diff --git a/src/openalpr/segmentation/segment.cpp b/src/openalpr/segmentation/segment.cpp
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013 New Designs Unlimited, LLC
+ * Opensource Automated License Plate Recognition [http://www.openalpr.com]
+ *
+ * This file is part of OpenAlpr.
+ *
+ * OpenAlpr is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * version 3 as published by the Free Software Foundation
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+#include "segment.h"
+
+Segment::Segment(cv::Rect newSegment)
+{
+  this->segment = newSegment;
+}
+
+Segment::~Segment()
+{
+
+}
+
+bool Segment::matches(cv::Rect newSegment)
+{
+  // Compare the two segments with a given leniency
+  const float WIDTH_LENIENCY_MIN = 0.25;
+  const float WIDTH_LENIENCY_MAX = 0.20;
+  
+  float left_min = segment.x - (((float)segment.width) * WIDTH_LENIENCY_MIN);
+  float left_max = segment.x + (((float)segment.width) * WIDTH_LENIENCY_MAX);
+  float right_min = (segment.x + segment.width) - (((float)segment.width) * WIDTH_LENIENCY_MIN);
+  float right_max = (segment.x + segment.width) + (((float)segment.width) * WIDTH_LENIENCY_MAX);
+  
+  int newSegRight = newSegment.x + newSegment.width;
+  if (newSegment.x >= left_min && newSegment.x <= left_max && 
+    newSegRight >= right_min && newSegRight <= right_max)
+    return true;
+  
+  return false;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/openalpr/segmentation/segment.h b/src/openalpr/segmentation/segment.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013 New Designs Unlimited, LLC
+ * Opensource Automated License Plate Recognition [http://www.openalpr.com]
+ *
+ * This file is part of OpenAlpr.
+ *
+ * OpenAlpr is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * version 3 as published by the Free Software Foundation
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+#ifndef OPENALPR_SEGMENT_H
+#define OPENALPR_SEGMENT_H
+
+#include <vector>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "opencv2/imgproc/imgproc.hpp"
+
+class Segment
+{
+
+  public:
+    Segment(cv::Rect newSegment);
+    virtual ~Segment();
+
+    cv::Rect segment;
+    
+    bool matches(cv::Rect newSegment);
+    
+};
+
+#endif // OPENALPR_SEGMENTATIONGROUP_H
diff --git a/src/openalpr/segmentation/segmentationgroup.cpp b/src/openalpr/segmentation/segmentationgroup.cpp
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+++ b/src/openalpr/segmentation/segmentationgroup.cpp
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013 New Designs Unlimited, LLC
+ * Opensource Automated License Plate Recognition [http://www.openalpr.com]
+ *
+ * This file is part of OpenAlpr.
+ *
+ * OpenAlpr is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * version 3 as published by the Free Software Foundation
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+#include "segmentationgroup.h"
+
+SegmentationGroup::SegmentationGroup()
+{
+  
+}
+
+SegmentationGroup::~SegmentationGroup()
+{
+
+}
+
+void SegmentationGroup::add(int segmentID)
+{
+  this->segmentIDs.push_back(segmentID);
+}
+
+bool SegmentationGroup::equals(SegmentationGroup otherGroup)
+{
+  if (segmentIDs.size() != otherGroup.segmentIDs.size())
+    return false;
+  
+  for (int i = 0; i < segmentIDs.size(); i++)
+  {
+    if (otherGroup.segmentIDs[i] != segmentIDs[i])
+      return false;
+  }
+  
+  return true;
+}
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diff --git a/src/openalpr/segmentation/segmentationgroup.h b/src/openalpr/segmentation/segmentationgroup.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013 New Designs Unlimited, LLC
+ * Opensource Automated License Plate Recognition [http://www.openalpr.com]
+ *
+ * This file is part of OpenAlpr.
+ *
+ * OpenAlpr is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * version 3 as published by the Free Software Foundation
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+#ifndef OPENALPR_SEGMENTATIONGROUP_H
+#define OPENALPR_SEGMENTATIONGROUP_H
+
+#include <vector>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "opencv2/imgproc/imgproc.hpp"
+
+#include "segment.h"
+
+
+class SegmentationGroup
+{
+
+  public:
+    SegmentationGroup();
+    virtual ~SegmentationGroup();
+
+    void add(int segmentID);
+    
+    std::vector<int> segmentIDs;
+    
+    bool equals(SegmentationGroup otherGroup);
+    
+
+  private:
+    float strength;	// Debuggin purposes -- how many threshold segmentations match this one perfectly
+    
+};
+
+#endif // OPENALPR_SEGMENTATIONGROUP_H