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Method and apparatus for obtaining a printed copy of a document via the internet

  • US 20010037462A1
  • Filed: 01/29/2001
  • Published: 11/01/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2000
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for obtaining a printed copy of a document at a printer from a server via a client, the method comprising the steps of:

  • installing a private encryption key in the printer, the private encryption key being unavailable to the client and the server;

    providing the server with a public encryption key, the public encryption key being associated with the private encryption key, the public encryption key being different than the private encryption key;

    receiving an encrypted file at the printer from the server via the client, the encrypted file being encrypted using the public encryption key;

    generating decrypted data associated with the document by decrypting the encrypted file in the printer using the private encryption key; and

    printing the document at the printer using the decrypted data.

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