Patents by Inventor Hidehiko NAWAI

Hidehiko NAWAI has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • UNATTENDED SHOP SYSTEM AND UNATTENDED SHOP MANAGEMENT METHOD
    Publication number: 20220215396
    Abstract: An unstaffed store system includes: a store entry checker which acquires, with a first camera, a face image of a user at a time of entry to the store and permits entry of the user to the store based on the face image at the time of entry to the store; a checkout counter which acquires, with a second camera, the face image of the user at a time of payment and allows the user to make payment based on the face image at the time of payment; and a store exit checker which, with a third camera, acquires the face image of the user at a time of exit from the store and confirms exit of the user from the store based on the face image at the time of exit from the store.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro UEKI, Masaki SHIKANAI, Mamoru NOBUE, Hidehiko NAWAI, Kouhei NISHINO, Tomohiro MATSUDA