Classifications

• • G—PHYSICS
  • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
  • G07G—REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS
  • G07G1/00—Cash registers
  • G07G1/0036—Checkout procedures
  • G07G1/0045—Checkout procedures with a code reader for reading of an identifying code of the article to be registered, e.g. barcode reader or radio-frequency identity [RFID] reader
  • G07G1/0054—Checkout procedures with a code reader for reading of an identifying code of the article to be registered, e.g. barcode reader or radio-frequency identity [RFID] reader with control of supplementary check-parameters, e.g. weight or number of articles

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• This object is achieved by a method having the features of independent claim 1, and in particular by a method relating to the operation of self-contained image-recognizing apparatuses linked to a central location with an individual object data record on which the object data records of the apparatus are based a network can be managed centrally.
• the image-recognizing device may be a retail scale which identifies the goods to be weighed via image recognition and automatically reads the basic price of the goods from a price database, preferably an ERP system.
• the image recognition of the goods allows a user of the balance a simple operation by the scale automatically recognizes the goods and manual input of a PLU ("Price Lookup Code") can be omitted.
• PLU Price Lookup Code
• the image-recognizing device can change or modify or adapt the locally existing object data.
• This change or adaptation can be part of a continuous learning process take place during the image recognition. For example, if automatic image recognition fails and a manual automatic selection correction occurs, the image-aware device may change its local object data to improve data quality. For example, a selection of possible matches may be displayed on a display, and an operator may manually select the correct match. Based on the data of a correct assignment, the image-recognizing device can now link or calculate the data of the current product image with the object data. For example, influences of changed lighting conditions can be compensated. Thus, a continuous quality-increasing process is created, which improves the automatic image recognition rate with increasing number of product image identifications.
• object data generated on a device for example by teaching, associated with a respective object can be sent to the central location and / or, in particular via the central location, to at least one other device, in particular in the case where a high image recognition rate is associated with these object data be transmitted.
• the object data of the device with the highest detection rates can be made available to all other devices.
• the recognition rate in the image recognition can be significantly increased.
• the invention can be used very generally for optical control devices with image recognition, in particular also in production or quality assurance.

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