Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and non-transitory computer readable medium

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

at least one memory storing instructions; and

at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations comprising:

determining a combination of a first product package design and a second product package design, based on input information;

generating differential information indicating a magnitude of a difference between the first product package design and the second product package design, by:

acquiring, as the differential information, a difference between a first spatial distribution formed by a plurality of feature values of the first product package design and a second spatial distribution formed by a plurality of feature values of the second product package design;

evaluating a conspicuous degree of the difference between the first product package design and the second product package design, based on the differential information, by:

determining a non-overlapping region in the first spatial distribution that does not overlap the second spatial distribution; and

determining a first image region in an image of the first product package design being associated with one or more feature values included in the non-overlapping region; and

outputting, as evaluation information indicating an evaluation result of the conspicuous degree, information indicating the first image region.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

outputting, as part of the evaluation information, information indicating that the combination is a combination having an inconspicuous difference in package design when the differential information generated for the combination indicates a difference equal to or less than a first reference value; and

outputting, as part of the evaluation information, information indicating that the combination is a combination having a conspicuous difference in package design when the differential information generated for the combination indicates a difference equal to or more than a second reference value greater than the first reference value.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

deciding, based on the differential information, a rank of a plurality of combinations of the first product package design and the second product package design; and

selecting a product to be recommended as an order product, based on the decided rank.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise

selecting the second product package design from among package designs of a product belonging to a same category as that of a product of the first product package design.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise

determining whether update of a machine learning model for product recognition is necessary according to an evaluation result, based on the differential information generated for a combination of a new product package design related to one product and a conventional product package design, of a conspicuous degree of a difference between the new product package design and the conventional product package design.

6. An information processing apparatus comprising:

at least one memory storing instructions; and

at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations comprising:

determining a combination of a first product package design and a second product package design, based on input information;

generating differential information indicating a magnitude of a difference between the first product package design and the second product package design, by:

acquiring, as the differential information, a difference between a first spatial distribution formed by a plurality of feature values of the first product package design and a second spatial distribution formed by a plurality of feature values of the second product package design;

evaluating a conspicuous degree of the difference between the first product package design and the second product package design, based on the differential information, by:

determining an overlapping region in the first spatial distribution that overlaps the second spatial distribution; and

determining a second image region in an image of the first product package design being associated with one or more feature values included in the overlapping region; and

outputting, as evaluation information indicating an evaluation result of the conspicuous degree, information indicating the second image region.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the operations further comprise:

outputting, as part of the evaluation information, information indicating that the combination is a combination having an inconspicuous difference in package design when the differential information generated for the combination indicates a difference equal to or less than a first reference value; and

outputting, as part of the evaluation information, information indicating that the combination is a combination having a conspicuous difference in package design when the differential information generated for the combination indicates a difference equal to or more than a second reference value greater than the first reference value.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the operations further comprise:

deciding, based on the differential information, a rank of a plurality of combinations of the first product package design and the second product package design; and

selecting a product to be recommended as an order product, based on the decided rank.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the operations further comprise

selecting the second product package design from among package designs of a product belonging to a same category as that of a product of the first product package design.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the operations further comprise

determining whether update of a machine learning model for product recognition is necessary according to an evaluation result, based on the differential information generated for a combination of a new product package design related to one product and a conventional product package design, of a conspicuous degree of a difference between the new product package design and the conventional product package design.

11. An information processing method performed by a computer and comprising:

determining a combination of a first product package design and a second product package design, based on input information;

generating differential information indicating a magnitude of a difference between the first product package design and the second product package design, by:

acquiring, as the differential information, a difference between a first spatial distribution formed by a plurality of feature values of the first product package design and a second spatial distribution formed by a plurality of feature values of the second product package design;

evaluating a conspicuous degree of the difference between the first product package design and the second product package design, based on the differential information by:

determining a non-overlapping region in the first spatial distribution that does not overlap the second spatial distribution; and

determining a first image region in an image of the first product package design being associated with one or more feature values included in the non-overlapping region; and

outputting, as evaluation information indicating an evaluation result of the conspicuous degree, information indicating the first image region.

12. The information processing method according to claim 11 , further comprising:

outputting, as part of the evaluation information, information indicating that the combination is a combination having an inconspicuous difference in package design when the differential information generated for the combination indicates a difference equal to or less than a first reference value; and

outputting, as part of the evaluation information, information indicating that the combination is a combination having a conspicuous difference in package design when the differential information generated for the combination indicates a difference equal to or more than a second reference value greater than the first reference value.

13. The information processing method according to claim 11 , further comprising:

deciding, based on the differential information, a rank of a plurality of combinations of the first product package design and the second product package design; and

selecting a product to be recommended as an order product, based on the decided rank.

14. The information processing method according to claim 11 , further comprising:

selecting the second product package design from among package designs of a product belonging to a same category as that of a product of the first product package design.

15. The information processing method according to claim 11 , further comprising:

determining whether update of a machine learning model for product recognition is necessary according to an evaluation result, based on the differential information generated for a combination of a new product package design related to one product and a conventional product package design, of a conspicuous degree of a difference between the new product package design and the conventional product package design.