up spindle in exemplary embodiments the used ribbon can also be reprinted with a waste media several times thus further obscuring the image on the used ribbon application_number US 201213490072 A description the present invention will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings in which exemplary embodiments of the invention are shown however this invention may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein these exemplary embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be both thorough and complete and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art further as used in the description herein and throughout the claims that follow the meaning of u201c a u201d u201c an u201d and u201c the u201d includes plural reference unless the context clearly dictates otherwise also as used in the description herein and throughout the claims that follow the meaning of u201c in u201d includes u201c in u201d and u201c on u201d unless the context clearly dictates otherwise in exemplary embodiments of the present invention a printing method is provided which overcomes the shortcomings of the prior art by providing a means of security to desired information subsequent to a printing operation the method includes the.