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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2000
David L. Patton, Webster, NY (US);
Gustavo R. Paz-pujalt, Rochester, NY (US);
David L. Patton, Webster, NY (US);
Gustavo R. Paz-Pujalt, Rochester, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for accessing a pre-approved image associated with a user which is stored in a first memory by an authorizing agency and is assigned a particular identification code which is linked to the pre-approved image and for making a document having such pre-approved image, including the steps of the user transferring his or her identification code for the pre-approved image to a receiving agency; the receiving agency accessing the stored pre-approved image using the transferred identification code and transferring such pre-approved image to a second memory; the receiving agency viewing the pre-approved image from the second memory so the receiving agency can verify that the viewed image is authentic; and printing the pre-approved authenticated image, text or graphics from the second memory at the receiving agency as part of a document.