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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THIRD PARTY AUTHENTICATION OF WEB-BASED PRINT-ON-DEMAND REQUESTS

  • US 20130003103A1
  • Filed: 06/28/2011
  • Published: 01/03/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for allowing users of third party vendors to access print shop applications without separate authentication, comprising the steps of:

  • a. creating a query-string having identification information of a third party vendor and authentication information of a user of the third party vendor, the query-string being created in response to the user'"'"'s access to the third party vendor'"'"'s web-site, the query-string being contained in an inline frame and encrypted;

    b. upon receiving the encrypted query-string sent from a server of the third party vendor to a print shop server, decrypting the query-string;

    c. determining whether the user has an existing account on the print shop server on the basis of the decrypted authentication information of the user; and

    d. automatically logging the user into the print shop server when the user has an existing account so that the user may access and use any print-on-demand applications on the print shop server without manually inputting user authentication information on the print shop server.

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