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Abstract

A method in which first and second representations of a document are provided, for example, by being made available on one or more server computers connected to a computer network, such as the Internet or a corporate intranet. The first and second representations are resolution-dependent structured representations and have, respectively, first and second characteristic resolutions, the second resolution being greater than the first. The first representation, but not the second, is provided in digital form to an untrusted recipient. For example, the first representation can be transmitted through the network from the server on which the first representation is available to a client computer connected to the network. The second representation is converted to a third representation of the document, the third representation being a representation in a human-readable, nondigital form. For example, the second representation can be transmitted through the network in a secure manner to a trusted printing facility connected to the network. The trusted facility can then produce the third representation, for example by printing a hardcopy representation of the document. Finally, the third representation, but not the second, is provided to the untrusted recipient, for example, by physically transferring the third representation to the untrusted recipient.

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