Information Processing for Image-Based Age Verification of Restricted Products
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems fail to efficiently obtain age verification from customers purchasing age-restricted products, particularly in cases where estimated age meets or does not meet the sales condition.
Innovation Solution
An information processing system that estimates customer age from an image, receives product identification information, and displays age verification screens requesting age expression or proof based on the estimated age meeting or not meeting a predetermined condition.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If age verification is performed manually by store clerks, then age confirmation can be obtained, but time consumption and operational complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual age verification by store clerks with an automated image processing system. The system captures customer images, estimates age using computer vision algorithms, and automatically determines eligibility, eliminating the need for manual inspection and reducing verification time while maintaining accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service age verification where customers are automatically assessed based on their appearance. The age estimation algorithm independently evaluates customer images without requiring store clerk intervention, allowing rapid and consistent age verification for all customers.
2Productivity
If age estimation algorithms are used, then verification speed increases, but measurement precision may decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where the age estimation result is used to determine the type of verification screen displayed. If the estimated age meets the sales condition, a first verification screen is shown; if not, a second verification screen is shown. This feedback loop ensures both speed and accuracy by adapting the verification process to the estimated results.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the verification parameters based on the estimated age. Different verification screens are displayed depending on whether the estimated age meets the predetermined sales condition, allowing the system to optimize both speed and precision by adjusting the verification approach based on initial estimation results.
3Ease of operation
If automated age estimation is implemented, then operational simplicity increases, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system integrates multiple functions into a single unified platform: image capture, age estimation, sales condition determination, and verification screen display. This multi-functional approach simplifies operation by consolidating what would otherwise be separate processes into one automated workflow, while the underlying complexity is encapsulated within the integrated system.
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AI summary
An information processing 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: estimate an age of a customer from a customer image; receive input of identification information about a product; display a first age verification screen requesting the customer to express his/her age in response to the input of the identification information about an age-restricted product in a case where the estimated age of the customer meets a predetermined condition; and display a second age verification screen requesting the customer for proof of age in response to the input of the identification information about an age-restricted product in a case where the estimated age of the customer does not meet the predetermined condition.