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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2005
Stuart Willard Daniel, Lexington, KY (US);
Steven Frank Weed, Lexington, KY (US);
Michael Ray Timperman, Versailles, KY (US);
Stuart Willard Daniel, Lexington, KY (US);
Steven Frank Weed, Lexington, KY (US);
Michael Ray Timperman, Versailles, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to providing a printing device which allows for user authentication. The printing device may communicate with the authentication device using universal serial bus (USB) protocol, wherein the printing device contains a universal serial bus (USB) host. User authentication may encompass the provision of valid identifying information or presenting sufficient funds as a condition prior to performing a print job or granting access to data.