Segmentation hiding layer for vector pattern correlation marks

A method comprising:

• receiving a printable electronic document into a computerized device;
• before printing, using the computerized device to:
• add first hidden markings to the printable electronic document, wherein the first hidden markings have a first vector graphic size;
• remove a pattern from the first hidden markings in the printable electronic document;
• add second hidden markings that have a same vector graphic size as, and are out of phase with, the first hidden markings only to the pattern in the printable electronic document;
• and
• add geometrically shaped distraction markings to the printable electronic document, wherein the geometrically shaped distraction markings have a second vector graphic size that is more than five times, and less than twenty times, the first vector graphic size;
• and
• printing the printable electronic document using a printing device that is in communications with the computerized device after adding the first hidden markings, the second hidden markings, and the geometrically shaped distraction markings, to produce a printed document,
• wherein the pattern in the printed document is only visible when the printed document is viewed with a light filter.

A system comprising:

• a computerized device adapted to receives a printable electronic document;
• a printing device in communications with the computerized device,
• wherein before printing, the computerized device:
• automatically adds first hidden markings to the printable electronic document, wherein the first hidden markings have a first vector graphic size;
• automatically removes a pattern from the first hidden markings in the printable electronic document;
• automatically adds second hidden markings that have a same vector graphic size as, and are out of phase with, the first hidden markings only to the pattern in the printable electronic document;
• and
• automatically adds geometrically shaped distraction markings to the printable electronic document, wherein the geometrically shaped distraction markings have a second vector graphic size that is more than five times, and less than twenty times, the first vector graphic size,
• wherein the printing device automatically prints the printable electronic document after the computerized device adds the first hidden markings, the second hidden markings, and the geometrically shaped distraction markings, to produce a printed document, and
• wherein the pattern in the printed document is only visible when the printed document is viewed with a light filter.