Patent ID: 11922391
Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  A  B | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. An article deduction apparatus comprising:
a memory storing instructions; and
a processor configured to execute the instructions to:
acquire weight change data being data based on a change in a detected value of a weight sensor provided on a shelf on which a plurality of articles can be placed and movement data, detected by a depth sensor, indicating a movement of a hand of a person positioned in a shelf-front space being a space in front of the shelf;
determine, by using a height of the hand detected by the depth sensor, that the person reached out to a position of the shelf where the change is detected in the weight change data; and
output, to a terminal of the person, article determination information of the article deduced to be taken out by the hand, by using the weight change data and the movement data.