1. A computer-implemented method of visual identification of an item selected by a person during a transaction within an environment having a plurality of items, the method comprising: acquiring, using a visual sensor disposed within the environment, image information that includes at least a portion of the selected item; analyzing the image information to determine a set of possible items for classifying the selected item; and selecting, based on personal profile information associated with the person, one of the set of possible items to thereby identify the selected item.