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7398545 User data management device having a notification determination device that determines who is provided with identity data, storage medium which stores a control program, and control method  
A user data management device, a storage medium which stores a control program, and a control method are disclosed which efficiently report the identity of a user who is using equipment to some or...
7383441 Method and device for confirming the authenticity of a document and a safe for storing data  
The invention relates to a method for confirming the authenticity of a document. According to the invention, said method is carried out in such a way that the authenticity is confirmed using a...
7366301 Optical watermark  
A multiple-layered watermark is generated to be placed on document, to protect against counterfeiting and forgery. Hidden information embedded into each of the watermark's layers is only detectable...
7353398 Article, method, system and apparatus for decentralized creation, distribution, verification and transfer of valuable documents  
The invention described herein utilizes a universally known and accepted unique item that is independently identifiable and valuable so as to be constituted for difficulty of counterfeiting as an...
7346586 Validation protocol and system  
This invention concerns a validation protocol for determining whether an untrusted authentication chip is valid, or not. The protocol may be used to determine the physical presence of a valid...
7330974 Method and system for delivery of a secure document  
A method and system for issuing secure documentation, such as tickets or coupons. The method includes producing a secure document having printed information and coded data thereon, the coded data...
7324662 Method, software, and device for hiding data in binary image, while preserving image quality  
A method of embedding watermark data into a two-colour (binary) image includes dividing the image into blocks and assessing the suitability of each block to embed a bit of watermark data by...
7315621 Digital watermark-embedding apparatus, digital watermark-embedding method, and recording medium  
A characteristic amount is retained and calculated from an entered video signal. Embedment intensity is retained and calculated from the retained characteristic amount. Embedment information is...
7310429 Unauthorized-alteration detecting method, unauthorized-alteration detecting program, and recording medium having recorded the program  
A false alteration detecting method using an electronic watermark method of fragile type by number theoretic transform. A processing section sets parameters P, N, α of number theoretic transform...
7304757 System and method for secure printing  
The present disclosure relates to a system and method for secure printing. In one arrangement, the system and method pertain to receiving a document to be printed, determining that the document...
7296157 Methods and apparatus for secure document printing  
Methods and apparatus are provided for securely printing a print job on a networked printer. An application program running on a networked computer instructs the printer to generate and exchange...
7263205 System and method of generic symbol recognition and user authentication using a communication device with imaging capabilities  
A system and method for recognizing symbols and identifying users or services, including the displaying of an image or video clip on a display device in which identification information is embedded...
7249109 Shielding manipulations of secret data  
This invention concerns a method of shielding manipulations of secret data in an authentication chip from observation. In another aspect it concerns an authentication chip for performing the...
7249108 Validation protocol and system  
This invention concerns a validation protocol for determining whether an untrusted authentication chip is valid, or not. The protocol may be used to determine the physical presence of a valid...
7246098 Consumable authentication protocol and system  
This invention concerns a consumable authentication protocol for validating the existence of an untrusted authentication chip, as well as ensuring that the Authentication Chip lasts only as long as...
7239709 Data recording/reproducing method, data recording/reproducing system, recording apparatus  
A data recording/reproducing method wherein encrypted digital data obtained by subjecting digital data to first encrypting by using a contents key and encrypted contents key obtained by subjecting...
7227972 Progressive watermark decoding on a distributed computing platform  
The disclosure describes a method of progressively decoding a digital watermark on a distributed computing platform. A client device equipped with a digital camera, such as a PDA or cell phone,...
7219082 Financial management system  
A financial transaction network includes a customer network serviced by a host processor. The financial transaction network provides customers with a plurality of diverse and interchangeable...
7212637 Cartridge validation with radio frequency identification  
Validation of printer cartridges using a unique identifier from an RFID tag, a serial number or identifier from a cartridge, and a seed to generate a reproducible key are described. The key is...
7203666 Virtual postage metering system  
A virtual postage metering system and method provides value added services corresponding to postage metering transactions. Funds are not stored at a user's site, reducing the risk of unauthorized...
7191158 System and method for providing computer-based postage stamps  
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for creating computer-based postage that may be used on any date and with an undetermined addressee includes generating a request to print...
7181044 Watermarking and fingerprinting digital content using alternative blocks to embed information  
A method of embedding information in digital content representing media streams. The method includes (1) selecting a set of locations within that digital content reprensenting the media stream to...
7171392 Secure data capture apparatus and method  
In a postage meter system (FIG. 2 ), a user enters information,indicative of a batch of mail pieces to be franked ( 30 ). The mail pieces are franked( 31 ), and when the batch is completed, data...
7152049 Method and system for dispensing virtual stamps  
A method and system for a virtual stamp dispensing metering system is provided wherein indicia of varying values are calculated at a data center and downloaded to a mailing machine on a periodic...
7144166 System for secure printing  
The present disclosure relates to a method for printing a secure image on media using an inkjet printing device. The method includes printing an underlayer using an inkjet printing device that...
7143291 Printing method and apparatus having improved job security function, and computer program product executable by computer for realizing improved job security function  
A printing apparatus capable of preventing degradation of printer performance etc. caused by print jobs which are secured by a job security function and which are forgotten to output and...
7136839 Method for reissuing digital tokens in an open metering system  
A method of reissuing digital tokens in an open system meter includes the steps of calculating a digital token using the predetermined postal information including addressee information, postage...
7136486 Print system and printer capable of prevention of unjust copy print  
Content data (CD) and printer specifying information (PI) generated by encrypting a printer identifier to specify a printer capable of printing this content data (CD) are included in print job data...
7123742 Print user interface system and its applications  
A print (e.g., on paper) user interface (PUI) device for decoding an embedded message to activate a function is described. The PUI can be used for transforming an embedded message into cognizable...
7114750 Self-authenticating documents  
The present invention provides a durable and self-verifying secure document system and a method for its production, wherein counterfeiting is prevented. The secure document system is potentially...
7110566 Modifying material  
Material is represented by transform coefficients represented by digital numbers. A method of perceptibly watermarking the material comprises the steps of: changing representations of the said...
7110541 Systems and methods for policy based printing  
A print management system includes a policy that determines a protection level for a document to be printed. The document is printed using forgery detection and deterrence technologies, such as...
7107451 Optimization methods for the insertion, protection, and detection of digital watermarks in digital data  
Disclosed herein are methods and systems for encoding digital watermarks into content signals. Also disclosed are systems and methods for detecting and/or verifying digital watermarks in content...
7106860 System and method for executing Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm  
A system and method is presented for enciphering information using the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm in which a subprocessor is configured to manipulate data as it is being loaded...
7103182 Public encryption of a stored print job  
A system and method for sending a print job to a preselected recipient. The method includes encrypting a data stream received in a first peripheral device; and transmitting the encrypted data...
7100198 Printing method, print system and program  
In a printer system in which a plurality of virtual printers can be set, virtual printer names are properly used to select ordinary printing and security printing whose contents should be kept...
7098931 Image management system and methods using digital watermarks  
Digital watermarking technology is used in an image management system. Images are uniquely identified by digital watermarks. The images are stored so as to be indexed according to their unique...
7089420 Authentication method and system  
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for the production and labeling of objects in a manner suitable for the prevention and detection of counterfeiting. Thus, the system...
7085397 Unfair contents appropriation detection system, computer program and storage medium  
An unfair contents appropriation detection system capable of efficiently detecting the contents intentionally changed for the worse with ill will. If a contents browser terminal 130 obtains the...
7080252 Method and apparatus for secure data transmission via network  
A method and apparatus for secure data transmission via network. Transmission side transmits processed data (DB), second signed data (SB, 740 ) obtained by applying one-way function to merged data...
7075672 Print data management apparatus, storage medium having stored therein print data management program, storage medium having stored therein usage certificate data, and method of using print data  
The invention provides a print data management apparatus which can use print data advantageously in terms of data capacity. A database server performs a registration process and a providing...
7072473 Method and system for secure delivery and retrieval of documents utilizing a facsimile machine  
A system and method for providing secure, on-demand delivery and retrieval of documents, messages and the like utilizing an adaptor coupled to a facsimile machine. An adaptor is coupled between a...
7058610 System and method for communicating a message in a mailing system  
The present invention is directed to a system and method for providing confirmation and messaging relating to the distribution of a mail piece within a mailing system. Information including a...
7058199 Methods and apparatus for hiding data in halftone images  
We propose methods for generating a halftone image, in which each pixel takes one of two tone values. The generated image contains hidden data, which is present at data storage pixels chosen using...
7036016 Method and apparatus for securing a list of passwords and personal identification numbers  
A method for securing passwords, personal identification numbers and identifying patterns utilizes a MasterCode camouflaged within a grid which contains all the characters, symbols or pictograms of...
7017045 Multimedia watermarking system and method  
A system and method for verifying and authenticating multimedia objects. Provided is a system for splitting a watermark into at least a first and second part, inserting the first part of the...
7006632 Check authorization system and method  
A self-authenticating check authorization system and method includes a check that has standard bank and account information printed on the MICR line, as well as a one-way hash value that is...
7003501 Method for preventing fraudulent use of credit cards and credit card information, and for preventing unauthorized access to restricted physical and virtual sites  
A method and a system for enabling secure authentication of a user in a computerized card access transaction. A card, identified by an identification number is issued to the user, containing...
7002710 High reliability forensic color marking system  
A forensic marking system and method for identifying the printing device on which a medium was printed. Encoded forensic markings which identify the device but are of low perceptibility to the...
6996543 System for protection of goods against counterfeiting  
In order to verify the authenticity of manufactured goods, a smart tag is attached to the goods containing encrypted authentication information, such as a serial number, a description of the good's...
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