Optical character recognition technique for protected viewing of digital files
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1. A method for unlocking digital content embodied in digital readable form on a digital media carrier, the method comprises:
- receiving a scanned image of a page from scanning a physical copy of a printed publication associated with the digital content;
evaluating the scanned image; and
if the scanned image corresponds to a selected page of the printed publication, unlocking the digital content.
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Abstract
Unlocking digital content embodied in digital readable form on a digital media carrier includes receiving a scanned image of a page from scanning a physical copy of content, evaluating the scanned image; and if the scanned image corresponds to a selected page of the digital content, unlocking the digital content.
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1. A method for unlocking digital content embodied in digital readable form on a digital media carrier, the method comprises:
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receiving a scanned image of a page from scanning a physical copy of a printed publication associated with the digital content;
evaluating the scanned image; and
if the scanned image corresponds to a selected page of the printed publication,unlocking the digital content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 25, 26)
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16. A computer program product for unlocking digital content embodied in digital readable form on a digital media carrier, the computer program product comprises instructions for causing a machine to:
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receive a scanned image of a page from scanning a physical copy of the content;
evaluate the scanned image; and
if the scanned image corresponds to a selected page of the digital content,unlock the digital content. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27)
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28. An apparatus comprising:
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a computing processing device; and
a computer readable medium storing a computer program product for unlocking digital content embodied in digital readable form on a digital media carrier, the computer program product comprises instructions for causing the device to;
receive a scanned image of a page from scanning a physical copy of content;
evaluate the scanned image; and
if the scanned image corresponds to a selected page of the digital content,unlock the digital content. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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