US 2014/0278881 A1 · Automated Method and System for Coupon Vision and Interpretation With Selective Use of Human Assisted Processing

Abstract

A method for interpreting user submitted coupon images is described. A coupon image is received over a network from a user. The coupon image is associated with a coupon. A server system processes the received coupon image to identify one or more coupon matching characteristics. The one or more coupon matching characteristics are compared to historical coupon data stored in a coupon database. Matching coupon data is returned to the user if a coupon matching the one or more coupon matching characteristics is found in the coupon database. The received coupon image is transmitted for human assisted processing if a coupon matching the one or more coupon matching characteristics is not found in the coupon database.

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Dependent claims

A method for interpreting user submitted coupon images, the method comprising:

receiving, by a server system, over a network, a coupon image associated with a coupon from a user;
processing, by the server system, the received coupon image to identify one or more coupon matching characteristics;
comparing, by the server system, the identified one or more coupon matching characteristics to historical coupon data stored in a coupon database;
returning, over the network, matching coupon data to the user if a coupon matching the one or more coupon matching characteristics is found in the coupon database;
and
transmitting the received coupon image for human assisted processing if a coupon matching the one or more coupon matching characteristics is not found in the coupon database.

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Automated Method and System for Coupon Vision and Interpretation With Selective Use of Human Assisted Processing

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Automated Method and System for Coupon Vision and Interpretation With Selective Use of Human Assisted Processing

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