PRINTING COMPOSITE DOCUMENTS

摘要

A printer includes an access module to control access among different participants, one participant at a time, to at least some encrypted parts of a composite document print job located at the printer.

主权项

1. A multifunction printer comprising:
an access module to control access among different participants, one participant at a time, to at least some encrypted parts of a composite document print job located at the multifunction printer, the access module including:
an authorization function to receive, generally contemporaneous with a physical presence of a respective participant at the printer, access to a private key associated with the respective participant:a decryption function to attempt decryption, via the private key in a decrypted form in coordination with an encrypted differential access mechanism embedded within the composite document, of at least one encrypted part associated with the respective participant,wherein, upon successful decryption, the access module releases the decrypted part in the presence of the respective participant; and a print mechanism to print the decrypted part.