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A program that parses an arbitrary shelf label and then displays a large-print normalized representation (like the nutrition label) would be valuable.

by gumby 2y ago

ChrisGranger 2y ago
Like Firefox's Reader View for real life.
- 93po 2y ago
  can i please also have ublock for real life, i am so tired of outdoor advertising, it's basically the only place i see ads now
  - 6510 2y ago
    vandalism as a service
    - 93po 2y ago
      i live in houston which was just hit by a hurricane - one of the upsides being most of the billboards have been shredded, which is a nice improvement over mind polluting ads thanks hurricane beryl
      - gumby 2y ago
        The ban* on billboards on Interstate highways was thanks to a famous Texan, Lady Bird Johnson. * The few you do still see today are legacy billboards that date from when the legislation was passed, around 1965.
  - adamomada 2y ago
    Imho this is going to be the killer app for Vision headset type devices when they get cheap and available: An AI powered uBlock Origin that can recognize logos and advertising and blank them out.
- gumby 2y ago
  Exactly.
arnonejoe 2y ago
that is an awesome idea.
whynotmaybe 2y ago
The Yuka app can scan the barcode and shows whether the food or cosmetic you scanned is good for you or not. https://yuka.io/en/ https://yuka.io/en/
fy20 2y ago
This is idea behind GS1 Digital Link [0], basically QR codes to replace barcodes. The QR code will contain a URL which when scanned provides product information to the consumer. The format of the URL is defined by the standard, so it can contain the EAN for the POS as well as additional data such as expiry date. Almost all 'barcode' scanners in use today can read QR codes so it just needs a software change on the POS. https://digital-link.com/gs1-digital-link/ https://digital-link.com/gs1-digital-link/
- gumby 2y ago
  An important part of my suggestion was the normalized output, not the advertising data the mfr provides. The nutrition labels are pretty good (though sometimes the serving size is bogus — that should be normalized by the program). Also the unit cost (price per oz or whatever) is manipulated by the seller or mfr, and that should be usefully normalized too.

A program that parses an arbitrary shelf label and then displays a large-print normalized representation (like the nutrition label) would be valuable.

by gumby 2y ago

A program that parses an arbitrary shelf label and then displays a large-print normalized representation (like the nutrition label) would be valuable.

ChrisGranger 2y ago

Like Firefox's Reader View for real life.

93po 2y ago
can i please also have ublock for real life, i am so tired of outdoor advertising, it's basically the only place i see ads now
- 6510 2y ago
  vandalism as a service
  - 93po 2y ago
    i live in houston which was just hit by a hurricane - one of the upsides being most of the billboards have been shredded, which is a nice improvement over mind polluting ads thanks hurricane beryl
    - gumby 2y ago
      The ban* on billboards on Interstate highways was thanks to a famous Texan, Lady Bird Johnson. * The few you do still see today are legacy billboards that date from when the legislation was passed, around 1965.
- adamomada 2y ago
  Imho this is going to be the killer app for Vision headset type devices when they get cheap and available: An AI powered uBlock Origin that can recognize logos and advertising and blank them out.
gumby 2y ago
Exactly.

arnonejoe 2y ago

that is an awesome idea.

whynotmaybe 2y ago

The Yuka app can scan the barcode and shows whether the food or cosmetic you scanned is good for you or not. https://yuka.io/en/ https://yuka.io/en/

fy20 2y ago

This is idea behind GS1 Digital Link [0], basically QR codes to replace barcodes. The QR code will contain a URL which when scanned provides product information to the consumer. The format of the URL is defined by the standard, so it can contain the EAN for the POS as well as additional data such as expiry date. Almost all 'barcode' scanners in use today can read QR codes so it just needs a software change on the POS. https://digital-link.com/gs1-digital-link/ https://digital-link.com/gs1-digital-link/

gumby 2y ago
An important part of my suggestion was the normalized output, not the advertising data the mfr provides. The nutrition labels are pretty good (though sometimes the serving size is bogus — that should be normalized by the program). Also the unit cost (price per oz or whatever) is manipulated by the seller or mfr, and that should be usefully normalized too.