Registration apparatus, registration method, and non-transitory storage medium

Abstract

The invention addresses the problem of improving labor of a registration operation of a product and enabling a checkout operator to recognize a recognition result. In order to solve the problem, the invention provides a registration apparatus (10) including: an image acquisition unit (11) that acquires an image obtained by imaging a placement surface of a table, on which a product is placed; an analysis unit (12) that recognizes the product included in the image, a registration unit (14) that registers the recognized product as a checkout target, and an output unit (13) that outputs a name of the recognized product by voice.

1 . A registration apparatus comprising:
 at least one memory configured to store one or more instructions; and   at least one processor configured to execute the one or more instructions to:
 acquire an image obtained by imaging a placement surface of a table, on which a product is placed; 
 recognize the product included in the image; 
 determine whether reliability of a recognition result of the recognized product is lower than a reference value; and 
 output a name of the recognized product by voice when the reliability of the recognition result of the recognized product is lower than the reference value. 
   
     
     
         2 . The registration apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to:
 register the recognized product as a checkout target. 
   
     
     
         3 . The registration apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to:
 display information for highlighting a placed position of the product on the table while the name of the product is being output by voice. 
   
     
     
         4 . The registration apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to:
 determine whether the recognized product is on a list of products to be a voice processing target; and 
 output the name of the recognized product by voice when the recognized product is on the list. 
   
     
     
         5 . The registration apparatus according to  claim 4 , 
 wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to:
 receive, by user operation, selection of target product to be output by voice; and 
 generate the list including information of the target product. 
   
     
     
         6 . The registration apparatus according to  claim 4 ,
 wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to:
 determine whether a product attribute of the recognized product satisfies a predetermined condition; and 
 output the name of the recognized product by voice when the product attribute of the recognized product satisfies the predetermined condition. 
   
     
     
         7 . The registration apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to:
 while a name of a first product is being output by voice, in response to recognition of another product, interrupt processing for outputting the name of the first product by voice, and start processing for outputting a name of the other product by voice. 
   
     
     
         8 . A registration method executed by a computer, the method comprising:
 acquiring an image obtained by imaging a placement surface of a table, on which a product is placed;   recognizing the product included in the image;   determining whether reliability of a recognition result of the recognized product is lower than a reference value; and   outputting a name of the recognized product by voice when the reliability of the recognition result of the recognized product is lower than the reference value.   
     
     
         9 . The registration method according to  claim 8 ,
 wherein the computer registers the recognized product as a checkout target.   
     
     
         10 . The registration method according to  claim 8 ,
 wherein the computer displays information for highlighting a placed position of the product on the table while the name of the product is being output by voice.   
     
     
         11 . The registration method according to  claim 8 ,
 wherein the computer:
 determines whether the recognized product is on a list of products to be a voice processing target; and 
 outputs the name of the recognized product by voice when the recognized product is on the list. 
   
     
     
         12 . The registration method according to  claim 11 ,
 wherein the computer:
 receives, by user operation, selection of target product to be output by voice; and 
 generates the list including information of the target product. 
   
     
     
         13 . The registration method according to  claim 11 ,
 wherein the computer:
 determines whether a product attribute of the recognized product satisfies a predetermined condition; and 
 outputs the name of the recognized product by voice when the product attribute of the recognized product satisfies the predetermined condition. 
   
     
     
         14 . The registration method according to  claim 8 ,
 wherein the computer:
 while a name of a first product is being output by voice, in response to recognition of another product, interrupts processing for outputting the name of the first product by voice, and starts processing for outputting a name of the other product by voice. 
   
     
     
         15 . A non-transitory storage medium storing a program that causes a computer to:
 acquire an image obtained by imaging a placement surface of a table, on which a product is placed;   recognize the product included in the image;   determine whether reliability of a recognition result of the recognized product is lower than a reference value; and   output a name of the recognized product by voice when the reliability of the recognition result of the recognized product is lower than the reference value.   
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory storage medium according to  claim 15 ,
 wherein the program that causes the computer to register the recognized product as a checkout target.   
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory storage medium according to  claim 15 ,
 wherein the program that causes the computer to display information for highlighting a placed position of the product on the table while the name of the product is being output by voice.   
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory storage medium according to  claim 15 ,
 wherein the program that causes the computer to:
 determine whether the recognized product is on a list of products to be a voice processing target; and 
 output the name of the recognized product by voice when the recognized product is on the list. 
   
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory storage medium according to  claim 18 ,
 wherein the program that causes the computer to:
 receive, by user operation, selection of target product to be output by voice; and 
 generate the list including information of the target product. 
   
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory storage medium according to  claim 18 , 
 wherein the program that causes the computer to:
 determine whether a product attribute of the recognized product satisfies a predetermined condition; and 
 output the name of the recognized product by voice when the product attribute of the recognized product satisfies the predetermined condition.