Abstract: Provided is an information acquisition system including: an image capture apparatus including a camera that captures a target object to generate an image; and a control apparatus including a control unit that controls the image capture apparatus so that a plurality of images in accordance with a plurality of different environment conditions are generated and an information acquisition unit that acquires target object information input to a discriminator that identifies an object, in which the target object information includes the plurality of images or a plurality of feature amounts obtained from the plurality of images.

Abstract: The present invention provides a processing apparatus (10) including: an acquisition unit (11) acquiring a shelf image including a shelf on which a product is displayed; a retrieval unit (12) retrieving, in the shelf image, a product registered in a product database, based on an image of each of a plurality of products registered in the product database; a determination unit (13) determining existence of a difference between an image of a retrieved product in the shelf image and an image of a retrieved product registered in the product database; and a processing unit (14) notifying a product for which a difference is determined to exist.

Abstract: The present invention provides a processing apparatus (10) including a product database management unit (11) that registers a registration target product in a product database, and a special information management unit (13) that, when a similar-appearance product being similar in appearance to the registration target product at a predetermined level or more is registered in the product database, registers both the registration target product and the similar-appearance product as first processing target products requiring first processing, and registers information associating the registration target product and the similar-appearance product.

Abstract: The present invention provides a processing apparatus (10) including: a web product image acquisition unit (11) acquiring a web product image publicly available in a web page determined based on a predetermined search condition; a product identification information acquisition unit (12) acquiring product identification information of a product indicated by the web product image; and a registration unit (13) registering the web product image and the product identification information in association with each other in a product database.

Abstract: Provided is an image recognition system that can easily perform image recognition on a side face of an item. An image recognition system according to one example embodiment of the present invention includes: a placement stage used for placing an item below an image capture device provided so as to perform capturing of a downward direction; a support structure configured to support the item at a predetermined angle relative to a top face of the placement stage; and an image recognition apparatus that identifies the item by performing image recognition on an image of the item acquired by the image capture device.

Abstract: Provided is a technology for recording effective data, as a result of inspection on a to-be-inspected object. This inspection assistance device is provided with: a reception unit that receives information about a to-be-inspected object; an acquisition unit that acquires image data captured by an imaging device; and a recording control unit that, in the case when the imaging time of the image data falls within a prescribed time range based on the time at which the information was received being set as a reference, and when the to-be-inspected object indicated by the received information coincides with the to-be-inspected object recognized from the image data, records the information pertaining to the result of inspection on the to-be-inspected object and the information about the to-be-inspected object in association with each other.

Abstract: Provided is an image recognition system that can easily perform image recognition on a side face of an item. An image recognition system according to one example embodiment of the present invention includes: a placement stage used for placing an item below an image capture device provided so as to perform capturing of a downward direction; a support structure configured to support the item at a predetermined angle relative to a top face of the placement stage; and an image recognition apparatus that identifies the item by performing image recognition on an image of the item acquired by the image capture device.

Abstract: A sales management system (1) is configured to include an image processing unit (110) and an output unit (130). The image processing unit (110) identifies, based on an image of a purchase product, the product and a package design of the product. The output unit (130) outputs sales performance information by package design of the product, based on an identification result of the product and the package design of the product.

Abstract: A manufacturing management device 100 includes an acquisition unit 121 that acquires unique information of a product from a captured image of the product captured in a manufacturing step included in a manufacturing process of the product, and acquires operation information representing an operation of a person who performs a manufacturing work on the product in the manufacturing step, and an association unit 122 that sores the acquired unique information of the product and the acquired operation information in association with each other.

Abstract: This invention provides a processing apparatus (10) including an image acquisition unit (11) that acquires an appearance image of each of a plurality of products, a sales-related information acquisition unit (12) that acquires sales-related information concerning the sales details of each of the plurality of products, a registration unit (13) that stores product identification information of each of the plurality of products, the sales-related information, and the appearance image in a storage unit (14) in association with each other, and an output unit (16) that arranges a plurality of appearance images associated with the identical product identification information in a predetermined order, based on the sales-related information, and outputs the plurality of arranged appearance images.

Abstract: This invention provides a processing apparatus (10) including a container identification score computation unit (11) that computes an identification score of a container for a product, based on an image to be processed containing the product, a product identification score computation unit (12) that computes an identification score of the product, based on the image to be processed, and a first identification unit (13) that decides identification information of the product, based on the computed identification score of the container and the computed identification score of the product.

Abstract: The present invention provides a processing apparatus (10) including: an object area determination unit (11) that estimates an area within an image where an object is located; an appearance product determination unit (12) that determines product identification information of the object, based on an appearance feature of the object; a code area determination unit (13) that estimates an area within the image where a code is located; a code product determination unit (14) that determines product identification information indicated by the code; a correlation unit (15) that determines a pair of the object and the code in which areas estimated to be located within the image overlap each other; and a determination unit (16) that determines product identification information of a product included in the image, based on the product identification information determined by the appearance product determination unit (12), the product identification information determined by the code product determination unit (14), and

Abstract: A teaching data extending device includes: a relationship acquiring unit that obtains a relationship between a plurality of features included in each of a plurality of teaching data; a feature selecting unit that selects any one or more of the plurality of features based on the relationship; and a teaching data extending unit that generates, for one or more teaching data, new teaching data in which a value of the feature selected by the feature selecting unit is replaced with a value of the feature in another teaching data classified in a same class.

Abstract: Provided is an information acquisition system including: an image capture apparatus including a camera that captures a target object to generate an image; and a control apparatus including a control unit that controls the image capture apparatus so that a plurality of images in accordance with a plurality of different environment conditions are generated and an information acquisition unit that acquires target object information input to a discriminator that identifies an object, in which the target object information includes the plurality of images or a plurality of feature amounts obtained from the plurality of images.

Abstract: Provided is an inspection assistance device which includes: a first acquisition unit that acquires first data which is image data used to acquire results of inspection on a to-be-inspected object; a second acquisition unit that acquires second data that is different in type from the first data and is used to acquire results of inspection on the to-be-inspected object; and a display control unit that causes a display unit to display a result of comparison between first inspection result information pertaining to the inspection results based on the acquired first data and second inspection result information pertaining to the inspection results based on the acquired second data in such a manner as to be superimposed on an image in which the inspected object is displayed.

Abstract: An object identification device includes: at least one memory configured to store instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to: compare a captured image against a plurality of identification images for identifying objects; and determine, after the comparison result indicates that a plurality of objects are included in the captured image, whether or not the plurality of objects are same objects, based on a first parameter indicating a geometric relation between the identification images and a second parameter indicating a geometric relation between identification image related to each identified object and the captured image.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods and systems for detecting counterfeit of a personal object, comprising, analyzing one or more images depicting a personal object to identify one or more wearing marks in the personal object induced by one or more wearing conditions, generating a wearing pattern comprising the one or more wearing marks, comparing between the wearing pattern and one or more previous wearing patterns created for the personal object based on past images of the personal object, and determining whether the personal object is genuine or counterfeit based on the comparison.

Abstract: Provided is a technology to identify the number of objects to be identified for each packaging unit with a high degree of accuracy. This object identification device comprises: a comparison unit which compares a captured image with an identification image for identifying objects; and a determination means which, if a plurality of objects are identified as being contained within the captured image, determines whether the plurality of identified objects are articles bundled together in accordance with predetermined conditions, based on a first parameter which represents the geometrical relationship between a first position in a first space, and a second position corresponding to the first position in a second space which represents the image space if the plurality of articles represented by the identification image are bundled together, and a second parameter which represents the geometrical relationship between the first position and a third relationship corresponding to the first position.

Abstract: The information processing apparatus (2000) includes a feature point detection unit (2020), a determination unit (2040), an extraction unit (2060), and a comparison unit (2080). A feature point detection unit (2020) detects a plurality of feature points from the query image. The determination unit (2040) determines, for each feature point, one or more object images estimated to include the feature point. The extraction unit (2060) extracts an object region estimated to include the object in the query image in association with the object image of the object estimated to be included in the object region, on the basis of the result of the determination. The comparison unit (2080) cross-checks the object region with the object image associated with the object region and determines an object included in the object region.

Abstract: According to the some non-limiting embodiments, there is provided an information processing apparatus including a display control unit 13 that causes a display provided on a surface on which an object is placed, to display a first image including a predetermined display element, and a conversion rule generation unit 15 that acquires a second image generated by an imaging apparatus having an imaging range including the display and generates a conversion rule for converting coordinates in the image of the imaging apparatus into coordinates in the display, by using a detection result of the display element in the second image.