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Produce recognition system and method including weighted rankings

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  • US 6,412,694 B1
  • Filed: 09/20/2000
  • Issued: 07/02/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of identifying a produce item comprising the steps of:

  • collecting produce data from the produce item;

    comparing the produce data to reference produce data to obtain a list of candidate identifications with first rankings based upon probability of match;

    determining weights for the candidate identifications based upon numbers of times the candidate identifications were correct identifications and were displayed in predetermined operator selection screen locations during past recognition events;

    applying the weights to the candidate identifications to obtain second rankings;

    displaying the candidate identifications in order of the second rankings; and

    recording an operator selection of one of the candidate identifications.

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