System for creating certified document copies

A method of securely printing a document, comprising, by a document processing system:

• receiving, from a user, a selection of a document to be certified;
• identifying a print device on which the document will be printed;
• identifying a set of available security templates that correspond to capabilities of the print device;
• presenting the set of available security templates to the user;
• receiving, from the user, a selection of one of the available security templates;
• adding a unique security element to the document according to the template;
• and
• causing the document to be printed at the selected print device with the selected security template and the added security element.

A certified document generation system, comprising:

• a print device;
• one or more processors;
• a display device;
• a non-transitory, computer-readable memory containing a data set representing a plurality of available security templates;
• and
• a non-transitory, computer-readable memory containing programming instructions that, when executed by one or more of the processors, cause one or more of the processors to:
• receive a selection of a document to be certified;
• select, from the data set, a security template that corresponds to one or more parameters of the document;
• add a unique security element to document in accordance with the template and display the document on the display without completely displaying the added security element on the display device as it would appear on the document when printed;
• and
• cause the document to be printed at the print device with the added security element.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing programming instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to generate and print a certified document by a process comprising:

• receive, from a user, a selection of a document to be certified;
• identifying a print device on which the document will be printed;
• identifying one or more security templates that correspond to one or more parameters of the document, the print device, or both;
• selecting one of the security templates as a template for application to the document;
• causing a display device to display the document with a non-secure overlay of the identified security template for the document;
• adding a unique security element to document in accordance with the template without completely displaying the added security element on the display device;
• and
• causing the document to be printed at the print device with the selected security template and the added security element.

A certified document generation system, comprising:

• one or more processors, a display device, and a non-transitory, computer-readable memory containing programming instructions that, when executed by one or more of the processors, cause one or more of the processors to:
• receive a selection of a document to be certified;
• identify an available print device on which the document will be printed;
• identify a set of available security templates;
• select one of the available security templates;
• identify an alternative selection that, if implemented, would yield a printed document with a higher level of security, wherein the alternative selection comprises a different available printer, a different security template, or both;
• offer the alternative selection to a user;
• and
• if the user accepts the alternative selection, then before causing the document to be printed, change the selected print device, the selected security template, or both to match the alternative selection.
• add a unique security element to the document according to the template without completely displaying the added security element on the display device as it would appear on the document when printed;
• and
• cause the document to be printed at the selected print device with the selected security template and the added security element.