System and method for ordering customized identification documents via a network
First Claim
1. A system generating and ordering an identification document over network, the system comprising:
- user interface connected network communication with a server also coupled the network;
data gathering module coupled to said server, said data gathering module for prompting a user to provide at least one demographic data and corresponding graphical representation and receiving and securely storing said at least one demographic data and said corresponding graphical representation in a user demographic and picture data database coupled to said server;
an identification document design module coupled to said server, said design module for providing identification document design guidance data to said user and thereby prompting said user provide identification document design data, the design module capable of receiving and securely storing identification document design data a document design data base coupled to said server;
a payment module coupled to said server, said payment module for prompting the user to provide payment data and receiving and securely storing said payment data said user database, said payment data including user location data and user payment data, said payment data being utilized to verify that payment for said identification document has been made and to provide a paid-in-full signal upon said verification;
user verification module coupled said server, said user verification module for retrieving said user location data, authenticating identity said user, and providing user verification signal upon successful user authentication;
service bureau coupled to said server and responsive to said paid-in-full signal, whereby response to said paid-in-full signal and said user verification signal, said service bureau retrieves from said user data base said at least one demographic data and said corresponding graphical representation and retrieves from said document design data base said identification document design data, and produces a draft identification document incorporating said at least one demographic data and said corresponding graphical representation and said identification document design data;
user approval module coupled said server, said user approval module for providing a facsimile of said draft identification document to the user over said server through said network, and prompting the user to provide a job-acceptance signal;
said service bureau providing a final identification document to said user in response to said job-acceptance signal, said final identification document being the equivalent of an approved said draft identification document.
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Abstract
A system and method for using an e-commerce system to provide a user with the ability to order customized identification documents over the Internet is provided. The user can customize the layout of the identification document, including the use of company logos and trademarks. The user provides the demographic data and corresponding graphical representations, and is given the opportunity to approve a digital facsimile of the identification document that will be produced by the service bureau prior to the production of the identification documents. In addition, enhanced security is provided by verifying that the user is part of a legitimate organization and is authorized to use the identification documents being ordered.
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1. A system generating and ordering an identification document over network, the system comprising:
- user interface connected network communication with a server also coupled the network;
data gathering module coupled to said server, said data gathering module for prompting a user to provide at least one demographic data and corresponding graphical representation and receiving and securely storing said at least one demographic data and said corresponding graphical representation in a user demographic and picture data database coupled to said server;
an identification document design module coupled to said server, said design module for providing identification document design guidance data to said user and thereby prompting said user provide identification document design data, the design module capable of receiving and securely storing identification document design data a document design data base coupled to said server;
a payment module coupled to said server, said payment module for prompting the user to provide payment data and receiving and securely storing said payment data said user database, said payment data including user location data and user payment data, said payment data being utilized to verify that payment for said identification document has been made and to provide a paid-in-full signal upon said verification;
user verification module coupled said server, said user verification module for retrieving said user location data, authenticating identity said user, and providing user verification signal upon successful user authentication;
service bureau coupled to said server and responsive to said paid-in-full signal, whereby response to said paid-in-full signal and said user verification signal, said service bureau retrieves from said user data base said at least one demographic data and said corresponding graphical representation and retrieves from said document design data base said identification document design data, and produces a draft identification document incorporating said at least one demographic data and said corresponding graphical representation and said identification document design data;
user approval module coupled said server, said user approval module for providing a facsimile of said draft identification document to the user over said server through said network, and prompting the user to provide a job-acceptance signal;
said service bureau providing a final identification document to said user in response to said job-acceptance signal, said final identification document being the equivalent of an approved said draft identification document. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- user interface connected network communication with a server also coupled the network;
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2. The system as claim wherein said data gathering module, said identification document design module, said payment module, said service bureau, said user approval module and said user verification module, are coupled said server by one of the following group consisting of an Internet network connection, an intranet network connection, a dial-up modem connection, and further wherein each module includes plurality of computer processor instructions that can be executed by computer processor located within said server and at least one processor remote from said server, wherein said computer processor instructions are compiled instructions written one the group computer languages consisting of C, and Java and are interpreted instructions written one the following group of computer languages consisting of visual basic, Java script, CGI script.
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11. A method user to order customized identification documents over a network connected to a user interface in communication with a server coupled to the network, the method comprising the steps of providing the user with a plurality of badge design guidance data;
- receiving a plurality of design badge data from the user;
storing said plurality of design badge data;
prompting the user provide least one demographic data for incorporation into said identification document;
receiving said at least one demographic data for incorporation into said identification document prompting the user to provide at least one graphical representation corresponding said at least one demographic data for incorporation into said identification document;
receiving least one graphical representation corresponding to said at least one demographic data for incorporation into said identification document;
securely storing said at least one demographic data and corresponding at least one graphical representation;
creating at least one facsimile of an identification document incorporating said plurality of design badge data and including said at least one demographic data and corresponding least one graphical representation;
providing said at least one facsimile to the user;
prompting the user to approve or not approve the facsimile;
receiving the approval or not approval from the user;
if approval is received and then no payment data stored then prompting the user for payment and location information, otherwise retrieving stored payment data including said location information;
if approval is received and no payment data is stored then receive said payment and location information;
approval is received then verifying that said location information is legitimate organization;
if approval is received then verify using said payment information that a payment has been received;
approval received and the location information is verified, and a verified payment has been received then manufacturing said least one identification document corresponding to the approved at least one facsimile;
delivering said location said least one identification document to the user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 14)
- receiving a plurality of design badge data from the user;
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13. The method claim wherein the step of verifying that said location is a pre-approved organization includes:
- retrieving said location information;
cross checking said location information with database of known pre-approved organizations.
- retrieving said location information;
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