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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2007
Toru Tanigawa, Kyoto, JP;
Shusaku Okamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Osamu Yamada, Nara, JP;
Tomonobu Naruoka, Kyoto, JP;
Toru Tanigawa, Kyoto, JP;
Shusaku Okamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Osamu Yamada, Nara, JP;
Tomonobu Naruoka, Kyoto, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A search article estimation apparatus is provided that is capable of estimating an article that a user is trying to search for, even when the user cannot accurately provide information on the article that the user wants to search for. The state of access to a storage equipment by the user and a change in articles in the storage equipment during the access are checked by a sensing apparatus. If there is no change in articles, then a search state detection means determines that the user has performed an article search but has been unable to find the article. Furthermore, a search article estimation means refers to a storage location database and estimates an article that should originally be stored in the storage equipment, to be the article that the user is searching for.