It is possible to provide a picking assistance robot and a picking assisting system capable of assisting a worker in efficiently picking a product. A picking assistance robot includes a housing for housing a product to which an RFID tag is attached, an RFID reader including an antenna disposed at a position capable of reading of the RFID tag when the product is housed in the housing, a terminal configured to receive a picking instruction, and a mobile body containing the housing and the RFID reader and configured to move to a location where the product is arranged based on location information of the product included in the picking instruction.

In this application, a terminal transaction method and a terminal are provided and used to resolve a problem existing in the prior art that an NFC application does not match a type of a POS, and there is relatively poor user experience. The method includes: establishing, by a terminal, a near field communication NFC radio frequency connection to a point of sale POS, and starting up a first transaction; and selecting, by the terminal, a first NFC application corresponding to the POS, and performing the first transaction when a use condition of the first NFC application is already satisfied.

Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods, and computer program products for a situationally aware mobile device which can provide a user with intelligent recommendations and information regarding nearby products based on a number of data points, including, but not limited to, neural network image analysis determinations, user resource account parameters, merchant offers, resource institution offers, and device comparison statistics.

Technological advancements are disclosed that increase automation and efficiency in the operations of the computer networks, graphical user interfaces and databases for cosmetics retail displays to be responsive to retail store and customer requirements and increase performance of such systems. The system integrates information from various, often disparate and remotely located systems and databases, involved in the designing, manufacturing, producing, allocating and/or delivering components of cosmetics products retail displays to a diverse set of retail store locations. Customizations of cosmetics retail displays at various retail store locations are automated and facilitated based on cosmetics products retail sales performance at the various retail store locations. Users of such a system are provided information to more efficiently provide various services, cosmetics retail displays and components, and supply updates to such displays according to current product data, inventory and brand or manufacturer requirements.

A computing device comprises a memory and a data interface for connecting to a corresponding interface in a storage assembly. The memory comprises instructions which, on connection with the storage assembly, cause a processor of the storage assembly to: detect, using a device sensor of the storage assembly, one or more medicament delivery devices stored in the storage assembly; and display, on a display screen provided on the storage assembly, information relating to a medicament stored in the storage assembly.

The present application relates to a data transmission method for a Bluetooth card reader and an electronic device. The method includes: a CCID driver determines communication rate information corresponding to the Bluetooth card reader based on type information corresponding to the Bluetooth card reader; the CCID driver determines specific communication rate information based on card information and the communication rate information; the CCID driver carries the specific communication rate information in a communication rate confirming request and forwards, via the Bluetooth service program, the communication rate confirming request to the Bluetooth card reader for verification, where the Bluetooth card reader is connected with the Bluetooth service program via Bluetooth; and the CCID driver instructs, based on a communication rate acknowledgement response returned by the Bluetooth card reader, the Bluetooth card reader to transmit, with the specific communication rate information confirmed through the communication rate acknowledgement response, data to be transmitted.

A wearable device receives ticket information for an event and information indicating a quantity of funds allocated from an account, associated with a user of a user device, to the wearable device, and stores the ticket information and the information indicating the quantity of funds. The wearable device utilizes a wireless component to pair the wearable device and the user device, and provides, to the user device and via the wireless component, the ticket information and information indicating access privileges for the event. The wearable device generates a token for a PoS device for a charge incurred at the event during an offline transaction with the PoS device, and provides, via a NFC component, the token to the PoS device. The wearable device provides, to the user device and via the wireless component, information indicating that that the token was provided to the PoS device.

Locking device is disclosed for parcel boxes or lockers. The device comprises a user operable handle and a lock mechanism comprising a motor to rotate a pinion to move a rack attached to a handle-blocker and to a deadbolt. The handle-blocker controls transition of the user operable handle between open and closed positions due to movement of the rack, and simultaneously the deadbolt is configured to move between locking and unlocking positions. In the closed position, the handle-blocker and the handle-body have a linear connection with each other and in open position this connection is lost. The handle may be activated by tapping the handle-cover, or by using an RFID, NFC or by mobile technologies. A method to operate opening and closing a parcel box locked with the locking device allows one or more users to access the parcel box via software application paired with the device.

The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, a program, a communication apparatus, a communication method, and an information processing system that enable provision of a technology capable of easily introducing a system that performs payment for service use. Provided is an information processing apparatus including a control unit that generates a code to be read by a reading device on the basis of identification information of an IC chip of a communication apparatus upon receiving an instruction from the communication apparatus.

A roaster and method for roasting coffee beans is provided, and includes a drum that extends axially along a rotational axis, and a motor that rotates the drum about the rotational axis. A bean inlet port is located adjacent to a first end of the drum, and receives coffee beans to be introduced to the drum for roasting. A heater generates a heated gas by elevating a temperature of a gas to at least a roasting temperature, and a nozzle directs the heated gas generally toward the coffee beans within the drum while the drum is rotated by the motor. A collection bin adjacent to a second end of the drum collects the coffee beans exiting the drum after the coffee beans are roasted by the heated gas while traveling through the drum between the inlet port and the collection bin.