FR2598003A1 - Automatic unit for producing novel security cards in real time, and methods of obtaining the basis of these cards - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to an automatic device contained in a single protected unit, and a method allowing the production of a security card with an ultra-thin photographic layer produced from standard components and also capable of ensuring the security of other documents or objects with lesser security, in real time, unit by unit. This automatic unit at least allows an image to be taken and automatically renewed. This card consists of its medium 137, of at least one ultra-thin photograph 132, of a hologram surrounding the photo 130 and of at least one embossing 138 passing over the whole thing. The cards produced by this method may also comprise two photos of two holders. This automatic unit, working in real time, can produce all identification cards, including inter-bank cards and even cards authenticating the numbers of vehicles.

Description

The present invention relates to a method and device for performing a

  new card personalized with one or two photos, and or other information, for universal use, including banking, ensuring the security of the card, and in addition to other documents or objects with lower security, for example: checks or numbers vehicle registration by making a specific connection between this card and the document or object with lower security. This service can also be

  immediately in front of the customer, while carrying out a production 10 outside the immediate service.

  State of the art in the sector considered: there are a certain number of techniques for obtaining photo cards, for example black and white photo cards obtained by printing on the PVC of the card before laminating, compatible with banking standards. giving access to banknote dispensers, expensive artisanal procedure Another technique by hot laminating between two sheets of transparent PVC a photo of usual thickness and variable according to the source of the photos, the photo being deposited in a PVC cut at format of the photo, the back of the photo resting on another PVC. The card in question has a single magnetic strip on the side, but this process, which is handcrafted and therefore slow, cannot give access to ATMs with three specific tracks, finally 25 the renewal of this type of card with a photo. color cannot be automatic. There are also automatic machines embossing cards, encoding magnetic stripes and personalizing a photo with laser but only in black and white - monochrome. There are also automatic cameras which issue business cards on ordinary photographic media and even cameras using instant type emulsions which do not comply with international banking standards. The following patents André b1ilovanovich describe a certain number of photo cards, in black and 35 white, in color, and even in relief, but of a usual thickness of the photographic support including an archive and an automatic renewal at very high speed, of a Viven "O, very low cost price of the card, working continuously including even the creation of the card support. In order of systematic research: N 71 00414 of January 8, 1971 simple machine of security in the monetary field - NO 71 01435 of January 18, 1971 the certificate of addition to the main patent of January 8, 1971 - N 71 11037 of March 30, 1971: new composite photographic film and its applications - N 71 11041 of March 30, 1971: composite card and new bank form - No 71 30607 of August 24, 1971 New 10 composite photographic emulsion and the machine to process it - No 72 21304 of June 8, 1972: Procedures and machinery for automatic shots - NO 73 45421 of December 19 1973: Process and transfer machine for the automatic production of plates with a combined artwork that can be archived automatically - N 73 46198 15 of December 26, 1973: Automatic electrostatic transfer machine - N 74 40393 1st certificate of addition to patent N 71 11037 of March 30, 1971, filed December 10, 1974 - Born 05813 of February 25, 1975 2nd certificate of addition to the patent N 71 11037 of March 30, 1971 - N 75 09271 of March 25, 1975: process and automatic machinery transfer controlled by magnetic tape and applications - N 75 38 249 of December 26, 1975 the certificate of addition to patent N 73 46198 of December 26, 1973. Reviews of these inventions: on the one hand in the case of fully automatic machines processing color, it is not possible to ensure immediate individual service card by card, with no possibility of direct order by the customer, on the other hand bank cards or other consume little sensitive surface for example 40,000 cards = 40 m2, it is therefore economically difficult to assemble a special production before confirmation

  of the market on a large scale. In this new invention, we start from existing products to transform them into a basic product compatible with new cards.

  Finally, the existing processes do not integrate two photographs of two holders in the same identification piece in a new card corresponding to a new precise use. The possibility of immediately obtaining a bank card in this nonlimiting example reduces costs The commercial interest in the general field of filmmaking, development of amateur films and enlarged movies per minute, with the collection of amateur films outside of immediate service has been demonstrated by patent A. Milovanovich N 77 6355 of October 10, 1958 improvement in automatic printing and processing devices for black and color photographic proofs, with first recorded use published in the newspaper Le Photographe of February 5, 1961 in the form of a black and white and 10 color minute photo laboratory - used until the end of 1969. In banking, photography has been forgotten on the national level, less on the international level, in favor of research on memory cards, the first research dates back to 1947, research carried out in several countries, with 15 different achievements and standards for con tactors either on the front o on the back of the map - Japan. Hologram + contactors for memory cards + magnetic strips + acronym and name of the bank + embossing of the card make it difficult the practical possibility of mounting an additional 20 or two photographs. An assault near a bank machine or other secret code machine, allowing the attacker to verify the accuracy on the spot

  of code makes code protection illusory in this case Alà.

  "Your life or your code". In any case, to pay a merchant erking with a card, he must be given the card, which before introducing it into the machine can instantly identify it, and even before the customer enters the secret code. The photo-free card: the time required to set up oppositions first on the local level, then regional, then national and finally international is long. The growing lists of oppositions only contain about / 100 of "sensitive" numbers. A certain number of traders refuse secret code machines for reasons of speed of debit at the cash desks and vexatoi35 res errors for bona fide customers. The introduction of important electronic memory machines in all the existing points of sale is a coder business and the updating of the lists of oppositions in all rachines

4 2598003

  represents considerable work and time. From an economic point of view, card fraud is fair for France 100,000,000 NF per year, the generalization of memory cards according to the most recent publications -21/3/86 should theoretically reduce fraud to 1/3 or an incompressible fraud figure of 30,000,000 NF per year in the case of the most favorable hypothesis. Finally the "dream" of suppressing the check by cards has completely forgotten research on the security of the check. Patent NO 75 12283 of April 21, 1975: security formula in the monetary field and automatic machine for processing them also had as an objective the creation of a plastic material on thin support for specifically banking use and rigorously infallible and well recognizable by the user, consisting of a very complex photographic emulsion on a special non-marketable support, except as a security product in general and banking in particular. The method and device according to the invention makes it possible to avoid these drawbacks, in addition for economic reasons it has a possible progressive application, each step of the process may be suitable for the next step. Security in the banking sector can be progressive because by definition the renewal of cards is once a year. The automaton object of the present invention in its final stage can treat at least four cases. It is mainly represented in 1/7 and 2/7 plates for certain details. 1 New customers, or old customers without photos for immediate service with automatic and integrated shooting for immediate service. 2) New customers or old customers with their own photos or without 30 shots for immediate service. 3) New customers or old customers with photos from agencies by internal mail for normal service in this non-limiting example. 4) Automatic renewals - according to archives - spread over time, and only after 35 the creation of the first photo security card. The PLC works all the time with programs 3 or 4, the request for immediate service automatically causes known techniques to stop programs 3 or 4 after the end of the current cycle to allow the start of program 1 or 2 to the customer's choice. The issuance of the security card according to programs 1 or 2 automatically causes the continuation of the previous program. PL1 / 7 Figl shows in section such a machine. Fig.l-21 is a lens incorporating the archive images in the form of a strip of slides in this nonlimiting example, driven by rollers and motor Fig.l- 33, Fig.l-28 and 29 respectively represent the reel of archives at its beginning and the reception reel. Fig.l-30 the light system, Fig.l- 32 the light condenser and Fig.l-31 the filters (calibration according to the manufacturing batches of cards with sensitive surface). It is the optical system corresponding to programs 3 or 4.Fig 1 - 20 is another objective with another lighting system 15 Fig. L-19 by reflection of light on a positive image on paper or plastic support corresponding to the program 2. Fig. 1-25 is a third objective intended for the immediate shooting of the client in the case of the execution of the program 1, Fig. L-24 is a prism straightening the image, taking into account that 20 in this nonlimiting example there it is a question of obtaining a direct-positive image. Pl.l / 7 Fig.l-23 represents a loader containing blank cards. Pl.l / 7 Figt.8 is a mobile part supporting a jack with vertical action Fig. ll ordering a tube Fig.l- 12 intended to take the cards from the charger by suction - Fig.l-7 represents such a vacuum cleaner. Fig.l-4 is a jack with horizontal action whose bottom is fixed on one side of the rail Fig.l-9 Fig.l-3 and Fig.l-2 are 2 other cylinders sliding in the rail 9 so that the action of the cylinders 2,3,4, and 1 can cause the blank card to occupy quake 30 positions according to the programs requested. For example in the case of program 1: Fig. l-23 taking a card from the feeder, Fig. l-13 represents the position of the card for immediate shooting of the c link, Fig. l-16 loading the printed card into the automatic card-by-card feeder to avoid errors. In the case of programs 2,3,4, the card walking program

  is the following for this function: taking a card from the feeder Fig. l-23, position according to Fig. l-14 during exposure either through the lens 21 or through the object

  -tif 20 -Fig.l. Fi.l-16 represents the position of the card during the load in the card processor. Pl.l / 7 Fig 1- 49-55-27-57 represents in section the cabin for automatic shooting with two differences since 'it is desirable that the photo affixed on the card "please the customer": 1) Fig.1-26 is a retractable mirror to allow the customer to choose his pose, when the shooting is triggered by an order shown in Fig.l-39 the mirror retracts upon the action of the release 10 (known technique). Pl.l / 7 FigL56 represents the cabinet

  (shielded) containing in one volume the whole mechanism.

  To occupy the least possible space the developer is vertical and occupies the place from top to bottom of the automatic machine. P1.2 / 7 Fig.5 also shows a side view of this processor. Pl.2 / 7-Fi-74 is a conveyor belt made of a flexible material that cannot be attacked by photographic products. Pl.2 / 7-Fig.5-79 represents the guide rollers, Fig.5-78 represents the conveyor belt drive system by known jerking technique used to entrain a film from a cinema projector, in this case prèeis the stop time is of the order of several seconds as a nonlimiting example. During this stop Fig. 5-77 a system of jacks presses the individual trays Fig. 5-36 of image processing of the cards against a flat surface shown in Fig. 5-73 so that a watertight compartment is formed during the action of the products. P1.2 / 7 Fig. 4 represents a section of such an individual processor, here closed during the action of the chemicals on each card. Fig. 4 18 represents the card with its sensitive image in Fig. 4-70 30 face to the transporter Fig. 4-74 in this nonlimiting example. Fig.4-73 represents the rigid flat surface on which the individual developer, open down, rests during a cycle, Fig.4-36, Fig.4-71 represents flexible seals mounted on each dual individual processor. Fig.4-72 another flexible joint mounted on the flat face Fig.4-17 represents the housing of the card during its stay on the conveyor belt, Pl.1 / q -Fig.l-17 represents its shape seen from above allowing loading and unloading of the card from an open side Pl. 2/7 Fig. 4-34 represents the inlet port of the chemicals in the tank thus temporarily formed and Fig. 4-35 the outlet port . The stored chemicals are shown Pl.l / 5 7 Fig.l-43-44-45-46, in nonlimiting number, Fig.l-47 represents a series of pumps introducing, then evacuating the products from temporary tanks. Pl. L / 7 Fig. L-48-54 represents the zone of drying of the cards by hot air it is the same Pl. 2/7-Fig. 5-54, Boards 1 and 2 Fig. L and 5 16 shows the card loading area and 76 the unloading area by known technical cylinders. After its extraction by the jack Fig. 1-6 the card follows a path guided by a conveyor system or in Fig. 1-41 the photo part of the card is closed by hot PVC 15 with or without hologram or by another technique of liquid projection, for example without limitation, the projection of a compound comprising aliphatic solvents, halogenated hydrocarbons and acrylic resin is aerated so that in no way the track or the magnetic tracks are altered by this closure in the case where the image is exactly on the other side, the tracks being strictly on the opposite side. The card is encoded and embossed by known techniques, for reasons of space the existing machines are dismantled from their supports habi25 els Fig.l-38 and 37 are only the direct functions Fig.l-10 represents in this nonlimiting example the usual electronic controls so that all space in the PLC cabinet is occupied. Pl.l-kúg 149 represents the armored charger containing the strip of ho30 lograms in the case of very high security cards, it is a non-removable charger once closed containing a thermal product so that in case of a any violation once loaded there is a thermal reaction welding * all the hologram tape - for this reason the cassette is also insulated. Fig. l-51 is the internal receptacle for the cards used for cycles 3 and 4, and Fig. l-50 represents the external receptacle for the machine reserved for cycles 1 or 2

  ie available to the customer immediately.

8 2598003

  For reasons of extreme security the secret code of the card can be delivered to the customer by post by usual techniques and procedures. Pl.2 / 7 Fig.6-9t shows in more detail such a mechanism: Fig. 6-84 is the exit conveyor after the personalization of the card Fig. 6-38 the card when entering the conveyor, Fig. 65-5 the internal receptacle of the machine, Fig. 6-50 the external exit , Fig.6-82 a fixed guide between the internal receptacle 51 and external 50, Fig.6-81 a movable guide closing the receptacle 51 following the action of a jack shown in Fig.6-80. Pl. 1/7 Fig. 40 shows a camera recording each card as it leaves for two reasons: 1) creation of an automatic archive, 2) process security against any attempt to obtain cards in an irregular manner (archiving of the photo or photos and the indications on the card. P1.2 / 7 Fig.2 represents the external appearance of this machine accessible directly by the customer: Fig.2-55 the automatic shooting, Fig.2-22 the introduction of the customer's pho20 to fixed on the control card of program 2 comprising in this nonlimiting example the customer's account number, or only the customer's account number in the case of program 1. Fig.2-50 represents the output of the 25 security cards produced by program 1 or 2. Plate 2/7 Fig.3 represents the programming system in more detail: P1.2 / 7 Fig. 3-60 represents such a card, it includes in this nonlimiting example horizontally 10 boxes numbered 0,1,9; 3,4, 5,6,7,8,9, and vertically 11 30 11 repetitions of these same boxes representing in this nonlimiting example an account number on the left according to figure 3-65 the card has a corner cut so that it can there may be the action of a contactor 64 or not if the card does not have a cut corner. Fig. 3-62 is an opening framing the 35 the photo part to be reproduced automatically on the card is secure - the photo fixed on the control card 60 under the opening 62 so as to reproduce only the useful part visible on the card of security. In the case where the holder does not have a photo - program 1 the card does not have a cut corner or no action of the contactor 64 Pl./7 iig.3-66 is a lighting system of the card of order 60 o in this nonlimiting example the number of the account is marked in black, Fig. 3-61 is a row of 10 photoelectric cells which by known techniques through an internal microcomputer compatible with the central computer - here the bank send signals corresponding to the account number so that the central computer sends back in the form of signals all the information to be recorded on the embossing control card included. All 10 this information is recorded on the internal microcomputer by known techniques, but the command to encode and emboss the cards is done in one way timed corresponding to the time of passage of the card in the machine. The signals controlling encoding and embossing are sent by contactor triggered by the card. Fig. 3-29 corresponds to a strip of slide images corresponding to programs 3 and 4, Fig. 3- 68 is a magnetic strip deposited on the strip of slides by known techniques where the account number of each client is recorded, that is to say the order 20 of the manufacture of the cards in the case of non-immediate deliveries or automatic renewals This film is produced automatically by the camera recording each card at the output of the automaton, in this nonlimiting example the film is of the reversible type. It is also possible within the framework of this invention to use a video camera, under these conditions the reprints and the renewals are done by the video process and cathode-ray tube projecting the image of the holder on the sensitive card (technique exposed in a previous patent). Fig. 3-63 is another contactor so that the introduction of the program card causes by means of jacks 59 and 590 mounted in series the entry of the program card into the machine and then its internal storage at the end of cycle. Fig. 3-21 and 20 are the two objectives corresponding either to the printing of the slides (programs 3 35 and 4), or to the reproduction of the holder's photo in the case of program 2, the change of objectives is done

  automatically by the action of the jack shown in Figf3 - 58.

  In summary, the customer's shooting function, the photo shooting function, the reproduction function from a slide can be done simply when using only one sensitive surface on the card, if this sensitive surface is of the slide type on a light reflecting surface, ie a sensitive surface of the type used in automatic devices for automatically delivering portraits. It is also possible without departing from the scope of this invention to use an archiving system of the video type as has already been explained in the patent A. Milovanovich continuous production from 10 strip cards, under these conditions one can in addition to taking a shot of the client by video, with choice of photo and projecting the final image by the same cathodic system in this case the sensitive surface on the card is of the negative type, more economical, with a system of faster processing of the photos on the cards, to use the positive images on the same paper defined by program 2, video is also used by known techniques used for other applications. Plate 1/7 can do this only after the introduction of the card Pl.2 / 7-Fig.3-60 without opening for the photo - program 1 - thanks to the release shown here in Fig.l-39. As soon as this image is saved on the card, the machine resumes basic cycle 3 or 4 (known technique). Even process after card engagement Fig. 3-60 with the opening 62 framing the photo. Pl.2 / 7-Fig.7 represents the same machine but here with much less automation it is a machine in service with a manufacturer customizing cards. The image development system always includes the same transporter Fig. 7-74 but in this machine where the space problem is not imperative, the transporter passes through a series of tanks - known technique containing chemicals represented here in Fig.7-92 Fig.7-54 is the classic card drying system Fig. 7-76 extracting the cards which take the direction of the 35 machines for protecting the photographic image 41, encoding 37 and and embossing 36. In this simple case, negative sensitive surfaces can be used. A non-limiting description of a security card: Pl.3 / 7-Fig.15 represents such

  card seen from above and Fig. 14 such a card seen from the side.

  il 2598003 Fig.15-137 represents the card, 138 a line of e7ibossage, the eiabossage passes on the photograph (s) for security reasons, in fact the embossing being on a part of the photo he locks this photo in somehow. Fig. 15-130 represents a hologram - known technique -214 P1.5 / 7 Fig. 22 shows that this optional hologram overflows on the photograph Fig. 2? -; 110, 208 representing the cutting of the photograph and

  209 the edge of the support reflecting the hologram light.

  Fig. 22-211 is a security embossing which is also in this example the card number and other indications on the bank. Pl. 3/7 Fig. 14134 is the central PVC core of the card printed by screen printing in 133, 135 the magnetic tracks, 136 the protection of the magnetic tracks, 131 a support welded on the central frame 134 and 132 the photograph , or the sensitive virgin surface of the same thickness as the perforated support 131 and 13D the final protection of the photograph. The technical process intended to manufacture the base of the cards used in the two machines described in these two nonlimiting examples is also designed to be able by itself to produce security cards. It is made up of two complementary mechanisms, the first automatically reduces pristine or exposed sensitive surfaces to their smallest possible thickness and the second transfers part of this sensitive surface already exposed to light (photo) or blank on the card support, the su25 pport card can be either specially prepared for this function or used as it currently exists before embossing and encoding of preference for reasons of better security. Pl.3 / 7 Fig.8 and Fig.12 show 2 mechanisms capable of either reducing pristine sensitive surfaces to a thickness of the emulsion and a single PVC or about 0.03 mm or strip photographs already developed by usual means. P1.3 / 7 Fig. 13 also shows the diagram for manufacturing basic sensitive surfaces on an ultra thin support that can be welded to the base of the card with very low thermal energy (deterioration of the cards by excess heat). the thicker the photo on the card, the thicker the photo protection must be, which means more energy to spend and greater risk for the card. Pl. 3/7 represents the starting point or the amnorçe

Z598003

  for separating an existing photoraphic emulsion, Pl.3 / 7 liu.9-139 the emulsiDn, 140 the first PVC on which the emulsion is poured, 140 and 141 the two halves of the central paper core after start of separation by a tool cutting 14Z the second PVC facing the paper. The principle of the action is as follows: after the action of a cutting tool here represented in 142 by simple manual or automatic traction action there is a reduction in thickness of nearly 50/100 then the action water and a soft but fairly abrasive spiky action does the rest - all of the paper backing leaves in the water Pl.3 / 7 Fig. 8 represents a model for producing a thin layer from existing emulsions: 95 is a light-tight enclosure in the case of use of blank strip emulsions, 96 is the cassette containing the sensitive surface 98 ei roll of 'normal thickness. Fig. 8-99 shows the winding of part of the paper support with its back PVC, after the initiation of the cutting of the emulsion. 100 represents an adhesive strip protecting the sensitive emulsion from the action of water and mechanical forces. Fig. 8-106 shows the 20 sides of a tank, Fig. 8-103 and 104 of the vertical cylinders, automatically opening or closing the tank so as to let the sandwich support emulsion pass - a passage of the thin emulsion in line due to its fragility - 0.03 mm. 102 represents a jack which by its friction action in water by means of a slightly abrasive pad - reciprocating action removes all the paper remaining on the PVC support. L07, 108 circulating, filtering and maintaining water at a constant temperature, 109 rinsing, 111 drying, Fig. 8-110 rewinding of the adhesive support and 30 97 receiving charger or rolls up emulsion on PVC with a thickness of about 0.03m. P1.3 / 7 Fig.12 represents a machine based on the same principle, but of the rotary type, 113 represents the drum with its perforations or the adhesive PVC emulsion strip is held by a slight suction through the drum, suction outlet by the axis of the drum 112, 114 rotating friction system in opposite direction of the

  movement of the emulsion strip, 115 jets of water after filtering. P1.7 / 7 Fi, .46 and 48 show another embodiment of the emulsion sandwich strip / adhesive strip.

Z598003 The emulsion protection by adhesive tape P1.7 / 7 Fi5.4,6 -318 is

  perforated in 319, the perforations being slightly larger than the virgin emulsion or photographs to be transferred to the card support. P1.7 / 7 Fig. 47 represents another possibility, this possibility allowing a greater linear speed of the transfer mechanism: 320, 321 represents the emulsion and its PVC support containing a little paper, 318 the perforated adhesive strip and 323 the non-perforated adhesive strip by above the perforated strip; at the exit of the machine the non-perforated strip 323 is automatically removed to allow rapid transfer through the perforations of the adhesive strip 318. P1.3 / 7 Fig.13 represents the diagram of the method for manufacturing this type of emulsion : Fig. 13-117 weldable PVC support which can be impeded in the name of a group of banks in this nonlimiting example, 118 represents an adhesive placed on this support by known techniques, 119-120-121 represents a traditional support photographic, thanks to the adhesive placed on the PVC supporting the emulsion, it is possible after passing lten20 seems in existing emulsifying machines to obtain by simple separation of the emulsion / PVC support / adhesive from the traditional photographic support an emulsion ultra thin self-adhesive. This technique is profitable only in the case of a generalization of the automata object of this invention. 25 P1.4 / 7 Fig. 16 represents the automatic mechanism transferring sensitive ultra thin virgin surfaces or ultra thin photographers onto cards or other supports. 16-196 represents a light-tight enclosure donkey in the case of transfer of the blank surfaces, Fig. 16-172 a ca30 ssette charger, 171 the sensitive surface here in roll in this nonlimiting example, 169 represents a double-sided adhesive in roll , 168 winding the support of this adhesive it is also possible by another known technique to deposit an adhesive on the PVC support of the emulsion, or to deposit an adhesive on the support of the card. Fig. 16-170 represents teflon pressure rollers ensuring the assembly of the adhesive sandwich thus formed. Fig.4 / 7-155 is a rigid support covered with teflon, for example nonlimiting on which the surface cutting tool rests sensitive to put on

M _

  v1 s, r t.4 '4..4 the card or other support. Pl. 4/7 Fig. 16-154 represents a jack which can occupy two positions: one in contact with the sensitive surface facing its adhesive bonded during the cutting tool action and the second release of the sensitive surface to allow the sensitive surface to advance by a cutting length. Fig. 16-151 represents the rewinding of cutting waste, Fig. 16-152 represents a contactor in this example controlling the advance of the waste rewinding motor 151.Pl.4 / 7Fig.18 represents the detail of operation of the cutting tool - 157 of the shape with the sensitive surface to be transferred, 175 is a piece of the same shape sliding inside the cutting tool, at the bottom it is closed by a flexible surface containing very small perforations enabling the sensitive cut surface to be held by suction. Fig. 18-174 represents a cylinder cammandant the sliding of this part inside the cutting tool n Fig. 18173 represents another cylinder controlling the cutting tool . 176 represents a frame holding the assembly, 177 represents rails or this mechanism can slide, 178 bearings fixed on the frame 176 allowing the movement of the automatic cutting mechanism by means of a jack shown in Fig. 17- 182, displacement allowing the laying of the sensitive surface cut out on the support accepting this sensitive surface, here by a nonlimiting example a map 25 Fig. 17160. Fig. 19-160 represents a map with its location 190 of the depth of the thickness of the sensitive surface to be deposited, 157 is the cutting tool in the withdrawn position, 175 represents the piece sliding inside the cutting tool, represented in this figure at the time of placing the sensitive cut surface 167 maintained by suction. This sensitive surface is maintained on the card thanks to its adhesive, this adhesive surface can also be heat-adhesive when hot when closing the card after image development, it is also possible to inject 35 at the time of poses an adhesive. Fig. 17-158 represents here the card charger prates to receive sensitive surfaces and 159 the cards loaded with sensitive surfaces in this nonlimiting example. Instead of the virgin sensitive surfaces this type of mechanism can also pose photographs of

Z598003

  holders according to a well-established order subsequently allowing encoding and embossing. By this same mechanism it is also possible, given the small thickness of the photographic image, to obtain color photo checks with guaranteed value as checks of voyage.P1.4 / 7 Fig.16-161164-162-163 represents jacks allowing in this example the movement of the cards between the feeder containing the base of the cards Fig. 16 and 17-158, the location where the installation is made

  sensitive surfaces 160 and the card receptacle 159.

  P1.5 / 7 figures 25,26,27, and 28 represent different ways to realize the base of this card. Fig.25-240 represents the central one of the card, 234 represents a PVC for example nonlimiting perforated by known techniques, 235 represents the part of the non perforated sheet on the back of the central core; by existing techniques, we amine the whole so that the unevennesses are the thickness of the sensitive surfaces or the photographs to be posed. Fig. 26-234 represents the card in section after the printing of the front in serigraphy and the deposit of the magnetic tracks on the back 235. 20 Fig. 27-233 represents the protection of the card by a thin layer on the front and back after dep8t of the photographs, another way of using the process, and in the case where one wishes to obtain only supports for cards with virgin sensitive surfaces two ways of proceeding: in the case where we only protect the photo we protect on the one hand only the magnetic strip on the back of the card and on the other hand the central core of the card is printed before installing the perforated transparency on the back of the card, otherwise we only protect the magnetic strip on the back of the card. Another technical possibility: Fig 30 28-229 represents a rigid perforated tray forming a box holding by vacuum the well flat card plate - 230 represents a mobile strawberry, or a baterie of strawberries making hollows of the thickness of ultra thin photography , the cutter can be replaced by any tool producing an identical result. Card security in

  a first stage is ensured by the embossing of a part of the photo in the general sense "information" and better by a special hologram surrounding the photo in the sense that usually the brilliant reflector of a holorame is reali-

  i -se by known techniques, then the action of the temperature causes a transfer of the hologram on the card with the separation of the transparent support. The object of the improvement is to attach well by known techniques the metal elbow forming a mirror on the transparent surface of a quality of dolnner of good heat welds on the one hand and also that the hologram is of a surrounding ring shape the photo, the central part remaining transparent. P1.5 / 7 Fig.

  represents a method for manufacturing the support and the part 10 reflecting the light of an annular hologram with transparent central part to make the photograph visible.

  Fig. 20-199 the adhesive, 203 the transparent reel, 20i the tool

  rotary cutting, 202 rewinding of waste, 205 the desired shape cover mounted on the transparent weldable strip, before deposition of the reflective layer by known techniques.

  Pl.5 / 7-Fig.21 shows a strip of holograms 206, 207 is the transparent central part used to cover the photograph. Fig. 29 represents a system comprising a very high security hologram, 223, 224,225,226 and 227 are in this nonlimiting example of hologram segments surrounding the photograph or information, 228 represents hologram nets - holograms with very narrow image - and or electrically conductive nets connecting the holographic segments surrounding photography or information in general. The reflective surface can also be produced by metallic deposits of a precise resistivity. In the simplest case, a battery and a pocket bulb can measure the passage or not of the current between X

  segments, here between 223 and 224. This type of process and tomato au30 can be suitable for all kinds of official documents.

  P1.5 / 7 also represents other possible applications as well as the Plate 7/7 in another field, applications in the sense that a security document can also authenticate documents or objects with lower security in another way than '35 a usual identification document. P1.5 / 7 Fig.30 represents a check, in 220 for example not limiting between two bars of the check here a mention to draw attention "identity check" and in 219 control by photo interbank card, or by identity card of the bank Fig 24 represents such a card, Fig. 30 -216 and l17 two photo-rapnies in the case of joint accounts, 215 the mention iD card (bank identity card), 218 the no and nurero of the account of the holder, under these conditions the verification is very fast, and consists in comparing the name of the forged check and the forged card. Fit. 32 represents another ordinary bank card without photo, here 221 represents at least one perforation - to draw attention and 222 a non-limiting mention for example eulbossage of the fourth line of the card by known techniques: interbank card or card control ID .. Fig.31 represents the creation of a photo check from this card with one or two photographs, made by electrostatic photocopying machines accepting the check format, without destroying the magnetochèque line - CMC-7. In another area, for example non-limiting PL.7 / 7 Fii.42 represents a car number traditionally produced. The falsifiable card here represented by Fig. 42-304 by the same techniques reproduced in 307 the same number, 305 represents an authentication holograr and 20 in 306 under the hologram we can indicate the usual mentions of the gray card, and why not also the photograph of the car and even in other cases the photograph (s) of the licensed driver (s). Under these conditions a "per minute" automatic machine, for example installed in a Prefecture, can immediately issue, a passport, an identification card, a driving license, and the card authenticating the car number, by FIG. shows in section a protection of this exterior card against bad weather Fig. 43-312 represents an unbreakable transparent glass tra30, 313 the card, 314 the back of the card holder and 311 the number to authenticate. Fig. 44 shows another presentation, the number plate is a little longer in

  this nonlimiting example and includes a location for incorporating the authentication card. Fig. 45 represents a vers35 ion of this type of card with an annular, or rectangular hologram here 315 surrounding the whole card, 316 the holographic nets and 317 all the mentions which one wants to put there.

  P1.6 / 7 represents a part of artisanal or semi industrial realization of the beginning of the same invention, the starting point jiiiiiiiii for the industrial continuation. The starting point for example not limiting the bank: in the agencies there is a on the one hand envelopes and on the other hand rectangular documents in a length-to-width ratio if the archiving film is 24 x 36: 1.5 here shown Pl.6 Fig. 33-277 a printed area where we mark for example with black marker the name and number of the client's account, the other area being reserved for photography, on the back of the photograph in order to avoid possible errors, we indicate for example the name of the client, everything is put in the recoverable envelope and heads for the operations center. This operation of

  photos are collected by definition every 5 or 6 years.

  In the processing center, which can be the headquarters of the bank, or a branch, there is at least one automatic camera P1.6 Fig. 33-272 placed on its base, with lighting suitable for negative film color in this nonlimiting example. The camera is provided with reducing rings so as to reduce the document of intemation to the exalted surface of the film, here for example 24x36 mmn. 20 P1.6 / 7 Fig. I33-274 represents a film pass fixed on the support of the camera, the removable part is treated in matt black and includes two cutouts: the cutout for information (name number account) and the cut exactly framing the photo to be reproduced. The negative film ca25 uleur, in this nonlimiting example, takes the direction of a photo laboratory, on site in the center or possibly external laboratory provided that the automatic printer has been adjusted - format and paper advance for this work - to have on the one hand negatives archivable in bands and 30 bands of photographic images with corresponding identifications. We can also produce for small quantities the usual color contact sheets. For example a photographic strip of 85 meters can contain 2805 photographs and identifications on 20mmn wide plus margin of 5mm on each side of the Photograph, the strip having a width of 50mm by non-limiting example, i.e. 5,610 photographs and identification on a tape for usual photographic printers, this very low consumption of sensitive surfaces means that a special machine has to be produced to reduce the thickness of sensitive exibtalte surfaces. By a VIP connected to the computer central, or by a microcomputer and compatible interface in dialogue with the central computer from customer account numbers, read on the photographic tape - to avoid any errors - a magnetic tape is produced using known techniques. in the same order to order the encoding and embossing of the cards. Pl. 6/7 Fig. 33 represents a VIP 245 with an addition to avoid errors 247 represents the strip of photographs, 248 two fixed covers surrounding the photograph and its identification - a magnifying glass makes the image more visible 246 represents the contactors of the vip in duplicate, 249 a mobile cover, 251 a relay box, 250 a contactor started by moving a view, the relay. controls the shutter so that once the customer's account number has been registered by the VIP, the image is shuttered, the next image is moved, gag, e the shutter and returns the visible identification. For reasons of statistical control of possible errors, it is also possible, before the negative is produced, to mark the initials of the client on each photograph. Starting from the two possibilities: at the headquarters or in the center printing the cards and having the industrial means of lamigLe. At the Imprieur: handcrafted, we have a P25 perforated feeder. 6 Fig. 34-252, after inducing the strip of adhesive (the bottom of the feeder is teflon-coated, for example), the photographs are cut out using a cookie cutter here 255 and placed in the location provided for this purpose on the plate containing printed cards 256 in order, then the whole is laminated and cut out by placing them in feeders according to Pl. 6/7 Fig. 35 with two openings, here: 259 and 260 and 261 and 262, these loaders have indications of order and direction corresponding to the loading of the cut cards and the unloading in front of the machines to encode and emboss 35 so that the cards with photo to be personalized are strictly in the order of the magnetic strip of order of these machines to customize. 2 industrially, by replacing the manual laying of the photos by the automatic laying by the machine described for making cards with a sensitive surface, a machine with several exposures so as to deposit all the photographs over the entire width at once of the plate, with an automatic advance on the second row, ée of cards by known techniques for example nonlimiting of the jacks. Another possibility: at the seat of the bank for example nonlimiting starting from the cut and printed cards, slower procedure , in its artisanal stage. We can have cards as they exist or cards with a trough of the depth of the photograph reduced to its thickness as small as possible, or even in cartoons in case of cold closure of the deepest troughs and a wider opening. Once the photos have been placed in order, laminate with adhesives compatible with the card's protective layer, and at a temperature below the deformation of the cards, and even at room temperature. For nonlimiting examples: monocomponent cyano-acrylate adhesive (with protection during hardening of a non-adhesive sheet), tapes for PVC based on tetrahydrofuran, and even projections based on aliphatic solvents, halogenated hydrocarbons and aerated acrylic resin and ... procedures usable for the card machine. For artisana / s procedures hot lamination can cause deformation of the cards, especially for already laminated cards, unless using the existing technique for laminating card plates from an unprotected central section, according to examples P1.6 / 7 Fig. 40 and 41 (static press) or Fig. 38 showing a kind of plastic sleeve in which the card is threaded without layers of protections: 269 covers the photograph, 30 266 compensates for the thickness of the photograph, and 267 protects

magnetic tracks.

R E V E N D I CA TI ONS

  1.- Automated device allowing the production of a security card with an ultra-thin photographic layer produced from standard components, capable of also ensuring the security of other documents or objects of less security, in real time, unit per unit, characterized in that in the same protected block are located at least the following mechanisms, which can pass as a function of the given programs, the security card; The automatic camera 10, the reproduction on the card of documents by light reflection, the reproduction on the card of the information already recorded by light transparency, the protection of the information recorded on the card by special hologam surrounding this information, the encoding and embossing of these security cards, automatic production of an archive tape at the output of each card, the self-destructing system of card authentication holograms in the event of violation of the protected block of the PLC 2. Device according to claim 1 characterized in that the preparation of ultra thin photographic surfaces from existing emulsified supports containing a central paper imme follows at least the following steps: - during a first phase separation is carried out mechanical by longitudinal tearing of the sandwich composing the sensitive photographic surface at 4me (paper feed

  so as to obtain on the one hand the sensitive emulsion lying on its first impermeable support with the part of the paper remaining attached, and on the other hand the remainder of the paper attached to the dorsal impermeable support.

  - during a second phase at least one im band is laid.

  permeable adhesive, the adhesive presses against the sensitive surface - during a third phase, there is simultaneous action of at least water during a soft and supple abrasive action - during a fourth phase, it there is separation, at least 35 of the waterproof adhesive strip pressed against the photographic emulsion, now lying only on its support 3.- Device according to claim 2, characterized in that the single base support intended to support ultra photographic emulsions thin is covered with an adhesive before it is assembled on a recoverable resistant support,

  allowing the sandwich thus formed to withstand the mechanical stresses of the emulsifying machines.

  4.- Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the mechanism for transferring ultra thin graphic photo5 emulsions in strips on the base of the card comprises at least the following operations:

  - cutting of ultra thin emulsions kept flat for

this cutout.

  -suction of cuttings of emulsions kept flat - transfer of cuttings of emulsions kept flat on the

card support.

  -lays with collage of emulsions in the form of cuts

kept flat.

  5.- Method according to claim 4, characterized in that the ultra thin photographic emulsion deposited on this card is in the form of strip photographs, already developed in

  the exact order of the information to be transferred by magnetic tape to the card encoding and embossing machines.

  6.- Method according to claim 5, characterized in that

  the information in the general sense recorded on this ultra thin emulsion mounted on this card is at least partially embossed with the card.

  7.- Method according to claim 6 characterized in that a hologram surrounds the information recorded on the ultra thin sensitive surf25 ace of this card.

  8.- Method according to claims 6 and 7, characterized in

  what the hologram surrounding the recorded information

  on this ultra thin sensitive surface bonded to this care partially covers the cutout of this sensitive surface. 9. A method according to claims 6,7, and 8 characterized in

  what the hologram is integral with its central support

  transparent protecting the recorded information.

  10.- Method according to claims 6,7,8, and 9 characterized in that the hologram surrounding the information in the general sense is composed of holographic segments connected between

  them by at least light reflecting nets and crossing the transparent area containing the information in

the general meaning.

  11.- Method according to claims 6,7,8,9, and 10 characters

  -rl.t "e: il Ce, - 'il C _ .. 3 art.'; 1. ta. I.} t. C li% tt, -i.Jt U'.flT't] re" ,. tivit, iCecr; ltir,: e L., --tirtac r, fLec, iqEiItó burIT ll Il Ct.o lo, sl 'Ilaol rr-t :. 4 1 - * -. Procelt ,: seo Il.] ['Mrît; f rtóVels ituS pr'.e .- (elttei crsracLteraL H l Ce .., ll, 1 eolit- 1L ii idee el fluretoL. Erlt fleVt # iet tI-.e; ulmse ri) Lt.er La or.jr.octi''i oie ln urtnc? .e: iUle tu [tra '4i'ce oontenant d * -; i: ltr 't t'LiOi n ,; le evna ... 'iirul en Ia renldant OIdmtr- (diu tr! J, :) art cztr tt Jet't: & tta.t /'eoonsv.,u de lu carte 1 j.- Proc-1, t t1 eloi "[the O'e. rPve.etc-iio. $: s ir.cedtnteO caraet crire- tis ce 'H! Ljl co apre..dt, rvellst.iorn de pPoto.rapILes

l tituoirem Flee the, 'g;: ae corte.

  l, .- Procide) melon Iltnie ftdof revenldicationrsp prtêcteudentes cnracteritu en ce, Itll be *, tinn, prod uri card of% ecuritu carry atiloin the til's'cro '.ltll "llo1.'lu vehcttLcille, milk onrte Po11vt. t is very eotidoire renlrhue dte the rain of the vehlictie.

0- r

SAD ORIGINAL.?.,.