Information processing system, and storage medium which stores information processing program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016189162-A1
Application number	US-201414584620-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 29, 2014
Priority date	Dec 29, 2014
Publication date	Jun 30, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

According to one embodiment, an information processing system includes a first interface, a first processor, a second interface, and a second processor. The first interface acquires information including face information of a visitor. The first processor stores, in a database, registered information of a member corresponding to the registered face information which was successfully authenticated with the face information of the visitor, in association with the face information of the visitor. The second interface acquires information including face information of a person of settlement. The second processor executes a settlement process by using the registered information of the member corresponding to the face information of the visitor which was successfully authenticated with the face information of the person of settlement.

First claim

1 . An information processing system comprising:
a first interface configured to acquire information including face information of a visitor; a first processor configured to execute face authentication between the face information of the visitor included in the information acquired by the first interface and registered face information of each of members registered in a membership database, and to store, in a visitor database, registered information of a member corresponding to the registered face information which was successfully authenticated with the face information of the visitor, in association with the face information of the visitor; a second interface configured to acquire information including face information of a person of settlement; and a second processor configured to execute face authentication between the face information of the person of settlement included in the information acquired by the second interface and the face information of the visitor which the visitor database stores, and to execute a settlement process by using the registered information of the member corresponding to the face information of the visitor which was successfully authenticated with the face information of the person of settlement.

2 . The information processing system of claim 1 , wherein the second processor is configured to delete from the visitor database the face information of a visitor who completed settlement and the information corresponding to the face information of the visitor.

3 . The information processing system of claim 1 , further comprising a first camera configured to photograph an image or images including a face of a visitor, and to extract face information from the photographed image or images,
wherein the first processor is configured to execute face authentication between the face information of the visitor, which was extracted from the image or images that the first camera photographed, and the registered face information.

4 . The information processing system of claim 1 , further comprising a second camera configured to photograph an image or images including a face of a person of settlement, and to extract face information from the photographed image or images,
wherein the second processor is configured to execute face authentication between the face information of the person of settlement, which was extracted from the image or images that the second camera photographed, and the registered face information.

5 . The information processing system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first information input interface configured to acquire first identification information which identifies the visitor; and a second information input interface configured to acquire second identification information which identifies the person of settlement, wherein the second processor is configured to confirm that the visitor and the person of settlement are an identical person, by collation between the first identification information and the second identification information.

6 . The information processing system of claim 5 , wherein each of the first and second information input interfaces is an interface configured to execute wireless communication, and to receive the first identification information and the second identification information from a wireless communication device by wireless communication.

7 . The information processing system of claim 5 , wherein the first information input interface is configured to acquire as the first identification information a password which the visitor inputs, and
the second information input interface is configured to acquire as the second identification information a password which the person of settlement inputs.

8 . The information processing system of claim 5 , wherein each of the first and second information input interfaces is an interface configured to acquire any biological information other than face information, and
the second processor is configured to execute biometrics authentication between the biological information of the visitor, which the first information input interface acquires, and the biological information of the person of settlement, which the second information input interface acquires.

9 . The information processing system of claim 1 , further comprising a commodity recognition unit configured to recognize a plurality of commodities, which are objects of purchase by the person of settlement, in the settlement process,
wherein the second processor is configured to make settlement for the commodities recognized by the commodity recognition unit.

10 . A computer-readable, non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon an information processing program including an information storage program and a settlement program which are executable by a computer,
the information storage program controlling the computer to execute functions of: executing face authentication between face information of a visitor, which is included in information acquired by a first interface configured to acquire information including face information of a visitor, and registered face information of each of members registered in a membership database; and storing, in a visitor database, registered information of a member corresponding to the registered face information which was successfully authenticated with the face information of the visitor, in association with the face information of the visitor, and the settlement program controlling the computer to execute functions of: executing face authentication between face information of a person of settlement, which is included in information acquired by a second interface configured to acquire information including face information of a person of settlement, and the face information of the visitor which the visitor database stores; and executing a settlement process by using the registered information of the member corresponding to the face information of the visitor which was successfully authenticated with the face information of the person of settlement.

Assignees

• Toshiba Tec Kk

Inventors

• Taira Kazuki
• Sawada Takayuki

Classifications

• G06V40/172 Primary

  Classification, e.g. identification · CPC title

• G06Q30/01 Primary

  Customer relationship services · CPC title

• G06K9/00268

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06Q20/40145

  Biometric identity checks · CPC title

• G06K9/00288

  Physics · mapped topic