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COUPON COPY PROTECTION

  • US 20110103653A1
  • Filed: 01/20/2011
  • Published: 05/05/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving a source image depicting a product that is the subject of a product coupon;

    segmenting the source image into one or more image regions;

    evaluating an image characteristic associated with each image region;

    identifying one or more regions whose image characteristic meets a predetermined image criterion; and

    combining the identified regions to create a composite image;

    wherein both the composite image and the source image are applied to the product coupon;

    wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices.

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