Patent application EP17172815A (EP), filed 2017-05-24
Publication number: EP3252693A1
Title: SALES DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EASILY FINDING CUSTOMER
Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a sales data processing apparatus comprises a generation module configured to generate feature information indicating features of a customer based on a captured image obtained by photographing the customer who orders an article, and a printing control module configured to print the feature information generated by the generation module on a paper to deliver the article ordered to the customer.
IPC codes: G06Q  30/    00            A I
G06Q  50/    12            A I
Claims: number: 1
text: A sales data processing apparatus, comprising:
number: 2
text: The sales data processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an attribute determination module configured to determine attribute of the customer based on the captured image, wherein
the generation module generates attribute information corresponding to the attribute of the customer determined by the attribute determination module as the feature information.
number: 3
text: The sales data processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a clothing determination module configured to determine a category of clothing the customer wears based on the captured image, wherein
the generation module generates clothing information corresponding to the category of the clothing the customer wears determined by the clothing determination module as the feature information.
number: 4
text: The sales data processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the generation module generates the feature information indicating a photography of the customer based on the captured image.
number: 5
text: The sales data processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising:
number: 6
text: A method for finding a customer, including:
number: 7
text: The method according to claim 6, further comprising determining attribute of the customer based on the captured image, and
Generating attribute information corresponding to the attribute of the customer determined as the feature information.
number: 8
text: The method according to claim 6 or 7, further comprising determining a category of clothing the customer wears based on the captured image, and generating clothing information corresponding to the category of the clothing the customer wears determined as the feature information.
number: 9
text: The method according to any one of claims 6 to 8, further comprising generating the feature information indicating a photography of the customer based on the captured image.
number: 10
text: The method according to any one of claims 6 to 9, further comprising determining a movement direction of the customer from continuous images, the continuous images being acquired from the captured image obtained by photographing the customer and generating movement information based on said determined movement direction of the customer determined from continuous images.
Office action: search_report, dated 2017-12-06
Rejection reasons: novelty_epc_54
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Final disposition: pending (2017-12-06)