Patent ID: 6175714
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: G03G,H04N

Abstract:
A digital image reproducing apparatus comprising:an input that receives and digitizes a document comprising an image and a background comprising visually apparent machine readable code;a storage device in operative communication with the input, which stores the digitized document;a code detector having access to the digitized document, which detects the machine readable code in the background;a code decoder in operative communication with the code detector, which decodes a security code from the detected machine readable code;a user input device to receive user information including a user authorization code; and,a control unit in communication with the user input device which (i) receives the user authorization code, (ii) compares the user authorization code with the decoded security code, and based on the comparison (iii) allows or disallows the digitized document to be reproduced.