Download - Count Things with a Camera!
PowerPoint Presentation
How Many Rebar Are In This Truck?1
Questions to ask the audience:
How many rebar are in this truck?How long it will take to count?How many people are needed to count them?If multiple people count the piles and get different results, how do you know which one is the correct result?
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Problems with manual counting
Benefits of using apps that count from photos
How the CountThings Apps work
Overcoming limitations
Getting startedOverview2
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Error prone
Impossible to verify and document count
Tedious and time consuming
Correcting mistakes requires re-countingProblems with Manual Counting3
No way to identify mistakes.
Impossible to identify items that were counted twice or items that were not counted.
When re-counting and getting different results, there is no way to know which count is correct and which one is incorrect
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Play Video4
Apps that Count from Photos5
Remind audience that this is the stack of rebar shown on first slide
Respond to their guesses of how many point out the actual count
Acknowledge the person in the audience with the best answer
Mention that they were guessing, but with this software, the actual count can be viewed, verified, and documented.
Image is from window PC version, IOS and Android version screens look diferent5
Zoom-in to See More Details6
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Zoom-in to See even More Details7
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Counting Logs8
Logs: 58 8
Counting Pipes9
Counting results: 2054 pipes9
Counting Rods10
Rods: 11510
Counting Layers
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Counting results: 261 sheets
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Counting Other Items12
Screws: 8412
Accuracy
Verification of counting results
Documentation of the actual count
Fast and easy corrections
Major time + cost savingsBenefits of Using CountingThings Apps13
Pictures with numbered tags confirm counting accuracy
If something is wrong you can point to it (it is visibly identifiable)
No need to re-count in order to correct mistakes;just add missing tags or delete erroneous tags
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How the CountingThingsApps Work
How the CountingThings family of apps works
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Using the CountingThings apps
Automated counting technology
Improving accuracy and speedOverview15
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Automated counting stageUser takes picture and presses CountApp annotates photo with numbered tags
Review stageAdd or delete tag with single tap
After countingSave the resultsIntegrate with other systems Using the CountingThings Apps16
CountingThings website has short videos on learning to use the apps
Additionally, after counting you can also export additional data like operator name , customer name, or ship to, PO number, batch number etc.
The additional data to be exported is filled in by an operator, using a form created ahead of time, during the initial setup.(currently available on Windows PC version of the apps only)
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Using the Counting Apps17
This screenshot matches iOS and Android version17
Computer Vision
Image Processing
Machine LearningThe Technology of Automated Counting18
Done with mathematics, geometry, statistics, and algorithms
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Use Case Variations19
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Standard configuration comes with all apps
Contain information specific to each type of object
Created by applying complex math to a large set of relevant photos
Can be tailored to specific use-cases
Counting Configurations20
Each image can have many different types of things that can be counted.
The Counting Configuration tells the app what to count.
The Counting Configuration is created by applying complex mathematics to a large set of photos that contain piles/stacks/collections of objects of a given type.
Custom Configurations can be created for cases that the standard configurations do not work for.20
Use Case Variations21
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Size Variations
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Tweaks the Counting Configuration to help the apps:Identify items fasterYield more accurate counts
Aids object recognition by defining an objects possible maximum and minimum size
Is user-adjustable
Counting Calibrations23
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Size Variations24
Typically, a given company has only a few types of items and sizes to be counted so only a limited number of Counting Configurations and Calibrations are needed for optimal results
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Initial setup needed to ensure optimal configuration
Poor configurations yield slow or inaccurate counts
Counting Configuration currently available only for limited types of objects
Limitations25
Initial setup includes selection and setting-up of counting configuration and counting calibration
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Initial setup is required for optimal configurations and calibrations
Support is available to help with the initial setup at no cost
Initial setup requires a sufficient number of sample photos typical of what needs to be counted
Once initial setup is done, counting is fast and accurate
Overcoming Limitations26
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Go to https://CountingThings.com
Choose the app thats right for you based on:The type of object you want to countYour platform
Watch our Learn to use the app video
Download the app for free(counts up to 10 items)How to Get Started with CountingThings Apps27
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Contact us to request:
A time-limited free trial use of the app with no count limit
A demo of the app in a virtual meeting(using your sample photos)
Help setting up the app
A Custom Counting Configuration optimized to your use-case(Requires a sufficient number of sample photos typical of what you need to count)Come Up-to-Speed with Your App28
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Thank You!Dynamic Ventures, Inc., d/b/aCountingThings Copyright 2016. All Rights Reserved.
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