Method and system for printing secure value documents and non-secure documents utilizing the same printing device
View Patent ↗A printing system for printing both secure value documents and non-secure documents while ensuring that fraudulent copies of secure value documents printed by the printing system can be detected is provided. The printing system determines if the source is a secure or non-secure source. If the source of the image is a secure source, it will print the image, including any graphic security features. If the source is a non-secure source, before printing the image a filter is applied to the image data to remove any graphic security features included in the received image and/or the printing system will not add any graphic security features to the received image to ensure that the printed image will not contain any copy detection graphic security features.
1. A method for a printing system to print an image based on image data received from a source comprising:
determining if the source is a secure or non-secure source;
if the source is determined to be a secure source, printing the image using the image data as received;
if the source is determined to be a non-secure source, determining if the image data complies with a predetermined restriction for image data received from a non-secure source; and
if the image data complies with the predetermined restriction, printing the image using the image data as received.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein if the image data does not comply with the predetermined restriction, the method further comprises:
determining if the image data can be modified and such that the image data will comply with the predetermined restriction; and
if the image data can not be modified such that it will comply with the predetermined restriction, canceling printing of the image.
3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein if the image data can be modified such that it will comply with the predetermined restriction, the method further comprises:
modifying the image data such that it will comply with the predetermined restriction; and
printing the image using the modified image data.
4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the predetermined restriction includes a dimensional restriction, and modifying the image data further comprises:
modifying the image data to change a scale of the image such that the dimensional restriction is met.
5. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the predetermined restriction includes a type of ink with which the image can be printed, and modifying the image data further comprises:
changing to a different type of ink to print the image.
6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined restriction includes a dimensional restriction.
7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined restriction includes a type of medium upon which the image can be printed.
8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined restriction includes a type of ink with which the image can be printed.