9. AI Image Recognition
With Scanlily’s AI Image Recognition tool, you can quickly create an inventory of individual items or everything contained in a storage box or a bookshelf with just a few pictures.
Step 1: Start adding the item(s)
You can get started by first scanning a Scanlily QR with the Scan button from any page:
This will begin by associating that QR code with the item you are about to create. This is the most efficient if you know you will be using QR codes.
Or you can select the Camera+ button:
This will begin the process without a QR code associated with the item. You can then complete item creation and attach the QR code later.
Step 2: Select what kind of item and how many from one pic. Add image.
After this step you will be presented with several options:
The "AI Image Recognition" options will be checked by default. Unchecking it will send you down a manual process of adding the items and images.
Clicking any of these buttons will display a screen in camera mode where you can take a photo or select from the phone's gallery. On the web version, you can upload an image file.
Step 3: Review draft
If you are in more than a simple view of the system, you'll then be presented with a screen with three options:
"Add another photo for this item" -
This allows taking additional photos of the item to send to AI. Adding images may help the AI better explain it, although it does a good job with one image.
"Add a new item" -
This allows adding another item before reviewing the drafts of all the items. This might be useful in a production environment where many photos are taken by one person and they are reviewed by another later.
"Review draft" -
This takes you to the next step of AI creating draft content and presenting it for your review.
The draft that AI presents will show AI-generated text for fields proposed by AI. Fields you are already using will be checked by default. You can keep it checked to accept the AI wording or you can uncheck to not accept the AI-proposed wording (you can add it yourself on the next screen). AI-proposed fields you are not yet using in the system will remain unchecked. If you would like this additional level of description, then check the box. You can change all of this on the next screen.
Select Remove to delete the item altogether. Select Regenerate for AI to propose new text, or select Approve to create the item.
Step 4: View and update item
You'll then see the Item page where you can edit and change the content. The QR code you scanned at the beginning of the process will be shown in the "ID" field. The Attachments section allows you to attach documents, audio recordings, notes etc.
If you did not start the process by scanning a QR code, then you can click on the scan symbol to the right of the ID field to scan and attach a QR code.
Adding Multiple Item from One Image with AI
Scanlily can recognize multiple items in an image and create individual item records for each item. To do this, begin the process of creating an image by selecting either the Camera+ or Scan icon from any page:
You will be presented with a popup. Select "Add multiple items from same image".
You will then be presented with further options:
"Add items without a container" - This will recognize multiple items from the image and place them into your item list for review.
"Add items to an existing container" - This will recognize multiple items and put them into a container of your choosing. This will help with organizing them and help you review them.
"Create a container and add items to it" - This will use your initial image (a photo you take or image you upload), recognize what kind of container it is (for example, a bookshelf), and then further recognize the items in that container and place the individual items into the container
For example, the following image taken down these paths would automatically recognize the books:
Then it would populate them as drafts into either your container or your item list page. For best results, you would then select each of the draft items one by one and approve each individually. Individually approving each would allow you to efficiently check the AI's work. Alternatively, you could approve all of them at once by selecting "Approve All".
Refine with AI
At any time on any item page that has images, you can have AI recommend changes and updates.
If you want to have AI take another try at suggesting content, then click on the bottom right menu and select "Refine with AI".
