Object type identifying apparatus, object type identifying method, and recording medium
Provided is an object type identifying apparatus that is capable of correctly identifying the types of objects held in a hand of a person. This object type identifying apparatus is provided with: a memory storing instructions; a storage device storing information indicating a type of an object at a position of each object; and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to: acquire a position of an object; determine whether an object is picked up or an object is placed, based on sensor information; when determined that an object is picked up, identify a type of the picked-up object, based on the position of the object acquired and information stored in the storage device; and when determined that an object is placed, update information stored in the storage device, using an image captured by a camera that captures arrangement of each object from a front side.
1. An object identifying apparatus comprising:
one or more memories configured to store instructions; and
one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to:
store display information in which a position of an object is associated with a count and a type of the object;
determine whether an object is picked up or an object is placed, based on sensor information acquired by one or more sensors;
identify the type of the object picked up or placed, based on the sensor information; and
when the count of the object at a picked-up position becomes zero, or when the type of the object at the position is changed, update the stored information.
2. The object identifying apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors are image sensors.
3. The object identifying apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the one or more processors are further configured to execute the instructions to:
based on the determination that the object is placed on a different position within a predetermined range, update the stored position to the different position.
4. The object identifying apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor information is based on a pressure sensor provided at a place where an object is placed.
5. An object identifying method comprising:
storing display information in which a position of an object is associated with a count and a type of the object;
determining whether an object is picked up or an object is placed, based on sensor information acquired by one or more sensors;
identifying the type of the object picked up or placed, based on the sensor information; and
when the count of the object at a picked-up position becomes zero, or when the type of the object at the position is changed, updating the stored information.
6. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing an object identifying program that causes a computer to execute:
storing display information in which a position of an object is associated with a count and a type of the object;
determining whether an object is picked up or an object is placed, based on sensor information acquired by one or more sensors;
identifying the type of the object picked up or placed, based on the sensor information; and
when the count of the object at a picked-up position becomes zero, or when the type of the object at the position is changed, updating the stored information.