or other directions.
- the first electrode selection unit 5303 supplies a signal having a predetermined frequency to each of the plurality of first electrodes 5302, and a first one that is a part of the plurality of first electrodes 5302 based on the change of the signal.
- the electrode group 5302a is selected. For example, in the case where each first electrode 5302 and radiator 322 form a coil, electromagnetic waves are radiated from the radiator 322 based on high-frequency magnetic flux generated by driving each first electrode 5302 with a high-frequency signal. Is done.
- the first electrode selection unit 5303 measures a signal for each first electrode 5302, calculates a position on the display element 5301 based on the measurement result, and selects an electrode corresponding to the calculated position.
- the first electrode group 5302a is selected.
- the control means 5304 detects the position on the display element 5301 where the electromagnetic wave radiator 322 is in contact with or close to.
- FIG. 54 is a flowchart showing a flow of position detection processing according to the fifteenth embodiment of the present invention.
- the first electrode selection unit 5303 supplies a high-frequency signal to each of the plurality of first electrodes 5302 (Step 5401).
- the first electrode selection unit 5303 measures a high frequency signal from each electrode (step 5402).
- the control means 5304 detects the position of the radiator 322 on the display element 5301 based on the measurement result (Step 5403).
- FIG. 55 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a position detection device 5300a according to the sixteenth embodiment of the present invention.
- the position detection device 5300a includes a plurality of second electrodes 5305 and second electrode selection means 5306 in addition to the configuration of the position detection device 5300 described above.
- the second electrode 5305 is disposed along the second direction on the surface of the display element 5301.
- the second direction may be a direction different from the first direction.
- the first direction is the horizontal direction (X-axis direction)
- the second direction may be the vertical direction (Y-axis direction) or other directions.
- the second electrode selection unit 5306 measures a signal generated in each of the plurality of second electrodes 5305, and a second electrode group that is a part of the plurality of second electrodes 5305 based on the change in the signal. 5305a is selected.
- the second electrode selection unit 5306 measures a signal for each second electrode 5305, calculates a position on the display element 5301 based on the measurement result, and selects an electrode corresponding to the calculated position.
- the second electrode group 5305a is selected.
- the control unit 5304a detects the position on the display element 5301 where the electromagnetic wave radiator 322 is in contact with or in proximity to the first electrode group 5302a and the second electrode group 5305a.
- FIG. 56 is a flowchart showing a flow of position detection processing according to the sixteenth embodiment of the present invention.
- the first electrode selection unit 5303 supplies a high-frequency signal to each of the plurality of first electrodes 5302 (Step 5601).
- the first electrode selection unit 5303 performs high frequency signal measurement X from each electrode (step 5602).
- the first electrode selection unit 5303 calculates the first coordinates based on the result of the measurement X (Step 5603).
- the first coordinate is a position uniquely determined in the first direction.
- the first electrode selection unit 5303 selects the first electrode group 5302a corresponding to the first coordinates (Step 5604). Then, the first electrode selection unit 5303 supplies a high frequency signal to the first electrode group 5302a (Step 5605).
- the second electrode selection unit 5306 performs high-frequency signal measurement Y from each second electrode 5305 (step 5606). Then, the second electrode selection unit 5306 calculates the second coordinates based on the result of the measurement Y (Step 5607).
- the first coordinate is a position uniquely determined in the second direction.
- the control means 5304a specifies the position on the display element 5301 from the first coordinate and the second coordinate (step 5608). Then, the control means 5304a detects the specified position as the position of the radiator 322 on the display element 5301 (Step 5609).
- the upper position can be specified more accurately.
- the second electrode selection unit 5306 selects the second electrode group 5305a using the power supplied from the first electrode group selection unit 5303. Accordingly, when the second electrode selection unit 5306 supplies a high frequency signal separately to the second electrode 5305, it is possible to select the meat and reduce the power consumption. For example, when the proximity position of the radiator 322 is detected, even if a radiator other than the radiator 322 is close to the first electrode 5302 other than the first electrode group 5302a, the first electrode 5302 is used. Since the high-frequency signal is supplied only to the first electrode group 5302a, the first coordinate corresponding to the second coordinate calculated by the second electrode selection means 5306 is always the first electrode group 5302a. Around. Therefore, detection can be prevented.
- FIG. 57 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a position detection device 5300b according to the seventeenth embodiment of the present invention.
- the position detection device 5300b displays an image displayed in the vicinity of one of the plurality of selection target images 531 to 535 displayed on the display element 5301 when the user holds the IC card 322a.
- the ID 3221 stored in the IC card 322a is acquired, and the information associated with the identified image is associated with the ID 3221.
- the selection target image 531 is specified by bringing the IC card 322a into contact with or approaching the display element 5301.
- the position detection device 5300b further includes a reader / writer 5307 and a storage device 5308 in addition to the configuration of the position detection device 5300a.
- the control means 5304b causes the display element 5301 to display a plurality of selection target images 531 to 535 in addition to the various controls in the position detection process described above.
- the sizes of the selection target images 531 to 535 may not be unified.
- the selection target images 531 to 535 are displayed on the display element 5301 in accordance with coordinates based on the first direction (X axis) and the second direction (Y axis).
- the reader / writer 5307 is an acquisition unit that controls the first electrode 5302 and the second electrode 5305 via the first electrode selection unit 5303 and the second electrode selection unit 5306 to acquire data from the IC card 322a. is there.
- the IC card 322a holds in advance an ID 3221 that is identification information of the IC card 322a itself or the user who owns the IC card 322a.
- the IC card 322a is an example of an electromagnetic wave radiator, and is not limited thereto.
- the storage device 5308 is a nonvolatile storage device or a flash memory.
- the storage device 5308 stores selection target images 531 to 535 and the like.
- arbitrary information is associated with the selection target images 531 to 535, respectively.
- identification information that uniquely defines an article, data, or the like.
- the storage device 5308 stores information defining the correspondence between the selection target images 531 to 535 and the identification information.
- the control unit 5304a causes the reader / writer 5307 to acquire the ID 3221 from the IC card 322a for the position detected by the position detection process described above. Then, the control unit 5304a stores the acquired ID 3221 and the information related to the selection target image displayed at the detected position in the storage device 5308 in association with each other.
- the control unit 5304a acquires the ID 3221 of the IC card 322a from the detected position using the reader / writer 5307 (step 5803). Thereafter, the control unit 5304a stores the information associated with the selection target image displayed at the detected position and the acquired ID in the storage device 5308 in association with each other (Step 5804).
- the position detection apparatus is an example of the first electrode selection unit 5303 provided in the position detection apparatus 5300, 5300a, or 5300b described above. That is, the first electrode selection unit 5303 includes a shift register and a transmission / reception circuit at one end of each of the plurality of first electrodes.
- the transmission / reception circuit includes a transmission amplifier circuit, means for switching the polarity of the transmission signal based on the signal from the shift register, and means for switching the path of the reception signal based on the signal from the shift register.
- the second electrode selection means 5306 can be provided with an equivalent configuration by having a similar transmission / reception circuit at one end of the second electrode.
- FIG. 48 and FIG. 49 An example of the configuration of the position detection device 5300a or 5300b according to the eighteenth embodiment of the present invention is the same as that of the display device 2800 of FIG. 46 described above excluding the reader / writer 2811, and the internal configuration thereof is also shown in FIG. 48 and FIG. 49.
- the position detection device 5300 is the same if the reader / writer 2811 is removed from the display device 2800 of FIG. 46 and only the X-side or Y-side control device is used.
- the timing chart showing the operation of the first electrode selection unit 5303 or the second electrode selection unit 5306 according to the eighteenth embodiment of the present invention is the same as that shown in FIG.
- the display device 2800 according to the thirteenth embodiment described above can also be applied as the position detection device 5300, 5300a, or 5300b.
- the position detection apparatus is an example of the position detection apparatus 5300, 5300a, or 5300b described above. That is, the first electrode is a vertical electrode that crosses the surface of the display element in the vertical direction and is arranged at a predetermined interval along the horizontal direction.
- the second electrode is a horizontal electrode that crosses the surface of the display element in the horizontal direction and is arranged at a predetermined interval along the vertical direction.
- the first electrode group selection means is an X-side control device that supplies a high-frequency signal to the vertical electrode and measures a change in the high-frequency signal.
- the second electrode group selection means is a Y-side control device that measures a high-frequency signal from the horizontal electrode.
- FIG. 38 An example of the configuration of the position detection device 5300a or 5300b according to the nineteenth embodiment of the present invention is the same as that in FIG. 38 described above, and is equivalent to the display device 2800 in FIG. 28 excluding the reader / writer 2811.
- the position detection device 5300 is the same as that obtained by removing the vertical electrode 2803 or the horizontal electrode 2804 from FIGS.
- the display device 2800 in FIG. 28 is an example in the case of forming a one-loop coil
- FIG. 29 is an example in the case of forming a multi-loop coil.
- the position detection device 5300 has electrodes only in the X-axis direction.
- the position detection process can be realized by, for example, steps 3001 to 3005 in FIG. 30A.
- the selection image can be uniquely specified.
- the reader / writer 5307 and the storage device 5308 can be further realized by processing corresponding to steps 3011 and 3012 in FIG. 30A.
- a distribution example of the power measurement result is as shown in FIG.
- an example of the distribution of the power measurement result is as shown in FIG.
- the selected positions of the plurality of IC cards can be detected appropriately.
- the position detection process can be realized by steps 3001 to 3005a in FIG. 31A, for example.
- an example of the distribution of power measurement results is as shown in FIG.
- the selected positions of a plurality of IC cards can be detected even if the Y coordinate is unknown.
- the position detection device 5300a or 5300b electrodes are provided in two directions, and scanning each of them makes it possible to accurately detect a plurality of selected positions uniquely on the two-dimensional display element 5301.
- the position detection process can be realized by, for example, FIGS. 32A and 32B.
- the position detection processing of a plurality of selected positions generally having different XY coordinates can be realized with FIG. 31A.
- a plurality of selection target images may be associated with hierarchical information.
- the control unit 5304b detects the position on the display element where the radiator is in contact with or close to the control unit 5304b, the control unit 5304b corresponds to the information on the other layer of the information associated with the selection target image displayed at the detected position.
- the selection target image to be displayed may be displayed on the display element instead of the displayed selection target image.
- FIG. 59 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a position detection apparatus 5900 according to the twentieth embodiment of the present invention.
- the position detection device 5900 includes a display element 5901, a plurality of electromagnetic wave processing units 5903, and a detection unit 5904.
- the display element 5901 has a plurality of regions 5902 defined therein.
- the electromagnetic wave processing means 5903 is disposed on the surface of the display element 5901 and corresponds to each of the plurality of regions 5902.
- the detection unit 5904 detects a selected position on the display element 5901 where the electromagnetic wave radiator 322 is in contact with or in proximity to.
- the electromagnetic wave processing means 5903 transmits an electromagnetic wave toward the outside, and receives the electromagnetic wave from the radiator 322 corresponding to the electromagnetic wave.
- the electromagnetic wave processing means 5903 may be, for example, an ultrasonic actuator sensor array, an RFID reader / writer, an electrode, or the like.
- the detection unit 5904 identifies the electromagnetic wave processing unit 5903 that has received the electromagnetic wave from the radiator 322, and detects the region 5902 corresponding to the identified electromagnetic wave processing unit 5903 as the selected position. Thereby, the position detection device 5900 can detect an area designated by the user.
- the ID 3221 of the IC card 322a is read from the detected position by the function of the electromagnetic wave processing unit 5903, and the position selected by the user Information for identifying the user can be associated. Therefore, it can be applied to various types of information processing after reflecting the intention selected by the user.
- FIG. 61 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a position detection apparatus 5900b obtained by improving the position detection apparatus 5900a according to the twentieth embodiment of the present invention.
- the position detection device 5900b is obtained by replacing the association unit 5906 in the position detection device 5900a with the association unit 5906a.
- the display element 5901 displays a selection target image 5908 for each area 5902.
- the associating unit 5906a identifies the selection target image 5908 displayed in the area 5902 corresponding to the identified electromagnetic wave processing unit 5903, and associates the information regarding the identified selection target image 5908 with the acquired ID 3221. And stored in the storage device 5907.
- FIG. 62 shows a case where the ultrasonic actuator sensor array 6202 is arranged in a matrix on the position detection device 5900c as an example of the arrangement.
- the arrangement method is not limited to this.
- a plurality of electromagnetic wave processing means may be arranged on at least the position detection device 5900c, and the selected position may be specified by the arrangement position of the electromagnetic wave processing means that has received selection from the user.
- the ultrasonic actuator sensor array 6202 has a function of generating ultrasonic waves (a function of transmitting electromagnetic waves) and a function of detecting ultrasonic waves (a function of receiving electromagnetic waves).
- the ultrasonic waves emitted from the position detection device 5900c are reflected by the bodies of the users 300g and 300h and return to the vicinity of the position detection device 5900c.
- the ultrasonic actuator sensor array 6202 detects the returned ultrasonic waves with an ultrasonic sensor. It is also possible to measure the distance from the time when the ultrasonic wave is emitted and the time when the ultrasonic wave is returned to the user who is the reflecting object. By arranging these in a matrix on the display device, hand gestures and gestures performed by the user are detected.
- the movements of both hands can be extracted separately, or the movement of another user immediately next can be extracted. Since the user can operate away from the large position detection device 5900c, the user can look over many images and select an image with a wide field of view. Further, since the user can operate the selection target image without touching the position detection device 5900c, it is not only hygienically preferable than a touch panel or the like, but also has an effect of reducing impact and scratches on the device.
- the position detection device 5900c may include a plurality of acquisition units that acquire user identification information. That is, a plurality of acquisition units according to the twenty-second embodiment of the present invention may be arranged near each region for each of a plurality of regions.
- the acquisition means arranged in the vicinity of one of the plurality of areas, when a selection target image displayed in the vicinity of the one area in the position detection device 5900c is selected by the user, identifies the user from the user. Information is acquired, and the acquired user identification information is associated with information corresponding to the selected selection target image.
- FIG. 63 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a position detection device 5900d according to the twenty-second embodiment of the present invention.
- the position detection device 5900d has a plurality of RFID reader / writers 6203 arranged in place of the ultrasonic actuator sensor array 6202 as compared with the position detection device 5900c.
- the RFID reader / writer 6203 is an IC card reader, and is an example of an electromagnetic wave processing unit and an acquisition unit according to the twenty-second embodiment of the present invention.
- the user 300g has an IC card 311a that stores a user ID 313a
- the user 300h has an IC card 311b that stores a user ID 313b.
- FIG. 63 shows a case where RFID reader / writers 6203 are arranged in a matrix on the position detection device 5900d as an example of arrangement.
- the arrangement method is not limited to this.
- a plurality of electromagnetic wave processing means and acquisition means are arranged on at least the position detection device 5900d, and the selected image is specified by the arrangement position of the electromagnetic wave processing means and acquisition means that acquired the user identification information from the user.
- the image identification information and the user identification information may be associated with each other. Therefore, it can be said that the RFID reader / writer 6203 has functions of an electromagnetic wave processing unit and an acquisition unit.
- a plurality of electromagnetic wave processing means and acquisition means are arranged at predetermined intervals in the position detection device 5900d.
- FIG. 64 is a flowchart showing the flow of the selection reception process according to the twenty-second embodiment of the present invention.
- the user 300g touches a desired selection target image 6201 on the position detection device 5900d with the IC card 311a at hand.
- the RFID reader / writer 6203 arranged in the immediate vicinity of the selection target image 6201 detects the IC card 311a (step 6401).
- the RFID reader / writer 6203 identifies the selection target image selected from the detected position of the IC card 311a (step 6402). In other words, it is considered that the selection target image arranged closest to the RFID reader / writer 6203 is selected based on the coordinate position of the RFID reader / writer 6203 that detected the IC card 311a. Then, the RFID reader / writer 6203 acquires image identification information corresponding to the specified selection target image (step 6403). At this time, the RFID reader / writer 6203 may write the image identification information of the selection target image 6201 selected by the user 300g to the IC card 311a.
- the RFID reader / writer 6203 acquires the user ID 313a from the detected IC card 311a (Step 6404). After Step 6403 and Step 6404, the RFID reader / writer 6203 associates the image identification information with the user identification information and stores them in the storage device (Step 6405).
- FIG. 65 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a position detection apparatus 5900e according to the twenty-third embodiment of the present invention.
- the position detection device 5900e is obtained by arranging a plurality of electrodes 6204 instead of the RFID reader / writer 6203 as compared with the position detection device 5900d.
- the electrode 6204 is a human body communication reading device, and is an example of an electromagnetic wave processing unit and an acquisition unit according to the twenty-third embodiment of the present invention.
- the user 300g has a portable terminal 321a that stores a user ID 313a
- the user 300h has a portable terminal 321b that stores a user ID 313b.
- the portable terminals 321a and 321b are, for example, wristwatch type human body communication terminals.
- a weak current flows from the electrode 6204 toward the fingertip (or vice versa), and the weak current is the mobile terminal 321a worn by the user 300g. Flow into.
- FIG. 66 is a sequence diagram showing the flow of the selection reception process according to the twenty-third embodiment of the present invention.
- the user 300g selects the selection target image 6201 on the position detection device 5900e (step 6601).
- the electrode 6204 detects the user 300g (step 6602).
- the electrode 6204 outputs a signal for acquiring the user ID 313a to the user 300g as a weak current (step 6603).
- a weak current flows to the portable terminal 321a possessed by the user 300g (Step 6604).
- the portable terminal 321a reads the user ID 313a according to the weak current, and outputs the user ID 313a to the electrode 6204 (step 6605).
- the user ID 313a is associated with the image identification information in the position detection device 5900e (step 6606).
- FIG. 68 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a position detection device 5900g according to the twenty-third embodiment of the present invention.
- the position detection device 5900g includes display areas 211e1 and 211e2 which are two displays separated by a display boundary 717 which is an example of a display element.
- the electrodes are divided up and down by the boundary 717.
- the electrodes are separated by an electrode interval 6205a in the display area 211e1 which is the upper display and an electrode interval 6205b in the display area 211e2 which is the lower display. That is, the electrodes 6204c, 6204d, 6204e, and 6204f divided into four in the vertical direction as a whole can be formed.
- the electrodes can be separated in the vertical direction such as 8 or 16 divisions. As a result, the divided electrodes can be prevented from straddling a plurality of selection target images, and the collision of user identification information can be further reduced.
- the electrodes for the human body communication device shown in FIGS. 65, 66 and 67 can also be used as the electrodes for the RFID reader / writer.
- Appendix 1 a display unit that displays a plurality of product images; A reception unit that receives selection of a product that the purchaser desires to purchase among products corresponding to the displayed plurality of product images; The purchaser identification information for identifying the purchaser who has made the selection is acquired from the purchaser, and the association between the product identification information for identifying the selected product and the acquired purchaser identification information is instructed.
- An association instruction unit A delivery unit that delivers the purchased product, which is the selected product, to the purchaser;
- the selected product is retrieved from the product storage unit based on the associated product identification information and the purchaser identification information, and the retrieved product is sent to the delivery unit as the purchased product of the purchaser.
- the said reception part receives selection of two or more goods from the said purchaser,
- the association instruction unit instructs association between the product identification information of each selected product and the acquired purchaser identification information,
- the sending unit extracts all the selected products from the product storage unit based on the product identification information and the purchaser identification information of each associated product, and collects all the extracted products
- the store system according to appendix 1, wherein the store system is sent to the delivery unit.
- the front yard accepts the purchased product after payment of the purchased product by the purchaser and delivery of the purchased product by the delivery unit, and if there is no abnormality in the inspection of the received product,
- the store system according to any one of appendices 1 to 5, further comprising a refund unit that refunds a price for the product to the purchaser.
- the said reception part receives the output request
- the store system according to any one of the above.
- Appendix 10 The store system according to any one of appendices 1 to 9, wherein the display unit switches display of the plurality of product images in units of product types.
- the reception unit displays the advanced image together with the product image on the display unit.
- the store system according to any one of appendices 1 to 11, wherein an image of a professional person is displayed and communication of information regarding the product is performed with the purchaser.
- Supplementary note 14 The store according to Supplementary note 8 or 13, wherein the reception unit outputs a physical quantity that stimulates one of sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch associated with the product as the related information. system.
- the display unit is divided into a plurality of regions, A plurality of the association instruction units are arranged near each region for each of the plurality of regions, The association instruction unit arranged near one area of the plurality of areas, when the product image displayed near the one area in the display unit is selected by the purchaser, from the purchaser. Any one of appendices 1 to 15, wherein the purchaser identification information is acquired, and an association between the acquired purchaser identification information and the product identification information of a product corresponding to the selected product image is instructed.
- the store system according to item 1.
- indication part is an IC card reader.
- the store system of Additional remark 16 or 17 characterized by the above-mentioned.
- indication part specifies the said purchaser identification information based on the image recognition result with respect to the image which image
- the said front yard further has a detection part which detects the position or operation
- the display unit displays purchase support information for supporting purchase of the purchaser when the detection unit detects that the purchaser does not operate the front yard for a certain period of time.
- a front yard that accepts selection of a product from the purchaser and delivers the purchased product as the selected product to the purchaser, and a product storage unit that is adjacent to the front yard and stores a plurality of products.
- a control program for causing a computer to execute control processing of a store system including a backyard, A process of displaying a plurality of product images on a display device of the front yard; In the front yard, among the products corresponding to the displayed plurality of product images, a process of accepting selection of a product that the purchaser desires to purchase; In the front yard, processing for obtaining purchaser identification information for identifying a purchaser who has made the selection; In the front yard, processing for associating product identification information for identifying the selected product with the acquired purchaser identification information; In the backyard, based on the associated product identification information and purchaser identification information, a process of taking out the selected product from the product storage unit; In the back yard, a process of sending the taken out product to the front yard as a purchased product at the purchaser; A control program for causing the
- the display means includes Displaying the plurality of product images on a display element;
- the accepting means is A plurality of first electrodes arranged along a first direction on the surface of the display element; A first signal for supplying a signal having a predetermined frequency to each of the plurality of first electrodes and detecting a first coordinate in the first direction corresponding to the purchaser's selection position based on a change in the signal.
- a control device of 25
- the store system according to any one of appendices 1 to 21 or 24, wherein a product corresponding to a product image specified based on the first coordinates is received as selected by the purchaser.
- the first control device includes: Measuring the power generated by the signal supplied to each of the plurality of first electrodes, and calculating the first coordinates using the measurement results at each first electrode;
- the accepting means is Item 25.
- the product image displayed at a position on the display element corresponding to the first coordinates is specified, and the product corresponding to the specified product image is accepted as selected.
- Store system. Appendix 27
- the association instruction means includes 27.
- the accepting means is A plurality of second electrodes disposed along a second direction on the surface of the display element; A second control device for detecting second coordinates on the second direction corresponding to the purchaser's selection position based on a change in a signal generated in each of the plurality of second electrodes; Any one of appendices 25 to 27, wherein a product corresponding to a product image specified based on the first coordinate and the second coordinate is received as selected by the purchaser.
- the second control device includes: The store system according to appendix 28, wherein the second coordinates are detected using electric power supplied from the first control device.
- the first control device includes: After detecting the first coordinate, select a first electrode corresponding to the first coordinate, supply the signal to the selected first electrode,
- the second control device includes: For each of the plurality of second electrodes, the power generated by the signal supplied to the selected first electrode is measured, and the second coordinate is calculated using the measurement result at each second electrode.
- the accepting means is Specifying a product image corresponding to the first coordinate and the second coordinate among the plurality of product images, and accepting a product corresponding to the specified product image as selected by the purchaser. 30.
- the association instruction means includes The purchaser identification information is acquired from the detected first coordinate and second coordinate, and an association between the product identification information and the acquired purchaser identification information is instructed.
- the store system according to any one of 30.
- the first control device includes: A shift register; A transmission / reception circuit at one end of each electrode of the first electrode; The transceiver circuit is A transmission amplifier circuit; Means for switching the polarity of the transmission signal based on the signal from the shift register; Means for switching a path of a received signal based on a signal from the shift register; 32.
- the first control device is an X-side control device that supplies a high-frequency signal to the vertical electrode and measures a change in the high-frequency signal
- the second control device is a Y-side control device that measures a high-frequency signal from the horizontal electrode
- the accepting means is A vertical electrode connection line connected to the X-side control device; A vertical electrode connection line switch for connecting the vertical electrode connection line and the vertical electrode; A horizontal electrode connection line connected to the Y-side control device; A horizontal electrode connection line switch for connecting the horizontal electrode connection line and the horizontal electrode; A switch between vertical electrodes for connecting the two vertical electrodes; A switch between horizontal electrodes for connecting the two horizontal electrodes; 32.
- the store system according to any one of appendices 28 to 31, characterized by comprising: (Appendix B1) Display means for displaying a plurality of target images; An accepting unit that accepts a selection of a use desired object that the user desires to use among use objects corresponding to the plurality of displayed target images; User identification information for identifying the user who has made the selection is acquired from the user, and an instruction is provided for associating the usage target identification information for identifying the selected desired usage target with the acquired user identification information.
- An association instruction means Delivery means for delivering the selected use-desired object to the user;
- a front yard having Adjacent to the front yard,
- Use object storage means for storing a plurality of use objects corresponding to the plurality of target images;
- a backyard with An information access system comprising: (Appendix C1) A display element for displaying a target image; A terminal position detecting means arranged on the surface of the display element for detecting the position of the terminal approaching the display element; Reading and writing means for reading identification information contained in the detected terminal and writing predetermined information to the terminal; A control device that identifies a target image displayed near the position from the detected position of the terminal, and causes the terminal to write information associated with the identified target image using the read / write unit;
- An information processing apparatus comprising: (Appendix D1) Emergency power supply, First communication means for performing communication via
- Control means for communication The control means includes When communication with the open network by the second communication means is unsuccessful, it operates based on the non-information power source, and information other than the specific information based on the acquired user information is passed through the closed network.
- An information processing apparatus for causing the first communication means to communicate. (Appendix D2)
- the control means includes The information processing apparatus according to Appendix D1, wherein when information other than the specific information is communicated to the first communication unit, whether communication is permitted or not is determined according to the user information.
- Appendix E1 A display element; A plurality of first electrodes arranged along a first direction on the surface of the display element; A first signal that supplies a signal of a predetermined frequency to each of the plurality of first electrodes and selects a first electrode group that is a part of the plurality of first electrodes based on a change in the signal.
- An electrode group selection means Control means for detecting a position on the display element where an electromagnetic wave emitter is brought into contact with or in close proximity based on the position of the first electrode group;
- a position detection device comprising: (Appendix E2)
- the first electrode group selection means includes: Measuring the signal for each of the first electrodes; Calculate the position on the display element based on the measurement result, The position detection device according to appendix E1, wherein an electrode corresponding to the calculated position is selected as the first electrode group.
- (Appendix E3) A plurality of second electrodes disposed along a second direction on the surface of the display element; Second electrode group selection for measuring a signal generated in each of the plurality of second electrodes and selecting a second electrode group that is a part of the plurality of second electrodes based on a change in the signal And further comprising means,
- the control means includes The position on the display element where the electromagnetic wave radiator is in contact with or in proximity is detected based on the positions of the first electrode group and the second electrode group. Position detector.
- the first electrode group selection means includes: A shift register; A transmission / reception circuit at one end of each of the plurality of first electrodes;
- the transceiver circuit is A transmission amplifier circuit; Means for switching the polarity of the transmission signal based on the signal from the shift register; Means for switching a path of a received signal based on a signal from the shift register;
- the position detection device according to any one of appendices E1 to E5, characterized by comprising: (Appendix E7)
- the first electrode is a vertical electrode that traverses the surface of the display element in a vertical direction and is arranged at a predetermined interval along a horizontal direction
- the second electrode is a horizontal electrode that crosses the surface of the display element in the horizontal direction and is arranged at a predetermined interval along the vertical direction.
- the first electrode group selection means is an X-side control device that supplies a high-frequency signal to the vertical electrode and measures a change in the high-frequency signal;
- the second electrode group selection means is a Y-side control device that measures a high-frequency signal from the horizontal electrode, A vertical electrode connection line connected to the X-side control device; A vertical electrode connection line switch for connecting the vertical electrode connection line and the vertical electrode; A horizontal electrode connection line connected to the Y-side control device; A horizontal electrode connection line switch for connecting the horizontal electrode connection line and the horizontal electrode; A switch between vertical electrodes for connecting the two vertical electrodes; A switch between horizontal electrodes for connecting the two horizontal electrodes;
- the position detection device according to any one of supplementary notes E3 to E5, further comprising: (Appendix E8) A storage device; Obtaining means for obtaining data from the radiator, The radiator retains its own identification information;
- the control means includes The identification information is acquired from the radiator using the acquisition means for the detected position, The supplementary information E1 to E7, wherein the acquired identification
- Position detector (Appendix E9)
- the plurality of selection target images are associated with hierarchical information
- the control means includes When a position on the display element where the radiator is in contact with or in proximity is detected, a selection target image corresponding to information on another layer of the information associated with the selection target image displayed at the detected position Is displayed on the display element instead of the displayed selection target image.
- the position detection device according to any one of appendices E1 to E8.
- Appendix F1 Supplying a high-frequency signal to each of the plurality of first electrodes arranged along the first direction on the surface of the display element; Performing a first measurement to measure the high frequency signal from each first electrode;
- a method for controlling a position detection device comprising: detecting a position on the display element where an electromagnetic wave emitter is brought into contact with or in proximity to based on a result of the first measurement.
- (Appendix F2) Calculating a first coordinate in the first direction based on the result of the first measurement; Selecting a first electrode group corresponding to the first coordinates among the plurality of first electrodes; Supplying the high-frequency signal to the selected first electrode group; Performing a second measurement to measure the high-frequency signal from each of a plurality of second electrodes arranged along a second direction on the surface of the display element; Calculating a second coordinate in the second direction based on the result of the second measurement; The position on the display element specified from the first coordinate and the second coordinate is detected as a position on the display element in contact with or in proximity to the electromagnetic wave emitter.
- F1 A control method for the position detection device according to claim 1.
- Appendix F3 Display multiple selection target images on the display element, Obtaining identification information of the radiator from the radiator based on the detected position;
- (Appendix G1) A display element in which a plurality of regions are defined; A plurality of electromagnetic wave processing means disposed on the surface of the display element and corresponding to each of the plurality of regions; Detecting means for detecting a selected position on the display element that is in contact with or close to an electromagnetic wave emitter, and The electromagnetic wave processing means transmits an electromagnetic wave toward the outside, receives an electromagnetic wave from a radiator according to the electromagnetic wave, The position detection device, wherein the detection means specifies an electromagnetic wave processing means that has received an electromagnetic wave from the radiator, and detects a region corresponding to the specified electromagnetic wave processing means as the selected position.
- the radiator retains its own identification information; Obtaining means for obtaining the identification information from the radiator via the identified electromagnetic wave processing means; Association means for associating the acquired identification information with an area corresponding to the specified electromagnetic wave processing means and storing the association information in a storage device;
- the position detection apparatus of additional remark G2 characterized by the above-mentioned.
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複数の商品画像を表示する表示部と、
前記表示された複数の商品画像に対応する商品のうち、購入者が購入を希望する商品の選択を受け付ける受付部と、
前記選択を行った購入者を識別する購入者識別情報を当該購入者から取得し、当該選択された商品を識別する商品識別情報と当該取得した購入者識別情報との対応付けを指示する対応付け指示部と、
前記選択した商品である購入商品を前記購入者へ引き渡す引渡部と、
を有するフロントヤードと、
前記フロントヤードと隣接し、
前記複数の商品画像に対応する複数の商品を保管する商品保管部と、
前記対応付けられた前記商品識別情報と前記購入者識別情報とに基づいて前記商品保管部から前記選択された商品を取り出し、当該取り出した商品を前記購入者における前記購入商品として前記引渡部へ送出する送出部と、
を有するバックヤードと、を備える。
購入者から複数の商品の選択を受け付け、当該選択された全ての商品である購入商品群を当該購入者へ引き渡すフロントヤードと、当該フロントヤードと隣接し、前記複数の商品を保管する商品保管部を有するバックヤードとを備える店舗システムの制御方法であって、
複数の商品画像を前記フロントヤードが有する表示装置に表示し、
前記フロントヤードにおいて、前記表示された複数の商品画像に対応する商品のうち、購入者が購入を希望する商品の選択を受け付け、
前記フロントヤードにおいて、前記選択を行った購入者を識別する購入者識別情報を取得し、
前記フロントヤードにおいて、前記選択された商品を識別する商品識別情報と前記取得した購入者識別情報とを対応付け、
前記バックヤードにおいて、前記対応付けられた商品識別情報と購入者識別情報とに基づいて、前記商品保管部から前記選択された商品を取り出し、
前記バックヤードにおいて、当該取り出した商品を前記購入者における購入商品として前記フロントヤードへ送出する。
購入者から複数の商品の選択を受け付け、当該選択された全ての商品である購入商品群を当該購入者へ引き渡すフロントヤードと、当該フロントヤードと隣接し、前記複数の商品を保管する商品保管部を有するバックヤードとを備える店舗システムの制御処理をコンピュータに実行させる制御プログラムであって、
複数の商品画像を前記フロントヤードが有する表示装置に表示する処理と、
前記フロントヤードにおいて、前記表示された複数の商品画像に対応する商品のうち、購入者が購入を希望する商品の選択を受け付ける処理と、
前記フロントヤードにおいて、前記選択を行った購入者を識別する購入者識別情報を取得する処理と、
前記フロントヤードにおいて、前記選択された商品を識別する商品識別情報と前記取得した購入者識別情報とを対応付ける処理と、
前記バックヤードにおいて、前記対応付けられた商品識別情報と購入者識別情報とに基づいて、前記商品保管部から前記選択された商品を取り出す処理と、
前記バックヤードにおいて、当該取り出した商品を前記購入者における購入商品として前記フロントヤードへ送出する処理と、
を前記コンピュータに実行させる。
図1は、本発明の実施の形態1にかかる店舗システム100の構成を示すブロック図である。店舗システム100は、フロントヤード11と、バックヤード12とを備える。フロントヤード11は、購入者300から商品の選択を受け付け、当該選択された商品である購入商品を当該購入者へ引き渡す。フロントヤード11は、表示部111と、受付部112と、対応付け指示部113と、引渡部114とを有する。
図3は、本発明の実施の形態2にかかる店舗システム200の構成を示すブロック図である。店舗システム200は、上述した店舗システム100の一実施例である。店舗システム200は、購入者300から2以上の商品の選択を受け付け、購入者単位に選択を受け付けた全ての購入商品をまとめて引き渡すものである。
上述した店舗システム200では、購入者300がフロントヤード22内で購入を希望する商品を選択する中で、一度購入を決めた商品の選択をクリアしたい場合があり得る。そのため、店舗システム200では、代金の支払い処理は最後に行うことが好ましい。ここで、代金の支払いに関しては、購入者300が実物の商品を手にする前に行うか後に行うかの2通りが考えられる。無人店舗やそれに近い店舗を構成する場合であって代金の支払いを商品の受取後とする場合、代金を払わずに商品が持ち逃げされる危険性がつきまとう。このような店舗では、代金の支払いを受けた後で実物の商品の提供を行うことが好ましい。商品受取部214は、購入者300が商品選択の時に使用したICカード等のデバイス301を用いて、購入者ID302の入力を受け付ける。この時、このICカードがプリペイド式などの電子マネーであれば、そのまま代金の引き落としを行う。あるいは現金等による支払いを受ける場合も考えられる。その処理をもって、商品受取部214は、購入者300における購入商品をフロントヤードの受取窓口に送出する。その時問題となるのは購入者300が期待と異なる商品を購入してしまった時の処置である。そこで、本発明の実施の形態3にかかる店舗システム200aは、購入者が商品を払い戻しできる商品払戻部217を含むものである。
上述した実施の形態2又は3では、フロントヤードに実物の商品を置く必要が無く、代わりに概ね実物大に相当する商品画像を表示する。そこで、本発明の実施の形態4では、フロントヤードにおける商品画像等の表示を含む商品情報の提供の仕方に関する実施例を示す。
本発明の実施の形態5にかかる店舗システムは、図14の売場領域71cのように、一つの売り場に対して複数の購入者300c及び300dから同時に商品の選択を受け付けた場合であっても、並列に処理を行うためのものである。尚、本発明の実施の形態5にかかる店舗システムの概要構成は、実施の形態1乃至4のいずれかにかかる店舗システムと同等であるため、図示及び説明を省略する。
近年の大画面ディスプレイの発展によって、人の横幅を超える幅を持つディスプレイは当たり前になりつつあり、人の身長を超える高さを持つディスプレイも比較的低コストで入手できるようになった。前記コスト的な観点から、1台のディスプレイが大面積化してくると、1台のディスプレイの前に複数の購入者が存在して、おのおの独立な操作をする場面が生じてくる。そこで、本発明の実施の形態6では、このような状況に対処するための構成に関しても説明する。尚、本発明の実施の形態6にかかる店舗システムの概要構成は、実施の形態1乃至5のいずれかにかかる店舗システムと同等であるため、図示及び説明を省略する。以下では、実施の形態1乃至5との違いを中心に説明する。
また、表示装置211a内の各領域には、購入者識別情報を取得する対応付け指示部を複数配置するとよい。つまり、本発明の実施の形態7にかかる対応付け指示部は、複数の領域ごとに各領域付近に複数配置されているとよい。複数の領域の一の領域付近に配置された対応付け指示部は、表示装置211a内の当該一の領域付近に表示された商品画像が購入者により選択された場合、当該購入者から購入者識別情報を取得し、当該取得した購入者識別情報と当該選択された商品画像に対応する商品の商品識別情報とを対応付ける。
図20は、本発明の実施の形態8にかかる表示装置211cの構成を示すブロック図である。表示装置211cは、表示装置211bと比べ、RFIDリーダライタ714の代わりに電極715を複数配置したものである。電極715は、人体通信読み取り装置であり、本発明の実施の形態8にかかる対応付け指示部の一例である。ここで、購入者300eは、購入者ID312aを格納した携帯端末321aを所持しており、購入者300fは、購入者ID312bを格納した携帯端末321bを所持しているものとする。
尚、図4に示したバックヤード22の構成は、これに限定されない。あらかじめ顧客の動線が決まっている場合は図4の構成で問題ないが、顧客の動線が予想できない店舗などでは、図25に示すバックヤード22aの構成も考えられる。図26に示す送出情報の例を適宜参照しつつ、以下にこの例について説明する。
図28は、本発明の実施の形態10にかかる表示装置2800の構成を示すブロック図である。表示装置2800は、図18、図20、図22及び図23の表示装置のさらに詳細な構成である。尚、図20、図22及び図23では人体通信読み取り装置の例を主として記載しているが、本実施の形態ではRFIDリーダライタとして用いた場合の例を記載している。
Xc1=(Xe1+Xe2)/2 ・・・(1)
Yd1=(Yf1+Yf2)/2 ・・・(2)
図39は本発明の実施の形態11にかかる店舗システム100aの構成を示すブロック図である。店舗システム100aは、図1の構成に加えて、さらに商品配送部13を備える。商品配送部13は、トラック等の輸送手段により購入商品を購入者300へ配送する配送手段である。
本発明の優れたインタフェイスは情報の受け渡しを行うシステムにも利用可能である。図41は、このような情報の受け渡しを行う情報アクセスシステム100cの構成を示すブロック図である。
図28で示した表示装置2800の機能をブロック的に表したブロック図を図46に示す。表示装置2800は、表示素子(デバイス)2801と、X側制御4601、X側制御4602、Y側制御4603、Y側制御4604、リーダライタ2811、垂直電極2803、水平電極2804で構成される。
図51は、本発明の実施の形態14にかかる情報アクセスシステム100eの構成を示すブロック図である。情報アクセスシステム100eは、表示装置2800と、表示装置上に表示されたポップアップ画面5101と、通信装置5102と、非常用電源5103とを備える。情報アクセスシステム100eは、さらに、図44で説明した受付部112と同様の機能を持つ受付部112cと、対応付け部113と同様の機能を持つ対応付け部113cと、引渡部114と同様の機能を持つ引渡部114cを持つ。そして、情報アクセスシステム100eは、複数の利用者300g及び300hからの操作に対する並列処理や、それらが持つ携帯端末321c及び321dを検出するための並列処理に対応するものとする。
ここで、上述した特許文献4は、床下に埋め込んだ複数の導電プレートを用いて、高齢者等が床上を歩行することによる電界に及ぼす影響により、当該高齢者等の体の位置を検出する技術である。しかしながら、特許文献4には、ユーザが特定の場所に滞在する必要性の有無に関わらず、常に検出してしまうため、当該ユーザによる明示的な意思表示を判別することができないという問題点がある。そこで、以下の本発明の実施の形態15~19では、ユーザによる明示的な位置の指定を、容易な操作で検出することを目的とする。
図55は、本発明の実施の形態16にかかる位置検出装置5300aの構成を示すブロック図である。位置検出装置5300aは、上述した位置検出装置5300の構成に加えて、複数の第2の電極5305と、第2の電極選択手段5306とを備える。
図57は、本発明の実施の形態17にかかる位置検出装置5300bの構成を示すブロック図である。位置検出装置5300bは、表示素子5301上に表示された複数の選択対象画像531~535のうちいずれかの周辺を、ユーザがICカード322aをかざした場合に、かざされた付近に表示された画像を特定し、また、ICカード322aに記憶されたID3221を取得し、特定された画像に対応付けられた情報と、ID3221とを対応付けるものである。例えば、図57では、ICカード322aが表示素子5301上に接触又は近接されることにより、選択対象画像531が特定される。
本発明の実施の形態18にかかる位置検出装置は、上述した位置検出装置5300、5300a又は5300bが備える第1の電極選択手段5303の一実施例である。すなわち、第1の電極選択手段5303は、シフトレジスタと、複数の第1の電極の各電極の一端に送受信回路とを有するものとする。そして、送受信回路は、送信増幅回路と、シフトレジスタからの信号に基づいて送信信号の極性を切り換える手段と、シフトレジスタからの信号に基づいて受信信号の経路を切り換える手段とを備えるものである。また、第2の電極選択手段5306についても第2の電極の一端に同様の送受信回路を有することで、同等の構成を備えるようにすることが可能である。
本発明の実施の形態19にかかる位置検出装置は、上述した位置検出装置5300、5300a又は5300bの一実施例である。すなわち、第1の電極は、表示素子の表面を垂直方向に横断し、水平方向に沿って所定間隔に並べた垂直電極である。また、第2の電極は、表示素子の表面を水平方向に横断し、垂直方向に沿って所定間隔に並べた水平電極である。また、第1の電極群選択手段は、垂直電極に高周波信号を供給して、高周波信号の変化を測定するX側制御装置である。また、第2の電極群選択手段は、水平電極からの高周波信号を測定するY側制御装置である。そして、本発明の実施の形態19にかかる位置検出装置は、X側制御装置に接続された垂直電極接続線と、垂直電極接続線と垂直電極を接続する垂直電極接続線スイッチと、Y側制御装置に接続された水平電極接続線と、記水平電極接続線と水平電極を接続する水平電極接続線スイッチと、2本の垂直電極間を接続する垂直電極間スイッチと、2本の水平電極間を接続する水平電極間スイッチと、をさらに有する。
図59は、本発明の実施の形態20にかかる位置検出装置5900の構成を示すブロック図である。位置検出装置5900は、表示素子5901と、複数の電磁波処理手段5903と、検出手段5904とを備える。表示素子5901は、複数の領域5902が定義されている。電磁波処理手段5903は、表示素子5901の表面上に配置され、複数の領域5902ごとに対応するものである。検出手段5904は、電磁波の放射体322が接触又は近接された表示素子5901上の選択位置を検出する。
本発明の実施の形態21にかかる位置検出装置5900cは、複数の領域に分割されている。位置検出装置5900c内の各領域には、複数の選択対象画像が表示されている。また、各領域には、利用者の動作を検出する電磁波処理手段が複数配置されている。そのため、各電磁波処理手段が利用者の動作を検出した場合、利用者から最も近くに存在する電磁波処理手段が特定できる。そして、特定された電磁波処理手段が属する領域により、利用者により選択された表示素子上の位置を特定することができる。
また、位置検出装置5900cは、利用者識別情報を取得する取得手段を複数配置するとよい。つまり、本発明の実施の形態22にかかる取得手段は、複数の領域ごとに各領域付近に複数配置されているとよい。複数の領域の一の領域付近に配置された取得手段は、位置検出装置5900c内の当該一の領域付近に表示された選択対象画像が利用者により選択された場合、当該利用者から利用者識別情報を取得し、当該取得した利用者識別情報と当該選択された選択対象画像に対応する情報とを対応付ける。
図65は、本発明の実施の形態23にかかる位置検出装置5900eの構成を示すブロック図である。位置検出装置5900eは、位置検出装置5900dと比べ、RFIDリーダライタ6203の代わりに電極6204を複数配置したものである。電極6204は、人体通信読み取り装置であり、本発明の実施の形態23にかかる電磁波処理手段及び取得手段の一例である。ここで、利用者300gは、利用者ID313aを格納した携帯端末321aを所持しており、利用者300hは、利用者ID313bを格納した携帯端末321bを所持しているものとする。
本発明の実施の形態1~23で説明した処理や工程フローは、通常の順序回路や、プログラム可能な順序回路やマイクロプロセッサ等のコンピュータに制御プログラムを実行させることによっても実現可能である。具体的には、店舗やクラウド上に置かれたコンピュータに実行させればよい。これらの制御プログラムは、様々なタイプの非一時的なコンピュータ可読媒体(non-transitory computer readable medium)を用いて格納され、コンピュータに供給することができる。非一時的なコンピュータ可読媒体は、様々なタイプの実体のある記録媒体(tangible storage medium)を含む。非一時的なコンピュータ可読媒体の例は、磁気記録媒体(例えばフレキシブルディスク、磁気テープ、ハードディスクドライブ)、光磁気記録媒体(例えば光磁気ディスク)、CD-ROM(Read Only Memory)、CD-R、CD-R/W、DVD(Digital Versatile Disc)、ROMカートリッジ、バッテリバックアップ付きRAMメモリカートリッジ、半導体メモリ(例えば、マスクROM、PROM(Programmable ROM)、EPROM(Erasable PROM)、フラッシュROM、RAM(random access memory))を含む。また、プログラムは、様々なタイプの一時的なコンピュータ可読媒体(transitory computer readable medium)を用いてコンピュータに供給されてもよい。一時的なコンピュータ可読媒体の例は、電気信号、光信号、及び電磁波を含む。一時的なコンピュータ可読媒体は、電線及び光ファイバ等の有線通信路、又はマイクロ波回線等の無線通信路を介して、プログラムをコンピュータに供給できる。また、インターネットを介して当該プログラムを提供しても良い。
前記表示された複数の商品画像に対応する商品のうち、購入者が購入を希望する商品の選択を受け付ける受付部と、
前記選択を行った購入者を識別する購入者識別情報を取得する当該購入者から取得し、当該選択された商品を識別する商品識別情報と当該取得した購入者識別情報との対応付けを指示する対応付け指示部と、
前記選択した商品である購入商品を前記購入者へ引き渡す引渡部と、
を有するフロントヤードと、
前記フロントヤードと隣接し、
前記複数の商品画像に対応する複数の商品を保管する商品保管部と、
前記対応付けられた前記商品識別情報と前記購入者識別情報とに基づいて前記商品保管部から前記選択された商品を取り出し、当該取り出した商品を前記購入者における前記購入商品として前記引渡部へ送出する送出部と、
を有するバックヤードと、
を備える店舗システム。
前記対応付け指示部は、前記選択された各商品の前記商品識別情報と前記取得した購入者識別情報との対応付けを指示し、
前記送出部は、前記対応付けられた各商品の前記商品識別情報と前記購入者識別情報とに基づいて前記商品保管部から前記選択された全ての商品を取り出し、当該取り出した全ての商品をまとめて前記引渡部へ送出する
ことを特徴とする付記1に記載の店舗システム。
前記商品識別情報と前記購入者識別情報とが一対一に対応付けられた商品選択情報と、
前記購入者識別情報単位に前記選択された2以上の商品に対応する各商品識別情報のリストである送出情報と
を記憶する記憶部をさらに備え、
前記対応付け指示部は、前記商品が選択される度に当該選択された商品における前記商品選択情報と前記取得した購入者識別情報を対応付けて前記商品選択情報として前記記憶部へ格納する指示を行い、
前記送出部は、
前記記憶部から前記商品選択情報を読み出し、前記購入者識別情報単位に前記商品識別情報をまとめて前記送出情報として前記記憶部へ格納し、
前記送出情報に基づいて前記商品保管部から前記購入者により選択された全ての商品を取り出す
ことを特徴とする付記2に記載の店舗システム。
前記商品選択情報が前記記憶部へ格納される度に、前記商品選択情報を読み出し、前記送出情報を更新し、
前記送出情報が更新される度に、当該更新された送出情報に基づいて前記商品保管部から前記選択された商品を取り出す
ことを特徴とする付記3に記載の店舗システム。
前記商品保管部から取り出した前記購入商品を前記購入者ごとに保持し、
前記引渡部において前記購入者識別情報の入力を受け付けた場合に、前記保持された購入商品の中から当該入力された購入者識別情報に対応する購入商品を前記引渡部へ送出する
ことを特徴とする付記1乃至4のいずれか1項に記載の店舗システム。
ことを特徴とする付記1乃至5のいずれか1項に記載の店舗システム。
ことを特徴とする付記6に記載の店舗システム。
ことを特徴とする付記1乃至7のいずれか1項に記載の店舗システム。
ことを特徴とする付記1乃至8のいずれか1項に記載の店舗システム。
ことを特徴とする付記1乃至9のいずれか1項に記載の店舗システム。
ことを特徴とする付記1乃至10のいずれか1項に記載の店舗システム。
ことを特徴とする付記1乃至11のいずれか1項に記載の店舗システム。
ことを特徴とする付記8に記載の店舗システム。
ことを特徴とする付記8又は13に記載の店舗システム。
ことを特徴とする付記8、13又は14のいずれか1項に記載の店舗システム。
前記対応付け指示部は、前記複数の領域ごとに各領域付近に複数配置され、
前記複数の領域の一の領域付近に配置された前記対応付け指示部は、前記表示部内の当該一の領域付近に表示された前記商品画像が前記購入者により選択された場合、当該購入者から前記購入者識別情報を取得し、当該取得した購入者識別情報と当該選択された商品画像に対応する商品の前記商品識別情報との対応付けを指示する
ことを特徴とする付記1乃至15のいずれか1項に記載の店舗システム。
ことを特徴とする付記1乃至16のいずれか1項に記載の店舗システム。
ことを特徴とする付記16又は17に記載の店舗システム。
ことを特徴とする付記16又は17に記載の店舗システム。
ことを特徴とする付記1乃至19のいずれか1項に記載の店舗システム。
前記表示部は、前記検出部により当該購入者が当該フロントヤードに対して一定時間以上操作を行わないことを検出した場合に、当該購入者の購入を支援するための購入支援情報を表示する
ことを特徴とする付記1乃至20のいずれか1項に記載の店舗システム。
複数の商品画像を前記フロントヤードが有する表示装置に表示し、
前記フロントヤードにおいて、前記表示された複数の商品画像に対応する商品のうち、購入者が購入を希望する商品の選択を受け付け、
前記フロントヤードにおいて、前記選択を行った購入者を識別する購入者識別情報を取得し、
前記フロントヤードにおいて、前記選択された商品を識別する商品識別情報と前記取得した購入者識別情報とを対応付け、
前記バックヤードにおいて、前記対応付けられた商品識別情報と購入者識別情報とに基づいて、前記商品保管部から前記選択された商品を取り出し、
前記バックヤードにおいて、当該取り出した商品を前記購入者における購入商品として前記フロントヤードへ送出する
店舗システムの制御方法。
複数の商品画像を前記フロントヤードが有する表示装置に表示する処理と、
前記フロントヤードにおいて、前記表示された複数の商品画像に対応する商品のうち、購入者が購入を希望する商品の選択を受け付ける処理と、
前記フロントヤードにおいて、前記選択を行った購入者を識別する購入者識別情報を取得する処理と、
前記フロントヤードにおいて、前記選択された商品を識別する商品識別情報と前記取得した購入者識別情報とを対応付ける処理と、
前記バックヤードにおいて、前記対応付けられた商品識別情報と購入者識別情報とに基づいて、前記商品保管部から前記選択された商品を取り出す処理と、
前記バックヤードにおいて、当該取り出した商品を前記購入者における購入商品として前記フロントヤードへ送出する処理と、
を前記コンピュータに実行させる制御プログラム。
輸送手段により前記購入商品を前記購入者へ配送する配送手段をさらに備え、
前記フロントヤードは、前記購入者から前記購入商品を配送させるか否かの選択を受け付け、
前記送出手段は、前記フロントヤードが前記購入商品を配送させる選択を受け付けた場合に、前記取り出した商品を前記配送手段へ送出する
ことを特徴とする付記1乃至21のいずれか1項に記載の店舗システム。
(付記25)
前記表示手段は、
前記複数の商品画像を表示素子上に表示し、
前記受付手段は、
前記表示素子の表面上の第1の方向に沿って配置された複数の第1の電極と、
前記複数の第1の電極のそれぞれに所定の周波数の信号を供給し、当該信号の変化に基づき前記購入者の選択位置に対応する前記第1の方向上の第1の座標を検出する第1の制御装置とを有し、
前記第1の座標に基づいて特定された商品画像に対応する商品を、前記購入者により選択されたものとして受け付ける
ことを特徴とする付記1乃至21又は24のいずれか1項に記載の店舗システム。
(付記26)
前記第1の制御装置は、
前記複数の第1の電極のそれぞれに供給した前記信号により生じた電力を測定し、各第1の電極における測定結果を用いて前記第1の座標を算出し、
前記受付手段は、
前記第1の座標に対応する前記表示素子上の位置に表示された商品画像を特定し、当該特定された商品画像に対応する商品が選択されたものとして受け付ける
ことを特徴とする付記25に記載の店舗システム。
(付記27)
前記対応付け指示手段は、
前記検出された第1の座標から前記購入者識別情報を取得し、前記商品識別情報と当該取得した購入者識別情報との対応付けを指示する
ことを特徴とする付記25又は26に記載の店舗システム。
(付記28)
前記受付手段は、
前記表示素子の表面上の第2の方向に沿って配置された複数の第2の電極と、
前記複数の第2の電極のそれぞれに生じる信号の変化に基づき前記購入者の選択位置に対応する前記第2の方向上の第2の座標を検出する第2の制御装置とを有し、
前記第1の座標及び前記第2の座標に基づいて特定された商品画像に対応する商品を、前記購入者により選択されたものとして受け付ける
ことを特徴とする付記25乃至27のいずれか1項に記載の店舗システム。
(付記29)
前記第2の制御装置は、
前記第1の制御装置から供給される電力を用いて、前記第2の座標を検出する
ことを特徴とする付記28に記載の店舗システム。
(付記30)
前記第1の制御装置は、
前記第1の座標を検出後に、当該第1の座標に対応する第1の電極を選択し、当該選択した第1の電極に前記信号を供給し、
前記第2の制御装置は、
前記複数の第2の電極のそれぞれについて、前記選択した第1の電極に供給された前記信号により生じた電力を測定し、各第2の電極における測定結果を用いて前記第2の座標を算出し、
前記受付手段は、
前記複数の商品画像のうち前記第1の座標及び前記第2の座標に対応する商品画像を特定し、当該特定された商品画像に対応する商品が前記購入者により選択されたものとして受け付ける
ことを特徴とする付記28又は29に記載の店舗システム。
(付記31)
前記対応付け指示手段は、
前記検出された第1の座標及び第2の座標から前記購入者識別情報を取得し、前記商品識別情報と当該取得した購入者識別情報との対応付けを指示する
ことを特徴とする付記28乃至30のいずれか1項に記載の店舗システム。
(付記32)
前記第1の制御装置は、
シフトレジスタと、
前記第1の電極の各電極の一端に送受信回路とを有し、
前記送受信回路は、
送信増幅回路と、
前記シフトレジスタからの信号に基づいて送信信号の極性を切り換える手段と、
前記シフトレジスタからの信号に基づいて受信信号の経路を切り換える手段と、
を有することを特徴とする付記25乃至31のいずれか1項に記載の店舗システム。
(付記33)
前記第1の電極は、前記表示素子の表面を垂直方向に横断し、水平方向に沿って所定間隔に並べた垂直電極であり、
前記第2の電極は、前記表示素子の表面を水平方向に横断し、垂直方向に沿って所定間隔に並べた水平電極であり、
前記第1の制御装置は、前記垂直電極に高周波信号を供給して、高周波信号の変化を測定するX側制御装置であり、
前記第2の制御装置は、前記水平電極からの高周波信号を測定するY側制御装置であり、
前記受付手段は、
前記X側制御装置に接続された垂直電極接続線と、
前記垂直電極接続線と前記垂直電極を接続する垂直電極接続線スイッチと、
前記Y側制御装置に接続された水平電極接続線と、
前記水平電極接続線と前記水平電極を接続する水平電極接続線スイッチと、
2本の前記垂直電極間を接続する垂直電極間スイッチと、
2本の前記水平電極間を接続する水平電極間スイッチと、
を有することを特徴とする付記28乃至31のいずれか1項に記載の店舗システム。
(付記B1)
複数の対象画像を表示する表示手段と、
前記表示された複数の対象画像に対応する利用対象のうち、前記利用者が利用を希望する利用希望対象の選択を受け付ける受付手段と、
前記選択を行った利用者を識別する利用者識別情報を当該利用者から取得し、当該選択された利用希望対象を識別する利用対象識別情報と当該取得した利用者識別情報との対応付けを指示する対応付け指示手段と、
前記選択した利用希望対象を前記利用者へ引き渡す引渡手段と、
を有するフロントヤードと、
前記フロントヤードと隣接し、
前記複数の対象画像に対応する複数の利用対象を保管する利用対象保管手段と、
前記対応付けられた前記利用対象識別情報と前記利用者識別情報とに基づいて前記利用対象保管手段から前記選択された利用希望対象を取り出し、当該取り出した利用希望対象を前記引渡手段へ送出する送出手段と、
を有するバックヤードと、
を備える情報アクセスシステム。
(付記C1)
対象画像を表示する表示素子と、
前記表示素子の表面に配置され、前記表示素子に接近した端末の位置を検出する端末位置検出手段と、
前記検出された端末に含まれる識別情報を読み取り及び当該端末に対して所定の情報の書込みを行う読み取り書込み手段と、
前記検出された端末の位置から当該位置付近に表示された対象画像を特定し、当該特定された対象画像に対応付けられた情報を前記読み取り書込み手段を用いて当該端末に書き込ませる制御装置と、
を備える情報処理装置。
(付記D1)
非常用電源と、
特定の用途に用いられる特定情報を通信するためのクローズドネットワークを介した通信を行う第1通信手段と、
前記特定情報に限定されない情報を通信するためのオープンネットワークを介した通信を行う第2通信手段と、
利用者に関する利用者情報が格納された端末から当該利用者情報を取得する取得手段と、
前記利用者情報に基づく前記特定情報について前記クローズドネットワークを介して前記第1通信手段に通信させ、当該利用者情報に基づく前記特定情報以外の情報について前記オープンネットワークを介して前記第2通信手段に通信させる制御手段と、を備え、
前記制御手段は、
前記第2通信手段による前記オープンネットワークとの通信が不調な場合に、前記非情報電源に基づいて動作し、前記取得された利用者情報に基づく前記特定情報以外の情報について前記クローズドネットワークを介して前記第1通信手段に通信させる
情報処理装置。
(付記D2)
前記制御手段は、
前記特定情報以外の情報を前記第1通信手段に通信させる際に、前記利用者情報に応じて通信の許否の判定を行う
ことを特徴とする付記D1に記載の情報処理装置。
(付記E1)
表示素子と、
前記表示素子の表面上の第1の方向に沿って配置された複数の第1の電極と、
前記複数の第1の電極のそれぞれに所定の周波数の信号を供給し、当該信号の変化に基づいて前記複数の第1の電極のうち一部である第1の電極群を選択する第1の電極群選択手段と、
前記第1の電極群の位置に基づいて、電磁波の放射体が接触又は近接された前記表示素子上の位置を検出する制御手段と、
を備える位置検出装置。
(付記E2)
前記第1の電極群選択手段は、
前記第1の電極ごとに前記信号を計測し、
当該計測結果に基づいて前記表示素子上の位置を算出し、
当該算出された位置に対応する電極を前記第1の電極群として選択する
ことを特徴とする付記E1に記載の位置検出装置。
(付記E3)
前記表示素子の表面上の第2の方向に沿って配置された複数の第2の電極と、
前記複数の第2の電極のそれぞれに生じる信号を計測し、当該信号の変化に基づいて前記複数の第2の電極のうち一部である第2の電極群を選択する第2の電極群選択手段と、をさらに備え、
前記制御手段は、
前記第1の電極群及び前記第2の電極群の位置に基づいて、前記電磁波の放射体が接触又は近接された前記表示素子上の位置を検出する
ことを特徴とする付記E1又はE2に記載の位置検出装置。
(付記E4)
前記第2の電極群選択手段は、
前記第2の電極ごとに前記信号を計測し、
当該計測結果に基づいて前記表示素子上の位置を算出し、
当該算出された位置に対応する電極を前記第2の電極群として選択する
ことを特徴とする付記E3に記載の位置検出装置。
(付記E5)
前記第2の電極群選択手段は、前記第1の電極群選択手段から供給される電力を用いて、前記第2の電極群を選択することを特徴とする付記E3又はE4に記載の位置検出装置。
(付記E6)
前記第1の電極群選択手段は、
シフトレジスタと、
前記複数の第1の電極の各電極の一端に送受信回路とを有し、
前記送受信回路は、
送信増幅回路と、
前記シフトレジスタからの信号に基づいて送信信号の極性を切り換える手段と、
前記シフトレジスタからの信号に基づいて受信信号の経路を切り換える手段と、
を有することを特徴とする付記E1乃至E5のいずれか1項に記載の位置検出装置。
(付記E7)
前記第1の電極は、前記表示素子の表面を垂直方向に横断し、水平方向に沿って所定間隔に並べた垂直電極であり、
前記第2の電極は、前記表示素子の表面を水平方向に横断し、垂直方向に沿って所定間隔に並べた水平電極であり、
前記第1の電極群選択手段は、前記垂直電極に高周波信号を供給して、高周波信号の変化を測定するX側制御装置であり、
前記第2の電極群選択手段は、前記水平電極からの高周波信号を測定するY側制御装置であり、
前記X側制御装置に接続された垂直電極接続線と、
前記垂直電極接続線と前記垂直電極を接続する垂直電極接続線スイッチと、
前記Y側制御装置に接続された水平電極接続線と、
前記水平電極接続線と前記水平電極を接続する水平電極接続線スイッチと、
2本の前記垂直電極間を接続する垂直電極間スイッチと、
2本の前記水平電極間を接続する水平電極間スイッチと、
をさらに有することを特徴とする付記E3乃至E5のいずれか1項に記載の位置検出装置。
(付記E8)
記憶装置と、
前記放射体からデータを取得する取得手段とをさらに備え、
前記放射体は、自己の識別情報を保持し、
前記制御手段は、
前記検出された位置に対して前記取得手段を用いて前記放射体から前記識別情報を取得させ、
前記取得させた識別情報と、前記検出された位置に表示された前記選択対象画像に関する情報とを対応付けて前記記憶装置に記憶する
ことを特徴とする付記E1乃至E7のいずれか1項に記載の位置検出装置。
(付記E9)
前記複数の選択対象画像は、階層化された情報に対応付けられており、
前記制御手段は、
前記放射体が接触又は近接された前記表示素子上の位置を検出した場合、当該検出された位置に表示された前記選択対象画像対応付けられた情報の他の階層の情報に対応する選択対象画像を、表示済みの選択対象画像に代えて前記表示素子に表示する
ことを特徴とする付記E1乃至E8のいずれか1項に記載の位置検出装置。
(付記F1)
表示素子の表面上の第1の方向に沿って配置された複数の第1の電極のそれぞれに対して、高周波信号を供給し、
各第1の電極から前記高周波信号を測定する第1の測定を行い、
前記第1の測定の結果に基づいて、電磁波の放射体が接触又は近接された前記表示素子上の位置を検出する
位置検出装置の制御方法。
(付記F2)
前記第1の測定の結果に基づいて、前記第1の方向上の第1の座標を算出し、
前記複数の第1の電極のうち前記第1の座標に対応する第1の電極群を選択し、
前記選択された第1の電極群に対して前記高周波信号を供給し、
前記表示素子の表面上の第2の方向に沿って配置された複数の第2の電極のそれぞれから前記高周波信号を測定する第2の測定を行い、
前記第2の測定の結果に基づいて、前記第2の方向上の第2の座標を算出し、
前記第1の座標及び前記第の2座標から特定される前記表示素子上の位置を、前記電磁波の放射体が接触又は近接された前記表示素子上の位置として検出する
ことを特徴とする付記F1に記載の位置検出装置の制御方法。
(付記F3)
複数の選択対象画像を表示素子に表示し、
前記検出された位置に基づいて前記放射体から当該放射体の識別情報を取得し、
前記複数の選択対象画像のうち前記検出された位置に表示された選択対象画像に関する情報と、前記取得した識別情報とを対応付ける
ことを特徴とする付記F1又はF2に記載の位置検出装置の制御方法。
(付記G1)
複数の領域が定義された表示素子と、
前記表示素子の表面上に配置され、前記複数の領域ごとに対応する複数の電磁波処理手段と、
電磁波の放射体が接触又は近接された前記表示素子上の選択位置を検出する検出手段と、を備え、
前記電磁波処理手段は、外部に向けて電磁波を発信し、当該電磁波に応じた放射体からの電磁波を受信し、
前記検出手段は、前記放射体からの電磁波を受信した電磁波処理手段を特定し、当該特定された電磁波処理手段に対応する領域を、前記選択位置として検出する
位置検出装置。
(付記G2)
前記放射体は、自己の識別情報を保持し、
前記特定された電磁波処理手段を介して前記放射体から前記識別情報を取得する取得手段と、
前記取得された識別情報と、前記特定された電磁波処理手段に対応する領域とを対応付けて記憶装置に格納する対応付け手段と、
をさらに備える付記G1に記載の位置検出装置。
(付記G3)
前記表示素子には、前記領域毎に選択対象画像が表示され、
前記対応付け手段は、前記特定された電磁波処理手段に対応する領域に表示された選択対象画像を特定し、当該特定された選択対象画像に関する情報と、前記取得された識別情報とを対応付けて前記記憶装置に格納する
ことを特徴とする付記G2に記載の位置検出装置。
11 フロントヤード
111 表示部
112 受付部
113 対応付け指示部
114 引渡部
12 バックヤード
121 商品保管部
122 送出部
300 購入者
300a 購入者
300b 購入者
300c 購入者
300d 購入者
300e 購入者
300f 購入者
301 デバイス
301a デバイス
302 購入者ID
303 表示部
200 店舗システム
200a 店舗システム
200b 店舗システム
21 フロントヤード
21a フロントヤード
21b フロントヤード
211 表示装置
212 商品情報IF
212a 商品情報IF
213 購入者ID入力装置
214 商品受取部
215 商品情報記憶部
215a 商品情報記憶部
216 購入情報記憶部
217 商品払戻部
218 関連情報出力装置
22 バックヤード
22a バックヤード
221 商品保管部
222 送出部
41 商品画像
41a 商品代表画像
42 商品ID
43 商品関連情報
431 詳細画像
432 物理量ID
44 高度専門職業人画像
45 店員画像
46 購入支援情報
51 商品選択情報
52 送出情報
61a 商品
61b 商品
62a 送り出し手段
63a 入荷返品手段
64 出荷手段
64a 出荷手段
64b 出荷手段
64c 出荷手段
65x 送出容器
65y 送出容器
65z 送出容器
65w 送出容器
66 一時待機場所
66a 一時待機場所
66b 一時待機場所
67 バックヤード端末
68a 商品棚
62b 送り出し手段
63b 入荷返品手段
68b 商品棚
71a 売場領域
711a 商品画像
712a 高度専門職業人画像
71b 売場領域
711b 商品画像
71c 売場領域
711c 商品画像
721 店員画像
722 購入者ID入力手段
723 商品受取口
724 購入者ID入力手段
725 商品払戻口
211a 表示装置
211b 表示装置
211c 表示装置
211d 表示装置
211e 表示装置
211e1 表示領域
211e2 表示領域
311a ICカード
312a 購入者ID
311b ICカード
312b 購入者ID
321a 携帯端末
321b 携帯端末
711 商品画像
713 超音波アクチュエータセンサアレイ
714 RFIDリーダライタ
715 電極
715a 電極
715b 電極
715c 電極
715d 電極
715e 電極
715f 電極
716 電極間隔
716a 電極間隔
716b 電極間隔
717 境界
400 制御装置
401 CPU
402 RAM
403 ROM
404 通信IF
405 ハードディスク
406 制御プログラム
900 店舗システム
91 購入者
911 ICカード
912 購入者ID
92 A店舗
921 店員
922 商品見本
923 店舗端末
93 B店舗
931 店員
932 商品見本
933 店舗端末
94 C店舗
941 店員
942 商品見本
943 店舗端末
95 共同倉庫
951 作業員
952 A店舗在庫
953 B店舗在庫
954 C店舗在庫
96 受取場所
2800 表示装置
2801 表示素子
2802 ICカード
2803 垂直電極
2804 水平電極
2805 垂直電極接続線
2806 水平電極接続線
2807 垂直電極接続線スイッチ
2808 水平電極接続線スイッチ
2809 X側制御装置
2810 Y側制御装置
2811 リーダライタ
2812 垂直電極間スイッチ
2813 水平電極間スイッチ
Pth しきい値電力
Xe1、Xe2 座標
Xc1 座標
P1 位置
P2 位置
P3 位置
P4 位置
P5 点
P6 点
P7 点
P8 点
3801 基板
3802 第1のX側回路
3803 第2のX側回路
3804 第1のY側回路
3805 第2のY側回路
3806 スペーサ
100a 店舗システム
100b 店舗システム
11a フロントヤード
111a 表示部
13 商品配送部
100c 情報アクセスシステム
100d 情報アクセスシステム
300g 利用者
321c 携帯端末
11b フロントヤード
112a 受付部
113a 対応付け指示部
114a 引渡部
12a バックヤード
121a 保管部
1211 書庫
1212 知識DB
122a 送出部
1221 ハンドリング
1222 コントローラ
11c フロントヤード
111b 表示部
112b 受付部
113b 対応付け指示部
114b 引渡部
115 個人DB
1151 個人ID
1152 個人情報
4601 X側制御
4602 X側制御
4603 Y側制御
4604 Y側制御
4701 +側シフトレジスタ
4702 ―側シフトレジスタ
4703 送受信回路
4704 送信選択回路
4705 送信増幅回路
4706 フィルタ・整合・検出回路
4707 受信増幅回路
4708 受信選択回路
4709 変調回路
4710 ショート機能
4711 インダクタンス成分
4712 制御回路
4801 増幅トランジスタ
4802 インダクタンス
4803 コンデンサ
4901 インダクタンス
4802 第1のコンデンサ
4803 第2のコンデンサ
4904 検出コンデンサ
100e 情報アクセスシステム
5101 ポップアップ画面
5102 通信装置
5103 非常用電源
112c 受付部
113c 対応付け指示部
114c 引渡部
300g 利用者
300h 利用者
100f 情報アクセスシステム
5201 インターネット
5202 行政ネットワーク
5203 無線通信セル
5204 バッテリ
5205 行政用通信装置
5206 通信装置
5300 位置検出装置
5300a 位置検出装置
5300b 位置検出装置
5301 表示素子
5302 第1の電極
5302a 第1の電極群
5303 第1の電極選択手段
5304 制御手段
5304a 制御手段
5304b 制御手段
5305 第2の電極
5305a 第2の電極群
5306 第2の電極選択手段
5307 リーダライタ
5308 記憶装置
322 放射体
322a ICカード
3221 ID
531 選択対象画像
532 選択対象画像
533 選択対象画像
534 選択対象画像
535 選択対象画像
5900 位置検出装置
5900a 位置検出装置
5900b 位置検出装置
5900c 位置検出装置
5900d 位置検出装置
5900e 位置検出装置
5900f 位置検出装置
5900g 位置検出装置
5900g1 表示領域
5900g2 表示領域
5901 表示素子
5902 領域
5903 電磁波処理手段
5904 検出手段
5905 取得手段
5906 対応付け手段
5906a 対応付け手段
5907 記憶装置
5908 選択対象画像
6201 選択対象画像
6202 超音波アクチュエータセンサアレイ
6203 RFIDリーダライタ
6204 電極
6204a 電極
6204b 電極
6204c 電極
6204d 電極
6204e 電極
6204f 電極
6205 電極間隔
6205a 電極間隔
6205b 電極間隔
6206 境界
313a 購入者ID
313b 購入者ID
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- 複数の商品画像を表示する表示手段と、
前記表示された複数の商品画像に対応する商品のうち、購入者が購入を希望する商品の選択を受け付ける受付手段と、
前記選択を行った購入者を識別する購入者識別情報を当該購入者から取得し、当該選択された商品を識別する商品識別情報と当該取得した購入者識別情報との対応付けを指示する対応付け指示手段と、
前記選択した商品である購入商品を前記購入者へ引き渡す引渡手段と、
を有するフロントヤードと、
前記フロントヤードと隣接し、
前記複数の商品画像に対応する複数の商品を保管する商品保管手段と、
前記対応付けられた前記商品識別情報と前記購入者識別情報とに基づいて前記商品保管手段から前記選択された商品を取り出し、当該取り出した商品を前記購入者における前記購入商品として前記引渡手段へ送出する送出手段と、
を有するバックヤードと、
を備える店舗システム。 - 前記受付手段は、前記購入者から2以上の商品の選択を受け付け、
前記対応付け指示手段は、前記選択された各商品の前記商品識別情報と前記取得した購入者識別情報との対応付けを指示し、
前記送出手段は、前記対応付けられた各商品の前記商品識別情報と前記購入者識別情報とに基づいて前記商品保管手段から前記選択された全ての商品を取り出し、当該取り出した全ての商品をまとめて前記引渡手段へ送出する
ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の店舗システム。 - 前記店舗システムは、
前記商品識別情報と前記購入者識別情報とが一対一に対応付けられた商品選択情報と、
前記購入者識別情報単位に前記選択された2以上の商品に対応する各商品識別情報のリストである送出情報と、
を記憶する記憶手段をさらに備え、
前記対応付け指示手段は、前記商品が選択される度に当該選択された商品における前記商品選択情報と前記取得した購入者識別情報を対応付けて前記商品選択情報として前記記憶手段へ格納する指示を行い、
前記送出手段は、
前記記憶手段から前記商品選択情報を読み出し、前記購入者識別情報単位に前記商品識別情報をまとめて前記送出情報として前記記憶手段へ格納し、
前記送出情報に基づいて前記商品保管手段から前記購入者により選択された全ての商品を取り出す
ことを特徴とする請求項2に記載の店舗システム。 - 前記フロントヤードは、前記購入者による前記購入商品に対する代金の支払い及び前記引渡手段による当該購入商品の引き渡し後に当該購入商品を受け付け、当該受け付けた商品の検査に異常がない場合、当該購入者へ当該商品に対する代金の払い戻しを行う払い戻し手段をさらに有する
ことを特徴とする請求項1乃至3のいずれか1項に記載の店舗システム。 - 前記受付手段は、前記購入者から前記表示された商品画像に対応する商品に関連する関連情報の出力要求を受け付け、当該関連情報を出力させる
ことを特徴とする請求項1乃至4のいずれか1項に記載の店舗システム。 - 前記受付手段は、前記関連情報として前記商品に関連した視覚、聴覚、臭覚、味覚又は触覚のいずれかを刺激する物理量を出力させる
ことを特徴とする請求項5に記載の店舗システム。 - 前記表示手段は、複数の領域に分割されており、
前記対応付け指示手段は、前記複数の領域ごとに各領域付近に複数配置され、
前記複数の領域の一の領域付近に配置された前記対応付け指示手段は、前記表示手段内の当該一の領域付近に表示された前記商品画像が前記購入者により選択された場合、当該購入者から前記購入者識別情報を取得し、当該取得した購入者識別情報と当該選択された商品画像に対応する商品の前記商品識別情報との対応付けを指示する
ことを特徴とする請求項1乃至6のいずれか1項に記載の店舗システム。 - 前記受付手段及び前記対応付け指示手段は、前記表示手段内に所定の間隔で複数配置されている
ことを特徴とする請求項1乃至7のいずれか1項に記載の店舗システム。 - 購入者から商品の選択を受け付け、当該選択された商品である購入商品を当該購入者へ引き渡すフロントヤードと、当該フロントヤードと隣接し、複数の商品を保管する商品保管部を有するバックヤードとを備える店舗システムの制御方法であって、
複数の商品画像を前記フロントヤードが有する表示装置に表示し、
前記フロントヤードにおいて、前記表示された複数の商品画像に対応する商品のうち、購入者が購入を希望する商品の選択を受け付け、
前記フロントヤードにおいて、前記選択を行った購入者を識別する購入者識別情報を取得し、
前記フロントヤードにおいて、前記選択された商品を識別する商品識別情報と前記取得した購入者識別情報とを対応付け、
前記バックヤードにおいて、前記対応付けられた商品識別情報と購入者識別情報とに基づいて、前記商品保管部から前記選択された商品を取り出し、
前記バックヤードにおいて、当該取り出した商品を前記購入者における購入商品として前記フロントヤードへ送出する
店舗システムの制御方法。 - 購入者から商品の選択を受け付け、当該選択された商品である購入商品を当該購入者へ引き渡すフロントヤードと、当該フロントヤードと隣接し、複数の商品を保管する商品保管部を有するバックヤードとを備える店舗システムの制御処理をコンピュータに実行させる制御プログラムが格納された非一時的なコンピュータ可読媒体であって、
複数の商品画像を前記フロントヤードが有する表示装置に表示する処理と、
前記フロントヤードにおいて、前記表示された複数の商品画像に対応する商品のうち、購入者が購入を希望する商品の選択を受け付ける処理と、
前記フロントヤードにおいて、前記選択を行った購入者を識別する購入者識別情報を取得する処理と、
前記フロントヤードにおいて、前記選択された商品を識別する商品識別情報と前記取得した購入者識別情報とを対応付ける処理と、
前記バックヤードにおいて、前記対応付けられた商品識別情報と購入者識別情報とに基づいて、前記商品保管部から前記選択された商品を取り出す処理と、
前記バックヤードにおいて、当該取り出した商品を前記購入者における購入商品として前記フロントヤードへ送出する処理と、
を前記コンピュータに実行させる制御プログラムが格納された非一時的なコンピュータ可読媒体。 - 輸送手段により前記購入商品を前記購入者へ配送する配送手段をさらに備え、
前記フロントヤードは、前記購入者から前記購入商品を配送させるか否かの選択を受け付け、
前記送出手段は、前記フロントヤードが前記購入商品を配送させる選択を受け付けた場合に、前記取り出した商品を前記配送手段へ送出する
ことを特徴とする請求項1乃至8のいずれか1項に記載の店舗システム。 - 前記表示手段は、
前記複数の商品画像を表示素子上に表示し、
前記受付手段は、
前記表示素子の表面上の第1の方向に沿って配置された複数の第1の電極と、
前記複数の第1の電極のそれぞれに所定の周波数の信号を供給し、当該信号の変化に基づき前記購入者の選択位置に対応する前記第1の方向上の第1の座標を検出する第1の制御装置とを有し、
前記第1の座標に基づいて特定された商品画像に対応する商品を、前記購入者により選択されたものとして受け付ける
ことを特徴とする請求項1乃至8又は11のいずれか1項に記載の店舗システム。 - 前記第1の制御装置は、
前記複数の第1の電極のそれぞれに供給した前記信号により生じた電力を測定し、各第1の電極における測定結果を用いて前記第1の座標を算出し、
前記受付手段は、
前記第1の座標に対応する前記表示素子上の位置に表示された商品画像を特定し、当該特定された商品画像に対応する商品が選択されたものとして受け付ける
ことを特徴とする請求項12に記載の店舗システム。 - 前記対応付け指示手段は、
前記検出された第1の座標から前記購入者識別情報を取得し、前記商品識別情報と当該取得した購入者識別情報との対応付けを指示する
ことを特徴とする請求項12又は13に記載の店舗システム。 - 前記受付手段は、
前記表示素子の表面上の第2の方向に沿って配置された複数の第2の電極と、
前記複数の第2の電極のそれぞれに生じる信号の変化に基づき前記購入者の選択位置に対応する前記第2の方向上の第2の座標を検出する第2の制御装置とを有し、
前記第1の座標及び前記第2の座標に基づいて特定された商品画像に対応する商品を、前記購入者により選択されたものとして受け付ける
ことを特徴とする請求項12乃至14のいずれか1項に記載の店舗システム。 - 前記第2の制御装置は、
前記第1の制御装置から供給される電力を用いて、前記第2の座標を検出する
ことを特徴とする請求項15に記載の店舗システム。 - 前記第1の制御装置は、
前記第1の座標を検出後に、当該第1の座標に対応する第1の電極を選択し、当該選択した第1の電極に前記信号を供給し、
前記第2の制御装置は、
前記複数の第2の電極のそれぞれについて、前記選択した第1の電極に供給された前記信号により生じた電力を測定し、各第2の電極における測定結果を用いて前記第2の座標を算出し、
前記受付手段は、
前記複数の商品画像のうち前記第1の座標及び前記第2の座標に対応する商品画像を特定し、当該特定された商品画像に対応する商品が前記購入者により選択されたものとして受け付ける
ことを特徴とする請求項15又は16に記載の店舗システム。 - 前記対応付け指示手段は、
前記検出された第1の座標及び第2の座標から前記購入者識別情報を取得し、前記商品識別情報と当該取得した購入者識別情報との対応付けを指示する
ことを特徴とする請求項15乃至17のいずれか1項に記載の店舗システム。 - 前記第1の制御装置は、
シフトレジスタと、
前記第1の電極の各電極の一端に送受信回路とを有し、
前記送受信回路は、
送信増幅回路と、
前記シフトレジスタからの信号に基づいて送信信号の極性を切り換える手段と、
前記シフトレジスタからの信号に基づいて受信信号の経路を切り換える手段と、
を有することを特徴とする請求項12乃至18のいずれか1項に記載の店舗システム。 - 前記第1の電極は、前記表示素子の表面を垂直方向に横断し、水平方向に沿って所定間隔に並べた垂直電極であり、
前記第2の電極は、前記表示素子の表面を水平方向に横断し、垂直方向に沿って所定間隔に並べた水平電極であり、
前記第1の制御装置は、前記垂直電極に高周波信号を供給して、高周波信号の変化を測定するX側制御装置であり、
前記第2の制御装置は、前記水平電極からの高周波信号を測定するY側制御装置であり、
前記受付手段は、
前記X側制御装置に接続された垂直電極接続線と、
前記垂直電極接続線と前記垂直電極を接続する垂直電極接続線スイッチと、
前記Y側制御装置に接続された水平電極接続線と、
前記水平電極接続線と前記水平電極を接続する水平電極接続線スイッチと、
2本の前記垂直電極間を接続する垂直電極間スイッチと、
2本の前記水平電極間を接続する水平電極間スイッチと、
を有することを特徴とする請求項15乃至18のいずれか1項に記載の店舗システム。 - 複数の対象画像を表示する表示手段と、
前記表示された複数の対象画像に対応する利用対象のうち、前記利用者が利用を希望する利用希望対象の選択を受け付ける受付手段と、
前記選択を行った利用者を識別する利用者識別情報を当該利用者から取得し、当該選択された利用希望対象を識別する利用対象識別情報と当該取得した利用者識別情報との対応付けを指示する対応付け指示手段と、
前記選択した利用希望対象を前記利用者へ引き渡す引渡手段と、
を有するフロントヤードと、
前記フロントヤードと隣接し、
前記複数の対象画像に対応する複数の利用対象を保管する利用対象保管手段と、
前記対応付けられた前記利用対象識別情報と前記利用者識別情報とに基づいて前記利用対象保管手段から前記選択された利用希望対象を取り出し、当該取り出した利用希望対象を前記引渡手段へ送出する送出手段と、
を有するバックヤードと、
を備える情報アクセスシステム。 - 対象画像を表示する表示素子と、
前記表示素子の表面に配置され、前記表示素子に接近した端末の位置を検出する端末位置検出手段と、
前記検出された端末に含まれる識別情報を読み取り及び当該端末に対して所定の情報の書込みを行う読み取り書込み手段と、
前記検出された端末の位置から当該位置付近に表示された対象画像を特定し、当該特定された対象画像に対応付けられた情報を前記読み取り書込み手段を用いて当該端末に書き込ませる制御装置と、
を備える情報処理装置。 - 非常用電源と、
特定の用途に用いられる特定情報を通信するためのクローズドネットワークを介した通信を行う第1通信手段と、
前記特定情報に限定されない情報を通信するためのオープンネットワークを介した通信を行う第2通信手段と、
利用者に関する利用者情報が格納された端末から当該利用者情報を取得する取得手段と、
前記利用者情報に基づく前記特定情報について前記クローズドネットワークを介して前記第1通信手段に通信させ、当該利用者情報に基づく前記特定情報以外の情報について前記オープンネットワークを介して前記第2通信手段に通信させる制御手段と、を備え、
前記制御手段は、
前記第2通信手段による前記オープンネットワークとの通信が不調な場合に、前記非情報電源に基づいて動作し、前記取得された利用者情報に基づく前記特定情報以外の情報について前記クローズドネットワークを介して前記第1通信手段に通信させる
情報処理装置。 - 前記制御手段は、
前記特定情報以外の情報を前記第1通信手段に通信させる際に、前記利用者情報に応じて通信の許否の判定を行う
ことを特徴とする請求項23に記載の情報処理装置。 - 表示素子と、
前記表示素子の表面上の第1の方向に沿って配置された複数の第1の電極と、
前記複数の第1の電極のそれぞれに所定の周波数の信号を供給し、当該信号の変化に基づいて前記複数の第1の電極のうち一部である第1の電極群を選択する第1の電極群選択手段と、
前記第1の電極群の位置に基づいて、電磁波の放射体が接触又は近接された前記表示素子上の位置を検出する制御手段と、
を備える位置検出装置。 - 前記第1の電極群選択手段は、
前記第1の電極ごとに前記信号を計測し、
当該計測結果に基づいて前記表示素子上の位置を算出し、
当該算出された位置に対応する電極を前記第1の電極群として選択する
ことを特徴とする請求項25に記載の位置検出装置。 - 前記表示素子の表面上の第2の方向に沿って配置された複数の第2の電極と、
前記複数の第2の電極のそれぞれに生じる信号を計測し、当該信号の変化に基づいて前記複数の第2の電極のうち一部である第2の電極群を選択する第2の電極群選択手段と、をさらに備え、
前記制御手段は、
前記第1の電極群及び前記第2の電極群の位置に基づいて、前記電磁波の放射体が接触又は近接された前記表示素子上の位置を検出する
ことを特徴とする請求項25又は26に記載の位置検出装置。 - 前記第2の電極群選択手段は、
前記第2の電極ごとに前記信号を計測し、
当該計測結果に基づいて前記表示素子上の位置を算出し、
当該算出された位置に対応する電極を前記第2の電極群として選択する
ことを特徴とする請求項27に記載の位置検出装置。 - 前記第2の電極群選択手段は、前記第1の電極群選択手段から供給される電力を用いて、前記第2の電極群を選択することを特徴とする請求項27又は28に記載の位置検出装置。
- 前記第1の電極群選択手段は、
シフトレジスタと、
前記複数の第1の電極の各電極の一端に送受信回路とを有し、
前記送受信回路は、
送信増幅回路と、
前記シフトレジスタからの信号に基づいて送信信号の極性を切り換える手段と、
前記シフトレジスタからの信号に基づいて受信信号の経路を切り換える手段と、
を有することを特徴とする請求項25乃至29のいずれか1項に記載の位置検出装置。 - 前記第1の電極は、前記表示素子の表面を垂直方向に横断し、水平方向に沿って所定間隔に並べた垂直電極であり、
前記第2の電極は、前記表示素子の表面を水平方向に横断し、垂直方向に沿って所定間隔に並べた水平電極であり、
前記第1の電極群選択手段は、前記垂直電極に高周波信号を供給して、高周波信号の変化を測定するX側制御装置であり、
前記第2の電極群選択手段は、前記水平電極からの高周波信号を測定するY側制御装置であり、
前記X側制御装置に接続された垂直電極接続線と、
前記垂直電極接続線と前記垂直電極を接続する垂直電極接続線スイッチと、
前記Y側制御装置に接続された水平電極接続線と、
前記水平電極接続線と前記水平電極を接続する水平電極接続線スイッチと、
2本の前記垂直電極間を接続する垂直電極間スイッチと、
2本の前記水平電極間を接続する水平電極間スイッチと、
をさらに有することを特徴とする請求項27乃至29のいずれか1項に記載の位置検出装置。 - 記憶装置と、
前記放射体からデータを取得する取得手段とをさらに備え、
前記放射体は、自己の識別情報を保持し、
前記制御手段は、
前記検出された位置に対して前記取得手段を用いて前記放射体から前記識別情報を取得させ、
前記取得させた識別情報と、前記検出された位置に表示された前記選択対象画像に関する情報とを対応付けて前記記憶装置に記憶する
ことを特徴とする請求項25乃至31のいずれか1項に記載の位置検出装置。 - 前記複数の選択対象画像は、階層化された情報に対応付けられており、
前記制御手段は、
前記放射体が接触又は近接された前記表示素子上の位置を検出した場合、当該検出された位置に表示された前記選択対象画像対応付けられた情報の他の階層の情報に対応する選択対象画像を、表示済みの選択対象画像に代えて前記表示素子に表示する
ことを特徴とする請求項25乃至32のいずれか1項に記載の位置検出装置。 - 表示素子の表面上の第1の方向に沿って配置された複数の第1の電極のそれぞれに対して、高周波信号を供給し、
各第1の電極から前記高周波信号を測定する第1の測定を行い、
前記第1の測定の結果に基づいて、電磁波の放射体が接触又は近接された前記表示素子上の位置を検出する
位置検出装置の制御方法。 - 前記第1の測定の結果に基づいて、前記第1の方向上の第1の座標を算出し、
前記複数の第1の電極のうち前記第1の座標に対応する第1の電極群を選択し、
前記選択された第1の電極群に対して前記高周波信号を供給し、
前記表示素子の表面上の第2の方向に沿って配置された複数の第2の電極のそれぞれから前記高周波信号を測定する第2の測定を行い、
前記第2の測定の結果に基づいて、前記第2の方向上の第2の座標を算出し、
前記第1の座標及び前記第の2座標から特定される前記表示素子上の位置を、前記電磁波の放射体が接触又は近接された前記表示素子上の位置として検出する
ことを特徴とする請求項34に記載の位置検出装置の制御方法。 - 複数の選択対象画像を表示素子に表示し、
前記検出された位置に基づいて前記放射体から当該放射体の識別情報を取得し、
前記複数の選択対象画像のうち前記検出された位置に表示された選択対象画像に関する情報と、前記取得した識別情報とを対応付ける
ことを特徴とする請求項34又は35に記載の位置検出装置の制御方法。 - 複数の領域が定義された表示素子と、
前記表示素子の表面上に配置され、前記複数の領域ごとに対応する複数の電磁波処理手段と、
電磁波の放射体が接触又は近接された前記表示素子上の選択位置を検出する検出手段と、を備え、
前記電磁波処理手段は、外部に向けて電磁波を発信し、当該電磁波に応じた放射体からの電磁波を受信し、
前記検出手段は、前記放射体からの電磁波を受信した電磁波処理手段を特定し、当該特定された電磁波処理手段に対応する領域を、前記選択位置として検出する
位置検出装置。 - 前記放射体は、自己の識別情報を保持し、
前記特定された電磁波処理手段を介して前記放射体から前記識別情報を取得する取得手段と、
前記取得された識別情報と、前記特定された電磁波処理手段に対応する領域とを対応付けて記憶装置に格納する対応付け手段と、
をさらに備える請求項37に記載の位置検出装置。 - 前記表示素子には、前記領域毎に選択対象画像が表示され、
前記対応付け手段は、前記特定された電磁波処理手段に対応する領域に表示された選択対象画像を特定し、当該特定された選択対象画像に関する情報と、前記取得された識別情報とを対応付けて前記記憶装置に格納する
ことを特徴とする請求項38に記載の位置検出装置。
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