Method and apparatus for digitally signing an advertisement area next to a value-bearing item
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1. An on-line system for printing a value-bearing item (VBI) comprising:
- a plurality of user terminals coupled to a computer network;
a digitally signed advertisement graphics to be printed next to the VBI; and
a plurality of stateless cryptographic devices remote from the plurality of user terminals and coupled to the computer network, wherein the cryptographic devices include a computer executable code for verifying that the advertisement graphics is authorized to be printed next to the VBI, and wherein any one or more of the plurality of cryptographic devices may be used for verifying the advertising graphics for any one or more of the plurality of user terminals.
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Abstract
An on-line VBI printing system that includes one or more cryptographic modules and a central database. The cryptographic modules are capable of implementing a variety of required security standards. A client system provides a user friendly GUI for facilitating the interface of the user to the system. The GUI system includes wizards that help the user step-by-step with processes of registration, logging into the system, and printing the VBI. In one aspect, the invention describes an on-line system for securely printing an advertisement on a VBI.
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1. An on-line system for printing a value-bearing item (VBI) comprising:
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a plurality of user terminals coupled to a computer network; a digitally signed advertisement graphics to be printed next to the VBI; and a plurality of stateless cryptographic devices remote from the plurality of user terminals and coupled to the computer network, wherein the cryptographic devices include a computer executable code for verifying that the advertisement graphics is authorized to be printed next to the VBI, and wherein any one or more of the plurality of cryptographic devices may be used for verifying the advertising graphics for any one or more of the plurality of user terminals. - 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)
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26. A method for printing an advertisement next to a value-bearing item (VBI) via a communication network including a client system, and a server system, the method comprising the steps of:
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interfacing with one or more users via the client system; communicating with the client system over the communication network; digitally signing an advertisement graphics to be printed next to the VBI; and verifying the digitally signed advertisement graphics using any of a plurality of stateless cryptographic modules, wherein any of the plurality of cryptographic modules may be used for verifying the digitally signed advertisement graphics for any one or more of the users. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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