A system and method for recognizing an object. The system includes an imaging apparatus for capturing an image of an object and a processor for receiving the captured image of the object, and for, when it is determined that fewer than a predetermined number of objects have been previously imaged, for determining whether the image of the captured object includes one or more characteristics determined to be similar to a same characteristic in a group of previously imaged objects so that the captured image is grouped with the previously imaged objects, or whether the image of the captured object includes one or more characteristics determined to be dissimilar to a same characteristic in a group of previously imaged objects so that the captured image is not grouped with the previously imaged objects, and the image of the captured object starts another group of previously imaged objects.
