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APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR MANAGING ARTICLES

  • US 20170124424A1
  • Filed: 09/09/2016
  • Published: 05/04/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for managing articles, comprising:

  • processing circuitry configured to;

    acquire a check image by capturing a shelf on which a plurality of articles are arranged and labels which are installed on a front surface of the shelf or front surfaces of the articles and include label information of a character string including one of letters, numbers, and symbols provided to manage the articles, and acquire plan data including a plurality of plan areas indicating installation positions of the labels in the shelf and the label information of the labels assigned to the respective plan areas;

    detect a character area of the character string displayed on each of the labels from the check image;

    recognize characters in the character areas;

    position and superimpose the check image and the plan data, and associate each of the character areas and each of the plan areas; and

    compare the label information of the associated plan areas and the recognition information of the associated character areas, and assign attributes to the character areas or the plan areas, each of the attributes indicating a state related to correctness or incorrectness of installation of the articles which can be obtained from matching or mismatching between the label information and the recognition information.

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