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1247 points mangoman | 1 comments | 05 Dec 16 14:57 UTC | HN request time: 0.247s | source
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retube ◴[05 Dec 16 17:42 UTC] No.13107359[source]▶
why is "deep learning" and "computer vision" required here? Surely a RFID tag on each item would suffice?
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1. shawabawa3 ◴[05 Dec 16 18:29 UTC] No.13107865[source]▶
Presumably it works if your phone runs out of battery while in the store

When you exit it needs to match the items scanned (with RFID) to your account (using phone proximity/computer vision)