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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yoshitaka Nagao, Tokyo, JP;
Kanako Takeda, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/77 (2017.01); G06M 3/08 (2006.01); G06Q 10/10 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/77 (2017.01); G06K 9/00778 (2013.01); G06M 3/08 (2013.01); G06Q 10/1091 (2013.01);
Abstract
An information processing apparatus that estimates waiting time in a waiting line with improved accuracy includes a first acquisition unit that acquires a number of objects in the waiting line, a second acquisition unit that acquires frequency of an object exiting the waiting line, and an estimation unit that estimates waiting time in the waiting line based on the acquired number of objects in the waiting line and the acquired frequency of an object exiting the waiting line.