Patents by Inventor Rumi Ikezawa

Rumi Ikezawa 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).

  • Publication number: 20240152978
    Abstract: A sales support system according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: at least one memory configured to store instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to: generate a purchase product list including a product registered using a portable terminal through an operation of a customer and a price based on a set price referred to for registration of the product; and update a price of a registered product included in the purchase product list to a new set price when an execution condition of a price updating process is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Rumi Ikezawa
  • Publication number: 20240104546
    Abstract: A reception unit receives an input of identification information of a store clerk. A product information acquisition unit acquires product information of a product that is purchased by a customer in accordance with the store clerk's operation. An output unit outputs settlement information for the product that includes the identification information of the store clerk, relates to payment based on the product information, and can be read by a settlement device. The settlement device reads the settlement information. The settlement device uses the read settlement information to settle the payment. The settlement device issues a receipt that includes the identification information of the store clerk included in the settlement information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Rumi Ikezawa
  • Publication number: 20240095710
    Abstract: A settlement device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: at least one memory configured to store instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to: accept a selection of one of a first process of acquiring settlement information of a commodity registered using a terminal device used by a customer and a second process of acquiring settlement information of a commodity registered by the settlement device having a registration function of registering the commodity through an operation of a customer; and perform the selected first or second process and perform settlement for a price using the acquired settlement information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Rumi Ikezawa
  • Publication number: 20240086960
    Abstract: An information processing device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: at least one memory configured to store instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to: determine whether a total amount of commodities registered on a portable terminal by an operation of a customer satisfies a coupon issuance condition for a target commodity; and notify the customer, before checkout of the commodities is completed, of the coupon issuance condition when the issuance condition is not satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2020
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Rumi Ikezawa
  • Publication number: 20240087427
    Abstract: A server apparatus receives item identification information generated based on an item from a terminal apparatus, and generates a list of items to be purchased based on the received item identification information. Also, when receiving a quantity change request of an item included in the list of items to be purchased, the server apparatus determines whether or not a subject item of the quantity change request is an item prohibited to change a quantity, and transmits information indicating that the quantity is unchangeable to the terminal apparatus when the subject item of the quantity change request is the item prohibited to change the quantity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Rumi IKEZAWA, Manabu HIKIN
  • Publication number: 20240054475
    Abstract: A server apparatus receives item identification information scanned from a code attached to an item from a mobile terminal, and creates a list of items to be purchased. At a time of a checkout, the server apparatus determines whether or not an item requiring an age confirmation is included in the list of items to be purchased, and transmits an age confirmation screen to the mobile terminal when the item requiring the age confirmation is included. The server apparatus performs the age confirmation based on age confirmation information received from the mobile terminal. When the age is successfully confirmed, a credit payment using the mobile terminal becomes possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Rumi IKEZAWA, Manabu HIKIN
  • Publication number: 20240054469
    Abstract: An acquisition unit acquires product information about a product that is purchased by a customer in accordance with the customer's or a store clerk's operation. An output unit outputs settlement information based on the product information such that the settlement information can be read by the customer's mobile terminal device. The customer's mobile terminal device then reads the settlement information from a store mobile terminal device, and uses the customer's payment information and the read settlement information to make an electronic payment via a payment server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Rumi IKEZAWA
  • Publication number: 20240054870
    Abstract: A server apparatus creates a list of items to be purchased by receiving item identification information scanned from a code attached to each item, generates checkout information based on the list of items to be purchased, and transmits the list to a mobile terminal. A checkout machine acquires the checkout information from the mobile terminal, and displays an age confirmation screen when an item requiring an age confirmation is included in the list of items to be purchased. The checkout machine completes the age confirmation when acquiring age confirmation information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Rumi IKEZAWA, Manabu HIKIN
  • Publication number: 20240046237
    Abstract: A reception unit receives a mode. The reception unit receives a customer mode or a clerk mode. If the received mode is the customer mode, an acquisition unit acquires, by an operation of a customer, commodity information about a commodity purchased by the customer. If the received mode is the clerk mode, the acquisition unit acquires, by an operation of a clerk, commodity information about the commodity purchased by a customer. An output unit outputs payment information according to the mode on the basis of the commodity information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Rumi Ikezawa
  • Publication number: 20240013186
    Abstract: A settlement device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: at least one memory configured to store instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to: accept a selection of one of a first process of acquiring settlement information of a commodity registered using a terminal device used by a customer, a second process of acquiring settlement information of a commodity registered by the self-settlement device having a registration function of registering the commodity through an operation of a customer, and a third process of acquiring settlement information of a commodity registered using a registration device that registers the commodity through an operation of a store employee; and perform the selected first, second, or third process and perform settlement for a price using the acquired settlement information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Rumi IKEZAWA
  • Publication number: 20220122116
    Abstract: A sales price management device includes an acquisition unit, a receiving unit, an update unit, a determination unit and a display changing unit. The acquisition unit receives sales price change information relating to a sales price change from a POS server which manages information on sales of commodities. The receiving unit receives, from a mobile terminal used by a customer, commodity identification information indicative of a commodity the customer intends to purchase at a store where the customer enters. The determination unit determine, on a basis of the sales price change information and a purchasing commodity list, whether or not a change of the sales price for the commodity in the purchasing commodity list is required. The display changing unit changes, on the basis of whether or not the change of the sales price is required, a display of the sales price for the commodity in the purchasing commodity list that the mobile terminal displays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Rumi IKEZAWA
  • Patent number: 10740743
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: a retaining unit that retains a product image acquired from an image capturing unit that captures an image of a product to be registered as an item to be checked out; a storage unit that stores, for each product, panel registration information including a product code, a product image, and screen layout information; a processing unit that causes a display unit to display a checkout panel screen in which each screen part enables to register each product as an item to be checked out, contains the product image, and is arranged according to screen layout information; and a processing unit that acquires a product image of an unspecified product from the image retaining unit, acquires a product code and screen layout information concerning this unspecified product, and stores the acquired product code, the acquired screen layout information, and the product image acquired from the retaining unit, in the panel information storage unit as the panel registration information
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Tadashi Itani, Rumi Ikezawa
  • Publication number: 20170116591
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: a retaining unit that retains a product image acquired from an image capturing unit that captures an image of a product to be registered as an item to be checked out; a storage unit that stores, for each product, panel registration information including a product code, a product image, and screen layout information; a processing unit that causes a display unit to display a checkout panel screen in which each screen part enables to register each product as an item to be checked out, contains the product image, and is arranged according to screen layout information; and a processing unit that acquires a product image of an unspecified product from the image retaining unit, acquires a product code and screen layout information concerning this unspecified product, and stores the acquired product code, the acquired screen layout information, and the product image acquired from the retaining unit, in the panel information storage unit as the panel registration information
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Tadashi ITANI, Rumi IKEZAWA
  • Publication number: 20150310414
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: a registration processing unit that, in response to a request for registration of a product as an item to be checked out, acquires a product code that enables identification of the product, and transaction information, each of which concerns the product serving as a target of request, and sequentially stores, in a transaction-information storage unit, the product code and the transaction information, which are acquired on a request basis, as one transaction statement record in the requested order; a display processing unit that causes a display unit to display a registration screen that presents plural items of data corresponding to plural transaction statement records stored in the transaction-information storage unit; an acquiring unit that acquires a product code and request change information corresponding to data designated on the registration screen; and a change processing unit that applies a predetermined record process using the request change information to
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Tadashi ITANI, Rumi IKEZAWA
  • Publication number: 20150242833
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: a retaining unit that retains a product image acquired from an image capturing unit that captures an image of a product to be registered as an item to be checked out; a storage unit that stores, for each product, panel registration information including a product code, a product image, and screen layout information; a processing unit that causes a display unit to display a checkout panel screen in which each screen part enables to register each product as an item to be checked out, contains the product image, and is arranged according to screen layout information; and a processing unit that acquires a product image of an unspecified product from the image retaining unit, acquires a product code and screen layout information concerning this unspecified product, and stores the acquired product code, the acquired screen layout information, and the product image acquired from the retaining unit, in the panel information storage unit as the panel registration information
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Tadashi Itani, Rumi Ikezawa
  • Publication number: 20150220964
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: a retaining unit that retains completed transaction data formed by plural statement records each including at least a product code of a product included in a completed transaction, and special sales information that enables determination as to whether a product is a limited sales product to which a limited sales price is applied; an acquiring unit that acquires a product code and special sales information, each of which concerns a candidate to be returned selected through user operation performed on an item return screen; a judging unit that judges whether a relevant statement record is contained in the retained completed transaction data and the special sales information concerning the candidate to be returned indicates a limited sales product to which a limited sales price is applied or not, the relevant statement record being a record other than a statement record including the product code and the special sales information, each of which concerns a candidate to b
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Tadashi Itani, Rumi Ikezawa
  • Publication number: 20150186862
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an image acquisition unit (104) that acquires a product image of a product which is captured by an imaging unit and is registered as a checkout target, a request transmitting unit (105) that transmits a product information request including the product image to a clerk terminal (30), and a response receiving unit (108) that receives response information including sale price information of the product which is transmitted from the clerk terminal (30) in response to the product information request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Tadashi Itani, Rumi Ikezawa