Emergency reporting apparatus, emergency reporting method, and computer-readable recording medium
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1. An emergency reporting apparatus comprising:
- a determining unit configured to determine an emergency state based on an image photographed by a photographing unit while a cash drawer keeping cash therein is left open; and
a reporting unit configured to transmit an emergency report to a predetermined report addressee based on a result of the determination made by the determining unit,wherein the determining unit determines the emergency state based on a degree of similarity between a feature amount of an emergency-indicating event and a feature amount of a photographed object, the feature amount of the photographed object being calculated from the photographed image, andwherein the emergency-indicating event is a predetermined shape or gesture made with a hand that is stuck out from an operator side.
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Abstract
An emergency reporting apparatus of the present invention includes: a determining unit that determines an emergency state based on an image photographed by a photographing unit while a cash drawer keeping cash therein is left open; and a reporting unit that transmits an emergency report to a predetermined report addressee based on a result of the determination made by the determining unit.
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1. An emergency reporting apparatus comprising:
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a determining unit configured to determine an emergency state based on an image photographed by a photographing unit while a cash drawer keeping cash therein is left open; and a reporting unit configured to transmit an emergency report to a predetermined report addressee based on a result of the determination made by the determining unit, wherein the determining unit determines the emergency state based on a degree of similarity between a feature amount of an emergency-indicating event and a feature amount of a photographed object, the feature amount of the photographed object being calculated from the photographed image, and wherein the emergency-indicating event is a predetermined shape or gesture made with a hand that is stuck out from an operator side. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 7)
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5. An emergency reporting method comprising:
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determining an emergency state based on an image photographed by a photographing unit while a cash drawer keeping cash therein is left open; and transmitting an emergency report to a predetermined report addressee based on a result of the determination, wherein the determining includes determining the emergency state based on a degree of similarity between a feature amount of an emergency-indicating event and a feature amount of a photographed object, the feature amount of the photographed object being calculated from the photographed image, and wherein the emergency-indicating event is a predetermined shape or gesture made with a hand that is stuck out from an operator side. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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6. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program for causing a computer of an emergency reporting apparatus to carry out operations comprising:
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determining an emergency state based on an image photographed by a photographing unit while a cash drawer keeping cash therein is left open; and transmitting an emergency report to a predetermined report addressee based on a result of the determination, wherein the determining includes determining the emergency state based on a degree of similarity between a feature amount of an emergency-indicating event and a feature amount of a photographed object, the feature amount of the photographed object being calculated from the photographed image, and the emergency-indicating event is a predetermined shape or gesture made with a hand that is stuck out from an operator side. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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