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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2020
Nec Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yu Nabeto, Tokyo, JP;
Katsumi Kikuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Takami Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Soma Shiraishi, Tokyo, JP;
NEC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A product detection apparatus () includes an acquisition unit (), an image processing unit (), and an output unit (). The acquisition unit () acquires a plurality of images (one example of a first image) generated by an image capture unit () in association with a date and a time when the image is generated. These plurality of images are generated at different timings from each other. The image processing unit () detects a state (hereinafter, described as a first state) in which a new product is present on a product shelf () continuously for a reference time or longer by processing the plurality of images. The output unit () performs a first output when the first state is detected. The first output indicates that a product () has been returned to the product shelf () after the product () is taken out of the product shelf () by a customer.