Patent ID: 11887373
Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 19:
20. A sales management system, comprising:
a first detection unit for:
acquiring, from a first camera installed in a store, a first image of a target location at which a merchandise display is located,
detecting from the first image a customer moving an item from the display, and
determining an extraction direction in which the customer moved the item away from the display;

a second detection unit for:
acquiring, from a second camera installed in the store, a second image of the display,
detecting movement of the item from the second image, and
determining a movement direction of the item; and

a determination unit for:
determining whether a first difference between the determined extraction and movement directions is within a first range, when a second difference between a first time at which the first device has detected the customer moving the item away from the display and a second time at which the second device has detected the movement of the item is within a second range, and
determining the item as a first item to be purchased by the customer when the first difference is determined to be within the first range.