Key Capabilities:
Hallmark Reading
- Reads stamped and embossed marks — purity marks (916, 925), BIS marks, maker and jeweller marks
- Works on gold, silver and plated pieces, including curved and textured surfaces
- Reads marks at any angle: tilted, sideways or upside down
- Station camera, phone camera or an uploaded photo — same reading engine for all three
Manual & Auto Modes
- Manual: the operator presses Capture, checks the reading and approves it
- Auto: each piece is read automatically when it is placed and held still
- Reading area can be limited to the tray, so background objects are ignored
- Digital zoom, focus aid and live picture-quality meter for setting up the station
Operator Workflow
- Accept, reject with a reason, or correct the text before saving
- Every reading stored with its photo, confidence and image-clarity score
- Duplicate warning when the same mark is saved twice in quick succession
- Recent readings always visible beside the live camera
People & Shifts
- Separate logins for administrators and operators
- Shift schedule with automatic roll-over at shift change
- Every reading carries the employee, employee ID, shift and session
- Work sessions show how many pieces each operator checked, and when
Feature Details:
Image Quality Control
- Every photo scored for sharpness, brightness, glare and contrast
- Photos below the quality limit are refused with a plain-language reason
- Full-resolution 8 MP capture for reading, smooth live preview for positioning
- Camera setup page with live quality meters and one-click white-balance calibration
Reading Engine
- Scene-text AI models trained on real-world markings, not document scanners
- Automatic retries on rotated copies when a mark is not read confidently
- Confidence score per mark, with an adjustable acceptance level for auto mode
- Stray single characters from chains and edges are filtered out automatically
Reports & Analytics
- Reports in PDF, Word, Excel and CSV, with or without photos
- Filter by date, time of day, employee, shift, session, status or text
- Charts for readings per day and per hour, acceptance rate, confidence spread and top marks
- Automatic daily report by email, plus alerts for rejected readings or a camera problem
Data & Storage
- All readings kept in a local database on the device
- Photos stored per day with automatic clean-up and a free-space guard
- Records are never deleted by clean-up — only old images are removed
- Everything stays on your premises; no cloud account and no subscription
Deployment & Licensing:
Single-Box Deployment
- Runs on one compact edge computer at the counter or inspection bench
- Works completely offline — no internet needed for reading
- Station camera on a stand, or use a phone as a second reading point
- Starts with the station; operators simply sign in and begin
Performance
- Text detection accelerated by the on-board AI chip, around 20× faster than the processor alone
- A clear mark is read in well under a second
- Several people can use the web interface at the same time
- Low power consumption; no server, no rack, no fan noise
Access & Security
- Browser interface from any PC or phone on the same network
- Password-protected accounts with administrator and operator roles
- Secure connection for phone cameras
- Every reading traceable to an operator, shift and session
Licensing & Support
- Licence tied to the device, with six modules: reading, auto inspection, reports, analytics, email alerts, employees
- Yearly licence with a clear expiry date shown in the application
- Email alerts for camera or storage problems so issues are noticed early
- 24/7 support from SytronSoft
