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== Use cases ==

== Use cases ==

The brands taxonomy has multiple applications within OFF. Theres are:

The brands taxonomy has multiple applications within OFF. Theres are:

* Display the brands of a product, in the language requested by the user

*1 Display the brands of a product, in the language requested by the user

* Let users enter brands for a product, as they appear on the package

*2 Have a way to list all products of a brand

* Suggests a brand to the user based on the manufacturer part of the barcode and other information;

*3 Let users enter brands for a product, as they appear on the package

* Have a way to list all products of a brand

*4 Suggests a brand to the user based on the manufacturer part of the barcode and other information;

* Infer category and labels from brand - some brands are only used for specific products. This implies that the product category and possible labels can be implies (suggested);

*5 Infer category and labels from brand - some brands are only used for specific products. This implies that the product category and possible labels can be implies (suggested);

* Infer brand from manufacturer code within the barcode.  

*6 Infer brand from manufacturer code within the barcode.  

* Barcode/Brand quality check - if the manufacturer part of the barcode does not match the specified brand, there is an error in either of them;

*7 Barcode/Brand quality check - if the manufacturer part of the barcode does not match the specified brand, there is an error in either of them;

# Unique brand key - as the same brand (string) can exist in multiple geographic areas or within the same geographic area, there must be a way to uniquely distinguish between the various brands. Otherwise a user can not enter the correct brand (UC1), nor can we list all brands (UC2);

== Taxonomy encoding ==

== Taxonomy encoding ==