JP2008090694A - Print system, print device and personal information medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system capable of attaining issuing of a safe and original passbook by embedding data for detecting alteration in printing an image to the passbook, thereby preventing forgery. <P>SOLUTION: When an original passbook is created by printing an image such as a picture brought by a customer to a cover sheet of a passbook P, passbook management information such as the date of passbook printing or the name of a person in charge is made into electronic watermark data, which is then composed with the image such as the picture, and printed as a ground tint. Therefore, even if the picture such as the picture is duplicated, the management information is proved by extracting and restoring the electronic watermark data copied at the same time, and a leak source can be identified from the management source. Consequently, the effect of suppressing duplication or the like can be obtained, and leak of personal information related to portrait right such as a personal face image can be effectively prevented. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a printing system for printing a personal image on a personal information medium such as a passbook, and more particularly to a printing system and printing apparatus for printing a personal image desired by a customer on a personal information medium, and personal information on which the personal image is printed. It relates to the medium.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, some automatic transaction apparatuses widely used in financial institutions such as banks have a passbook issuing function for issuing a passbook to customers. Some of these automatic transaction apparatuses print a customer's favorite pattern on the cover of the bankbook when issuing the bankbook. For example, a personal image such as a photograph or an illustration brought by a customer is read by an image scanner, and the read personal image is printed in color on the cover of the passbook and a passbook is issued. As an automatic transaction apparatus having such a passbook issuing function, for example, there is one disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-132730.
JP 2000-132730 A

However, in the automatic transaction apparatus having the conventional passbook issuing function, for example, when a customer's face photo is printed on a passbook as a personal image and issued, the photo is copied and used for other purposes. There was a risk of acts that infringed on portrait rights. In the past, no measures have been taken to prevent and protect the leakage of personal data such as portrait rights, which has been regarded as important in recent years. In addition, no technical measures have been taken to prevent counterfeiting that damages the originality of the original bankbook.

  Therefore, the present invention prevents forgery by embedding data for detecting falsification when a personal image is printed on a personal information medium such as a passbook, and printing on a personal information medium that is safe and original. It aims at providing the system which realizes.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a digital watermark data generating means for converting management information for managing a personal information medium into digital watermark data in a printing system having a printing means for printing a personal image on a personal information medium. The management information and the personal image converted into digital watermark data by the digital watermark data generation means are printed on the same surface of the personal information medium by the printing means.

According to the present invention, the digital watermark data obtained by converting the management information of the personal information medium into digital watermark data is printed on the same surface of the personal information medium together with the personal image. By extracting and restoring, the leakage source can be found from the management information of the personal information medium, thereby preventing duplication and forgery.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Elements common to the drawings are denoted by the same reference numerals. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a passbook printing system according to the first embodiment. In the embodiment described below, a passbook printing system will be described as an example of a printing system according to the present invention, and a passbook will be described as an example of a personal information medium.

  In FIG. 1, a passbook printing system 1 according to the first embodiment includes a personal computer 2, an image scanner 3, and a printer 4. The personal computer 2 is managed and maintained by a financial institution and comprises a keyboard unit 5 for inputting information to be processed, a display unit 6 which is a liquid crystal color display for displaying information, and a main body unit 7.

  The main body 7 has a connection port with an external device, and is connected to the image scanner 3 and the printer 4 by interface cables 8 and 9, respectively. The main unit 7 can be connected to a USB (Universal System Bus) memory 10 as an information recording medium, an optical disk 11 or a digital camera 12, and when these recording media are connected, they are electronically stored in these media. It is possible to read the information.

  The image scanner 3 reads a color image with respect to the photograph 13 or an application form (in this embodiment, an application form for applying to print a photograph or the like in a passbook). The read image is transmitted to the main unit 7 of the personal computer 2.

  The printer 4 prints out character information and image information by a predetermined operation. The printing method adopts an ink jet method or a thermal transfer method, but the printing medium conveyance method adopts a horizontal conveyance method capable of printing on an optical disk. A mounting port 15 is provided on the front side of the printer 4 so that a print medium can be mounted. An adapter 16 can be attached to the attachment port 15, and a concave portion 17 is formed in the adapter 16, and a passbook P to be printed is set in the concave portion 17.

  In the present embodiment, a program for operating the image scanner 3 and the printer 4 is loaded in the printer 4 and the main body 7 of the personal computer 2 in advance. In the present embodiment, as described above, the personal computer 2, the image scanner 3, and the printer 4 are provided as separate devices. However, the image scanner function, the printer function, and the function capable of capturing information directly from the information recording medium are provided. A multi-function printer provided may be provided.

  FIG. 2 is a control block diagram showing the personal computer. In FIG. 2, the personal computer 2 includes an image editing unit 21, a digital watermark data creation unit 22, a digital watermark data extraction unit 23, a passbook print image data acquisition unit 24, a display unit 6, a keyboard unit 5, a control unit 25, an external An interface unit 26, a memory unit 27, and a power supply unit 28 are provided. Among these, the main body 7 is provided except for the display unit 6 and the keyboard unit 5.

  For example, the image editing unit 21 scans the photograph 13 brought by the customer or the application form 14 prepared by the teller with the image scanner 3 to acquire image data, and cuts out, enlarges, reduces, combines, etc. the acquired image data. Editing is performed, and the edited data is stored in the memory unit 27 as print image data. The digital watermark data creation unit 22 includes information stored in the memory unit 27, for example, management information for managing a passbook such as a passbook issuance date and branch name, and print image data edited by the image editing unit 21. It has a function of converting it into digital watermark data and storing it in the memory unit 27. Since a technique for inserting a digital watermark into an image is known, detailed description thereof will not be given here. In this embodiment, digital watermark data is created using Val-Code (registered trademark of Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.). .

  The digital watermark data extraction unit 23 extracts digital watermark data from the image data stored in the memory unit 27. The passbook print image data acquisition unit 24 converts the digital watermark data extracted by the digital watermark data extraction unit 23 into image data of a print portion. The obtained print portion image data is stored in the memory unit 27. The digital watermark data extraction unit 23 and the passbook print image data acquisition unit 24 are used to restore the digital watermark data and the image data after reading the passbook on which the digital watermark data is printed by the image scanner 3.

  The display unit 6 and the keyboard unit 5 have been described above. The control unit 25 controls the entire operation of the personal computer 2, the image scanner 3 and the printer 4, and is connected to the above-described units via an internal bus 29, and connected to the image scanner 3 and the printer 4 via an external interface 26. Has been. As described above, the memory unit 27 reads an image from the photograph 13 or the application form 14 by the image scanner 3, and further processes the image data processed by the image editing unit 21, the digital watermark data creation unit 22, or the passbook print image data acquisition unit 24. Etc. are stored. The power supply unit 28 supplies power to each unit in the personal computer 2.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an application form according to the embodiment. In FIG. 3, the passbook management information of the passbook issue date 31, bank branch name 32, account name 33, store number 34, account number 35 and issuer name 36 is printed on the application form 14. The application form 14 is provided with a title name description column 37, in which the title printed on the passbook is entered by the customer by hand. The title name is read by the image scanner 3, converted into image data, and printed together with a photo of the passbook.

  Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the first embodiment. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that a personal image brought by the customer is printed on the issued bankbook. As a method for bringing a personal image by a customer, for example, there is a USB memory 10, an optical disk 11 or a digital camera 12 shown in FIG. 1 as a removable medium. Here, a color photograph 13 is brought in as personal image information to be printed on the passbook P. The case will be described.

  Customers who wish to issue passbook P go to the bank counter. A passbook printing system 1 shown in FIG. 1 is provided at a bank counter. When the new passbook issuance process is performed at the window, the teller calls the customer with the passbook P in hand. The teller who has obtained the passbook P verbally confirms whether or not he wishes to call the customer to print a personal image on the cover of the passbook P. If the customer replies that the customer is not necessary here, or if the customer does not bring a personal image recording medium, the customer is informed that the image can be printed at a later date. Personal images are not printed.

  When the customer wishes to print a personal image on the cover of the passbook P, the teller inputs the passbook management information such as the passbook issue date, branch name, account name, issuer name, etc. from the keyboard unit 5 Is printed on a predetermined sheet by the printer 4 and an application form 14 is issued (step 1). The issued application form 14 is as shown in FIG. 3, but the title name description column 37 is still blank. The input management information is stored in the memory unit 27.

  Next, the teller requests the customer to write the title name on the issued application form 14 by hand. When the customer enters the title name in the title name description column 37, the teller activates the image scanner 3 and the printer 4, and first reads the personal image of the photograph 13 brought by the customer with the image scanner 3, and reads the read image data into the personal computer. Take in 2. At the same time, the image of the application form 14 is captured by the image scanner 14 (step 2). As described above, in the present embodiment, the image image is captured by an instruction from the personal computer 2, but the image may be captured by operating the image scanner 3.

  When the images of the photograph 13 and the application form 14 are taken in, the image editing unit 21 combines the personal image of the photograph 13 and the image in the title name description column 37 of the application form 14 into a predetermined positional relationship, and the combined image is displayed. The color is displayed on the part 6 (step 3). An example of the displayed image is shown in FIG. In FIG. 5, a title name 39 is displayed below the personal image 38 of the photograph 13.

  For the displayed image, the teller asks if the customer wants to modify it. That is, the customer is asked whether to enlarge or partially cut out an image, to correct a color scheme (hue, color, etc.), or to rewrite it into a portrait. If there is an answer from the customer for correction, the image is corrected by the teller operation so that the image desired by the customer is obtained (steps 4 and 5). These image corrections are performed by the image editing unit 21, and the corrected image is displayed on the display unit 6 and confirmed by the customer, and then stored in the memory unit 27.

  Next, the teller gives a print preparation instruction. As a result, the control unit 25 instructs the digital watermark data creation unit 22 to convert the management information such as the passbook issue date, branch name or account name stored in the memory unit 27 into digital watermark data, and further edit the image. An instruction to the unit 21 to synthesize management information converted into digital watermark data and a corrected or uncorrected image image (the personal image of the photograph 13 and the title name image) stored in the memory unit 27 (Step 6). The combined image information is stored in the memory unit 27.

  Next, the teller takes out the adapter 16 and inserts the bankbook P to be issued into the recess 17 of the adapter 16. At this time, it is inserted with the front cover of the passbook P facing upward. In addition, since the bankbook P will be in a slightly swollen state in the closed state, it may be fitted in a spread state. When fitted in a spread state, the recess 17 is formed in the size of the passbook P in the spread state.

  The teller attaches the adapter 16 in which the passbook P is inserted into the attachment port 15 of the printer 4. The printer 4 detects the attachment of the adapter 16 by a detection sensor (not shown) (step 7). Next, the teller transmits an instruction to print the image information synthesized in step 6 to the printer 4 (step 8).

  When the printer 4 receives the print instruction of the image information, it stores the sent image information in a memory (not shown) in the printer 4 and starts sucking and conveying the attached adapter 16 (step 9). This suction conveyance is managed by detecting the tip of the adapter 16 with an optical sensor (not shown), and the adapter 16 is conveyed to the printing position.

  When the adapter 16 is transported to the print start position, output of image information stored in a memory (not shown) is started. The printer 4 controls color ink nozzles arranged in a print head (not shown) according to a predetermined color level, and performs color printing of image information on the front cover of the passbook P (step 10).

  When printing on the passbook P is completed, the printer 4 transmits a print end signal to the personal computer 2. Receiving the print end signal, the control unit 25 reads the discharge time information from the memory unit 27, and issues a discharge instruction for the adapter 16 when the discharge time has elapsed. Upon receiving this discharge instruction, the printer 4 discharges the adapter 16 (step 11). The discharge time of the adapter 16 (the time from the end of printing to the start of the discharge operation) is appropriately determined according to the fixing property and quick drying property due to the compatibility of the material of the cover of the passbook P and the ink.

  The discharged adapter 16 is removed from the printer 4, and the teller pulls out the bankbook P from the adapter 16 and visually checks the printing state of the image information. If the printing state is good, the bankbook P is handed to the customer. FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a passbook on which image information is printed.

  FIG. 6 shows the cover of the passbook P, with the upper half being the back cover P1 and the lower half being the cover P2. A magnetic stripe 41 is provided on the back cover P1, and various account information for performing transactions with an automatic transaction apparatus or the like is magnetically recorded. A cover pattern print area 42 and an image print area 43 are provided on the front cover P2. The copy-forgery-inhibited pattern print area 42 is an area in which a copy-forgery-inhibited pattern 44 and a title name 39 are printed, and the above-described management information converted into digital watermark data is printed as the copy-forgery-inhibited pattern. The copy-forgery-inhibited pattern 44 is printed over the entire copy-forgery-inhibited pattern print area 42, and the title name 39 is printed in a part of the copy-forgery-inhibited pattern print area 42 without being digitally watermarked.

  The image printing area 43 is provided so as to be surrounded by the copy-forgery-inhibited pattern printing area 42, on which a personal image of the photograph 13 brought by the customer or a modified image thereof is printed. Since the image print area 43 and the background pattern print area 42 are provided adjacent to each other as described above, for example, when the image print area 43 is replicated, the background pattern print area 42 is also simultaneously replicated.

  When handing over the bankbook P to the customer, the teller asks the customer whether to discard the data used for printing. When an answer to the effect of discarding is obtained from the customer, the teller operates the personal computer 2 to discard the data (steps 12 and 13). If an answer to the effect that the data is desired to be stored is obtained, the teller operates the personal computer 2 to store the data (step 14).

  In addition to the bankbook P, the teller returns the stored photograph 13 to the customer, and then makes an input indicating the end of the process by the keyboard unit 5. Thereby, the control unit 25 puts the personal computer 2 in a standby state. The passbook printing process is thus completed.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when a personal image such as a photograph brought by a customer is printed on the cover of the passbook P to create an original passbook, the date when the passbook is printed, the name of the person in charge, etc. Since the management information of the passbook is converted into digital watermark data, and this is combined with a personal image such as a photo and printed as a copy-forgery-inhibited pattern, even if the personal image such as a photo is temporarily copied, the digital watermark data that is copied at the same time The management information is found by extracting and restoring the information, and the leakage source is found from the management information. As a result, an effect of suppressing duplication or the like is obtained, and for example, there is an effect of preventing leakage of personal information related to a portrait right such as a personal face image. The extraction and restoration of the digital watermark data can be easily realized by a well-known technique, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  Various modifications can be made to the above embodiment. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the example of using the personal image of the photograph 13 brought by the customer as the personal image to be printed on the bankbook P has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The customer may select and print. In the above-described embodiment, the photograph 13 and the application form 14 brought by the customer are read separately by the image scanner 3. However, if it is not necessary to return the photograph to the customer, the application form 14 and the photo 13 In order to prevent such dispersal, the photograph 13 may be pasted on the application form 14 and read by a single scanning operation.

  Furthermore, in the above embodiment, printing is performed on the passbook P by the printer 4 using the adapter 16 in which the passbook P is fitted. For example, printing is performed using the passbook entry unit installed in the automatic transaction apparatus. Is also possible. In this case, the adapter 16 becomes unnecessary.

  Next, a second embodiment will be described. The passbook printing unit of the second embodiment has the same configuration as that of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1, and the configuration of a personal computer constituting a part of the passbook printing unit is also shown in FIG. This is the same as that of the embodiment. In the passbook printing system according to the second embodiment, a personal image to be printed on a passbook is converted into digital watermark data together with management information and printed as a background pattern.

  Next, the operation of the second embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the second embodiment. In the description, the drawings of the first embodiment are used as needed. Also in the second embodiment, it is assumed that a personal image brought by the customer is printed in the issued passbook, and a case where the photograph 13 is brought in as a personal image to be printed on the passbook P will be described.

  Customers who wish to issue passbook P go to the bank counter. When the new passbook issuance process is performed at the window, the teller calls the customer with the passbook P in hand. The teller who has obtained the passbook P verbally confirms whether or not he wishes to call the customer to print a personal image on the cover of the passbook P. If the customer replies that the customer is not necessary here, or if the customer does not bring a personal image recording medium, the customer is informed that the image can be printed at a later date. Personal images are not printed.

  When the customer wishes to print a personal image on the cover of the passbook P, the teller inputs the passbook management information such as the passbook issue date, branch name, account name, issuer name, etc. from the keyboard unit 5 Is printed on a predetermined sheet by the printer 4 and an application form 14 is issued (step 21). The issued application form 14 is as shown in FIG. 3, but the title name description column 37 is still blank. The inputted management information is stored in the memory unit 27.

  Next, the teller requests the customer to write the title name on the issued application form 14 by hand. When the customer enters the title name in the title name description column 37, the teller activates the image scanner 3 and the printer 4, and first reads the personal image of the photograph 13 brought by the customer with the image scanner 3, and reads the read image data into the personal computer. Take in 2. At the same time, the image of the application form 14 is captured by the image scanner 14 (step 22). As described above, in the present embodiment, the image image is captured by an instruction from the personal computer 2, but the image may be captured by operating the image scanner 3.

  When the images of the photo 13 and the application form 14 are taken in, the image editing unit 21 combines the personal image of the photo 13 and the image of the title name description column 37 of the application form 14 into a predetermined positional relationship, and the combined image (first image) 1) is displayed in color on the display unit 6 as shown in FIG. 5 (step 23).

  For the displayed image, the teller asks if the customer wants to modify it. That is, the customer is asked whether to enlarge or partially cut out an image, to correct a color scheme (hue, color, etc.), or to rewrite it into a portrait. If there is an answer from the customer for correction, the image is corrected by the teller operation so that the image desired by the customer is obtained (steps 24 and 25). These image corrections are performed by the image editing unit 21, and the corrected image is displayed on the display unit 6 and confirmed by the customer, and then stored in the memory unit 27.

  Next, the image editing unit 21 stores the corrected or uncorrected image image (the combined image of the personal image of the photograph 13 and the title name image: the first combined image) stored in the memory unit 27 in a predetermined manner. The reduced image data obtained by reducing the ratio is stored in the memory unit 27 (step 26).

  Next, the teller gives a print preparation instruction. Thereby, the control unit 25 instructs the image editing unit 21 to synthesize management information such as a passbook issue date, branch name or account name stored in the memory unit 27 and the reduced image data reduced in step 26. The management information and the reduced image data are synthesized (second synthesized image). Then, the digital watermark data creating unit 22 is instructed to convert the combined management information and reduced image data (second composite image) into digital watermark data, and the image editing unit 21 is converted into digital watermark data. An instruction to synthesize the second synthesized image and the modified or unmodified image image (the personal image of the photograph 13 and the title name image) stored in the memory unit 27 is issued (third synthesis). Image) (step 27). The third composite image is stored in the memory unit 27.

  Next, the teller takes out the adapter 16 and inserts the bankbook P to be issued into the recess 17 of the adapter 16. At this time, it is inserted with the front cover of the passbook P facing upward. The teller attaches the adapter 16 in which the passbook P is inserted into the attachment port 15 of the printer 4. The printer 4 detects the attachment of the adapter 16 by a detection sensor (not shown) (step 28). Next, the teller transmits an instruction to print the third combined image finally combined in step 27 to the printer 4 (step 29).

  When the printer 4 receives the print instruction of the image information, the printer 4 stores the sent third composite image in a memory (not shown) in the printer 4 and starts sucking and conveying the mounted adapter 16 (step 30). This suction conveyance is managed by detecting the tip of the adapter 16 with an optical sensor (not shown), and the adapter 16 is conveyed to the printing position.

  When the adapter 16 is transported to the print start position, output of third composite image information stored in a memory (not shown) is started. The printer 4 controls color ink nozzles arranged in a print head (not shown) according to a predetermined color level, and performs color printing of the third composite image information on the front cover of the passbook P (step 31).

  When printing on the passbook P is completed, the printer 4 transmits a print end signal to the personal computer 2. Receiving the print end signal, the control unit 25 reads the discharge time information from the memory unit 27, and issues a discharge instruction for the adapter 16 when the discharge time has elapsed. Upon receiving this discharge instruction, the printer 4 discharges the adapter 16 (step 32). The discharge time of the adapter 16 (the time from the end of printing to the start of the discharge operation) is appropriately determined according to the fixing property and quick drying property due to the compatibility of the material of the cover of the passbook P and the ink.

  The discharged adapter 16 is removed from the printer 4, and the teller pulls out the bankbook P from the adapter 16 and visually checks the printing state of the image information. If the printing state is good, the bankbook P is handed to the customer. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a passbook on which image information is printed according to the second embodiment.

  FIG. 8 shows the cover of the passbook P, with the upper half being the back cover P1 and the lower half being the cover P2. A magnetic stripe 41 is provided on the back cover P1, and various account information for performing transactions with an automatic transaction apparatus or the like is magnetically recorded. A cover pattern print area 42 and an image print area 43 are provided on the front cover P2. The copy-forgery-inhibited pattern print area 42 is an area in which the copy-forgery-inhibited pattern 45 and the title name 39 are printed. The above-described second composite image converted into digital watermark data as a copy-forgery-inhibited pattern. A combined image of the reduced image and the management information is printed. The copy-forgery-inhibited pattern 45 is printed over the entire copy-forgery-inhibited pattern print area 42, and the title name 39 is printed in a part of the copy-forgery-inhibited pattern print area 42 without being converted into digital watermark data.

  The image printing area 43 is provided so as to be surrounded by the copy-forgery-inhibited pattern printing area 42, on which a personal image of the photograph 13 brought by the customer or a modified image thereof is printed. Since the image print area 43 and the background pattern print area 42 are provided adjacent to each other as described above, for example, when the image print area 43 is replicated, the background pattern print area 42 is also simultaneously replicated.

  When handing over the bankbook P to the customer, the teller asks the customer whether to discard the data used for printing. When an answer to the effect of discarding is obtained from the customer, the teller operates the personal computer 2 to discard the data (steps 33 and 34). If the answer to the effect that the data is desired to be stored is obtained, the teller operates the personal computer 2 to store the data (step 35).

  In addition to the bankbook P, the teller returns the stored photograph 13 to the customer, and then makes an input indicating the end of the process by the keyboard unit 5. Thereby, the control unit 25 puts the personal computer 2 in a standby state. The passbook printing process is thus completed.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, when a personal image such as a photograph brought by a customer is printed on the cover of the passbook P to create an original passbook, the personal image such as a photo is reduced, Since the reduced data and passbook management information such as the date when printing the passbook, the name of the person in charge, etc. are converted into digital watermark data, this is combined with a personal image such as a photo and printed as a background pattern. Even when the part is replaced with another image, by extracting and restoring the digital watermark data, it is possible to obtain reduced image data of the personal image, and by visually confirming this and the printed personal image The difference between both personal images can be identified.

  Generally, if image data is converted into digital watermarks as they are, the amount of data becomes enormous, and it is necessary to take a large area of the background pattern, and the accuracy when restored is reduced. The increase can be suppressed and the spread of the tint block area can be prevented. For this reason, it is possible to restore a sufficiently practical personal image.

  In each of the above embodiments, an example of printing a personal image such as a photograph on a passbook as a personal information medium has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, for example, a driver's license, health insurance card or blood donation card The present invention can also be applied to the case where personal information is printed on, for example, and is effective in preventing leakage of personal information.

  In each of the above embodiments, an example in which personal images and management information are printed by the printer 4 which is an independent device has been described. However, for example, the passbook may be printed by the passbook issuing unit of the automatic transaction apparatus. Good.

  In the above embodiment, the system including the personal computer 2, the image scanner 3, and the printer 4 has been described. However, the image scanner function, the printer function, and a multi-function having a function capable of directly importing information from the information recording medium. A printer may be used to print a personal image, convert management information into digital watermark data, and print it.

It is a schematic block diagram which shows the bankbook printing system of 1st Embodiment. It is a control block diagram which shows a personal computer. It is explanatory drawing which shows the application form of embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a display of a synthesized image. It is explanatory drawing which shows the passbook which printed image information. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of 2nd Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the passbook which printed the image information in 2nd Embodiment.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Passbook printing system 2 Personal computer 3 Image scanner 4 Printer 21 Image editing part 22 Digital watermark data creation part 23 Digital watermark data extraction part 24 Passbook print image data acquisition part 25 Control part 42 Copy-forgery-inhibited pattern printing area 43 Photo printing area P Passbook

Claims (9)

In a printing system having printing means for printing a personal image on a personal information medium,
Provided with digital watermark data generation means for converting management information for managing a personal information medium into digital watermark data,
A printing system, wherein the management information converted into digital watermark data by the digital watermark data generation unit and the personal image are printed on the same surface of a personal information medium by the printing unit. Having image capturing means for capturing the personal image from an image recording medium;
The printing system according to claim 1, wherein the printing unit prints the personal image captured by the image capturing unit together with the management information on the same surface of the personal information medium. The printing system according to claim 1, wherein the management information includes issue history information of a personal information medium and is information that can be traced with respect to information leakage. Having reading means for reading customer handwritten information;
The personal image, the management information converted into digital watermark data by the digital watermark data generation means, and handwritten information read by the reading means are printed on the same surface of a personal information medium by the printing means. Item 3. The printing system according to item 1 or 2. Image reduction means for reducing the personal image;
Combining the management information and the personal image reduced by the image reduction means to obtain a composite image;
The digital watermark data generation means converts the composite image obtained by the synthesis means into digital watermark data,
3. The printing system according to claim 1, wherein the combined image and the personal image converted into digital watermark data by the digital watermark data generation unit are printed on the same surface of a personal information medium by the printing unit. The printing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a printing position of the management information converted into the digital watermark data is a position surrounding the printing position of the personal image. The printing system according to claim 5, wherein a print position of the composite image converted into the digital watermark data is a position surrounding the print position of the personal image. A printing means for printing a personal image on a personal information medium;
Image capturing means for capturing a personal image from an image recording medium;
Digital watermark data generating means for converting management information for managing a personal information medium into digital watermark data,
The multi-function characterized in that the personal information captured by the image capturing means and the management information converted into digital watermark data by the digital watermark data generating means are printed on the same surface of the personal information medium by the printing means. Printer. A personal information medium in which management information for managing a personal information medium is printed as digital watermark data and a personal image is printed on the same surface.

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