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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2020
Nec Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsuki Akutsu, Tokyo, JP;
Akiko Ide, Tokyo, JP;
NEC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A visit assistance apparatus includes: a registration unit configured to register a face image of a visitor and visit assistance information in which identification information of a visitor is associated with identification information of a user to be visited; an authentication control unit configured to cause face authentication to be performed by comparing the face image of the visitor captured by a camera installed in an entry control apparatus that restricts an entry to a floor with the registered face image of the visitor; a specification unit configured to specify, when the face authentication has been successful, identification information of the user based on the visit assistance information, and specify a seat position of the specified user based on floor information; and a generation unit configured to generate guide information for guiding the visitor to the specified seat position of the user on the floor.