Secure printer for printing financial instruments
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1. A printing system operable to print a financial instrument, comprising:
- a data base for storing information associated with the financial instrument;
a printer operable to print financial instruments, and being responsive to data received from the data base, said printer operable to use a magnetic ink character recognition font for printing at least portions of the financial instrument; and
a security processor operable to compare a unique identifier associated with the printer, to a stored identifier to confirm the identity of the printer and operable to automatically transmit to the printer, in response to confirming the identity of the printer, a password associated with the printer to gain access to the printer for printing the financial instrument after the password is confirmed.
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Abstract
An integrated data processing system having an execution control processor (10) that itself comprises a security processor (12) and data base processor (14). Bidirectional communication with a printer (30) is provided through a print processor (28) to provide for the secure printing of financial instruments. Grammar files (24) and parameter files (26) are supplied to allow for the configuration and customization of the execution control processor (10) and a graphical user interface (18). A communications processor (20) is provided to establish network connection with a host computer. Context-sensitive help is provided using a help processor (22).
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17 Claims
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1. A printing system operable to print a financial instrument, comprising:
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a data base for storing information associated with the financial instrument; a printer operable to print financial instruments, and being responsive to data received from the data base, said printer operable to use a magnetic ink character recognition font for printing at least portions of the financial instrument; and a security processor operable to compare a unique identifier associated with the printer, to a stored identifier to confirm the identity of the printer and operable to automatically transmit to the printer, in response to confirming the identity of the printer, a password associated with the printer to gain access to the printer for printing the financial instrument after the password is confirmed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for controlling a printer to print a financial instrument, comprising the steps of:
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receiving and storing information associated with the financial instrument; comparing a unique identifier associated with the printer to a stored identifier to confirm an identity of the printer; automatically transmitting, in response to confirming the identity of the printer, a security code associated with the printer to the printer to access a secure font; and printing the financial instrument using the secure font and the information associated with the financial instrument. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A printing system operable to print a financial instrument, comprising:
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a data base for storing information associated with the financial instrument; a printer operable to print financial instruments, and being responsive to data received from the data base; and a security processor operable to compare a unique identifier associated with the printer, to a stored identifier to confirm the identity of the printer and operable to automatically transmit to the printer, in response to confirming the identity of the printer, a password associated with the printer to gain access to the printer for printing the financial instrument after the password is confirmed.
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16. A printing system operable to print a document having intrinsic economic value, comprising:
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a data base for storing information associated with the document; a printer operable to print the documents, and being responsive to data received from the data base; and a security processor operable to compare a unique identifier associated with the printer, to a stored identifier to confirm the identity of the printer and operable to automatically transmit to the printer, in response to confirming the identity of the printer, a password associated with the printer to gain access to the printer for printing the document after the password is confirmed.
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17. A method for controlling a printer to print a document having intrinsic economic value, comprising the steps of:
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receiving and storing information associated with the document; comparing a unique identifier associated with the printer to a stored identifier to confirm an identity of the printer; automatically transmitting, in response to confirming the identify of the printer, a security code associated with the printer to the printer to access a secure font; and printing the document using the secure font and the information associated with the document.
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