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US 5,847,962 AGranted
Document dispenser operator security override
AssigneeThe Standard Register Company
InventorsPhilip G. LaDue, John H. King, James M. Grywalski
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Abstract
A document dispensing system wherein any or all security levels in a document dispensing system are accessible upon issuance of a security controller override command so as to permit operation of the dispenser in a particular security mode without regard to whether a corresponding security passcode has been entered on the dispenser keyboard or otherwise.
Claims20
A document dispenser comprising:
- a digital controller for controlling the operation of the dispenser;
- a document printer controlled by said digital controller;
- a security signal production device;
- a security controller adapted to permit operation of the dispenser in a first security mode when a first predetermined security signal is produced by said security signal production device, to inhibit operation of the dispenser in said first security mode when said first predetermined security signal is not produced by said security signal production device, to permit operation of the dispenser in a second security mode when a second predetermined security signal is produced by said security signal production device, to inhibit operation of the dispenser in said second security mode when said second predetermined security signal is not produced by said security signal production device, and to permit operation of the dispenser in at least one of said first and second security modes upon receipt of a downloaded security controller override command without regard to whether one of said first and second predetermined security signals is produced by said security signal production device;
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- a data input port adapted to receive said downloaded override command and to transfer said downloaded override command to said security controller.
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A method of dispensing documents comprising the steps of:
- providing a document dispenser wherein access to a first security mode is permitted by a security controller when a first predetermined security signal is produced by a security signal production device, wherein access to a second security mode is permitted by said security controller when a second predetermined security signal is produced by said security signal production device, wherein access to said first security mode is inhibited by said security controller when said first predetermined security signal is not produced by said security signal production device, and wherein access to said second security mode is inhibited by said security controller when said second predetermined security signal is not produced by said security signal production device;
- providing a command transfer device;
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- downloading a security controller override command from said command transfer device to said document dispenser, wherein access to one of said first security mode and said second security mode is permitted upon receipt of said downloaded security controller override command from said command transfer device without regard to whether one of said first and second predetermined security signals is produced by said security signal production device.
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A method of dispensing documents comprising the steps of:
- providing a document dispenser including a digital controller for controlling the operation of the dispenser and a document printer;
- providing a security signal production device;
- providing a security controller in communication with said security signal production device;
- permitting operation of the dispenser in a first security mode when a first predetermined security signal is produced by said security signal production device and transferred to said security controller;
- permitting operation of the dispenser in a second security mode when a second predetermined security signal is produced by said security signal production device and transferred to said security controller;
- inhibiting operation of the dispenser in said first security mode when said first predetermined security signal is not produced by said security signal production device;
- inhibiting operation of the dispenser in said second security mode when said second predetermined security signal is not produced by said security signal production device;
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- permitting operation of the dispenser in at least one of said first and second security modes upon receipt by said document dispenser of a downloaded security controller override command without regard to whether one of said first and second predetermined security signals is produced by said security signal production device.
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