Patent Document ID: 9442958
Application ID: 14582225
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method, comprising: identifying, in an image, a shelf, a price tag affixed to the shelf, a first group of one or more first products resting on the shelf and positioned on a first side of the price tag, and a second group of one or more second products resting on the shelf and positioned on a second side of the price tag; identifying one or more first candidates for the one or more first products and one or more second candidates for the one or more second products; receiving information indicating expected locations for the first and the second candidates; determining, based on the expected locations and the one or more first candidates, an identity of the one or more first products; and determining, based on the expected locations and the one or more second candidates, an identity of the one or more second products, wherein identifying the one or more first candidates comprises extracting a sub-image comprising a given product from the first group, calculating a similarity value between the sub-image and a plurality of product images having respective product identifiers, and selecting the product identifiers whose respective similarity value is greater than or equal to a predefined threshold.