Abstract: A communication system for unmanned stores includes a management server and an access point connected to a communication network. In-store devices are configured to provide information to a system processing device by wireless communication via the access point and each include a first wireless controller for communicating with the access point according to certain parameters and a second wireless controller for directly communicating with the other in-store devices. A processor in an initial setup mode turns on the second wireless controller, determines whether the in-store device is a representative terminal based on information stored in a local storage unit. If the in-store device is a representative terminal, initial setting information is broadcast via the second wireless controller. The initial setting information includes the certain parameters for the other in-store devices. If not a representative terminal, the processor waits for reception of initial setting information.

Abstract: According to one example embodiment, a wireless communication device having an associated first serial code. The wireless communication device includes a receiver, a processor, and a transmitter. The wireless communication device starts up intermittently. The receiver receives a second serial code different from the first serial code from a second the wireless communication device different from the wireless communication device. The processor stores the second serial code received by the receiver in a memory, and acquires the first serial code and the second serial code from the memory. The transmitter transmits the first serial code and the second serial code.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus for configuring a first device and a second device connectable thereto includes an interface and a memory that stores: location information indicating a predetermined location at which the devices are to be installed, first information indicating an initial setting for the first device, and second information indicating an initial setting for the second device. The apparatus further includes a processor configured to, upon receipt of a first request including location information from the first device, authenticate the first device by comparing a location indicated by the location information with the predetermined location, when the authentication is successful, control the interface to transmit the first information to the first device, and upon receipt of a second request from the first device after the initial setting for the first device has been set, control the interface to transmit the second information to the first device.

Abstract: First and second laser beams having respective first and second wavelengths respectively excite palladium isotopes at a ground level to a first excited level then to a second excited level. At first and second excitation steps, palladium isotopes having an odd mass number are selectively excited to the second excited level, with the identity of the ion core state of each of the palladium isotopes retained between the first excited level and the second excited level. The first wavelength and the second wavelength are selected to allow the second excited level to be an autoionization level or, in a case where the second excited level is not the autoionization level, the first wavelength, the second wavelength, and a third wavelength are selected to excite the palladium isotopes at the second excited level to the autoionization level with a third laser beam having the third wavelength at a third excitation step.

Abstract: In an embodiment, an image recognition device includes a first communication interface that is configured to connect to a server device and a second communication interface configured to connect to a point-of-sale terminal. A first recognition unit of the image recognition device is configured to receive a captured image of a commodity and use a first learning model to recognize the commodity in the captured image by deep learning. A second recognition unit of the image recognition device is configured to receive the captured image of the commodity and use a second learning model to recognize the commodity in the captured image by deep learning. A processor of the image recognition device is configured to identify the commodity in the captured image according to recognition results from both the first recognition unit and the second recognition unit.

Abstract: According to one example embodiment, a wireless communication device having an associated first serial code. The wireless communication device includes a receiver, a processor, and a transmitter. The wireless communication device starts up intermittently. The receiver receives a second serial code different from the first serial code from a second the wireless communication device different from the wireless communication device. The processor stores the second serial code received by the receiver in a memory, and acquires the first serial code and the second serial code from the memory. The transmitter transmits the first serial code and the second serial code.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an information processing apparatus has an interface, a storage device, and a processor. The processor executes a control program stored in the storage device, to accept an image in which a prescribed area in a store has been imaged, via the interface, and detects a direction of a visual line of a person contained in the image. Further the processor determines a commodity which the person has browsed in the store, based on the direction of the visual line.

Abstract: A server for providing inventory management includes a storage device that stores: an inventory database data including an identification code of each of a plurality of commodities owned by a user, and location data corresponding to a predetermined area. A processor receives, from a portable terminal, an identification code acquired by the portable terminal and position information indicating a position of the portable terminal. The processor determines whether the position information corresponds to a position within the predetermined area. If the position information corresponds to a position within the predetermined area, the storage device updates the inventory database based on the received identification code.

Abstract: A first lane system includes a first imaging device configured to acquire first information, and one first processor configured to perform a first determination for checkout based on the first information; perform a process related to the checkout in a first checkout lane in accordance with the first determination; and cause transmission of the first information to a second lane system. The second lane system includes a second imaging device configured to acquire second information, and one second processor configured to perform a second determination for checkout based on the information; perform a process related to the checkout in the second checkout lane in accordance with the second determination; perform a third determination for checkout based on the first information; and cause a notification to the first lane system of a determination result of the third determination.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an information processing apparatus has an interface, a storage device, and a processor. The processor executes a control program stored in the storage device, to accept an image in which a prescribed area in a store has been imaged, via the interface, and detects a direction of a visual line of a person contained in the image. Further the processor determines a commodity which the person has browsed in the store, based on the direction of the visual line.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an information processing apparatus has an interface, a storage device, and a processor. The processor executes a control program stored in the storage device, to accept an image in which a prescribed area in a store has been imaged, via the interface, and detects a direction of a visual line of a person contained in the image. Further the processor determines a commodity which the person has browsed in the store, based on the direction of the visual line.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a plurality of output devices includes a communication unit, a storage unit, an intensity transmission unit, a comparison unit, and a control unit. The communication unit communicates with another output device. The storage unit stores an intensity of a host output device. The intensity transmission unit transmits the intensity of the host output device which is stored in the storage unit to the other output device through the communication unit. The comparison unit compares an intensity received from the other output device through the communication unit with the intensity of the host output device which is stored in the storage unit. The control unit controls so as to perform output based on output data when the intensity of the host output device is higher than the intensity received from the other output device as a result of the comparison performed by the comparison unit.

Abstract: First and second laser beams having respective first and second wavelengths respectively excite palladium isotopes at a ground level to a first excited level then to a second excited level. At first and second excitation steps, palladium isotopes having an odd mass number are selectively excited to the second excited level, with the identity of the ion core state of each of the palladium isotopes retained between the first excited level and the second excited level. The first wavelength and the second wavelength are selected to allow the second excited level to be an autoionization level or, in a case where the second excited level is not the autoionization level, the first wavelength, the second wavelength, and a third wavelength are selected to excite the palladium isotopes at the second excited level to the autoionization level with a third laser beam having the third wavelength at a third excitation step.

Abstract: A point-of-sale (POS) terminal having a dynamically set user interface, includes an operation unit including a display on which a user interface for operating the POS terminal is displayed, a camera by which an image of an operator of the POS terminal is captured, and a processor configured to process the captured image to identify the operator, retrieve user interface settings of the identified operator from a storage unit, and update the user interface displayed on the display of the operation unit based on the retrieved user interface settings.

Abstract: A server for providing inventory management includes a storage device that stores: an inventory database data including an identification code of each of a plurality of commodities owned by a user, and location data corresponding to a predetermined area. A processor receives, from a portable terminal, an identification code acquired by the portable terminal and position information indicating a position of the portable terminal. The processor determines whether the position information corresponds to a position within the predetermined area. If the position information corresponds to a position within the predetermined area, the storage device updates the inventory database based on the received identification code.

Abstract: A face image tracking system for a site includes a storage unit storing face images of persons that were acquired when the persons visited the site, an imaging unit configured to capture a face image of a person when the person requests deletion of a face image of the person stored in the storage unit, and a processing unit configured to extract one or more stored face images that have at least a threshold similarity to the face image of the person captured by the imaging unit, and delete one of the extracted face images from the storage unit.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an information processing apparatus has an interface, a storage device, and a processor. The processor executes a control program stored in the storage device, to accept an image in which a prescribed area in a store has been imaged, via the interface, and detects a direction of a visual line of a person contained in the image. Further the processor determines a commodity which the person has browsed in the store, based on the direction of the visual line.

Abstract: A face image tracking system for a site includes a storage unit storing face images of persons that were acquired when the persons visited the site, an imaging unit configured to capture a face image of a person when the person requests deletion of a face image of the person stored in the storage unit, and a processing unit configured to extract one or more stored face images that have at least a threshold similarity to the face image of the person captured by the imaging unit, and delete one of the extracted face images from the storage unit.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for effectively producing an N-(hetero)arylazole with high yield, which is useful as a medical or agrochemical product, an organic photoconductor material, an organic electroluminescent element material, or the like. The present invention relates to a process for producing an N-(hetero)arylazole, which includes reacting a (hetero)aryl (pseudo)halide with an NH-azole in the presence of: a catalyst including a palladium compound and a coordination compound; and a basic magnesium compound.

Abstract: In a connector, a flange portion is provided at an end portion of an electric wire fixing portion. A rib is provided on outer surface of the electric wire fixing portion. A biding band winding space is provided between an end of the rib and the flange portion. An interval therebetween has a width equal to a width of the binding band. The electric wire is fixed by the binding band wound on the binding band winding space. A band passing hole is formed between the end of the rib and the flange portion. A plurality of side ribs are symmetrically provided at both sides of the rib. The binding band is inserted through the band passing hole, in response to a volume of the electric wire or in response to a size of a radius of curvature of the electric wire led out from the connector housing.