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

Claim 0:
1. A sales management system, comprising:
a plurality of cameras installed in a store and including first and second cameras;
a first device configured to:
acquire from the first camera a first image of a target location at which a merchandise display is located,
detect from the first image a customer moving an item from the display, and
determine an extraction direction in which the customer moved the item away from the display;

a second device configured to:
acquire from the second camera a second image of the display,
detect movement of the item from the second image, and
determine a movement direction of the item; and

a third device configured to:
determine 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
determine the item as a first item to be purchased by the customer when the first difference is determined to be within the first range.