Patents by Inventor Satoshi Wakebe

Satoshi Wakebe 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).

  • Patent number: 8805092
    Abstract: A store system includes a reading unit that includes an image acquiring unit and an image output unit, and a sales registration apparatus that includes a similar image detection unit and a sales registration unit. The image acquiring unit acquires an image that is captured by an image capturing unit. The image output unit outputs the acquired image. The similar image detection unit detects an image of a product that is similar to at least a portion of the output image by referencing product management information in which information relating to sales registration of a product and an image of the product are associated for each product. The sales registration unit registers sales of a product based on information relating to the sales registration associated with the image of the detected product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Satoshi Wakebe
  • Publication number: 20130297433
    Abstract: A store system includes a reading unit that includes an image acquiring unit and an image output unit, and a sales registration apparatus that includes a similar image detection unit and a sales registration unit. The image acquiring unit acquires an image that is captured by an image capturing unit. The image output unit outputs the acquired image. The similar image detection unit detects an image of a product that is similar to at least a portion of the output image by referencing product management information in which information relating to sales registration of a product and an image of the product are associated for each product. The sales registration unit registers sales of a product based on information relating to the sales registration associated with the image of the detected product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventor: Satoshi Wakebe
  • Patent number: 8503795
    Abstract: A store system includes a reading unit that includes an image acquiring unit and an image output unit, and a sales registration apparatus that includes a similar image detection unit and a sales registration unit. The image acquiring unit acquires an image that is captured by an image capturing unit. The image output unit outputs the acquired image. The similar image detection unit detects an image of a product that is similar to at least a portion of the output image by referencing product management information in which information relating to sales registration of a product and an image of the product are associated for each product. The sales registration unit registers sales of a product based on information relating to the sales registration associated with the image of the detected product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Satoshi Wakebe
  • Publication number: 20120048923
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a reading apparatus includes: an image capturing section configured to capture an image picked up by an image pickup section; a reading section configured to read, from the captured image, an object set in advance and related to the start of reading processing for a commodity and information related to the commodity; and a mode switching section configured to switch, according to the reading of the object, an operation mode from a first mode related to the reading of the object to a second mode related to the reading processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Satoshi Wakebe
  • Publication number: 20120051586
    Abstract: A store system includes a reading unit that includes an image acquiring unit and an image output unit, and a sales registration apparatus that includes a similar image detection unit and a sales registration unit. The image acquiring unit acquires an image that is captured by an image capturing unit. The image output unit outputs the acquired image. The similar image detection unit detects an image of a product that is similar to at least a portion of the output image by referencing product management information in which information relating to sales registration of a product and an image of the product are associated for each product. The sales registration unit registers sales of a product based on information relating to the sales registration associated with the image of the detected product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Satoshi Wakebe
  • Publication number: 20120054052
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a store system includes: a reading apparatus including: an image capturing section configured to capture a picked-up image; a code reading section configured to detect a code symbol represented on a commodity included in the captured image and read code information corresponding to the code symbol; and an output section configured to output the read code information; and a sales registration apparatus including: a sales registering section configured to register, referring to commodity registration information, sales of the commodity specified by the output code information; an acquiring section configured to acquire, if information related to the output code information is unregistered in the commodity registration information, an image of the commodity from which the unregistered code information is read; and a provisional registration section configured to provisionally register the image of the commodity in the commodity registration information in association with the unregis
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Satoshi Wakebe