Commodity information display apparatus and method for displaying commodity information in different forms

US9027833B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9027833-B2
Application numberUS-201414191700-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 27, 2014
Priority dateFeb 28, 2013
Publication dateMay 12, 2015
Grant dateMay 12, 2015

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In accordance with one embodiment, a commodity information display apparatus comprises an acquisition module and a display control module. The acquisition module acquires a commodity information relating to a commodity recognized through a first method in which a code symbol attached to the commodity is read and commodity information relating to a commodity recognized through a second method in which the commodity is recognized based on an appearance feature of the commodity contained in an image data captured by a camera. The display control module displays the commodity information acquired by the acquisition module on a display in such a manner that a display form of the commodity information of the commodity recognized through the first method is made different from a display form of the commodity information of the commodity recognized through the second method.

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What is claimed is: 1. A commodity information display apparatus, comprising: an acquisition module configured to acquire a commodity information relating to a commodity recognized through a first method in which a code symbol is read attached to the commodity, and a commodity information relating to a commodity recognized through a second method in which the commodity is recognized based on an appearance feature of the commodity contained in an image data captured by a camera, wh…

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What does patent US9027833B2 cover?
In accordance with one embodiment, a commodity information display apparatus comprises an acquisition module and a display control module. The acquisition module acquires a commodity information relating to a commodity recognized through a first method in which a code symbol attached to the commodity is read and commodity information relating to a commodity recognized through a second method in…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Toshiba Tec Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06Q30/0623. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue May 12 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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