System and method capable of appropriately managing customer information and computer-readable recording medium having customer information management program recorded therein
First Claim
1. A customer information management system comprising:
- a first acquisition block obtaining image information of a customer having purchased an item;
an attribute determination block determining a first attribute of said customer from said image information obtained;
a second acquisition block obtaining data of said item purchased by said customer; and
a recording block recording said data of said item obtained and said first attribute of said customer determined, said data and said first attribute being correlated with each other.
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Abstract
In a customer information management system a customer coming to a shop is image-sensed with a camera and the image information is used to automatically determine an attribute of the customer. Furthermore the image information is also referred to to count how often the customer comes to the shop, to determine whether the customer is a regular customer or a new customer. Furthermore there is also recorded information of customers leaving the shop without buying anything. Thus a customer attribute can automatically be determined and information can be improved in reliability, and a marketing strategy considering how often customers come to the shop, a marketing strategy for non-purchasers, and other similar strategies can also be developed.
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36 Claims
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1. A customer information management system comprising:
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a first acquisition block obtaining image information of a customer having purchased an item;
an attribute determination block determining a first attribute of said customer from said image information obtained;
a second acquisition block obtaining data of said item purchased by said customer; and
a recording block recording said data of said item obtained and said first attribute of said customer determined, said data and said first attribute being correlated with each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A customer information management method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining image information of a customer having purchased an item;
determining a first attribute of said customer from said image information obtained;
obtaining data of said item purchased by said customer; and
recording said data of said item obtained and said first attribute of said customer determined, said data and said first attribute being correlated with each other.
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6. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded therein a customer information management program causing a computer to execute the steps of:
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obtaining image information of a customer having purchased an item;
determining a first attribute of said customer from said image information obtained;
obtaining data of said item purchased by said customer; and
recording said data of said item obtained and said first attribute of said customer determined, said data and said first attribute being correlated with each other.
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7. A customer information management system comprising:
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a first image acquisition block obtaining image information of a customer entering a shop;
a second image acquisition block obtaining image information of a customer having purchased an item;
a first extraction block referring to said image information obtained by said first image acquisition block and said image information obtained by said second image acquisition block, to extract image information obtained exclusively by said first image acquisition block and absent from said second image acquisition block;
an attribute acquisition block obtaining an attribute of a customer corresponding to said image information extracted; and
a recording block recording information indicative of a non-purchaser and said attribute obtained, said information and said attribute being correlated with each other. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A customer information management method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining image information of a customer entering a shop;
obtaining image information of a customer having purchased an item;
comparing said image information obtained in the step of obtaining said image information of said customer entering said shop and said image information obtained in the step of obtaining said image information of said customer having purchased said item, and extracting image information obtained exclusively in the step of obtaining said image information of said customer entering said shop;
obtaining an attribute of a customer corresponding to said image information extracted; and
for said customer corresponding said image information extracted, recording information indicative of a non-purchaser and said attribute obtained, said information and said attribute being correlated with each other.
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14. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded therein a customer information management program causing a computer to execute the steps of:
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obtaining image information of a customer entering a shop;
obtaining image information of a customer having purchased an item;
comparing said image information obtained in the step of obtaining said image information of said customer entering said shop and said image information obtained in the step of obtaining said image information of said customer having purchased said item, and extracting image information obtained exclusively in the step of obtaining said image information of said customer entering said shop;
obtaining an attribute of a customer corresponding to said image information extracted; and
for said customer corresponding to said image information extracted, recording information indicative of a non-purchaser and said attribute obtained, said information and said attribute being correlated with each other.
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15. A customer information management system comprising:
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a recording block recording image information of a customer of a shop and a frequency of said customer'"'"'s appearance in said shop, said image information and said frequency being correlated with each other;
an acquisition block obtaining image information of a customer entering said shop;
a comparison block comparing said image information recorded in said recording block and said image information obtained with each other to determine whether said image information match each other;
an increment block incrementing by one a frequency of appearance in said shop recorded and corresponding to said image information recorded in said recording block and matching said image information obtained; and
an addition block adding to said recording block said image information obtained, if a comparison made by said comparison block reveals that said recording block does not have image information matching said image information obtained. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A customer information management method comprising the steps of:
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recording image information of a customer of a shop and a frequency of said customer'"'"'s appearance in said shop, said image information and said frequency being correlated with each other;
obtaining image information of a customer entering said shop;
comparing said image information recorded in the step of recording and said image information obtained with each other to determine whether said image information match each other;
incrementing by one a frequency of appearance in said shop recorded and corresponding to said image information recorded in the step of recording and found to match said image information obtained; and
adding to said recording block said image information obtained, if a comparison made in the step of comparing reveals that said image information recorded in the step of recording do not include image information matching said image information obtained.
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23. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded therein a customer information management program causing a computer to execute the steps of:
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recording image information of a customer of a shop and a frequency of said customer'"'"'s appearance in said shop, said image information and said frequency being correlated with each other;
obtaining image information of a customer entering said shop;
comparing said image information recorded in the step of recording and said image information obtained with each other to determine whether said image information match each other;
incrementing by one a frequency of appearance in said shop recorded and corresponding to said image information recorded in the step of recording and found to match said image information obtained; and
adding to said recording block said image information obtained, if a comparison made in the step of comparing reveals that said image information recorded in the step of recording do not include image information matching said image information obtained.
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24. A customer information management system comprising:
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a camera image-sensing a customer in a shop to generate an image signal indicating an image of said customer;
a first processor receiving said image signal to determine an attribute of said customer on the basis of said image;
a first input unit receiving information of an item purchased in the shop by said customer; and
a first storing section storing said information of said item received and said attribute of said customer determined, said information and said attribute being correlated with each other. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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