Patent ID: 11875654
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A checkout-payment device for recognizing a merchandise item chosen by a user from those in a selling space and making checkout and payment for the merchandise item, the device comprising:
a table portion on which the user can place the merchandise item to purchase;
a touch screen display arranged opposite to the user across the table portion therebetween;
a camera device for capturing an image of the merchandise item on the table portion; and
a controller configured to perform an item recognition operation for recognizing the merchandise item to be purchased by the user based on the image of the merchandise item acquired by the camera device, and display an item recognition result on the touch screen display, the item recognition result being a result of the item recognition operation,
wherein the controller is configured to:
start a confirmation waiting time during which the controller continues to perform the item recognition operation, the confirmation waiting time including at least a time required for the user to perform an operation for confirmation of the item recognition result; and
subsequently, transition to a state in which the controller accepts instructions for payment execution provided by the user.