AUTOMATIC DEVICE, INFORMATION PROVIDING DEVICE, ROBOT DEVICE, AND TRANSACTION METHOD
First Claim
1. An automatic apparatus comprising:
- an attribute storage unit to store information on the attribute of a product;
a product-related information reader to read, from a product, at least one of at least two pieces of information stored on the product and which concern the attribute of the latter;
an information comparator to make a comparison between the information stored in the attribute storage unit and information read from the product-related information reader;
the automatic apparatus being arranged to act in a predetermined manner when there is found a coincidence between the information as the result of comparison made in the information comparator.
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Abstract
The robotic apparatus is designed to act in a wider variety of manners, which will motivate the user of the robotic apparatus to purchase more products to the robotic apparatus. More specifically, a robotic apparatus (1) which acts autonomously recognizes a bar code (BC) or the like appended to a canned juice (100a) and acts in a predetermined manner. This is only enabled under a predetermined contract made between a product manufacturer and robotic apparatus manufacturer. The contract coverage is that the product manufacturer shall append the bar code (BC) to a specific product while the robotic apparatus manufacturer shall provide a robotic apparatus (1) which can act in a predetermined manner when having recognized the bar code (BC).
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26 Claims
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1. An automatic apparatus comprising:
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an attribute storage unit to store information on the attribute of a product;
a product-related information reader to read, from a product, at least one of at least two pieces of information stored on the product and which concern the attribute of the latter;
an information comparator to make a comparison between the information stored in the attribute storage unit and information read from the product-related information reader;
the automatic apparatus being arranged to act in a predetermined manner when there is found a coincidence between the information as the result of comparison made in the information comparator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for generating an action of an automatic apparatus, the method comprising steps of:
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reading, from a product, at least one of two pieces of information stored on the product and which concern the attribute of the latter;
making a comparison between information pre-stored in an attribute storage unit and information read in the product-related information reading step; and
allowing the automatic apparatus to act in a predetermined manner when there is found a coincidence between the information as the result of comparison made in the information comparing step. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. An information server comprising a sender to send information on the attribute of a product, cumulatively stored in an attribute storage unit included in an automatic apparatus, to a communication unit also included in the automatic apparatus;
the automatic apparatus comprising;
the attribute storage unit to store information on the attribute of a product;
a product-related information reader to read, from a product, at least one of at least two pieces of information stored on the product and which concern the attribute of the latter;
an information comparator to make a comparison between information stored in the attribute storage unit and information read from the product-related information reader; and
the communication unit to store information into the attribute storage unit. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. An information serving method in which information on the attribute of an product is sent to a communication unit included in an automatic apparatus;
- the automatic apparatus comprising;
an attribute storage unit to store information on the attribute of a product;
a product-related information reader to read, from a product, at least one of at least two pieces of information stored on the product and which concern the attribute of the latter;
an information comparator to make a comparison between information stored in the attribute storage unit and information read from the product-related information reader; and
the communication unit to store information into the attribute storage unit. - View Dependent Claims (11)
- the automatic apparatus comprising;
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12. An information server which reads attribute information sent from a communication unit included in an automatic apparatus and sends, to the communication unit, action-generation information intended to generate a predetermined action of the automatic apparatus when the read attribute information coincides with predetermined information;
- the automatic apparatus comprising;
a product-related information reader to read, from a product, at least one of two pieces of information stored on the product and which concern the attribute of the latter;
a controller to generate an action; and
the communication unit to supply the controller with information intended to generate an action of the automatic apparatus, acquire the attribute information read by the product-related information reader and send the acquired attribute information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
- the automatic apparatus comprising;
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15. An information serving method comprising steps of:
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reading attribute information sent from a communication unit included in an automatic apparatus; and
sending, to the communication unit, action-generation information intended to generate a predetermined action of the automatic apparatus when the read attribute information coincides with predetermined information;
the automatic apparatus comprising;
a product-related information reader to read, from a product, at least one of two pieces of information stored on the product and which concern the attribute of the latter;
a controller to generate an action; and
the communication unit to supply the controller with information intended to generate an action of the automatic apparatus, acquire the attribute information read by the product-related information reader and send the acquired attribute information. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A robotic apparatus of an autonomous type which acts autonomously based on an external factor and/or an internal factor, the robotic apparatus comprising:
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a memory having stored therein information on a contract made between a manufacturer or distributor of the robotic apparatus and a third party;
the robotic apparatus reading information stored on a product and which concerns at least a supply source of the product; and
the robotic apparatus generating a predetermined action or reaction when the supply source is found from the contract-related information to have made a predetermined contract with the manufacturer or distributor.
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18. A method for generating an action of an autonomous type robotic apparatus which acts autonomously based on an external factor and/or internal factor, in which:
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the robotic apparatus has a memory having stored therein information on a contract made between a manufacturer or distributor of the robotic apparatus and a third party;
the method comprising steps of;
reading information stored on a product and which concerns at least a supply source of the product; and
generating a predetermined action or reaction when the supply source is found from the contract-related information stored in the memory to have made a predetermined contract with the manufacturer or distributor.
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19. A commercial transaction system comprising:
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a robotic apparatus manager that manages a robotic apparatus so that the robotic apparatus acts or reacts when it detects predetermined information;
a product distributor that acquires the predetermined information under a contact having been made with the robotic apparatus manager, appends it to a product for sale to a user of the robotic apparatus; and
the robotic apparatus which detects the predetermined information appended to the product purchased by the user and acts or reacts in a predetermined manner based on the detected predetermined information. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A commercial transaction method in which a product distributor that sells a product makes a contract with a robotic apparatus manager that manages a robotic apparatus so that the robotic apparatus acts or reacts based on detected predetermined information;
- the product distributor acquires predetermined information under the contract and appends it to the product for sale to a user; and
the robotic apparatus detects the predetermined information appended to the purchased product and acts or reacts in a predetermined manner on the basis of the detected predetermined information. - View Dependent Claims (26)
- the product distributor acquires predetermined information under the contract and appends it to the product for sale to a user; and
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