* on 2020-11-17, there were 46911 annotations and 22720 resting
* on 2020-11-17, there were 46911 annotations and 22720 resting
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== Use cases ==
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The brands taxonomy has multiple applications within OFF. Theres are:
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* Display the brands of a product, in the language requested by the user
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* Let users enter brands for a product, as they appear on the package
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* Suggests a brand to the user based on the manufacturer part of the barcode and other information;
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* Have a way to list all products of a brand
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* 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);
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* Infer brand from manufacturer code within the barcode.
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* 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;
== Taxonomy encoding ==
== Taxonomy encoding ==
An overview of the encoding used in the brands taxonomy:
An overview of the encoding used in the brands taxonomy: