Portable Terminal Image Matching with Pre-Registered Shop Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems lack an efficient method to associate captured images of products with their corresponding shop information in real-time, making it difficult for users to identify and purchase products of interest across multiple locations.
Innovation Solution
A networked information processing system comprising a server and portable terminal that captures image information, determines the location of the product using GPS and sensors, and associates it with shop information to generate a catalog for user purchase processes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If image information is captured and processed to determine product location and associate with shop information, then user shopping experience is improved, but system complexity and processing time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an information processing server as an intermediary between the portable terminal and the shop management system. The server receives image information from the terminal, determines product locations using GPS and sensor data, associates images with shop information from the database, and returns results to the user. This intermediary handles the complex processing tasks, keeping the terminal device simple while enabling advanced functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-registers shop information and product data in a database before actual image capture occurs. When a user captures an image, the system quickly matches it against pre-existing registered information rather than creating new data structures on the fly. This preliminary preparation of data reduces real-time processing complexity and improves response speed.
2Productivity
If real-time location determination and shop association is performed, then product identification speed is improved, but processing time and computational load increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses image copying and matching techniques where the captured image is compared against pre-registered product images in the database. Instead of performing complex real-time analysis of the original image, the system creates image representations and matches them against stored copies, significantly reducing processing time while maintaining identification accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
Product images, location data, and shop information are pre-registered and stored in the database before actual product identification needs occur. When a user captures an image, the system performs quick matching against this pre-prepared data rather than creating and analyzing all data structures in real-time, thus improving speed while minimizing processing time.
Data Source
AI summary
A non-transitory computer readable medium stores a program causing a computer to execute a managing process. The managing process includes determining a location of a photo-shooting target based on photo-shooting information of image information, the image information being generated by capturing the photo-shooting target, and associating at least one shop with the captured image, with reference to location information of plural shops that has been registered in advance.