Item location display device, item search system, and item location notification method
The item location display device addresses the challenge of obscured items in warehouses by using image processing and occlusion recognition to provide clear visual cues for item location, enhancing search efficiency.
JP2026109361APending Publication Date: 2026-07-01CANON KK
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- CANON KK
- Filing Date
- 2024-12-19
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-01
AI Technical Summary
Technical Problem
Existing systems fail to accurately determine the location of items within a stack when they are obscured by other items, making it difficult for workers to find them efficiently in warehouses.
Method used
An item location display device that uses image acquisition, self-position estimation, map creation, and occlusion recognition to visually display the location of a searched item, adjusting the display based on obstructions.
Benefits of technology
Enables workers to intuitively and accurately locate obscured items in warehouses, reducing search time and errors by providing clear, adjusted visual cues.
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Abstract
In warehouses and other workplaces where goods are stacked, if a searched item is obscured by other items and cannot be seen, the information about that item is displayed in a visually and intuitively easy-to-understand manner. [Solution] The item location display device acquires an image and displays the location of the item being searched on the image. The item location display device comprises a map creation unit that creates a map from an image, a self-position estimation unit that estimates its own position on the map from the image, an item location acquisition unit that acquires the position of an item from item information, a display position calculation unit that calculates the display position of the item on the image, an item recognition unit that recognizes the occlusion relationship of the item being searched on the image, and an item display switching unit that switches the display on the image when the item recognition unit recognizes that there is an occluding item that is blocking the item being searched.
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