Method of storing information within a reproduction system
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1. A process for controlling a reproduction system, comprising the steps of:
- scanning an image to detect at least one taggant in at least one marking material forming said image; and
issuing instructions to said reproduction system, wherein said instructions cause said reproduction system to take an action selected from the group consisting of;
(a) prohibiting reproduction of those portions of said image formed by a said marking material containing at least one predetermined detected taggant, and reproducing of all other portions of said image;
(b) prohibiting reproduction of any part of said image upon detection of at least one predetermined taggant;
(c) reproducing only those portions of said image formed by a said marking material containing at least one predetermined taggant;
(d) reproducing portions of said image formed by a said marking material containing at least one predetermined taggant in a different manner from that in which said system reproduces portions of said image formed by a said marking material not containing said at least one predetermined taggant; and
(e) identifying a source of said image on the basis of detection of at least one predetermined taggant.
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Abstract
Taggants are incorporated into marking materials used to create images. Reproduction systems detect the taggants, and use the resulting information to control reproduction. The invention is particularly applicable to color correction, enhancement and translation; document identification; image preservation and highlighting; and document control and security.
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1. A process for controlling a reproduction system, comprising the steps of:
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scanning an image to detect at least one taggant in at least one marking material forming said image; and issuing instructions to said reproduction system, wherein said instructions cause said reproduction system to take an action selected from the group consisting of; (a) prohibiting reproduction of those portions of said image formed by a said marking material containing at least one predetermined detected taggant, and reproducing of all other portions of said image; (b) prohibiting reproduction of any part of said image upon detection of at least one predetermined taggant; (c) reproducing only those portions of said image formed by a said marking material containing at least one predetermined taggant; (d) reproducing portions of said image formed by a said marking material containing at least one predetermined taggant in a different manner from that in which said system reproduces portions of said image formed by a said marking material not containing said at least one predetermined taggant; and (e) identifying a source of said image on the basis of detection of at least one predetermined taggant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A process for controlling a reproduction system, comprising the steps of:
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scanning an image to detect at least one taggant in at least one marking material forming said image; comparing each detected taggant to a table in which at least two known taggants are each respectively associated with at least two different known types of marking materials; and issuing instructions determined by results of said comparison to said reproduction system. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A reproduction system comprising a scanner section and a controller section, wherein:
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said scanner section comprises means for scanning an image to detect image signals and taggant signals from at least one marking material forming said image and for sending scanner output signals to said controller section; and said controller section comprises means for processing said scanner output signals to generate instruction signals for said reproduction system, wherein said instruction signals cause said reproduction system to take an action selected from the group consisting of; (a) prohibiting reproduction of those portions of said image formed by a said marking material containing at least one predetermined detected taggant, and reproducing all other portions of said image; (b) prohibiting reproduction of any part of said image upon detection of at least one predetermined taggant; (c) reproducing only those portions of said image formed by a said marking material containing at least one predetermined taggant; (d) reproducing portions of said image formed by a said marking material containing at least one predetermined taggant in a different manner from that in which said system reproduces portions of said image formed by a said marking material not containing said at least one predetermined taggant; and (e) identifying a source of said image on the basis of detection of at least one predetermined taggant. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A reproduction system comprising a scanner section and a controller section, wherein:
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said scanner section comprises means for scanning an image to detect image signals and taggant signals from at least one marking material forming said scanned image and for sending scanner output signals containing scanned taggant information to said controller section; said controller section comprises a table containing predetermined taggant information relating to at least two predetermined taggants respectively associated with at least two predetermined types of marking materials, each said predetermined type of marking material being known to contain one said taggant; and said controller section comprises means for comparing said scanned taggant information with said predetermined taggant information and generating instruction signals for said reproduction system determined by results of said comparison. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. Apparatus for controlling a reproduction system, comprising:
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means for scanning an image to detect at least one taggant in at least one marking material forming said image; and means for issuing instructions to said reproduction system, wherein said instructions cause said reproduction system to take an action selected from the group consisting of; (a) prohibiting reproduction of those portions of said image formed by a said marking material containing at least one predetermined detected taggant, and reproducing of all other portions of said image; (b) prohibiting reproduction of any part of said image upon detection of at least one predetermined taggant; (c) reproducing only those portions of said image formed by a said marking material containing at least one predetermined taggant; (d) reproducing portions of sad image formed by a said marking material containing at least one predetermined taggant in a different manner from that in which said system reproduces portions of said image formed by a said marking material containing said at least one predetermined taggant; and (e) identifying a source of said image on the basis of detection of at least one predetermined taggant.
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