System for reproducing information in material objects at a point of sale location
DCFirst Claim
1. A method for reproducing information in material objects utilizing information manufacturing machines located at point of sale locations, comprising the steps of:
- providing from a source remotely located with respect to the information manufacturing machine the information to be reproduced to the information manufacturing machine, each information being uniquely identified by a catalog code;
providing a request reproduction code including a catalog code uniquely identifying the information to be reproduced to the information manufacturing machine requesting to reproduce certain information identified by the catalog code in a material object;
providing an authorization code at the information manufacturing machine authorizing the reproduction of the information identified by the catalog code included in the request reproduction codes; and
receiving the request reproduction code and the authorization code at the information manufacturing machine and reproducing in a material object the information identified by the catalog code included in the request reproduction code in response to the authorization code authorizing such reproduction.
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Abstract
The present invention contemplates a system for reproducing information in material objects at a point of sale location wherein the information to be reproduced is provided at the point of sale location from a location remote with respect to the point of sale location, an owner authorization code is provided to the point of sale location in reponse to receiving a request code from the point of sale location requesting to reproducing predetermined information in a material object, and the predetermined information is reproduced in a material object at the point of sale location in response to receiving the owner authorization code.
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56 Claims
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1. A method for reproducing information in material objects utilizing information manufacturing machines located at point of sale locations, comprising the steps of:
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providing from a source remotely located with respect to the information manufacturing machine the information to be reproduced to the information manufacturing machine, each information being uniquely identified by a catalog code; providing a request reproduction code including a catalog code uniquely identifying the information to be reproduced to the information manufacturing machine requesting to reproduce certain information identified by the catalog code in a material object; providing an authorization code at the information manufacturing machine authorizing the reproduction of the information identified by the catalog code included in the request reproduction codes; and receiving the request reproduction code and the authorization code at the information manufacturing machine and reproducing in a material object the information identified by the catalog code included in the request reproduction code in response to the authorization code authorizing such reproduction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for reproducing information in material objects utilizing information manufacturing machines located at point of sale locations and an information control machine located remotely with respect to the information manufacturing machines, the information manufacturing machines being capable of communicating from a point of sale location a request reproduction code requesting to reproduce selected information in a material object utilizing an information manufacturing machine located at the point of sale location, comprising the steps of:
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providing the selected information to the information manufacturing machine located at the point of sale location, receiving the request reproduction code including a catalog code uniquely identifying the information to be reproduced at the information control machine at a location remote with respect to the point of sale location and communicating for receiving by an information manufacturing machine at the point of sale location an authorization code including a catalog code uniquely identifying the information to be reproduced authorizing the reproduction of the information identified by the catalog code by the information manufacturing machine located at the point of sale location. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An apparatus for reproducing information in material objects at point of sale locations, comprising:
an information manufacturing machine located at a point of sale location for reproducing information in material objects, each information to be reproduced being uniquely identified by a catalog code and each information being received from a source remotely located with respect to the information manufacturing machine and each information being stored in the information manufacturing machine, the information manufacturing machine receiving a request reproduction code including a catalog code uniquely identifying the information to be reproduced and being adapted to provide an authorization code including the catalog code included in the request reproduction code, and the information manufacturing machine being adapted to reproduce the information identified by the catalog code in a material object in response to receiving the authorization code. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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