Virtual catalog and product presentation method and apparatus

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ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method is disclosed for the comparison of a plurality of selected products on the display of a remote computer. In one example, a product image of each of the selected products is combined with a background image for presentation on the display of the remote computer.

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