Method for printing address labels using a secure indicia printer
First Claim
1. A secure value printer for printing an image comprising:
- a printing subsystem having a plurality of printhead elements; and
a controller that determines if the image is from an authenticated application or a non-authenticated application running on a processing device coupled to the secure value printer, enables all of the plurality of printhead elements during printing of the image if the image is from an authenticated application, and disables at least a portion of the plurality of printhead elements during printing of the image if the image is from a non-authenticated application to prevent a portion of the image from being readable when the image is completely printed.
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Abstract
Printing methods and systems that provide both a secure value label printing mode of operation and a non-secure mode of operation that allows generic printing of non-value items without compromising the security feature of the secure printing mode are described. If the printing system determines the image is a non-secure image such as an address label or other non-value graphic, the printing system utilizes the non-secure mode and disables the use certain printhead elements. In such a system, the enforced print disabled white bands are enforced in non-secure mode such as by actually disabling the print drive mechanism that allows a row to be printed or by populating certain regions of the print buffer with zero values.
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10 Claims
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1. A secure value printer for printing an image comprising:
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a printing subsystem having a plurality of printhead elements; and a controller that determines if the image is from an authenticated application or a non-authenticated application running on a processing device coupled to the secure value printer, enables all of the plurality of printhead elements during printing of the image if the image is from an authenticated application, and disables at least a portion of the plurality of printhead elements during printing of the image if the image is from a non-authenticated application to prevent a portion of the image from being readable when the image is completely printed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for a secure value printer having a plurality of printhead elements to print an image, the method comprising:
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determining, by a controller of the secure value printer, if the image is from an authenticated application or a non-authenticated application running on a processing device coupled to the secure value printer; enabling, by the controller, all of the plurality of printhead elements during printing of the image if the image is from an authenticated application; and disabling, by the controller at least a portion of the plurality of printhead elements during printing of the image if the image is from a non-authenticated application to prevent a portion of the image from being readable when the image is completely printed. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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