Authors : Bondili Hemanth Singh

Volume/Issue : Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 6 - June

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/26jun149

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Abstract : The increasing consumption of packaged food products, medicines, and household consumables make user difficult to remember each and every product's expiry dates and has created a growing need for efficient expiry-date monitoring systems. Traditional methods of manually checking product expiry dates are time-consuming, prone to human error, and often result in unnecessary product wastage or safety risks. This paper proposes an Edge AI Based Expiry Detection and Email Alert System that utilizes Optical Character Recognition (OCR), cloud storage, and automated email notification services including computer vision to monitor product expiry information. The proposed system employs a Raspberry Pi zero 2w and a camera module to capture product information, extract name, manufacturing and expiry dates, and store the data in a cloud-based Google Sheets database. The system further integrates a Real-Time Clock (RTC) module for date comparison, an OLED display for local notifications, a PIR motion sensor for user-triggered alerts, and email notification services for remote monitoring. For products containing “Best Before” durations instead of explicit expiry dates, the system calculates expiry dates automatically using the manufacturing date. The complete system is designed as a batterypowered portable solution utilizing rechargeable 18650 lithium-ion cells with charging and power management circuitry. The proposed architecture aims to reduce manual effort, improve inventory monitoring efficiency, and provide a low-cost intelligent solution suitable for households, retail stores, pharmacies, and inventory management applications.

Keywords : Edge-AI, Google Sheets,Optical Character Recognition, Cloud Storage, Power Management Circuitry,Computer Vision,Raspberry Pi zero 2w.

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