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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2023
Nec Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Soma Shiraishi, Tokyo, JP;
NEC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is an object type identifying apparatus that is capable of correctly identifying the types of objects held in a hand of a person. This object type identifying apparatus is provided with: a memory storing instructions; a storage device storing information indicating a type of an object at a position of each object; and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to: acquire a position of an object; determine whether an object is picked up or an object is placed, based on sensor information; when determined that an object is picked up, identify a type of the picked-up object, based on the position of the object acquired and information stored in the storage device; and when determined that an object is placed, update information stored in the storage device, using an image captured by a camera that captures arrangement of each object from a front side.