Using price in visual product recognition

• Main Authors: Adato, Yair, Cohen, Daniel Shimon, Mhabary, Ziv, Eisenschtat, Aviv
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 11.02.2020
• Subjects: ALARM SYSTEMS; CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRICITY; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS; IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; PHYSICS; PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECOGNITION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; SIGNALLING; SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

A system for processing images captured in a retail store and differentiating between products with similar visual appearances is provided. The system may comprise at least one processor configured to receive at least one image depicting a store shelf having a product displayed thereon, analyze the at least one image to detect the product, determine that the detected product is either a first type of product or a second type of product, analyze the at least one image to determine a price associated with the detected product, determine that the detected product is of the first type of product when the determined price falls within a first price range associated with the first type of product, and determine that the detected product is of the second type of product when the determined price falls within a second price range associated with the second type of product.