APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR MANAGING ARTICLES
First Claim
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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Abstract
According to one embodiment, processing circuitry of an apparatus for managing articles acquires a check image by capturing labels including label information of a character string. The processing circuitry also acquires 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 each of the plan areas. The processing circuitry detects a character area of the character string displayed on each of the labels from the check image and recognizes characters in the character areas. The processing circuitry positions and superimposes the check image and the plan data and associates the character areas and the plan areas. The processing circuitry compares the label information of the associated plan areas and the recognition information of the character areas and assigns attributes to the character areas or the plan areas.
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12 Claims
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1. An apparatus for managing articles, comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for managing articles, comprising:
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acquiring 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 acquiring 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 plan areas, respectively; detecting a character area of the character string displayed on each of the labels from the check image; recognizing characters in the character areas; positioning and superimposing the check image and the plan data and associating each of the character areas and each of the plan areas; and comparing the label information of the associated plan areas and the recognition information of the associated character areas and assigning attributes to the character areas or the plan areas, wherein each of the attributes indicates 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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12. A non-transitory program stored in a computer readable medium, causing a computer to perform a method for managing articles, the method comprising:
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acquiring 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 acquiring 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 plan areas, respectively; detecting a character area of the character string displayed on each of the labels from the check image; recognizing characters in the character areas; positioning and superimposing the check image and the plan data and associating each of the character areas and each of the plan areas; and comparing the label information of the associated plan areas and the recognition information of the associated character areas and assigning attributes to the character areas or the plan areas, wherein each of the attributes indicates 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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