Advertising method and system
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1. A method of advertising a product or service comprising:
- taking a picture or video of a person;
inputting the picture or video into an image processing system;
superimposing the picture or video of the person onto a picture or video advertising a product or service in the image processing system to generate a composite picture or video; and
displaying the composite picture or video on an advertising display.
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Abstract
An advertising method and system is disclosed in which a picture or video of a member of the public is superimposed on a picture or video advertising a product or service. A picture or video of a person is taken and input into an image processing system in which the picture or video of the person is superimposed onto a picture or video advertising a product or service to generate a composite picture or video which is then output to a display for display in a public place.
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37 Claims
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1. A method of advertising a product or service comprising:
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taking a picture or video of a person;
inputting the picture or video into an image processing system;
superimposing the picture or video of the person onto a picture or video advertising a product or service in the image processing system to generate a composite picture or video; and
displaying the composite picture or video on an advertising display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An advertising system for advertising a product or service, the system comprising:
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a digital camera for taking a picture or video of a person;
a picture or video store storing a picture or video advertising a product or service;
an image processing system for coupling to the digital camera to receive the pictures or video of the person, and for superimposing the picture or video of the person onto the picture or video advertising a product or service to generate a composite picture or video; and
an advertising display for displaying the composite picture or video. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An advertising system for advertising a product or service, the system comprising:
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input means for inputting a digital picture or video of a person;
storing means for storing a picture or video advertising a product or service;
image processing means for receiving the digital pictures or video of the person, and for superimposing the picture or video of the person onto the picture or video advertising a product or service to generate a composite picture or video; and
output means for outputting the composite picture or video for display.
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