IP Library Granted Patent US 12,299,188
Granted Patent B2
US 12,299,188 · App. 18/265,947 · Granted May 13, 2025

Display system, control apparatus, and control program

Inventors: Noriyasu Yamada (Tokyo, JP); Yasuhiro Misu (Tokyo, JP); Shogo Hara (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
G06F3/011G06Q30/0639G06T11/60
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Patent No.
US 12,299,188
App. No.
18/265,947
Granted
May 13, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display system includes: a first apparatus that detects a position of a person in a space in which an object is located; a second apparatus that is different from the first apparatus and detects a position of the object; and a control apparatus that displays information on a display apparatus. The control apparatus integrates information acquired from the first apparatus and related to a change in the position of the person between a predetermined point of time and a point of time different from the predetermined point of time and information acquired from the second apparatus and related to a change in the position of the object between a predetermined point of time and a point of time different from the predetermined point of time and displays integrated information on a display apparatus.

Claims (36)

1. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing instructions that, in response to the execution of the instructions by the processor, cause the processor to perform the following operations:

receive first information relating to a position of a person in a space in which an object is located, the first information including information related to a change in the position of the person between a first point in time and a second point in time different from the first point in time;

receive second information relating to a position of the object, the second information including information related to a change in the position of the object between the first point in time and the second point in time;

integrate the first information and the second information;

superimpose and display the integrated information on a display; and

display, on the display, a result of analysis obtained by analyzing at least one of the first information or the second information, wherein

the integrated information comprises information indicating that the person picked up the item when a relative distance from the position of the person to the position of the object has decreased between the first point in time and the second point in time, and indicating that the person returned the item when the distance between the person and the item has increased between the first point in time and the second point in time.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor is configured to display an amount of movement, number of times of movement, speed of movement, duration of stay of a person, or an amount of movement, number of times of movement, speed of movement, duration of existence of an object, on the display.

3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor is configured to identify a status, attribute, or behavior of a person by the first apparatus and display relevant information on the display.

4. The system according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor is configured to display coordinates or layout of the space, information related to a change in the position of the person, and information related to a change in the position of the object superimposed on one another on the display.

5. The system according to claim 4 , wherein

the processor is configured to display information related to the space superimposed on the display.

6. The system according to claim 4 , wherein

the processor is configured to switch between ON and OFF by displaying or not displaying at least one of a plurality of items of information superimposed and displayed on the display.

7. The system according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor is configured to superimpose and display changes in all items of information obtained on the display simultaneously.

8. The system according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor is configured to receive the second information from a communication apparatus that communicates with a plurality of communication tags respectively attached to a plurality of objects.

9. The system according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor is configured to receive the first information from an imaging apparatus that captures an image of a person.

10. The system according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor is configured to display information related to a change in a position of a buyer, excluding persons other than the buyer.

11. The system according to claim 1 , wherein

the second information includes information related to a change in a position of an object picked up by a hand of the person between the first point in time and the second point in time.

12. A non-transitory storage medium storing a control program that causes a computer to perform the following operations:

receive first information relating to a position of a person in a space in which an object is located, the first information including information related to a change in the position of the person between a first point in time and a second point in time different from the first point of time;

receive second information relating to a position of the object, the second information including information related to a change in the position of the object between the first point in time and the second point in time;

integrate the first information and the second information;

superimpose and display the integrated information on a display apparatus; and

display, on the display, a result of analysis obtained by analyzing at least one of the first information or the second information, wherein

the integrated information comprises information indicating that the person picked up the item when a relative distance from the position of the person to the position of the object has decreased between the first point in time and the second point in time, and indicating that the person returned the item when the distance between the person and the item has increased between the first point in time and the second point in time.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 1, 2025
From: SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: SATO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072085/0034 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 7, 2023
From: YAMADA, NORIYASU; MISU, YASUHIRO; HARA, SHOGO
To: SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 064186/0562 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-042072 · Mar 16, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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