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).
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Publication number: 20240152978Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2021Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: NEC CorporationInventor: Rumi Ikezawa
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Publication number: 20240104546Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2020Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: NEC CorporationInventor: Rumi Ikezawa
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Publication number: 20240095710Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2020Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: NEC CorporationInventor: Rumi Ikezawa
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Publication number: 20240086960Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 25, 2020Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: NEC CorporationInventor: Rumi Ikezawa
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Publication number: 20240087427Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2020Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Rumi IKEZAWA, Manabu HIKIN
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Publication number: 20240054475Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2020Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Rumi IKEZAWA, Manabu HIKIN
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Publication number: 20240054469Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2020Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicant: NEC CorporationInventor: Rumi IKEZAWA
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Publication number: 20240054870Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2020Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Rumi IKEZAWA, Manabu HIKIN
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Publication number: 20240046237Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2020Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: NEC CorporationInventor: Rumi Ikezawa
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Publication number: 20240013186Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2020Publication date: January 11, 2024Applicant: NEC CorporationInventor: Rumi IKEZAWA
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Publication number: 20220122116Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2020Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: NEC CorporationInventor: Rumi IKEZAWA
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Patent number: 10740743Abstract: 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 informationType: GrantFiled: December 22, 2016Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Tadashi Itani, Rumi Ikezawa
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Publication number: 20170116591Abstract: 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 informationType: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2016Publication date: April 27, 2017Inventors: Tadashi ITANI, Rumi IKEZAWA
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Publication number: 20150310414Abstract: 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 toType: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2013Publication date: October 29, 2015Inventors: Tadashi ITANI, Rumi IKEZAWA
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Publication number: 20150242833Abstract: 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 informationType: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2013Publication date: August 27, 2015Inventors: Tadashi Itani, Rumi Ikezawa
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Publication number: 20150220964Abstract: 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 bType: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2013Publication date: August 6, 2015Inventors: Tadashi Itani, Rumi Ikezawa
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Publication number: 20150186862Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2013Publication date: July 2, 2015Inventors: Tadashi Itani, Rumi Ikezawa