Data and catalog
Find parts by photo or QR code, with similarity-based candidates, a confidence indicator and the option to return no match.
Identifying a part without knowing its code can mean searching the catalog by hand and relying on the experience of whoever knows each item.
A visual recognition project that combines catalog images, embeddings and vector search to present candidate parts. History, feedback and abstention are built into the identification flow.
Identification starts with the catalog: each SKU needs images and information that help tell items apart. The project uses DINOv2 to represent visual features and vector search to find candidates by similarity. A photo search can return several options, while a QR code offers another path to identification.
The flow assumes that a single image may not be enough. That is why candidates, confidence and abstention are part of the experience, along with search history and feedback. A commercial deployment should assess the photos, capture conditions and differences between parts in the chosen catalog to decide when to suggest an item and when to ask for review.
FROM PROJECT TO OPERATIONS
Illustrative scenarios to picture how this work can be applied in a company’s day-to-day operations.
GROUP / Data and catalog
Choose the starting point closest to your challenge. Each offer proposes a scope of work based on the experience of this project.
Who it’s for Companies with parts and images scattered across different sources.
Prepare a subset of the catalog for visual search, defining how items are organized and how photos, codes and the attributes that help verify a match fit together.
Who it’s for Maintenance and service teams that need to search for parts by image.
Set up a photo or QR code search experience, with human review and abstention criteria suited to the catalog and the context of use.
Who it’s for Product teams that want to add identification to an existing application.
Design the integration between part identification and a system of your choice, keeping the candidates and the inconclusive-result status in the response.
We can combine offers and adapt the deliverables. Data, integrations, acceptance criteria, timeline and investment are defined in the proposal for your company.
Let’s design your scope