公开(公告)号：US20230169833A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-01

申请号：US17921795

申请日：2021-04-01

Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.

Inventor： Nobuyoshi MURAKAMI ,  Megumi YAMAOKA

IPC: G07G1/00 ,  G07G1/01 ,  G06Q20/40 ,  G06V40/16 ,  G06V20/64

CPC classification number: G07G1/0036 ,  G07G1/0018 ,  G07G1/01 ,  G06Q20/40145 ,  G06V40/172 ,  G06V20/64

Abstract: A checkout-payment device includes a table on which an item can be placed; a touch screen display; a camera for shooting the item on the table; and a controller configured to perform an operation for recognizing the item based on an image captured by the camera, display an item recognition result on the touch screen display, and start a confirmation waiting time during which the controller continues the item recognition operation and the user can confirm the item recognition result, followed by transitioning to a state in which the user's instructions for payment execution is acceptable.

公开(公告)号：US20230169508A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-01

申请号：US17921776

申请日：2021-04-01

Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.

Inventor： Nobuyoshi MURAKAMI ,  Megumi YAMAOKA

IPC: G06Q20/40 ,  G06V40/16 ,  G06V20/64 ,  G07G1/00 ,  G07G1/01

CPC classification number: G06Q20/40145 ,  G06Q20/407 ,  G06V20/64 ,  G06V40/172 ,  G06V40/178 ,  G07G1/01 ,  G07G1/0036

Abstract: A checkout-payment device includes a controller configured to recognize items to be purchased by a user from an image captured by a camera, make checkout and payment for the recognized items, and perform face recognition to identify the user based on an image of the user’s face captured by a second camera, wherein, upon recognition of an age-restricted item, after identifying a user, the controller performs age verification based on information on the age of the identified user to determine whether the user is subject to the age restrictions. The device also includes a touch screen display configured to display results of operations for item recognition, checkout and payment, and face recognition.

公开(公告)号：US20220188796A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-16

申请号：US17598993

申请日：2020-03-20

Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.

Inventor： Akihiro UEKI ,  Masaki SHIKANAI ,  Mamoru NOBUE ,  Kouhei NISHINO ,  Takashi KOYAMA ,  Nobuyoshi MURAKAMI ,  Hideyuki KUWANO

IPC: G06Q20/20

Abstract: A cost calculation and payment device includes: a main body provided with a placement portion on which the user places merchandise items; a first camera for capturing an image of the merchandise items placed on the placement portion; a second camera for capturing an image of a face of the user; a controller for performing a process related to cost calculation by recognizing the merchandise items in question based on a merchandise item image acquired by image capture by the first camera and to perform a process related to face authentication based on a face image acquired by image capture by the second camera; and a display for displaying a cost calculation result and a payment result acquired by the controller, wherein the display is disposed in a vicinity of the placement portion, and the second camera captures an image of the face of the user looking at the display.