Methods and apparatus for recognizing produce category, organic type, and bag type in an image using a concurrent neural network model

An apparatus comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor operatively coupled to the memory, the processor configured to:
• generate a plurality of simulated images of produce based on a plurality of images of produce;
• associate each image of produce from the plurality of images of produce and each simulated image of produce from the plurality of simulated images of produce with a category indicator from a plurality of category indicators for that image, an organic type indicator from a plurality of organic type indicators for that image, and a bag type indicator from a plurality of bag type indicators for that image, to generate a training set;
• and
• train a machine leaning model using the training set such that when the machine learning model is executed, the machine learning model receives an image and generates a predicted category indicator for the image, a predicted organic type indicator for the image, and a predicted bag type indicator for the image.

A method comprising:

• generating, at a first compute device, a plurality of simulated images of produce based on a plurality of images of produce;
• associating each image of produce from the plurality of images of produce and each simulated image of produce from the plurality of simulated images of produce with a category indicator from a plurality of category indicators, an organic type indicator from a plurality of organic type indicators, and a bag type indicator from a plurality of bag type indicators, to generate a training set;
• training a machine leaning model using the training set to generate a trained machine learning model;
• and
• transmitting the trained machine learning model from the first compute device to a second compute device that is remote from the first compute device and that executes the trained machine learning model to generate a predicted category indicator of an image, a predicted organic type indicator of the image, and a predicted bag type indicator of the image, upon receipt of the image.