System and method for live product report generation without annotated training data
US11037099B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 10, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jun 15, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 25, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V2201/10
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments described herein provide a method for obtaining information on product inventory and placement in a retail setting. An image including unannotated image data indicative of the retail setting is received. One or more shelves in the retail setting are determined from the unannotated image data, and the image is segmented into one or more sub-images corresponding to the one or more detected shelves. For each sub-image corresponding to a respective detected shelf, a product name is then and a number of appearances of the product name are detected using text recognition on the respective sub-image. Product inventory information and first placement information are derived based at least in part on the detected number of appearances and a shelf level corresponding to the sub-image.
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