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Electronic vouchers and a system and method for issuing the same

  • US 8,671,030 B1
  • Filed: 08/27/2012
  • Issued: 03/11/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for authorizing an transaction comprising:

  • receiving, at a first party, a request to conduct a transaction from a second Party;

    receiving, at the first party, an electronic image file comprising image data and nonimage data, the image data comprising a plurality of bits that define an image and the nonimage data comprising a plurality of bits that do not define the image, wherein altering the nonimage data has no effect on the appearance of the image;

    using a processor, verifying an identity of the second party based on the nonimage data; and

    using the computer processor, authorizing the transaction.

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