SHELF SPACE ALLOCATION MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND SHELF SPACE ALLOCATION MANAGEMENT METHOD
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Abstract
A shelf space allocation management device manages products allocated on shelves aligned in a store by use of an image captured by an imaging device. The shelf space allocation management device acquires an image including a position assumed to be changed in allocation status of each product on each shelf; it determines whether the type and the allocation status of each product reflected in the image match the predetermined type and the predetermined allocation status; then, it determines whether to execute a product allocation inspection based on the determination result. Herein, the shelf space allocation management device specifies a position at which a person conducts a behavior to cause any change in the allocation status of each product on each shelf, and therefore it may control the imaging device to capture an image including the position. It is possible to carry out a product allocation inspection for each period determined in advance depending on the type of each product, or it is possible to carry out a product allocation inspection being triggered by a customer purchasing each product.
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12. A shelf space allocation management device for managing products allocated on a shelf, the shelf space allocation management device comprising:
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a memory storing instructions; and one or more processors coupled to the memory, wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute the instructions to; acquire a first image of a plurality of products on the shelf; specify, as a first position, a position assumed to be changed in an allocation status of the plurality of products in the first image; acquire a second image covering a predetermined region based on the first position; determine whether a type and an allocation status of the plurality of products reflected in the second image match a predetermined type and a predetermined allocation status of the plurality of products, respectively; and execute a product allocation inspection based on a determination result of the allocation status. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A shelf space allocation management method for managing products allocated on a shelf, the shelf space allocation management method comprising:
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acquiring a first image of a plurality of products on the shelf; specifying, as a first position, a position assumed to be changed in an allocation status of the plurality of products in the first image; acquiring a second image covering a predetermined region based on the first position; determining whether a type and an allocation status of the plurality of products reflected in the second image match a predetermined type and a predetermined allocation status of the plurality of products, respectively; and executing a product allocation inspection based on a determination result of the allocation status. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a shelf space allocation management program causing a computer to perform a shelf space allocation management process for managing products allocated on a shelf, the shelf space allocation management process comprising:
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acquiring a first image of a plurality of products on the shelf; specifying, as a first position, a position assumed to be changed in an allocation status of the plurality of products in the first image; acquiring a second image covering a predetermined region based on the first position; determining whether a type and an allocation status of the plurality of products reflected in the second image match a predetermined type and a predetermined allocation status of the plurality of products, respectively; and executing a product allocation inspection based on a determination result of the allocation status. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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