TECHNOLOGIES FOR OBJECT RECOGNITION FOR INTERNET-OF-THINGS EDGE DEVICES

摘要

Technologies for edge device object recognition include a server and one or more edge devices in communication over a network. The server maintains an object recognition database that stores images associated with a plurality of objects. The server identifies a subset of the objects that is expected to be recognized by each of the edge devices and generates a reduced object recognition database for each edge device that includes the corresponding subset of images. Each edge device monitors for device events and, in response to a device event, performs object recognition using the corresponding reduced object recognition database. The edge device may transmit thumbnail images of unrecognized objects to the server. The edge device may be coupled to a product storage device such as a cooler or retail shelf, and device events may include sensor events such as door open or door closed events. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

主权项

1. A computing device for edge device object recognition, the computing device comprising:
object database circuitry to access an object recognition database, wherein the object recognition database includes two-dimensional images associated with a plurality of objects; reduction circuitry to (i) identify a subset of the plurality of objects based on an identity of an edge computing device, wherein each object of the subset of the plurality of objects comprises an object expected to be captured in an image by the edge computing device and (ii) generate a reduced object recognition database based on the object recognition database, wherein the reduced object recognition database includes two-dimensional images associated with the subset of the plurality of objects; and communication circuitry to transmit the reduced object recognition database to the edge computing device.