Abstract: An information providing apparatus including a detection unit of at least one computer, a decision unit of the at least one computer, and a sound control circuit. The detection unit detects a position and a movement direction of a moving object in an area in which an article, corresponding to information that is provided, is disposed. The decision unit decides a direction in which the information is provided to the moving object from a relationship between the position of the moving object, the movement direction of the moving object, and a position in the area of the article. The sound control circuit controls a sound output attached to the moving object to localize a sound image according to the information in the direction decided.

Abstract: A content providing apparatus includes a selecting unit, a setting unit, and an output unit. The selecting unit selects additional information output while being superimposed on content output to a display device. The setting unit sets the additional information selected by the selecting unit in any position overlapping the content. The output unit outputs the content, for which the additional information is set by the setting unit, to the display device.

Abstract: A purchase support system includes a server including a memory storing a list of commodities and purchase conditions specified by a customer, and a first processor, and a terminal including a display, a camera acquiring an image, and a second processor transmitting the image to the server. The first processor, upon receipt of the image from the terminal, identifies commodities in the image, determines first commodities that are included in the list of commodities and are also identified in the image, generates second information indicating where the first commodities are displayed, and transmits the first and second information to the terminal, and the second processor, upon receipt of the first and second information, controls the display to display, in the image, guidance images each indicating a location of a first commodity and whether the first commodity satisfies the purchase condition.

Abstract: A point-of-purchase advertisement system includes a storage device, a user terminal, and a central server communicating with each other over a computer network. The storage device maintains a selling price master list. The user terminal includes a display screen and a processor that generates a point-of-purchase advertisement including a commodity and a display price.

Abstract: A content providing apparatus includes a selecting unit, a setting unit, and an output unit. The selecting unit selects additional information output while being superimposed on content output to a display device. The setting unit sets the additional information selected by the selecting unit in any position overlapping the content. The output unit outputs the content, for which the additional information is set by the setting unit, to the display device.

Abstract: An information providing apparatus including a detection unit of at least one computer, a decision unit of the at least one computer, and a sound control circuit. The detection unit detects a position and a movement direction of a moving object in an area in which an article, corresponding to information that is provided, is disposed. The decision unit decides a direction in which the information is provided to the moving object from a relationship between the position of the moving object, the movement direction of the moving object, and a position in the area of the article. The sound control circuit controls a sound output attached to the moving object to localize a sound image according to the information in the direction decided.

Abstract: A shopping support server comprises a communication interface through which a code of an item to be purchased is received, and a processor. The processor is configured to associate a first name with a second name, which is the name of the item to be purchased, if prior shopping lists having an item with the first name and associated with the item to be purchased satisfy a predetermined condition, and register as purchased an item in a current shopping list that has the first name.

Abstract: A point-of-sale terminal includes a storage device that stores, in association for each of a plurality of commodities that may be registered, a commodity code unique to the commodity, a commodity name, a price of the commodity, and a commodity classification to which the commodity belongs. An input device receives input of a commodity classification and a price of the commodity. A processor is programmed to perform a category-based commodity registration processing including: searching the storage device based on the commodity classification and the price input via the input device, determining at least one candidate commodity based on the search, and registering the commodity based on the commodity code stored in association of a selected one of the at least one determined candidate commodities. The processor settles the transaction based on the price associated with each commodity code of the commodity registered.

Abstract: A management apparatus according to embodiments is configured to manage a processing apparatus having an operation display. The management apparatus includes a request acquisition unit configured to receive a request for screen information used to generate an operation display, from the processing apparatus, a function acquisition unit configured to acquire from the processing apparatus function information indicating one or more functions supported by the processing apparatus, a generating unit configured to generate, based on the function information, the screen information such that a function not supported by the processing apparatus cannot be selected on the operation display, and a provision unit configured to provide the screen information generated by the generating unit to the processing apparatus.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information collecting apparatus outputs a question asking for an answer with a commodity to an output device of a user terminal. The information collecting apparatus detects a commodity which is input as an answer to the question from an input device of the user terminal. The information collecting apparatus acquires information on the detected commodity in association with information specifying a user of the user terminal.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, After a payment is completed, the notification unit notifies transaction information and a transaction code. The issuing unit issues a voucher on which a visible code representing the transaction code is printed. The creation unit creates provision information based on the notified transaction information. The created provision information is stored in the storage unit in a state of being associated with the transaction code. The reading unit optically reads the visible code that is printed on the voucher. The request unit makes a request for information provision, which is accompanied by the notification of the transaction code that is represented by the visible code. The transaction unit transmits the provision information that is stored in the state of being associated with the transmission code that is notified. The output unit outputs the provision information that is transmitted.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a shopping support server includes a merchandise list unit that lists merchandise a shopper plans to purchase; a merchandise evaluation unit that identifies merchandise listed by the merchandise list unit upon which the shopper has performed a health evaluation; a calculation unit that calculates a ratio between the merchandise listed by the merchandise list unit and merchandise identified by the merchandise evaluation unit; and a notification unit that notifies the shopper of the ratio.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable medium includes a program that is executable in a product registration server to cause the product registration server to perform a method of carrying out product registration. The method includes the steps of generating a product registration file associated with a customer ID, comparing non-acceptable ingredient IDs included in a customer record with ingredient IDs included in an ingredient record associated with a product ID, and responsive to a command to complete the product registration, transmitting data in a registered product list, and not data in a registration pending list, to a point-of-sale (POS) terminal. The registered product list includes product IDs of products having no ingredients identified by any of the non-acceptable ingredient IDs, and the registration pending list includes product IDs of products having at least one ingredient identified by one or more of the non-acceptable ingredient IDs.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable medium includes a program that is executable in a product registration server to cause the product registration server to perform a method of carrying out product registration. The method includes the steps of generating a transaction file associated with a customer ID and retrieving a customer record associated with the customer ID, the customer record including a reference ratio therein, registering products in the transaction file in response to user selections, and generating image data of a graphical user interface (GUI) indicating nutrition balance of registered products, and transmitting the generated image data to the user computing device.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a shopping support server includes a merchandise list unit that lists merchandise a shopper plans to purchase; a merchandise evaluation unit that identifies merchandise listed by the merchandise list unit upon which the shopper has performed a health evaluation; a calculation unit that calculates a ratio between the merchandise listed by the merchandise list unit and merchandise identified by the merchandise evaluation unit; and a notification unit that notifies the shopper of the ratio.

Abstract: An information distribution device includes a display unit, a reception unit, and a distribution unit. The display unit displays information of distributable full content. The reception unit receives a trial request for the distributable full content from the portable terminal. The distribution unit distributes, as trial content which is viewable within a limited physical range, the distributable full content for which the trial request is received, to the portable terminal.

Abstract: A product promoting system includes a storage unit storing data of one or more recipes, each of the one or more recipes being stored in association with at least one item for sale at a store, an operation unit located at the store and configured to receive a user input that selects a recipe from the one or more recipes, a processing unit configured to determine at least one item for sale at the store associated with the selected recipe, and an output unit configured to generate a first output including the selected recipe and a second output that encodes the at least one item for sale at the store that is determined to be associated with the selected recipe.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus comprising a main body housing an image forming unit, and a control panel mounted on the main body and including a display unit and an operation unit, the display unit being configured to display a document template and the operation unit being configured to receive a user input related to an image to be added to the document template. The image forming unit is configured to form an image including the document template and the image added to the document template.

Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, a print setting apparatus comprises an operation section and a control section. The operation section accepts the selection on the content to be printed. The control section acquires the printing attribute of the content to be printed selected with the operation section. Further, the control section indicates a print setting based on the printing attribute of the content to a printing apparatus for printing the content.

Abstract: An information distribution device includes a distribution unit, a storage unit, and a display unit. The distribution unit distributes trial content to a portable terminal. The storage unit stores history information of the trial content being distributed by the distribution unit. The display unit displays, as user selectable content, content selected based on the history information of the trial content being distributed, which is stored in the storage unit.