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7620177 Secure printing  
A system and methods provides secure end-to-end printing in networked computing environments, such as a corporate office environment employing a number of shared printers. The described system and...
7617539 Image processing device, document data transmission method, program, and storage medium for image processing device  
An image processing device comprises a storage unit which has multiple storage regions and stores document data within the storage regions, a security settings unit which performs settings relating...
7617510 Media network using set-top boxes as nodes  
Subject matter includes methods of using conventional set-top boxes that receive streaming video modulated on coaxial cable rather than over an IP-based LAN as nodes in a media network. In one...
7565542 Remote authentication of an object using a signature part  
A method of authenticating an object in which a computer system receives indicating data from a sensing device. The indicating data is generated in response to sensing of coded data provided on or...
7558962 Method of authenticating a print medium online  
A method of using a mobile device to authenticate a print medium online before completing printing onto the print medium, the mobile device including processing means, a printhead, a sensor, a...
7545541 Systems and methods for embedding metadata in a color measurement target  
Systems and methods for utilizing metadata embedded in a color measurement target to uniquely identify the target through color measurement. A color measurement target is used for color...
7526647 Authorization protocol for network publishing  
A network publishing authorization protocol, for use in a network connected to a printer, a server and a publisher of network publications. The protocol authorizes the printing of a publication at...
7516494 Method, apparatus, and system for outputting information and forming image via network, and computer product  
An information output apparatus includes a tray determining unit that determines an output tray to which printed sheets are output, a secret information generating unit that generates first secret...
7500268 Method of authenticating a print medium before printing  
A method of using a mobile device to authenticate a print medium before completing printing onto the print medium, the mobile device including processing means, a printhead and a sensor, the print...
7496209 Techniques and systems for embedding and detecting watermarks in digital data  
A method for embedding and detecting watermarks in digital data. Data is analysed by an independent component analysis to derive a transform matrix W encoding properties of the data. The data is...
7490240 Electronically signing a document  
Facilitating communication using a digital signature includes: receiving user input data (UID); generating a first key as a deterministic function of the UID; clearing the UID; generating a second...
7484101 Coded data associated with an object and encoding a distributed signature  
An object associated with a surface that has coded data disposed thereon or therein. The coded data includes a number of coded data portions, each of which encodes an identity of the object. In...
7472278 Remote authentication of an object using a signature encoded in a number of data portions  
A method of authenticating an object in which a computer system receives indicating data from a sensing device. The indicating data is generated in response to sensing of coded data and is...
7471401 Information processing apparatus, printing processing method, and program therefor  
The present invention aims that in a printing environment holding only a print instruction and a print data, a printing system capable of updating, changing, correcting, etc. only an additional...
7467416 Publishing network  
A network connected to a plurality of printers associated with a plurality of users and to a publisher of network publications, the publisher adapted to authorize the printing of a document at the...
7467301 Authentication processor using a signature part  
A method of authenticating an object using a processor that receives indicating data generated in response to sensing of coded data. The indicating data is indicative of an identity of the object...
7467300 Coded data including a distributed data stream  
Coded data for disposal on or in a surface that includes a number of coded data portions. Each coded data portion encodes an identity of an object or the like associated with the surface. In...
7467299 Authentication device  
A sensing device for authenticating an object. The device includes a sensor for sensing coded data provided on or in a surface associated with the object. The coded data encodes an identity and, at...
7457961 Authentication of an object using a signature encoded in a number of data portions  
A method of authenticating an object, the method including: sensing coded data provided on or in a surface associated with the object; determining, from the sensed coded data: an...
7447908 Method of authenticating a print medium offline  
A method of using a mobile device to authenticate a print medium offline before completing printing onto the print medium, the mobile device including processing means, a printhead and a sensor,...
7440143 Tampering judgement system, encrypting system for judgement of tampering and tampering judgement method  
A tampering judgement system is provided which is capable of easily checking whether or not a printed document has been tampered. An image feature information extracting section extracts image...
7436956 Document encryption  
Encryption of documents is used to restrict access to such documents to those users who have the appropriate decryption keys. The encryption of documents on public web servers hitherto has...
7389423 System and method for registering a sensing device with a relay device  
A system for registering a sensing device with a relay device, the relay allowing the sensing device to communicate with a computer system. The registration is performed using a registration form,...
7386149 Method and apparatus for embedding digital-watermark using robustness parameter  
An apparatus receives a document image and digital-watermark information and determines an embedding capacity based on a number of the letters in the document image. The apparatus determines...
7369659 Item handling system  
An item handling system, comprising: at least one item preparation station for printing machine-readable symbols on items; and at least one item handling station for receiving items from the at...
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...
7337472 System and method for ensuring secure transfer of a document from a client of a network to a printer  
The present invention relates to a system and method for ensuring secure transfer of a document from a client of a network to a printer. That is providing a system and method enabling safe printing...
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...
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...
7298982 Image forming method and apparatus for setting an image forming parameter based on a printing medium  
The type of printing medium on which an image will be formed is discriminated based upon the image of the medium surface read by an image reading unit for reading the surface as an image. If the...
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...
7293292 Method and system for securely and selectively providing optional features or premium functionality in a printer  
A method and system of selectively and securely enabling an added or premium functionality in a printer can be created by transmitting or inputting to the printer an electronic key correlated to...
7283630 Verification of authenticity of goods by use of random numbers  
Method of verifying authenticity of goods uses combination codes that have a random portion and a non-random portion that includes at least a secret portion that is encrypted. The combination codes...
7248693 Secure network-based system for the distributed printing of documents  
An Internet-based printing system allows for the distribution and printing of documents and images in a secure, controlled manner. The system includes a secure printer that receives, decrypts and...
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...
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...
7117363 System and method using information-based indicia for securing and authenticating transactions  
A method, system, and apparatus for authenticating transactions and records is disclosed. A nonce stamp is a physical article that is relatively difficult to copy illicitly, and that bears a...
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...
7043051 Proprietary watermark system for secure digital media and content distribution  
A copyright protection method for digital media is disclosed. The present invention is designed to solve the problems of the existing media protection systems and to satisfy all of media owners,...
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...
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...
6986053 System for protecting cryptographic processing and memory resources for postal franking machines  
An improved system for protecting cryptographic processing and memory for postal franking machines. Appropriate cryptographic processing and memory resources are contained in a Postal Security...
6983048 Multi-section decoding lens  
The present invention is a multi-section lens for decoding at least two encodings, as a function of the parameters of a lens section, of at least one latent image, as implemented by a software...
6971007 Assured printing of documents of value  
The transmission and reproduction of an original document transferred via a data network can be assured when the printing mechanism generates a unique serial number for the document being printed....
6862583 Authenticated secure printing  
Authorized printout of an image corresponding to print data received at a print node from a network. The authorized printout comprises encrypting print data by a print node and storing the...
6859534 Digital anti-counterfeiting software method and apparatus  
This invention relates generally to a method and apparatus, as implemented by a software program on a computer system, for digitally producing counterfeit-deterring scrambled or coded indicia...
6823075 Authentication watermarks for printed objects and related applications  
The disclosure describes systems for creating and authenticating printed objects using authentication and copy detection watermarks. For example, one verification system includes a watermark...
6789194 Network publishing authorization protocol  
A network publishing authorization protocol, for use in a network connected to a printer, a server and a publisher of network publications. The protocol authorizes the printing of a publication at...
6772342 Document or message security arrangements using a numerical hash function  
A document or message is protected against forgery or repudiation by processing a selected part or parts of the text of the document or message to form a hash, usually of fewer characters than the...
6738899 Method for publishing certification information certified by a plurality of authorities and apparatus and portable data storage media used to practice said method  
A method for certifying the public key of a user wishing to communicate using a public key encryption system by a plurality of certifying authorities. A plurality of certifying stations and a user...
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