ExpiryGuard — Smart Android Expiry Date Tracking & AI Loss Recovery

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Experience how ExpiryGuard's barcode resolution, OCR engine, and bilingual AI Assistant protect retail inventory right from your browser.

8901262010114

Amul Pasteurised Butter 500g

EXP: 14/09/2026 B.NO: B249 MRP: 295

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API RESOLUTION & OCR RESULT Verified Match

Detected Title: Amul Pasteurised Butter 500g

Category / Brand: Dairy (Amul)

Barcode Scanned: 8901262010114

API Source: Open Food Facts (Global / IN)

OCR Expiry Extracted: 4 days left (96% OCR confidence)

⚡ ExpiryGuard queries OpenFoodFacts, OpenBeautyFacts, OpenProductsFacts, and UPCItemDB with fallback duckduckgo scraping so store clerks never have to type product titles manually.

AI Loss Recovery Engine Playbook

Tailored actionable directives based on shelf life, perishability category, and distributor return policies.

Product Name	Category	Quantity	Cost Price	Barcode	Status	Action

Feature Highlights

Built Ground-Up for Speed and Reliability

Engineered to eliminate manual data entry and protect retail business margins.

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Multi-Source Barcode Lookup

Scans EAN-13, UPC-A, and QR codes. Automatically queries OpenFoodFacts, OpenBeautyFacts, OpenProductsFacts, UPCItemDB, and Google Books ISBN to resolve names and categories in milliseconds.

BarcodeProductLookup.kt

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ML Kit On-Device OCR

Uses Google Play Services thin client text recognition to parse inconsistent printed date formats (DD/MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY, Month YYYY) while intelligently ignoring MRP tags, batch numbers, and licenses.

ExpiryDateParser.kt

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Bilingual Loss Recovery

Instant clearance playbooks in English and Hindi (हिंदी). Recommends buy-one-get-one promotions, front-shelf staging, distributor return credit requests, or quarantine bins based on perishability.

LossRecoveryEngine.kt

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WorkManager Background Alerts

Runs periodic background workers to scan the local SQLite database. Fires high-priority Android notification channels at 30 days, 7 days, and on the exact day of expiry.

ExpiryNotificationWorker.kt

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Offline-First Room + Firestore Sync

Instant offline responsiveness powered by Android Room SQLite and DataStore preferences, with automatic real-time cloud synchronization via Google Cloud Firestore.

Room + Cloud Firestore

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Secured Razorpay Backend

Node.js & Firebase Cloud Functions subscription backend enforcing cryptographic HMAC-SHA256 signature verification, IP rate limiting, and replay attack prevention.

backend/index.js (Express)

System Architecture

End-to-End Execution Pipeline

How CameraX, Google ML Kit, Room DB, Firebase, and the Loss Recovery Engine work in unison.

Capture & Vision

CameraX preview stream feeds high-fps frames into ML Kit Barcode Analyzer & Text Recognizer.

MLKit.Barcode + TextRecognition

Lookup & Normalization

Cascading REST lookup resolves product metadata, auto-tagging categories and filtering MRP prices.

OpenFoodFacts • UPCItemDB

Dual-Layer Persistence

Saved instantly to local Room SQLite cache and synchronized with Firestore when online.

Room DB <--> Cloud Firestore

Intelligence & Alerts

LossRecoveryEngine evaluates clearance tactics; WorkManager dispatches scheduled push alerts.

LossRecoveryEngine • WorkManager

Simple Monetization

Transparent & Affordable for Every Store

Start with a 7-day free trial. Upgrade anytime to unlock unlimited inventory and real-time alerts.

Free Trial

Test drive all features with zero risk.

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7 days full access

Full Barcode & ML Kit OCR scanning
Bilingual Loss Recovery playbooks
Standard local SQLite storage
Limited to 7 days duration

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Pro Unlimited

Complete peace of mind for active retail stores.

₹49 / month

Billed monthly via Razorpay

Unlimited product inventory tracking
Automated 30-day, 7-day, & daily alerts
Instant CSV Export for audit spreadsheets
Priority multi-API barcode resolution
Multi-device Cloud Firestore sync

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Stop Throwing Profits Away.
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