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Abstract

Electronic delivery of counterfeit-resistant documents (10a, 10b) exchangeable for value such as admission tickets, gift certificates, coupons vouchers, etc. directly to the person who ordered the documents over an open communications network such at the Internet. A first party (38) orders documents exchangeable for value from a second party (50), and the second party electronically delivers the ordered document, which is counterfeit resistant, to the first party at a location designated by the first party. Electronic delivery comprises the second party providing, electronic information to the first party's equipment via the network from which the first party's equipment can produce a hard, counterfeit-resistant copy of the ordered document. For example, the document may be electronically ordered using a PC (36), and electronic information defining at least part of the document provided to the PC, from which equipment coupled to the PC can produce the hard copy of the document. For example, a printer (48) coupled to the PC may print the document. Alternatively, the electronic information may be provided to a fax machine (54) designated by the ordering party. Still further, the document may be ordered by telephone and electronically delivered to a PC or fax machine designated by the ordering party.

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First Claim