Hidden MIRC printing for security

• US 20060230273A1
• Filed: 04/08/2005
• Published: 10/12/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
• Original Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
• Inventors: Crichton, John F.
• Application Number:
  US11/102,349
• Publication Number:
  US 20060230273A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/176
• CPC Class Codes: B41M 3/14 Security printing securities B42D25/29
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 15/50 Machine control of apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern, e.g. regulating differents parts of the machine, multimode copiers, microprocessor control sequencing control G03G21/14
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 21/043 by using an original which is not reproducible or only reproducible with a different appearence, e.g. originals with a photochromic layer or a colour background
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 2215/0013 for producing copies with MICR
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 2215/00881 Magnetic information

Abstract

A printing method, comprising marking an area of a receiver with a first marking material and marking in at least a portion of the area a security image with a second marking material, wherein the first and second marking material are configured such that the security image is unreadable by human vision and readable by a method other than human vision.

Claims

1. A printing method, comprising:

marking an area of a receiver with a first marking material; and

,

marking in at least a portion of the area a security image with a second marking material, wherein the first and second marking material are configured such that the security image is unreadable by human vision and readable by a method other than human vision.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the second marking material is MICR material.

3. The method of claim 1, the second marking comprising marking with accent color material.

4. The method of claim 1, the second marking comprising marking with clear material.

5. The method of claim 1, the second marking comprising marking with color material other than black.

6. The method of claim 1, the second marking comprising marking with material that is sensitive to ultraviolet radiation.

7. The method of claim 1, the second marking comprising marking with material that is sensitive to infrared radiation.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first marking material comprises at least one of the following:

toner;

ink; and

tape.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the second marking material comprises at least one of the following:

toner; and

ink.

10. A printer for printing on an area of a receiver with a first marking material, the printer comprising:

a print engine for marking the receiver with a second marking material;

a controller for controlling the print engine to print a security image in at least a portion; and

marking in at least a portion of the area a security image with a second marking material, wherein the first and second marking material are configured such that the security image is unreadable by human vision and readable by a method other than human vision.

11. The printer of claim 10, wherein the second marking material is MICR material.

12. The printer of claim 10, the second marking comprising marking with accent color material.

13. The printer of claim 10, the second marking comprising marking with clear material.

14. The printer of claim 10, the second marking comprising marking with color material other than black.

15. The printer of claim 10, the second marking comprising marking with material that is sensitive to ultraviolet radiation.

16. The printer of claim 10, the second marking comprising marking with material that is sensitive to infrared radiation.

17. The printer of claim 10, wherein the first marking material comprises at least one of the following:

toner;

ink; and

tape.

18. The printer of claim 10, wherein the second marking material comprises at least one of the following:

toner; and

ink.