Object Recognition Light Feedback for Error Location
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional object recognizing apparatuses struggle to clearly identify and differentiate between correctly and incorrectly recognized commodities, especially when multiple similar items are placed together, leading to inefficiencies in error specification and correction.
Innovation Solution
An object recognizing apparatus that uses a photographing device to capture images of commodities, extracts feature values, and employs a light emitting device to indicate recognition results by emitting light at the specified placing position, allowing for clear identification of errors through visible markers or colors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If conventional object recognizing apparatus displays recognized commodities on a screen, then recognition results are shown, but it is difficult to specify which commodity has been recognized in error when multiple similar commodities are placed together
Solution Approach 1:
A light emitting device is introduced as an intermediary between the object recognizing unit and the commodities. This device emits light at the specific placing position of commodities that cannot be recognized, serving as a visual mediator to convey error location information without requiring the operator to manually search through displayed images of multiple similar commodities.
Solution Approach 2:
The light emitting device uses color changes (different colors of light) to indicate different recognition states. By emitting light in specific colors at specific positions, the system provides intuitive visual feedback about which commodities have recognition errors, making it easy for operators to identify and correct errors without complex display interpretation.
2Reliability
If operator manually checks displayed recognition results to find errors, then errors can be identified, but working efficiency decreases due to time-consuming manual specification
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements immediate visual feedback by emitting light directly at the position of commodities with recognition errors. This real-time feedback mechanism eliminates the need for manual checking of displayed images, allowing operators to quickly identify and correct errors while maintaining high accuracy in error identification.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-identification of error locations through automatic light emission at problematic positions. Instead of requiring the operator to manually search through displays, the system autonomously highlights errors, freeing the operator to focus on correction rather than detection, thereby improving productivity while maintaining reliability.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances the efficiency of salesclerks by providing immediate visual feedback on correct and incorrect recognition, enabling quick identification and correction of errors, thereby improving the overall working process.
Implementation Method 1
a light emitting device to indicate recognition results by emitting light at the specified placing position
Data Source
AI summary
An object recognizing is provided, which comprises a storing unit for storing feature values of objects in each classification of plural objects, wherein the feature value is used as a reference for specifying an object, an object recognizing unit for photographing an object placed within a prescribed area with a photographing device to specify a placing position of the object from an image of the photographed object, and referring to the feature values stored in the storing unit to recognize the classification of the photographed object, and a recognition result indicating unit for making a light emitting device emit light toward the specified placing position of the object to indicate whether or not the object recognizing unit has recognized the classification of the object photographed by the photographing device.