INFORMATION READING APPARATUS, COMMODITY SALES INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PASTED OBJECT

• US 20140166741A1
• Filed: 02/20/2014
• Published: 06/19/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Iizaka, Hitoshi
• Granted Patent: US 9,189,672 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/375
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/14 the marking being sensed by radiation
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/1404 Methods for optical code recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0207 Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2003/0208 Indicia

Abstract

According to one embodiment, an information reading apparatus includes a first image-data specifying section, a second image-data specifying section, a correspondence determining section, an information-code specifying section, and an information specifying section. The first image-data specifying section specifies, from photographed image data, first image data corresponding to an information code given to a commodity. The second image-data specifying section specifies, from the photographed image data, second image data corresponding to a pasted object pasted to the commodity. The correspondence determining section determines that the first image data and the second image data correspond to each other when the first image data is located, with respect to the second image data, in a direction specified on the basis of the second image data. The information-code specifying section specifies the information code from the first image data. The information specifying section specifies information from the second image data.

Claims

1. A pasted object on which information and an image are displayed, wherein the image includes a direction presenting image indicating a direction in which an information code corresponding to the information given to a commodity is present.

2. The pasted object according to claim 1, wherein the image includes an extending portion extending along one direction.

3. The pasted object according to claim 2, wherein width of the extending portion decreases toward the one direction.

4. The pasted object according to claim 2, wherein the extending portion includes a pointed end.

5. The pasted object according to claim 2, wherein the extending portion is formed in an arrow shape.

6. The pasted object according to claim 2, wherein the extending portion is formed in a linear shape or a belt shape.

7. The pasted object according to claim 2, wherein the image includes a surrounding portion that surrounds the information.

8. The pasted object according to claim 2, wherein the image includes a mark located apart from the information.

9. The pasted object according to claim 2, wherein, in the pasted object, a margin area is provided around at least a part of the image.

10. The pasted object according to claim 2, wherein the image includes a background portion serving as a background of the information.

11. The pasted object according to claim 2, wherein the direction is a direction along a straight line obtained by a regression analysis for the second image data.