System and method for printing documents having a copy detection pattern
    1.
    发明授权
    System and method for printing documents having a copy detection pattern 有权
    用于打印具有复印检测图案的文档的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08368924B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-02-05

    申请号:US12330858

    申请日:2008-12-09

    IPC分类号: G06F3/12

    摘要: A method of printing a document includes generating commands in a computing device that include: (i) commands for printing based on document data, and (ii) an identification of a determined portion of the document data that is to be used in generating a printed copy detection pattern. The method further includes sending the printer control commands to an intermediate electronic device that stores a key, generating copy detection pattern data using the determined portion of the document data and the cryptographic key, and generating modified printer control commands that include commands for printing a first document portion based on the document data and a second document portion including the printed copy detection pattern based on the copy detection pattern data. Finally, the modified printer control commands are sent to a printing device. Also, a system is provided for implementing the method.

    摘要翻译: 打印文档的方法包括在计算设备中生成命令,其包括:(i)基于文档数据进行打印的命令,以及(ii)用于生成打印的文档数据的确定部分的标识 复制检测模式。 该方法还包括将打印机控制命令发送到存储密钥的中间电子设备,使用文档数据和密码密钥的确定部分生成复制检测模式数据,并生成修改的打印机控制命令,其包括用于打印第一 基于文档数据的文档部分和包括基于复印检测图案数据的打印复印检测图案的第二文档部分。 最后,将修改的打印机控制命令发送到打印设备。 此外,提供了一种用于实现该方法的系统。

    System and method for authenticating indicia using identity-based signature scheme
    2.
    发明授权
    System and method for authenticating indicia using identity-based signature scheme 有权
    使用基于身份的签名方案对标记进行身份验证的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08676715B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-03-18

    申请号:US11810488

    申请日:2007-06-06

    IPC分类号: G06Q20/00

    摘要: Methods and systems for verification of indicia that do not require key management systems, and in which revocation of key pairs is easily performed without adding costs to the verification process are provided. Indicia are generated and authenticated utilizing an identity-based encryption (IBE) scheme. A key generating authority generates a private key for a PSD, distributes the private key securely to the PSD, and provides public information for use by a verification service when verifying cryptographic digital signatures generated with the private key. The corresponding public key is a string consisting of PSD information that is provided as part of the indicium. The verification service can verify the signature of each indicium by obtaining the public key string from the indicium, and utilizing the key generating authority's public information.

    摘要翻译: 提供了用于验证不需要密钥管理系统的标记的方法和系统,并且容易地执行密钥对的撤销而不增加验证过程的成本。 使用基于身份的加密(IBE)方案来生成和认证标识符。 密钥生成机构为PSD生成私钥,将私钥安全地分配给PSD,并且在验证使用私钥生成的加密数字签名时,提供公开信息供验证服务使用。 相应的公钥是由作为标记的一部分提供的PSD信息组成的字符串。 验证服务可以通过从标记获取公钥字符串,并利用密钥生成机构的公开信息来验证每个标记的签名。

    Postage printing system for printing both postal and non-postal documents
    3.
    发明授权
    Postage printing system for printing both postal and non-postal documents 有权
    用于印刷邮政和非邮政文件的邮资打印系统

    公开(公告)号:US08527285B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-09-03

    申请号:US11476284

    申请日:2006-06-28

    摘要: A method for printing secure source images of the type that contain specific critical elements and non-secure images on a single printer includes determining the origin of an image (secure source or non-secure source). If the image to be printed is from the non-secure source, a determination is made if the image contains the specific critical elements of the type contained in secure source images. Printing of the image from the non-secure source is disabled if the image contains specific critical elements of the type contained in secure source images. Printing of the image from a non-secure source is enabled if the image does not contain specific critical elements of the type contained in the secure image. The determination if the non-secure source image contains the specific critical elements of the type contained in secure source images can be made after printing has commenced of the non-secure image.

    摘要翻译: 用于在单个打印机上打印包含特定关键元素和非安全图像的类型的安全源图像的方法包括确定图像的来源(安全源或非安全源)。 如果要打印的图像来自非安全源,则确定图像是否包含安全源图像中包含的类型的特定关键元素。 如果图像包含安全源图像中包含的类型的特定关键元素,则禁用从非安全源打印图像。 如果图像不包含安全图像中包含的类型的特定关键元素,则会启用来自非安全源的映像的打印。 如果非安全源图像包含安全源图像中包含的类型的特定关键元素,则可以在打印开始非安全图像之后进行确定。

    Method and system for protecting privacy of signatures on mail ballots
    4.
    发明授权
    Method and system for protecting privacy of signatures on mail ballots 有权
    用于保护邮箱投票签名隐私的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US07467747B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-12-23

    申请号:US11641179

    申请日:2006-12-19

    IPC分类号: G06K19/06

    摘要: Methods and systems that provide privacy of signatures on envelopes containing ballots are provided. The envelope for returning ballots includes a flap with a window that aligns with a signature area on the envelope. The window appears opaque under normal lighting conditions, but appears transparent when illuminated with light having a predetermined wavelength. A movable signature stub is positioned on top of the signature area. The voter signs the back of the envelope on the signature stub, thereby imprinting a signature on the signature area by transferring a material from the signature stub to the signature area, and moves the signature stub. The flap of the envelope is then sealed, thereby covering the voter's signature in the signature area with the window of the envelope flap. To read the signature, light having the predetermined wavelength can be directed onto the window, thereby rendering the window transparent and the signature visible.

    摘要翻译: 提供了在包含选票的信封上提供签名隐私的方法和系统。 用于返回投票的信封包括具有与信封上的签名区域对齐的窗口的折翼。 窗口在正常的照明条件下看起来是不透明的,但是当用具有预定波长的光照射时,该窗口看起来是透明的。 可移动签名存根位于签名区域的顶部。 选民在签名存根上签名信封的背面,从而通过将签名库中的素材转移到签名区域来标记签名区域,并移动签名存根。 然后将信封的皮瓣密封,从而用信封皮瓣的窗口覆盖签名区域中的选民签名。 为了读取签名,可以将具有预定波长的光引导到窗口上,从而使窗口透明并且签名可见。

    System and method for improving print quality on mail pieces having low reflectivity
    6.
    发明授权
    System and method for improving print quality on mail pieces having low reflectivity 有权
    提高低反射率邮件的打印质量的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07611298B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-11-03

    申请号:US11520909

    申请日:2006-09-14

    IPC分类号: B41J11/44

    摘要: A printing system is provided that dynamically adjusts the method of printing an image based on the lightness or darkness of the medium upon which the image will be printed. The reflectivity of the medium upon which an image is to be printed is determined, and the way in which the image will be printed is adjusted based on the determined reflectivity of the medium. For lighter colored mediums, on which sufficient contrast will be provided, the image can be printed directly onto the medium. For darker colored mediums, on which the ink used to print the image will not provide enough contrast with respect to the medium to produce a reliably readable image, the method of printing the image is modified to ensure that sufficient contrast is always provided to produce a reliably readable image.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种打印系统,其基于打印图像的介质的亮度或暗度来动态地调整打印图像的方法。 确定要打印图像的介质的反射率,并且基于所确定的介质的反射率来调整图像将被打印的方式。 对于要提供足够对比度的较浅色的介质,可以将图像直接打印到介质上。 对于较深色的介质,用于打印图像的墨水将不能提供相对于介质的足够的对比度以产生可靠的可读图像,因此修改打印图像的方法以确保始终提供足够的对比度以产生 可靠可读的图像。

    Method and apparatus for distributing keys to secure devices such as a postage meter
    7.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for distributing keys to secure devices such as a postage meter 失效
    用于将钥匙分配到诸如邮资计费器等安全装置的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06295359B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-09-25

    申请号:US09082698

    申请日:1998-05-21

    IPC分类号: H04L900

    摘要: A method for assigning keys to a plurality of devices in a public key cryptographic system includes generating a set of more than one master private keys; calculating for each master private key a corresponding master public key; installing in each of the plurality of devices a corresponding device private key derived as a linear combination of at least two of the master private keys from the set of master private keys whereby knowledge of the corresponding device private key installed in any one of the plurality of devices is not sufficient to determine the corresponding device private key of any other of the plurality of devices. A device public key can be calculated as a corresponding combination of the master public keys.

    摘要翻译: 用于向公钥密码系统中的多个设备分配密钥的方法包括生成一组多于一个的主私钥; 计算每个主密钥相应的主密钥; 在所述多个设备中的每一个中安装相应的设备专用密钥,作为来自所述一组主专用密钥的至少两个所述主专用密钥的线性组合导出,从而知道安装在所述多个 设备不足以确定多个设备中的任何其他设备的对应设备私钥。 设备公钥可以被计算为主公钥的对应组合。

    Method for verifying the expected postage security device and its status
    8.
    发明授权
    Method for verifying the expected postage security device and its status 失效
    验证预期邮资安全设备及其状态的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06169804A

    公开(公告)日:2001-01-02

    申请号:US08754578

    申请日:1996-11-21

    IPC分类号: H04K100

    摘要: A secure and reliable method for verifying in the host system that the expected PSD is coupled to the host system includes generating a random number in the host system and encrypting the random number with a PSD state identification number. The encrypted random number is then sent to the PSD. The PSD decrypts the encrypted random number received using the PSD state identification number and sends the decrypted random number to the host system. The host system compares the decrypted random number received from the PSD to the random number generated in the host system. If they are the same, the host system has verified the expected PSD and has also verified that the PSD has not completed any transactions apart from the host system. A method for verifying that the expected host is coupled to the PSD mirrors the method for verifying the expected PSD.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在主机系统中验证预期的PSD耦合到主机系统的安全可靠的方法包括在主机系统中生成一个随机数,并用PSD状态识别号加密随机数。 然后将加密的随机数发送到PSD。 PSD解密使用PSD状态识别号码接收到的加密随机数,并将解密的随机数发送给主机系统。 主机系统将从PSD接收到的解密随机数与在主机系统中生成的随机数进行比较。 如果它们相同,主机系统已经验证了预期的PSD,并且还验证了PSD还没有完成除了主机系统之外的任何事务。 用于验证预期主机耦合到PSD的方法反映了用于验证预期PSD的方法。

    Updating domains in a postage evidencing system
    9.
    发明授权
    Updating domains in a postage evidencing system 失效
    更新邮资证明系统中的域

    公开(公告)号:US6029137A

    公开(公告)日:2000-02-22

    申请号:US864928

    申请日:1997-05-29

    IPC分类号: G07B17/00 G06F17/60

    摘要: A postage evidencing system including a plurality of domains for partitioning a population of postage meters according to an operating characteristic, a data center, a postage meter in operative communication with the data center and a printer in operative communication with the postage meter. The postage meter is initialized to operate in a particular domain while the printer is capable of operating in each of the plurality of domains. To update or enable a domain in the printer, the postage meter transmits an indication of the particular domain to the data center. Then, the data center encrypts the indication and transmits the indication to the postage meter which in turn forwards the encrypted indication to the printer. The printer decrypts the encrypted indication and using the indication enables a respective domain in the printer corresponding to the particular domain of the postage meter. A method for updating domains in a postage evidencing system is also provided.

    摘要翻译: 一种邮资证明系统,包括根据操作特征划分邮资计数器的多个域,数据中心,与数据中心可操作地通信的邮资计费器和与邮资计费器操作通信的打印机。 当打印机能够在多个域中的每个域中操作时,邮资计费器被初始化以在特定域中操作。 要更新或启用打印机中的域,邮资计费表将特定域的指示发送到数据中心。 然后,数据中心对指示进行加密,并将该指示发送到邮资计费器,然后将该加密指示转发给打印机。 打印机解密加密的指示,并且使用该指示使能对应于邮资计费器的特定域的打印机中的相应域。 还提供了用于更新邮资证明系统中的域的方法。

    Method and system for securing communications in a metering device
    10.
    发明授权
    Method and system for securing communications in a metering device 有权
    用于确保计量装置中通信的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US08208633B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-06-26

    申请号:US12276523

    申请日:2008-11-24

    IPC分类号: H04L9/00

    摘要: A method and system for securing the communication link between the accounting device and printer of a metering system by authenticating the data being sent via the link utilizing a Nonlinear Feedback Shift Register (NLFSR) based system is provided. A NLFSR is provided in each of the accounting unit and printing unit of a metering system. The NLFSR in the accounting unit is utilized to generate a message authentication code (MAC) for the image data being sent from the accounting unit to the printing unit. The printing unit generates a corresponding MAC for the received image data using the NLFSR in the printing unit. The MAC generated by the printing unit is compared with the MAC generated by the accounting unit. If the MACs are similar, the image data is accepted as authentic and the printing unit will print the image corresponding to the image data.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于通过基于非线性反馈移位寄存器(NLFSR)的系统认证通过链路发送的数据来确保计费系统的计费装置和打印机之间的通信链路的方法和系统。 在计量系统的每个计帐单元和打印单元中都提供一个NLFSR。 会计单元中的NLFSR用于生成从计费单元发送到打印单元的图像数据的消息认证码(MAC)。 打印单元使用打印单元中的NLFSR为接收的图像数据生成相应的MAC。 由打印单元生成的MAC与由计帐单元生成的MAC进行比较。 如果MAC相似,则图像数据被接受为真实的,并且打印单元将打印与图像数据相对应的图像。