Patent ID: 7120605

Claim:
A printing system for use with a workstation having a first code entry device, the workstation being configured to transmit print data for printing, the first code entry device being configured to receive first coding information from a user, said printing system comprising: a printer configured to communicatively couple with the workstation and having a second code entry device, said second code entry device being configured to receive second coding information from the user, said printer being configured to print the print data in response to correlating the first coding information received at the first code entry device with said second coding information received at said second code entry device; a user interface configured to communicate with the workstation, said user interface having a secured-disable mode and a secure-enable mode such that, in said secure-enable mode, the workstation is enabled to receive the first coding information, and in the secure-disable mode, the workstation is enabled to transmit print data to the printer for printing and the printer prints the print data without receiving the first coding information at the first code entry device and without receiving the second coding information at the second code entry device.