| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image recognition system for inventory control and marketing which effectively enhances the efficiency of inventory control and also assists a customer in shopping easily.SOLUTION: An image recognition system according to the present invention captures images in which plural articles are photographed, collates these articles with article information stored in a database, and searches for, separates, and recognizes each article in the images by utilizing an image recognition technique. When matching results between articles and the article information in the database are found by the collation, the information of the matched articles is stored in database entries, and thus the database entries are extended by additional update of new information. The image recognition system is also able to detect the current position of a user device and display article information on the user device, and further display a map showing the actual position of each article and route information from the user's current position to the actual positions of articles on the user device. The user is also able to capture an image of an article to obtain the information of the article and a map indicating the position of the article. |
