CN1156427A - Apparatus for coupling multiple data sources onto a printed document - Google Patents
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A system (10) for providing a printed output image including information from a data collection system onto a single print medium is disclosed. Data collection systems and methods are disclosed for collecting data from a plurality of spatially separated sources and for providing that data as a sequence of output signals. The data collection system includes a housing (42), a selection element (50), one or more image paths (48, 49) and an image plane (46). The selection element (50) selectively and alternatively couples visual images from separate object sources along the image paths and onto the image plane (46). The selection element (50) may include optical shutters for selectively occluding or transmitting the visual images and may include illumination elements for providing a controlled sequence of illumination at selected ones of the object sources. The system (10) can assemble the printed data in a format suitable for printing as an identification card.
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to data acquisition and process field on the whole.Specifically, the present invention relates to and be used for from a plurality of data source image data and handle the data collected, and these data are merged into equipment and method in the print output data.
The background of invention
Commerce, government bodies and other mechanism rely on identity card to make the individual of appointment go to use inner facility, funds or service.Identity card such as driving license, army's testimony of a witness, student's identity card and credit card under the situation that the general public that uses facility or service is restricted, provides the method simple and commonly used of certain security.But the development that can be easy to manufacture the reproduction technology of the false identity card of high-quality is weakening the reliability that above-mentioned identity card can provide so far at present.Along with the development of reproduction technology, thereby to more being difficult to forge more existing the increasing of demand of reliable identity card.
Having proposed multiple strategy already goes to make and more is difficult to the identity card forged.The government bodies that for example are responsible for issuing driving license have proposed driver's finger print image is encoded on the driving license.In addition, the somebody points out: the new encoding scheme such as bar code and magnetic stripe can be encoded to identity information in the mode that more is difficult to fake.
But, confirmed already that it was more expensive and more time-consuming than manufacturing traditional identity card to manufacture above-mentioned follow-on identity card.
The system that is used to manufacture more complicated identity card at present is relatively backward comparatively speaking.In general, this system comprises a series of disjunct work stations, and each work station is all carried out independently function.In operating process, the people collects identity information at each work station place and goes so that be added in the identity card through each work station.For example, at the first work station place that is used to manufacture driving license, the registration operator takes driver's photo.At one second work station place, one second registration operator from the driver obtain there such as identification information such as height, eye color, address and by keyboard with these data input computers.Computer is made identity card with the identification information that relates to the driver, and, above-mentioned photo also is fixed on the appropriate location of described identity card.One the 3rd operator makes sheet with identity card and provides and give the driver.
This systematic comparison of prior art bothers and is labor-intensive.In addition, because each work station all needs equipment, space and operating personnel's guard is so the said system operation and maintenance is very expensive.
In addition, being lack of consistency between formed each identity card of the system of above-mentioned prior art also is the thing of a trouble.Because the ambient light of operator's the wrong and work station of taking pictures all can influence the uniformity of picture data, so, concerning the captured photo in different operating station, have multiple exposure.Being lack of consistency more to be difficult to detect forgery, therefore can reduce the reliability of identity card.
So, an object of the present invention is to provide a kind of follow-on aggregation system, it is used for from different data source image data and handles said data, thereby data are printed off by unified format.
Another object of the present invention provides a kind of being used for from the system of a plurality of data source image data, and it can reduce the equipment cost relevant with IMAQ.
Another purpose of the present invention provides a kind of system that is used for gathering from a plurality of data sources image, and it can improve the uniformity of print image between each identity card.
Also purpose of the present invention is to reduce the collection of the image of taking pictures.
A further object of the present invention provides a kind of like this system, and it can reduce the keyboard data typing of identification information.Summary of the present invention
The present invention includes the apparatus and method for that is used for from the abundant image data in a plurality of different pieces of informations source.On the one hand, the present invention can be interpreted as a kind of like this system, it is used for from a plurality of different pieces of informations source image data so that manufacture identity card such as driving license, army's testimony of a witness, student's identity card and credit card.Also the present invention can be interpreted as a kind of like this system, it comprises a transacter, a signal processor and a printer.
Described transacter comprises and is used for collecting data and being used for generally these data are provided to element on the signal output connector as a series of output signals from a plurality of data sources of spatially being separated.Above-mentioned data gathering system comprises an image plane, and it can receive pictorial data from a plurality of object data sources that spatially distribute.Described gathering system has one and selects element, and it can have selection and alternately the object data source is connected in said image plane.The one optical transition parts that are positioned on the described image plane can be gathered the output signal that projects the image on this image plane and generate the collected image of representative.
Above-mentioned transacter comprises a plurality of image light paths, and they make the object data source be coupled in image plane in the mode of optics.Said object data source can comprise other data source of photo, handwritten text, personnel, bar code, finger print image and pictorial information.Above-mentioned image plane be positioned the pictorial data of collecting from the object data source right known location.Above-mentioned gathering-device can be contained in the shell, this shell has at least one image light path, and this light path makes the object data source be coupled in image plane in the mode of optics.If image plane is positioned the outside of above-mentioned shell, then described image light path passes this shell, perhaps, extends between the image plane of this image light path in an object data source and shell.In general, the optical transition parts such as video camera are positioned on the said shell so that receive the output signal of representing to project to the visual image on the above-mentioned image plane from the visual image and the generation of image plane.One selects element to have selects and alternately will be coupled on the image plane from the visual image of standalone object data source along image light path.Above-mentioned selection element comprises optical shutter so that block or transmit visual image selectively, and above-mentioned selection element also comprises illuminace component so that carry out a series of controlled illuminations at selected place, a wherein pictorial data source.Described illuminace component can alternately shine one or other pictorial data source so that alternately one of them object data source is coupled in image plane.In addition, can also use mechanical part to realize some function in these functions.
Above-mentioned transacter also comprises a magnetic sensor element, selectively be connected in said shell with permanent mode or dismountable mode, so as detection of stored on a magnetizing mediums information and the output signal of the aforementioned magnetic information of a series of expressions is provided in the output signal sequence that this gathering-device generated.Above-mentioned transacter also can comprise a bar-code reader, and it can collect data from the bar code image that is received from one of them object data source.In certain embodiments, described transacter comprises a focusing component so that one of them object data source is focused on the image plane.Above-mentioned focusing component comprises a ultrasonic wave or infrared focusing arrangement, it is used for determination data gathering-device and the distance between mapped object data source just, above-mentioned focusing component also comprises an adjustable lenticular unit, can regulate said adjustable lens parts according to the distance that this focusing component is measured.In addition, above-mentioned transacter can comprise a focusing block, and it has enough depths of focus so that will focus on the image plane from the pictorial data in the object data source on the certain position scope.
In another embodiment of the present invention, providing a kind of is used to form one and comprises from the printout image of the information of a plurality of data sources and with described information printing to and print system on the medium separately.This system comprises that foregoing generally data collect and signal generation apparatus, and this device is used for producing a series of data-signals at its output, a plurality of eikongens independently spatially of these signals representatives.The transacter of said system also can comprise a selecting arrangement and select and alternately will be coupled on the image plane from the visual image in each object data source along image light path so that have.As mentioned above, aforementioned selection element comprises: one or more selecting arrangements such as optical shutter, this selecting arrangement are used for blocking selectively and transmitting said visual image; Illuminace component, they are used for shining a selected data source of a plurality of object datas source with controlled order; Perhaps, be used to select the mechanical part of special object data source, they comprise and being used for alternately and selectively with the mechanical device of object data source shift-in image light path.One signal processor that is generally computer installation links to each other with transacter and can control this gathering-device so that collect data according to selected order.But described transacter is controlled in above-mentioned signal processor operation response person's order, one group of programming instruction or both combinations.Said system comprises that also one is used to form the printing equipment of described printout image and always comprises a signal processor usually, this signal processor is connected between aforementioned signal generating part and the printing equipment, so that provide a series of print control signals that are used to operate aforementioned printing equipment according to outputting data signals.Described printing equipment is by fitting or link to each other with signal processor by a communication line in succession always.Communication line can be telecommunication line, wireless communication line such as radio frequency sending set such as modem or the communication line that is suitable for data are sent to any other type of remote location.Above-mentioned printer comprises communication line so that receive from described signal processor or share the data and instruction of a plurality of signal processors of this printing equipment.
With reference to following explanation, can understand feature of the present invention and purpose more completely to exemplary embodiment of the present.
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Fig. 1 is that data constructed according to the invention are collected, signal is handled and the system block diagram of print system;
Fig. 2 is the sketch that the data of system shown in Figure 1 are collected tower;
Fig. 3 is the sketch that has the data collection tower of flip mirror in the another position;
Fig. 4 one is used to select and regulate the sketch of the mechanism that projects the light path on the image plane;
Fig. 5 is the side perspective sketch that is used for selecting and regulating the mechanism of Fig. 1 light path;
Fig. 6 is the sketch that data constructed according to the invention are collected another embodiment of tower;
Fig. 7 is the sketch that the data that include selectable barcode device and selectable magnetic stripe device are collected the another embodiment of tower;
Fig. 8 is the sketch of an embodiment again that includes the data collection tower of selectable optical transition parts, and said optical transition parts are installed in data in pivotable mode and collect on the shell of tower;
Fig. 9 and Figure 10 have illustrated the perspective view of the another embodiment of data collection tower constructed according to the invention;
Figure 11 has illustrated the disassembled schematic of collecting employed, the pivotable optical module of tower for data constructed according to the invention.
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Fig. 1 has illustrated that data constructed according to the invention are collected, signal is handled and an embodiment of print system 10.System 10 comprises data collection tower 12, a signal processor 14, one selectable display 16, a keyboard 18, one selectable modem 20 and a printer 22.Data are collected tower 12 and are linked to each other with master computer 14 with control cable 26 by data cable 24.In an illustrated embodiment, data collection tower 12 links to each other with power supply module 28 by feed cable.In a kind of enforcement, operator 30 can pass through keyboard 18 input of control commands and data, and data are collected tower 12 and then collected client 32 image.
Said system 10 comprises that a signal data collects tower 12, and it is used to collect the image that the identity card for client 32 uses and is used for this image is passed to master computer 14, and master computer 14 then is used as the signal processor of system 10 usually.Other embodiments of the invention can have a plurality of data and collect tower, and they link to each other so that gather a plurality of clients' 32 data with signal processor 14.Although above explanation has related to client 32,, should be realized that its function is much more extensive than the connotation that term " client " is had.The client should be regarded as the notion of a set, it has associated some image and data source, can be synthesized on the single print media from these images and the information of data source.The client can be people or the object such as the processing parts of being classified with part number data and check code.One optional telecommunication line couples together main frame 14 and printer 22 by modem 20.Printer 22 can be to be positioned at the printer of the central printing equipment of manufacturing identity card on a large scale or to collect tower with individual data collection tower or a plurality of data to be positioned at a place.Described system 10 is a kind of systems by operator's control, and it allows operator 30 by typing keyboard commands on selectable keyboard 18 with by collecting the collection that tower 12 collected pictorial data are come control data with selectable display 16 with the visual type monitoring data.Fig. 1 has also illustrated a signal processor 14, and it has an optional magnetic disk drive apparatus 40.Magnetic disk drive apparatus 40 is anyly can read stored data, instruction or other is stored in the magnetic disk drive apparatus of information on floppy disk or tape and so on the magnetizing mediums usually.In certain embodiments, this function is automatically, carries out under the control of master computer 14 usually.
Data are collected tower 12 and are collected data from a plurality of different pieces of informations source and send these data to master computer 14 by multiple different-format.Shown data are collected tower 12 and are had a shell 42, and it is designed to be convenient to make data to collect tower 12 and included sensor is positioned near the client.In an illustrated embodiment, image collection tower 12 comprises that one collects tower remote controller 34, and it links to each other with the collection tower main controller device 36 that is positioned at master computer 14 by control cable 26.Collect tower remote controller 34 and receive the control signal that master computer 14 is produced, so that operating data is collected tower 22.In an illustrated embodiment, collect tower 12 collected video datas and be returned to master computer via data cable 24.
With reference to Fig. 2, it has shown an embodiment who is used for collecting from the data of a plurality of data source image data tower 12 constructed according to the invention.Data shown in Figure 2 are collected tower 12 and are comprised that a shell, optical transition parts 44, pass the image plane 46 of above-mentioned converting member 44, light path 48 and 49 and is selected element 50.
Said shell 42 is a rectangle tower, and its size can cover converting member 44 and alternative pack 50.Above-mentioned shell 42 relative axis 58 extend about 2 feet, axis 60 extends about 5 inches relatively.Described shell is along extending about 5 inches perpendicular to the direction on axis 58 and 60 planes that constituted.In a most preferred embodiment, described shell has firm structure, for example is a kind of aluminum case shell of deciding chamber door with lock, so that protection equipment wherein.Data are collected tower 12 and are processed to be placed on the fixed station or are contained in the vehicle that moves, and therefore, system 10 can be a part that is used to collect the mobile device that will comprise and synthesize the information in the identity card into.Power supply module 28 has the power switch 29 of usefulness key control so that to data gathering system 10 power supplies, and said data gathering system only can be operated by the assigned operation person that above-mentioned power supply control key is arranged.This just can prevent illegal using system 10.
In other embodiment of shell 42, this shell can be processed into and comprise aforementioned signal processor 12 and printer 22.In addition, shell 42 can be the cabin that has the seat, so that the client can be positioned appointed positions according to the focusing range of data gathering system 10.Selectable keyboard 18 and selectable video-frequency monitor 16 can be positioned at cabin shell 42, and therefore, client 32 can serve as operator 30 and data gathering system 10 is operated.
Described shell 42 has one first opening, 52, one second openings 54 and a shelf 56.The selection element 50 that below will describe in detail is installed on the optical bench 70 of shell 42 and is positioned at image light path 48 and 49.In shell 42, image plane 46 is positioned at a position of spatially fixing and is arranged on optical transition parts 44.Optical transition parts 44 are installed on the sidewall 51 by support 62.In an illustrated embodiment, the opening 52 relative axis 58 that run through sidewall 51 are positioned at the top of converting member 44.Shelf 56 is installed on the optical bench 70, and optical bench 70 then is fixed on the shell 42.Shelf 56 runs through the opening on the sidewall 53.Said optical bench 70 is abutment wall, and it is carrying the optics in the shell 42.As term as used herein, optical bench is represented a class formation, and this class formation can support element, alternative pack 50 and other the various parts such as shelf that constitute image light path 48 and 49.Term " optical bench " is not limited to the light tool supporting member of any particular type, perhaps, also is not limited to any level or vertical specific axis.The opening 54 of described embodiment can receive one 3 * 5 inches tag card dimensionally maybe will be placed into other object on the shelf 56.The image light path 48 and 49 of described embodiment run through shell 42 inside in case with the mode of optics will be such as the tag card on being placed on shelf 56 the object that spatially distributes and the object of shell 42 outsides be coupled in image 46.
In a most preferred embodiment of the present invention, the internal side wall of shell 42 is brushed into light/dark balance to reduce the light reflection in the shell 42.The ordinary skill of optical technology should be noted that can be used other color or coating material to eliminate light reflection and reduce external light in the shell 42, so that impel image to transmit shell 42 in the mode of optics.
With reference to Fig. 2, can point out that image plane 46 is projection planes, can focus on and project on this projection plane from the pictorial data in object data source.In described embodiment, image plane 46 is in the shell 42 and along the total part setting of image light path 48 and 49.But, as following will describe in detail, the present invention also can use other structure of image plane location.
The ordinary skill of present technique should be noted that other embodiment that also can mechanically the data that have single optical transition parts 44 be collected tower 12 is arranged in the shell 42, so that gather pictorial data from a plurality of eikongens.
Similarly, image light path 49 comprises and is used to parts that eikongen and image plane 46 are coupled with optical mode.Shown image light path 49 comprises shelf 56, lens 66, fixed mirror 68, alternative pack 50 and image plane 46.In Fig. 2, the total part of alternative pack 50 by image light path 48 and 49 is coupled in image plane 46 in the mode of optics.
In addition, as shown in Figure 3, select element 50 can be positioned to make image light path 49 and the mode of image plane 46 to be coupled with optics.Therefore, when selecting element 50 that image light path 49 and image plane 46 are coupled, lens 66, fixed mirror 68 and flip mirror 82 will be sent to the visual image that is positioned at the eikongen on the shelf 56 image plane 46.In one embodiment, slip over opening 54 by the tag card that includes the driving license applicant feature such as fingerprint, bar code or other written data that makes one 3 * 5 inches and this tag card is placed on the shelf 56.Coupling assembling 78 is suitably located flip mirror 82, and the image that is positioned at the tag card on the shelf 56 can reach image plane 46.
With reference to Fig. 3 the structure of image light path 49 when selecting element 50 that this image light path 49 is coupled in image plane 46 can be described.Be arranged on that lens 66 in the image light path 49 can compensate the image light path 49 of comparing different length with light path 48 and the card of tagging in the future shelf 56 on the pictorial data of object eikongen focus on the image plane 46.Fixed mirror 68 is coupled in lens 66 and can transmits light to selection element 50 in the mode of optics.Select element 50 that flip mirror assembly 82 will be reflexed on the image plane 46 from the pictorial data of fixed mirror 68.
Shown flip mirror assembly 82 can comprise a mirror installing plate 84 and a level crossing 86.Level crossing 86 can be the level crossing with normal domestic use mirror quality.As shown in Figure 3, flip mirror 82 is arranged on the joining place between image light path 48 and 49.The reflecting surface of level crossing 86 is towards the reflecting surface of fixed mirror 68, and the non-reflection of installing plate 84 and light tight surface are then towards the reflecting surface of deviation mirror 64.As shown in Figure 3, flip mirror assembly 82 will be passed to image plane 46 and play a photochopper so that shelter from the pictorial data that deviation mirror 64 is transmitted from the pictorial data of the object eikongen on the shelf 56.
Flip mirror assembly shown in the label 82 is installed on the optical bench 70 in pivotable mode.As shown in the figure, flip mirror 82 can rotate into not the object eikongen making optical junction with light path 48 and can make shell 42 outsides and be coupled with the mode and the image plane 46 of optics, simultaneously, the installing plate 84 of flip mirror 82 can shelter from the image from tag card shelf 56.Therefore, selection element 50 can make flip mirror 82 be positioned to have selection and alternately image light path 48 and 49 modes with optics is coupled in image plane 46.The guiding and pictorial data is mapped on the image plane 46 although shown embodiment comprises as the lens of optics and level crossing, but, the common expert of optical technology should find out, also can use other to include the optics of diaphotoscope, prism and similar optical element without departing from the present invention.
In an illustrated embodiment, promptly in Fig. 2, be provided with a level crossing and said deviation mirror 64 in the image light path 48.Therefore, the visible mirror picture that optical transition parts 44 can the intelligence-collecting object eikongen.In an alternative of the present invention, by be coupled in second level crossing in the image light path 48 with optical mode, the mirror image that converting member 44 is collected is put upside down.In addition, collect tower 12 and preferably include optical transition parts 44 that have a reverse scanning device, be used for being incident upon pictorial data on the image plane 46 with opposite acquisition order.Above-mentioned reverse scanning device can generate data-signal, and these data-signals are being represented the mirror image that is incident upon the image on the image plane 46.In another embodiment of the present invention, can put upside down the data of representing the collected image of converting member 44 with the softwares in the master computer 14, therefore, can come video data by the order of the non-mirror image in presentation image source.Said software is known in computer programming and image acquisition technology.The technology that also other can be used to without departing from the present invention converting member 44 collected pictorial data are put upside down is applied to the present invention.
Fixed mirror 68 can be common reflecting surface, and it has the quality that is enough to image is sent to from shelf 56 alternative pack 50.Its flatness requires in the scope of a wavelength of every 2mm surface size.Therefore, mirror 68 can be made of the level crossing material with family expenses level crossing quality that cuts into the whole ken required size of reflection.But the ordinary skill of present technique should be noted that without departing from the present invention also can be applied to the present invention with other reflecting surface.
In an illustrated embodiment, optical transition parts 44 are video cameras, and it has lens 80 for shooting, and these lens are arranged in the total part of image light path 48 and 49.Lens 80 for shooting have the focal length of the suitable CCD size and the desired ken of application-specific.If suitable, lens 80 can be zoom lens.In a most preferred embodiment, lens 80 are COSMICAR Pentax (Pentax) board lens, and focal length is about 16mm.Lens 66 are that tag card information is collected with focusing on adapter lens.The focal length of adapter lens 66 shown in Figure 3 equals these lens also are used as lens 80 for shooting to the distance of tag card sight vane.In a most preferred embodiment, lens 66 are that focal length is that 0.25m (4 diopters) diameter is the VITAC board OPTHMIC lens of 73mm.
Described optical transition parts 44 are arranged at the position for fixing spatially in the shell 42, and are installed on the sidewall 51 of shell 42.In an illustrated embodiment, optical transition parts 44 are such one type video cameras, and it is suitable for receiving optical image and forms the electrical data signal number of this optical image of expression.In a most preferred embodiment, light converting member 44 is colourful CCD video cameras, and it can produce the video data signal of industrial standard and send data-signal to signal processor 14 by cable 24.Be applicable to that this video camera of the present invention can buy from the PULNIX company of California Sunnyvale.Video camera 44 can be high-resolution panchromatic video camera, and it has the broadband character that is applicable to that high-resolution color is used.Above-mentioned video camera can comprise that one has the shutter of optional shutter speed.Shutter speed can be controlled by signal processor 14.The data-signal that video camera 44 is produced can be the NTSC/PAL compatibility and be that Y/C (S-VHS) is compatible.Video camera 44 also can comprise automatic gain control and automatic white balance (white-balance).An advantage of the invention is the single commercially available optical transition parts 44 that can use such as video camera from the eikongen that the space distributes, gather the image.This single camera structural design that data are collected tower 12 can reduce the cost of making this device, and, use commercially available video camera that durable and reliable image acquistion system can be provided.
An embodiment of the selection element 50 with structure of the present invention that uses in the data gathering system 10 is described with reference to Fig. 2 and Fig. 3.As shown in Figures 2 and 3, select element 50 to comprise single-revolution mirror assembly 82, this assembly has the speculum 86 that is installed on the installing plate 84, and installing plate 84 then is installed on the shell 42 in pivotable mode by an installation shaft 88.As shown in Figures 2 and 3, axle 88 can rotate between a primary importance and a second place.As shown in the figure, axle 88 can make speculum 86 be pivoted into to make optical junction with image plane 46 and be pivoted into and do not make optical junction with image plane 46.
Fig. 4 shows the another kind of perspective view of understanding selection element 50.Fig. 4 has shown the side view of selecting element 50, and this selection element 50 comprises solenoid 90, one mechanical connection arms, 92, one crank arms 94 and axle 88.
Shown solenoid 90 links to each other with linking arm 92 by pivot pin 106, and pivot pin 106 then runs through the mounting portion of solenoid 90 and linking arm 92.Linking arm 92 can be along freely being pivoted around pin 106 perpendicular to solenoid linear mechanical travel direction.The other end of linking arm 92 links to each other with crank arm 94 by second pivot pin 106.Crank arm 94 can be pivoted around pivot pin 106 perpendicular to the mode that linking arm 92 longitudinal axis are done to move.Crank arm 94 also is connected in axle 88 in a fixed manner, and axle 88 then runs through optical bench 70.In Fig. 4, axis 58 is along the longitudinal direction location of optical bench 70, and axis 60 is then along optical bench 70 located lateral.Therefore, the mechanism that risen of solenoid 90 relative axis 58 can make linking arm 92 relative axis 58 and 60 motions.Linking arm 92 makes crank arm 94 motions, and 94 of crank arms make in rotatable mode and are mounted to axle 88 rotations of passing optical bench 70.So, thereby the linear mechanical conversion of motion that the assemblies that linking arm 92, crank arm 94 and axle 88 constitute can work solenoid 90 becomes to rotatablely move, so that mirror installing plate 84 is pivoted between first and second position corresponding to first and second states of solenoid 90.
With regard to selection element 50 shown in Figure 4, solenoid 90 can be can responsive control signal and start the solenoid of any kind of parts with linear mode.In selecting a most preferred embodiment of element 50, solenoid 90 is linear solenoids of direct current of the 12V, the 680mA that have a chipware, and it can respond electric control signal and mechanically start in the mode of linearity.
The structure of light deviation mirror 64 is described with reference to Fig. 2.As shown in the figure, deviation mirror 64 comprises a reflecting surface 110, a loading plate 112 and axle 114, and axle 114 runs through optical bench 70.In an embodiment of deviation mirror 64, speculum 110 is bonded on the loading plate 112, and loading plate 112 is installed on the axle 114 in a fixed manner, and axle 114 runs through optical bench 70 and rotatably is installed on the optical bench 70.The electric machine assembly 108 that is installed on the optical bench 70 can drive deviation mirror 64 so that adjust image light path 48.
Mechanical component with reference to deviation mirror 64 shown in Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 explanation.Described deviation mirror assembly comprises a sprocket wheel 96, synchronous belt 98, a cam 100, two microswitches 102 and electric machine assemblies 108.
With reference to Fig. 4, shown deviation mirror 64 comprises a synchronous driving-belt 98, and this driving-belt is connected between the axle of sprocket wheel 96 and cam 100.Synchronous belt 98 makes cam 100 rotations along with the rotation of sprocket wheel 96.Fig. 4 has illustrated with two microswitches 102 and has made the cam 100 that machinery contacts.As shown in the figure, cam 100 comprises a flat surface 122.In Fig. 4, flat surface 122 contacts with the contact arm of two limit switches 102.In operating process, motor 118 makes sprocket wheel 96 rotations by generator 116, and sprocket wheel 96 then makes cam 100 rotations.The flat surface 122 of cam 100 rotates and presses this contact arm of switch 102 towards a contact arm of limit switch 102, thereby makes switch 102 be in a second place.Cam 100 is connected in the axle 126 that runs through optical bench 70.Axle 126 rotatably is connected in optical bench 70 with cam 100, and therefore, cam 100 can respond the rotation of motor 118 and rotate.Limit switch 102 interlinks with collection tower remote controller 34.The state of limit switch 102 shows the relative position of deviation mirror 64 between first and second position.In one embodiment of the invention, limit switch 102 is in series with the power circuit of powering to motor 118.With lead limit switch 102 being linked to be normality is the switch of closing.The contact arm that cam 100 can be pressed limit switch 102 is further rotated to disconnect motor power circuit and to limit deviation mirror 64.So assembly shown in Figure 4 can be controlled limit switch 102 so that adjust deviation mirror 64 position between the two positions in having the in fact open loop of stop pick-up.In general, this embodiment of the present invention implements with the master computer that includes optional monitor 16 and optional keyboard 18, thereby operator 30 can monitor the pictorial data that collects along image light path 48 with deviation mirror 64.
The operator keys in order to form command signal with keyboard 18, and these signals make that collecting tower main controller 36 signals to remote controller 34 by cable 26.Thereby main controller 34 response mentioned order signals and starter motor 118 make mirror 64 rotations.In one embodiment of the invention, main controller 36 is digital I/O plug-in cards of such type: it is suitable for generating the digital electric sub-data signals.In an example, master computer 14 is personal computers based on DOS of producing such as IBM Corporation, and main controller 36 can be the sort of 16 bit digital formula input/output circuitry plug-in cards of selling such as Pennsylvania Real Time Devices ofState Collage.Described collection tower remote controller can be anyly to be suitable for the circuit for controlling motor of drive motors 108 and can be any relay circuit that is suitable for driving solenoid 90, and this remote controller preferably can the responding digital data-signal.
Fig. 2 shows the present invention and is used for the attachment device that image is selected.Being arranged on fill light parts 130 and 132 in the shell 42 has and selects and irradiation object eikongen alternately.Illuminace component 130 links to each other with collection tower remote controller 34 with 132.In this embodiment of the invention, collect tower remote controller 34 and comprise illumination control circuit, it is used for the illuminace component such as parts 130 and 132 is powered and controlled.In general, above-mentioned control circuit comprises that the power supply of suitable specification is so that to a flasher or flash lamp power supply, and above-mentioned control circuit comprises a computer-controlled relay circuit so that response starts illuminace component 130 and 132 via the command signal that control cable 26 is received from the main controller device.The illumination control circuit that is used for producing flash of light or a series of flashes of light is being taken pictures and the image acquisition technology is known, any suitable illumination control circuit that can replace and control selectively one or more illuminace components can be applied to the present invention without departing from the present invention.Utilize this device, by flip mirror 82 is remained on certain position, the image of the different object eikongens that can will get access to selectively along light path 49 is coupled in said image plane.
Be arranged on the object eikongen that be positioned at shell 42 outsides of illuminace component 130 irradiations such as the client of application driving license on shell 42 tops.In a most preferred embodiment of the present invention, illuminace component 130 is flash lamps, and its response is received from the control signal of master computer 14 and illuminates the object eikongen.When master computer 14 makes image light path 48 link to each other with projection plane 46 by detection turning member 50 makes flash lamp 130 be synchronized with the collection of 44 pairs of images of optical transition parts.Illuminace component 132 be connected within the shell 42 shelf 56 above and illuminate shelf 56 so that obtain image from the object eikongen that is arranged on the shelf 56.When alternative pack 50 made image light path 49 be coupled in image projection plane 46 in the mode of optics, tag card illuminating lamp 132 can illuminate the object eikongen.
In the above embodiment of the present invention, tag card illuminating lamp 132 is flash lamps, and it can respond the control signal that master computer 14 produces and illuminate the object eikongen that is positioned on the shelf 56.Can start tag card illuminating lamp 132 and portrait collection lamp 130 with the keyboard commands that operator 30 keys in.When checking that live video display 16 determines to collect suitable image (tag card faces up, client seeing video camera etc.), just can key in said order operator 30.Keystroke makes for the flash of light of selected object (portrait or tag card) effective, and when the next frame-synchronizing impulse that has from video camera 44, can trigger flashing, and frame grabber 38 can collect the next frame of video.Said keystroke can be asynchronous, and a simulation synchronous circuit can make at interval flash of light come across in the narrow synchronous window at the vert blank of video camera.
The type of illuminace component depends primarily on the application of data gathering system 10.But specifically, the illuminace component that illuminates the eikongen of shell 42 outsides such as parts 130 should have enough light intensity so that surpass the surround lighting of this eikongen of irradiation.Such as parts 130, have the illuminace component that is enough to surpass the surround lighting light intensity by providing, can carry out more uniform image acquisition.For example, the mixed light of the incandescent light of standard or fluorescent light and daylight can change to some extent with position, season, time, even can change to some extent because of the people who has close eikongen and wear the bright-colored clothes.In order to collect the pictorial data that does not change with season and time, should provide such lighting source promptly: it has the light intensity greater than surround lighting basically.In the technology of taking pictures, the system of selection of this light source is known.In an illustrated embodiment, illuminace component 130 is a kind of like this flash lamps, and it provides flash illumination in the mode with twice flash of light of the collection synchronised of 44 pairs of images of interlacing scan video camera.Illuminate said object in gathering interleaved two fields of flash of light for the first time, the flash of light second time with frame-synchronizing impulse synchronised video camera 44 subsequently then is used for collecting second field of above-mentioned interleaved pictorial data.
In other embodiments of the invention, illuminace component 130 can be a stable state lamp brighter than surround lighting.In addition, can use data to collect tower 12 together with an encapsulation piece, said encapsulation piece surrounds the eikongen that is positioned at outside the shell 42.Above-mentioned encapsulation piece can cover surround lighting and eliminate the interior light reflection of this encapsulation piece, thereby more uniform illumination state can be provided.More uniform illumination state can make between the portrait image that is collected bigger uniformity.Uniformity between the portrait that is collected can make forged identity demonstrate,prove difficult more and be easy to find counterfeit.
With reference to Fig. 6 an alternative embodiment of the invention is described.Fig. 6 has illustrated image collection tower 140, and it comprises level crossing 150, speculum 152, the image focusing adapter lens 156 of image light path 142, image light path 144, image light path 146, flip mirror 148, part printing opacity and focuses on adapter lens 158,160 and 162.Above-mentioned parts are arranged in the shell 164, and shell 164 comprises portrait collection mouth 166, video camera mouth 170 and the sidewall 172 that is positioned on the sidewall 168.Tag card shelf 174 is installed in the outside of sidewall 168 and blocks tag card 176.Illuminace component 178 and 180 is positioned at case chamber 182.Dividing plate 184 has been divided into two different compartments 198 and 200 with case chamber 182, and each compartment all can be seen half Frame on the tag card 176.
As shown in Figure 6, the above embodiment of the present invention comprises three image light paths 142,144 and 146, these light paths are coupled in image plane 188 in the mode of optics with the object eikongen that distributes on the space, image plane 188 then with optical transition parts video camera 154 in the CCD parts coincide.Image light path 144 and 146 is shared a total part 144a, and 144,146 and 142 of light paths are shared a total part 142a.Video camera 154 is positioned at the outside of shell 164 and is installed on the sidewall 172.Flip mirror 148 and illuminace component 178 and 180 have constituted a selecting arrangement, and it can have selection and alternately be coupled in image plane 188 with one in the object eikongen that distributes on the space.Collection lens 202 are arranged in image light path 142,144 and 146 and make selected object eikongens image on the image plane 188.
Flip mirror 148 is installed on the shell 164 in pivotable mode.Flip mirror 148 can be respectively by being pivoted between first and second position shown in solid line and dotted line 190 and 192 in Fig. 6.Flip mirror 148 can comprise a reflecting surface 194 and a non-reflecting surface 196.In Fig. 6, flip mirror 148 is arranged on the mode of sentencing just with optics position 190 the object eikongen such as tag card 176 on the shelf 174 is coupled in image projection plane 188.As shown in the figure, flip mirror 148 makes reflecting surface 194 enter image light path 144a in angled mode, thereby the mode with optics in image light path 144 or 146 that makes is coupled in video camera 154.Similarly, non-reflecting surface 196 is arranged in the image light path 142, thereby has blocked the pictorial data that transmits via opening 166.Flip mirror 148 mechanically is connected in all the sort of as the aforementioned solenoid mechanical components, and this assembly can make mirror 148 pivot to the second place 192.Shown in dotted line among Fig. 6 192, non-reflecting surface 196 pivotable Cheng Buyu image light paths 142 are made optical junction, and the pictorial data that transmits along image light path 142 can send image projection plane 188 in the mode of optics to.Similarly, reflecting surface 194 pivotable Cheng Buyu image planes 188 are made optical junction, thereby image light path 144a is separated with the mode and the image plane 188 of optics.
Illuminace component 178 and 180 can match with dividing plate 184 so that in image light path 144 or 146 is connected in image plane 188.In an illustrated embodiment, dividing plate 184 can stop the light from illuminace component 178 to be coupled in light path 146 and to stop the light from illuminace component 180 to be coupled in light path 144.Light path 146 in the mode of optics with mirror 150, lens 162, the flip mirror 148 of lens 160, speculum 152, part printing opacity and gather lens 202 and be coupled in image plane 188.As shown in Figure 6, case chamber 182 comprises illuminace component 178 and 180, and each illuminace component is installed in the case chamber 182 so that illuminate the part of tag card 176.
As shown in Figure 6, illuminace component 180 is positioned at the part bottom of compartment 200.Illuminace component 180 is electrically connected with remote controller 34 and is started by the command signal from remote controller 34, so that illuminate the bottom part of tag card 176, thereby is coupled together with the mode of optics bottom part and the image plane 188 with tag card 176.In addition, can start the illuminace component 178 that also is electrically connected so that illuminate the top part of tag card 176 and the top part of tag card is coupled in image plane 188 in the mode of optics with remote controller 34.Can start illuminace component 178 and 180 selectively so that be coupled in image plane 188 with the pictorial data of the mode of optics tagging in the future card 176 specific parts.
Tag card 176 in the illustrated embodiment can reflect light from illuminace component 178 and 180 to be formed for sending to the pictorial data of image plane 188.But in another embodiment, tag card 176 can be made by light transmissive material, thereby illuminace component can be installed in the shelf 174 and be arranged on the back of tag card, so tag card 176 is between illuminace component and case chamber 182.Be installed in the illuminace component of tag card 176 back by startup, can pictorial data be sent to image plane 188 from tag card 176 via image light path.Without departing from the present invention, also other technology that is used to send from the pictorial data of object eikongen can be applied to the present invention, this comprises and uses the illuminace component with different wave length so that shine the part of the data on the tag card 176 by selected spectral sensitivity.
In general, the content of tag card 176 is signature, text, bar code, printed image, common ink marks fingerprint or transmits image from other optical device such as the real-time optical fingerprint device.Without departing from the present invention, also the pictorial data of other type can be printed on the tag card 176 or transmit above-mentioned data by the optic panels such as the LCD display floater that are arranged in the shelf 174.
In the embodiment shown in fig. 6, be used to select the selection element of the ken to comprise illuminace component 178 and 180, dividing plate 184 and flip mirror 148.Be used for selecting other parts of the ken to comprise that shutter, deviation mirror, prism, polygon mirror, polygonal shutter, electric light valve, polagizing filter, spectral filtering device, spectrum selecting arrangement, the printing of diminuendo formula are used black and other is in the known ken selection technology of optical technology.Above-mentioned other ken selection technology can be applied to the present invention without departing from the present invention.
With reference to as described in Fig. 2 to Fig. 5,, can compensate the different length of image light path 142,144 and 146 as above in image light path 142,144 and 146 by adjustable lens are set.In one embodiment, video camera 154 comprises adjustable lens 202, and it is installed on the video camera and is arranged in the aforementioned image light path.Above-mentioned adjustable lens is the zoom lens of such type, and it is generally used for regulating the said ken.Can mechanically control adjustable lens 202 according to the mode of operation of flip mirror 148.Collecting tower remote controller 34 can lead to so that detect the position of flip mirror 148 with the circuit that has such as limiting switch 102 in order to the sensor element that detects flip mirror 148 positions, so the mode that the object eikongen can optics is coupled in image plane 188.Processor 12 therefore can determine and regulate lens 202 suitable focus.In addition, can automatically control the lens adjustment device so that select to be used for the suitable focus of image light path according to the relative position of object image.Above-mentioned autofocus system is known in the technology of taking pictures and known infrared and ultrasonic range finder sensor.
In addition, by providing adjustable lens, can compensate the focal length of image light path 142,144 and 146 independently for focusing on adapter lens 156,158,160 and 162.Other system that is used for regulating the focal length of image light path 142,144 and 146 is known and can be applied to the present invention without departing from the present invention at optics and the technology of taking pictures.In addition, the technology that other can be used to image is suitably focused on the image plane is applied to the present invention, and this comprises selecting to have enough depths of focus to hold the lens of the eikongen that is positioned at the certain distance scope.
Fig. 7 has illustrated another embodiment of the present invention.Fig. 7 has illustrated data collection tower 210, and this tower comprises a barcode device 212 and a magnetic stripe device 214.Described barcode device 212 and magnetic stripe device 214 are installed on the shell 216 of image collection tower 210.In other embodiments, barcode device 212 and magnetic stripe device 214 can be provided with or be installed removably to be independent of the mode of collecting shell 164, so that can be connected with said data gathering system selectively.In an illustrated embodiment, barcode device 212 can be to be used for data are write device on the magnetic stripe, and said magnetic stripe then can be included on the identity card.Said data can produce and download in the memory in the magnetic stripe device 214 as data signal by master computer 14.In addition, magnetic stripe device 214 can from magnetic stripe, read data and with these data as digital data transmission to master computer 14.Read-write data also are applicable to that a kind of magnetic stripe device of the present invention is the magnetic stripe 214 of the Magnicode the sort of type of selling and comprises 71XHC type Magnicode.Without departing from the present invention, other magnetic stripe device can be applied to the present invention.
Also other data acquisition unit can be installed in the said shell, this comprises the finger-printer reader that is used to gather the finger print data image.Be applicable to that finger-printer reader of the present invention comprises the finger-printer reader of being produced by Identix company such as Identix Touch View television 555 (touch and detect TV).Above-mentioned fingerprint device can produce the electronic data signals of the fingerprint that expression collects and send this data-signal to master computer 14 so that be synthesized on the printing identity card via cable 24.
Fig. 8 has illustrated another system 240 that the present invention includes an image plane 242, and said image plane 242 coincides with the CCD parts of video camera, and video camera then rotatably is installed on the shell 220.In this embodiment, when optical transition parts 44 in shell 220 on the space during fixing some rotation, image plane 242 will move.The image plane 242 that is installed in the shell 220 in rotatable mode can rotate between the second place in primary importance in the shell 220 and the shell 220.Above-mentioned primary importance place in shell 220, image plane 242 can be in one first image light path to gather the video image from one first object eikongen.The image plane of installing in rotatable mode 242 can rotate to the second place in second image light path is used for one second object eikongen with collection visual image.
Fig. 8 has roughly illustrated following content promptly: the optical transition parts 44 that are illustrated as the video camera that has image acquisition lens 238 in Fig. 8 are installed on the shell 240 by axle 236 and pivotable one-tenth and image light path 232 or image light path 234 are made optical junction.In optical transition parts 44 rotation when therefore image plane 242 is in light path 232 in, image light path 232 is understood the object eikongen that mode with optics will be positioned at shell 220 outsides and is coupled in image plane 242.Fig. 8 has illustrated and has been rotated into the light converting member 44 of making optical junction with image light path 234, image light path 234 also projects to this pictorial data on the image plane 242 via the image that lens 228 and lens 238 send from shelf 222,224 and 226, in the present embodiment, image plane 242 coincides with the CCD parts of video camera 44.
Shelf 222,224 and 226 is installed on the sidewall 244 and is spaced apart by selected distance along sidewall 244.Shelf 222 shown in Figure 8 can be to be screwed in the framework on the sidewall 244 and to have an opening 246 with bolt, and image light path 234 passes this opening 246.Fig. 8 has also illustrated following content promptly: the slit 248 that runs through sidewall 244 is arranged near the shelf 222 and is designed to and can insert an object eikongen such as 3 * 5 tag card via this slit 248, thereby this object eikongen is placed on the framework of tag card shelf 222, therefore, this tag card can be placed in the light path 234.
Can select shelf 222,224 and 226 to be placed on the predetermined resolution of the object eikongen on these shelves with acquisition along the position of image light path 234.The shelf 222 of the most close image plane 242 always can provide the highest resolution ratio for the object eikongen that is placed on shelf 222,224 and 236.For example, shelf 222 always is arranged in the image light path 234 so that provide the resolution ratio of 300dpi for being placed on the object eikongen such as bar code on the shelf 222 in the image light path 234.Similarly, shelf 224 always with image plane 242 separately with the resolution ratio of the 200dpi of the object eikongen that to need when the signal processor processes pictorial data to obtain low resolution.In addition, tag card shelf 226 always is arranged within the image light path 234 so that the resolution ratio of 100dpi is provided on image plane 242, and this resolution ratio is applicable to the imaging in addition of the information such as text or finger print image.
Fig. 8 has illustrated that following content promptly: one embodiment of the present of invention can be designed to have optical transition parts 44, in the rotatable independent image light path that advances such as light path 232 and 234 of these parts, thereby optical transition parts 44 can be gathered the pictorial data from the object eikongen that spatially separates.The above embodiment of the present invention that illustrated Fig. 8 can reduce the quantity that is used for the optics that selected which image light path and image plane 242 be coupled.Fig. 8 also illustrated the object eikongen can along an image light path be positioned at a select location in case by selected resolution ratio with image projection to image plane 242.
In the practice, when collecting data, can the object eikongen be placed on shelf 222,224 and 226 mode by hand in system 240.But, machinery should be noted with the ordinary skill of electronic engineering technical field, can will the object image such as tag card be derived from the different time and by predetermined order and dose on shelf 222,224 and 226 movingly, so as the object eikongen on being arranged in shelf by with the order collection data of the collection synchronised of 44 pairs of images of optical transition parts.The automatic system that is used for the object eikongen is navigated on the shelf is known in present technique, and the practical application of this system does not depart from the scope of the present invention.
With reference to Fig. 9, Figure 10 and Figure 11 explanation has another embodiment that data that structure of the present invention is used to gather many eikongens data are collected tower 12.Specifically, Fig. 9 has illustrated collection tower assembly 300, and this component assembling is collected the inside of shell 42 in data.Collect tower assembly 300 and comprise a top optical module 310, a bottom optical module 312 and an optical bench 314, aforementioned upper and lower optical module is installed on the optical bench 314.In the present embodiment, described data are collected tower as a remote-controlled image collection tower, and it can use a plurality of acquisition component so that collect from the image of a plurality of eikongens automatically and with controllable mode.
Top optical module 310 comprises: image acquisition parts 340, and these parts are illustrated as a camera parts in Fig. 9, and this camera parts links to each other with video camera electronic circuit 370; One driving motor assembly 322, it has a motor 324; One rotating assembly 326; And, a luminous point photometer 372.
Bottom optical module 312 comprises image acquisition parts 340, an optical bench 342, a level crossing 344, a dividing plate 346, a partition member 348 and an illuminace component 354.
Optical bench 314 shown in Figure 9 is circuit plug-in card assemblies, and it is used to support optical module 310 and 312 and engage as the control of operation driving motor assembly 322 and power supply circuit plug-in card and with described luminous point photometer.For this reason, optical bench 314 comprises an electrical connector assembly 352, and it can make optical bench 314 be connected in master computer 14, thereby, the operation that master computer 14 can the aforementioned visual acquisition component of remote control.
Figure 10 provides and has collected the side perspective view of tower assembly 300 and show the upper and lower optical module 310 and 312 that is installed on the optical bench 314.As shown in figure 10, data this embodiment of collecting tower 12 has two optical axises 330 and 332 so that will be from the image collection of eikongen independently to image plane 328 and 350 independently.As shown in figure 10, first image light path 330 is coupled in image plane 328 in the mode of optics, image plane 328 then usually and the CCD parts in the optical transition parts 320 coincide.
As shown in figure 10, the optical axis 330 that eikongen is coupled on the image plane 328 can be regulated by collecting tower assembly 300, specifically, this optical axis can be pivoted under the effect of driving motor 322.In the operation, the Systems Operator of operation master computer 14 can make image acquisition parts 320 be pivoted, so that image acquisition parts 320 are tilted, thereby make this application people's the face or the ken that any other eikongen suitably is positioned at image acquisition parts 320 according to applicant's height.Similarly, can between a primary importance and a second place, be pivoted by operation upper part optical module 310, so that the eikongen of position obtains image from being arranged in independently.For example, the operator can control optical module 310 so that obtain applicant's face image at an obliquity place and obtain the image that is positioned at below above-mentioned applicant's face image and shows the data card of statistics at one second obliquity place.As previously mentioned, image acquisition parts 320 can comprise adjustable lens parts or a series of lenticular unit, so that focus along different image light paths.One selects element that aforementioned components is pivoted between described first obliquity and second obliquity, so that obtain image from a plurality of eikongens.Therefore, in another embodiment, optical module 310 can be that the data of all systems 204 as shown in Figure 8 and so on are collected the unique optical module in the tower.
As shown in figure 10, top optical module 310 has a luminous point photometer 372, and this photometer is positioned at the top of image acquisition parts 320 and gathers light along light path 374, light path 374 then near and be parallel to the light path 330 of image acquisition parts 320.Additional luminous point photometer 372 is measured light intensity to determine shining eikongen in how bright or how dark mode.Thereby being connected in luminous point photometer that image acquisition parts 320 can be pivoted with these image acquisition parts with fixed form links to each other so that provide signal to this optical bench with optical bench 314 in the mode of electricity.The signal that luminous point photometer 372 is produced can be used for controlling the aperture or the shutter speed of visual acquisition component, so that regulate certain acquisition characteristics of image acquisition parts 320, thereby the image that image acquisition parts 320 are collected has uniform light intensity.
Figure 11 understands the top optical module among Fig. 9 and Figure 10 in more detail, and Fig. 9 and Figure 10 have then shown an embodiment who can be applicable to optical module of the present invention.Figure 11 has shown can be pivoted thereby a optical module that can optical inversion, and it comprises driving motor assembly 322, rotating shaft 326, switch cover 360, upper and lower limit switch 362 and 364, cam part 366, connector component 368, image acquisition parts 320, video camera electronic circuit component parts 370 and the luminous point photometer 372 that has motor 324.As shown in figure 11, optical module 310 provides a pivotable image acquisition assembly.Specifically, described optical module 310 comprises rotating axis component 326, and it can respond the motion of motor component 324 and rotate.For pivotal movement can be provided, a limit switch assembly links to each other with rotating axis component 326 so that limit the rotation radian of rotating assembly 326 between maximum and minimal tilt position.
Specifically, as shown in figure 11, switch cover 360 is installed on the driving motor assembly 322 by the common mechanical component such as bolt and is used for receiving respectively upper and lower limit switch 362 and 364.Cam part 366 is installed in the rotating shaft 326 and by any common mechanical device such as bolt and is fixed.As shown in figure 11, cam part rotates according to the position of rotating axis component 326.The motion of cam 366 can be pressed or be discharged the upper and lower limit switch 362 that is installed on the switch cover 360.Limit switch 362 and 364 is connected in the circuit, so that the state that the state of limit switch promptly can be opened or closed is passed to the master computer 14 of the said system of operation.In this way, whether master computer 14 can detect rotating shaft 326 and made camera assembly rotate to a top extreme position or a bottom extreme position.Therefore, master computer 14 can detect camera parts 320 and when tilted to known position and motor 325 stalls further are pivoted to stop image acquisition parts 320.
In the operation, image acquisition parts 320 are movable in light diversion treatments process, can be coupled in the image plane 328 of image acquisition parts 320 when with optical mode thereby the Systems Operator can determine an eikongen.In the embodiment shown in fig. 11, driving motor assembly 322 makes image acquisition parts 320 do the pivot rotation of one degree of freedom around the axis that runs through axle 326.The ordinary skill of electronic engineering technology it will be appreciated that driving motor assembly 322 can carry out multifreedom motion, thereby optical axis 330 is turned to along a plurality of axis.
As shown in figure 11, connector component 368 also links to each other with rotating shaft 326 and a mechanical connection arm is provided, and it is used for video camera electronic component 370 is connected in rotating shaft 326.Shown camera parts 320 is installed on the video camera electronic component 370, and luminous point photometer 372 then is installed in the top of camera parts 320.In one embodiment, luminous point photometer 372 mode of leading to electricity is connected in video camera electric component 372 and is that the video camera electronic component provides illumination information.In this embodiment, described video camera electronic component can change the image acquisition feature such as aperture size or shutter speed according to the illumination information that luminous point photometer 372 provides.
With reference to Figure 10 bottom optical module 312 is described.As shown in figure 10, described bottom optical module has image acquisition parts 340 of installing with fixed form, and it is coupled in eikongen by optical axis 332 in the mode of optics.In one embodiment of the invention, collecting tower assembly 300 is contained in the shell 42, shell 42 comprises an open flume type tag card clamper, this clamper allows tag card or other eikongen are placed along optical axis 332, thereby above-mentioned tag card or other eikongen are coupled in image acquisition parts 340 by mirror 344 in the mode of optics.The illuminace component 354 that is illustrated as small-sized tubular light in Fig. 9 and Figure 10 provides sufficient illumination illuminating eikongen, thereby makes image acquisition parts 340 can collect the image of eikongen.
In the embodiment shown in fig. 10, this embodiment can put in the shell, this shell has a rear portion fluting that is used for the clamping eikongen, and the image acquisition parts 340 that are illustrated as video camera in Figure 10 have a fixing lenticular unit thereby fix along the focal length of optical axis 332.But, the ordinary skill of present technique should be noted that image acquisition parts 340 also can be an adjustable lenticular unit so that provide variable focal length along optical axis 332, thereby image is suitably focused on the image plane 350.
With reference to Fig. 1, signal processor 14 comprises a frame grabber 38.Frame grabber 38 can be collected tower 12 by data cable 24 and data and link to each other.The optical transition parts 44 that data cable 24 is collected data in the tower 12 are electrically connected on frame grabber 38.The data-signal of the pictorial data that expression optical transition parts 44 are collected can send frame grabber 38 to so that gathered by signal processor 14 via cable 24.Frame grabber 38 can respond the synchronizing signal that transmits with video data and obtain pictorial data from converting member 44.Be applicable to that frame grabber plug-in card of the present invention is known in the image acquisition field, without departing from the present invention, any obtainable frame grabber can be used for the present invention.A kind of above-mentioned frame grabber plug-in card is produced by AVER company, and model is AVER2000.
Signal processor 14 also comprises a multiplexer device, and the obtaining of pictorial data that this device is used for data collection tower 12 is collected carried out the multichannel modulation.Specifically, with regard to embodiment shown in Figure 9, above-mentioned signal processor can comprise a visual multiplexer device, and it can be the part of the frame grabber 38 operated under software control, so that gather independently image a plurality of image acquisition parts in collecting tower 300.
The signal processor 14 that is illustrated as master computer in Fig. 1 is the processor devices that are generally used for controlling the sort of user-programmable of automatic machine tool operation.Computer 14 can be operated under the control of programming instruction sequence, so that data are collected tower 12 work.Described programming instruction sequence can be the common software program of such type, it can be used for control and comprises solenoid, electric machine assembly and adjustable focal length lens are at interior alternative pack and be used to monitor feedback signal from sensor element, and said sensor element such as restricted switch, optical encoder, deformeter, optical sensor and other are used to produce the sensor element of the signal of expression one mechanical component state.Described software program is known in the control system technology, any suitable program can be applied to the present invention without departing from the present invention.
Additional disk drive assembly 40 shown in Fig. 1 can with reading and writing data to/be suitable for the storage medium that uses with this drive assembly 40 certainly.Drive assembly 40 can access be used to be merged into the data such as text message or graphical information on the identity card.In addition, drive assembly 40 can the instruction of access such as software program, the agenda that designs so that be read as the application-specific of system 10.
To collect the data that to print according to the file structure that will form and be combined into the data designated field.These fields comprise that bitmap mapping formula portrait image, finger print image, other bitmap shine upon text, the graphic structure that is used for above-mentioned file format or the bar code pattern of visual formula data, predetermined font.Computer compiles above content in the complete mimeograph documents, and after this, these mimeograph documents send the printer that carries out actual printing to.The delegation's pixel that depends on specific file structure that printer prints goes out can comprise any pixel element that constitutes by the above-mentioned data element of listing, and that each pixel has all been specified is blue, red, the print density value of Huang and black component.
In addition, printer 22 also can comprise a magnetic stripe encoder, and it is used for information is encoded to the magnetic stripe that is fixed on the identity card.Described magnetic stripe encoder is known in computer engineering design, and, without departing from the present invention, any being suitable for can be applied to the present invention with the magnetic stripe device that information is encoded on the magnetic stripe.
Printer 22 can be connected in master computer 14 by additional modem 20.Modem 20 has constituted the telecommunication circuit that master computer 14 is connected in printer 22 with electrical way.In one embodiment of the invention, printer 22 is positioned at and is used for manufacturing in a large number the central PRN device place of identity card.Single printer 22 can link to each other with a plurality of master computers 14 by the telecommunication circuit, and said master computer then is positioned at the data collection station place that is equipped with the system 10 that is used to collect data.In addition, printer 22 can have a directly hard connector that links to each other with master computer 14.Hard-wired printer 22 can be the dedicated printer that is used to manufacture identity card, and this printer links to each other with master computer 14 with hardwired fashion.Be applicable to that printer 22 of the present invention can be the identification card printer of large-scale production, it is applicable to manufactures identity card at high speed, as the sort of printer that comprises Datacard 9000 of Datacard company production.In addition, the dedicated printer that directly is connected in master computer 14 with hardwired fashion can be any common commercially available printer that is applicable to typical office environment.This printer be produce by Canon company and Hewlett-Packard company and be known in the computer engineering design field.
Abovely the present invention has been described with reference to some illustrative embodiment.Can provide the explanation of these illustrative embodiment the present invention is understood more completely, still, the present invention is not limited to these illustrative embodiment or to their explanation, should understands the present invention according to claim as herein described.
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1. be used for producing at output the signal generating apparatus of electronic data signals, said electronic data signals is represented a plurality of object eikongens that spatially separate, and the said equipment comprises:
A. a shell, it has setting a plurality of object eikongens thereon;
B. an image plane, it is supported in and spatially is fixing position on the aforementioned shell;
C. at least one image light path, it is coupled together above-mentioned a plurality of object eikongens and said image plane in the mode of optics;
D. optical transition parts, it is arranged on the said shell so that gather visual image and produce the electronic data signals of the above-mentioned visual image of expression from described image plane; And
E. select element, it is used to have selection and alternately will be coupled to described image plane along said image light path from the visual image of above-mentioned each object eikongen.
2. equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, said selection element comprises optical shutter, and they are used for blocking selectively or transmitting aforementioned visual image.
3. equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that this equipment also comprises magnetic sensor device, it be used for detection of stored on magnetizing mediums information and the signal of telecommunication of a series of expression aforementioned information is provided at its output.
5. equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that one of said object eikongen comprises a bar code, and said equipment also comprises and is used for bar code is imaged onto device on the earlier figures image plane.
6. equipment as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that one of said object eikongen is positioned a variable position along aforementioned light path, and, said equipment also comprises an aggregation apparatus, and it is used for the above-mentioned object eikongen that is in variable position is focused on the earlier figures image plane.
7. equipment as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, said focusing arrangement has enough ken degree of depth so that one of object eikongen in the above-mentioned variable position scope is focused on the earlier figures image plane.
8. equipment as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that said focusing arrangement comprises an adjustable lens.
9. equipment as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, one of said object eikongen is positioned a variable position, this position is perpendicular to aforementioned light path, and, said equipment also comprises: a plurality of image light paths, and they are coupled to above-mentioned independently object eikongen on the earlier figures image plane in the mode of optics; And, a turning member, it is used for laterally adjusting said light path so that in the mode of optics one of above-mentioned object eikongen and said image plane are coupled together.
10. equipment as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that said turning member comprises a deviation mirror, and it is arranged in one of aforementioned image light path and rotatably is installed on the described shell.
11. equipment as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, this equipment comprises a plurality of image light paths, they are coupled to the object eikongen of aforementioned separation on the described image plane, and, said selection element also comprises the single-revolution mirror, and it is arranged in one of above-mentioned image light path and in pivotable mode and is installed on the aforementioned shell, makes optical junction thereby above-mentioned image plane pivot is rotated into one first eikongen or one second object eikongen.
12. equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, it spatially is that optical junction is made so that be rotated into one of a plurality of light paths in fixing position that said image plane rotatably is installed on aforementioned.
13. equipment as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, said optical shutter comprises the Polarization filter parts, and they have constituted a polarised light wave filter so that shelter from one of aforementioned image light path.
14. equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, said selection element also comprises illuminace component, and they are used for providing illumination with a kind of controlled order for selected several of above-mentioned a plurality of object eikongens.
15. equipment as claimed in claim 14 is characterized in that, said illuminace component comprises flash lamp.
16. equipment as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, said selection element also comprises the projection arrangement that is used for along one of above-mentioned light path projection visual image.
17. equipment as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, this equipment also comprises a monitor component of leading to as electricity with described optical transition parts and has a display that it is used for showing according to the aforementioned electronic data-signal image of the visual image that expression aforementioned lights converting member is collected.
18. equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, said shell comprises an inner wall, and it has a non-reflecting surface.
19. one kind is used for being provided to system on the single print media with including printout image from the information of a plurality of eikongens, this system comprises:
Be used for producing at output the signal generating apparatus of electronic data signals, said electronic data signals is represented a plurality of object eikongens that spatially separate, and the said equipment comprises:
A. a shell, it has setting a plurality of object eikongens thereon;
B. an image plane, it is supported in and spatially is fixing position on the aforementioned shell;
C. at least one image light path, it is coupled together above-mentioned a plurality of object eikongens and said image plane in the mode of optics;
D. optical transition parts, it is arranged on the said shell so that gather visual image and produce the electronic data signals of the above-mentioned visual image of expression from described image plane;
E. select element, it is used to have selection and alternately will be coupled to described image plane along said image light path from the visual image of above-mentioned each object eikongen;
One printing equipment; And
One signal processor, it is connected between aforementioned signal generating apparatus output and the printing equipment, so that provide a series of print control signals according to said electronic data signals to aforementioned printing equipment.
20. system as claimed in claim 19 is characterized in that, said selection element comprises optical shutter, and they are used to block or transmit aforementioned visual image.
21. system as claimed in claim 19 is characterized in that, said selection element also comprises illuminace component, and they are used for providing illumination with a kind of controlled order for selected several of above-mentioned a plurality of object eikongens.
22. system as claimed in claim 19, it is characterized in that, said signal processor also comprises a frame of video memory unit, and it and aforementioned optical converting device lead to as electricity, so that above-mentioned electronic data signals is gathered into the picture frame of one of above-mentioned object eikongen of expression.
23. system as claimed in claim 19 is characterized in that, said signal processor comprises a controller part, and it and aforementioned signal generating apparatus lead to as electricity, so that provide control signal to the signal generating apparatus of the above-mentioned selecting arrangement of control.
24. system as claimed in claim 19, it is characterized in that, this system also comprises the sensor element that links to each other with aforementioned selecting arrangement, and they are used to produce and comprise which object eikongen of expression is optically coupled to the status signal of the aforementioned alternative pack mode of operation of expression of the signal of image plane.
25. system as claimed in claim 24 is characterized in that, said controller part and sensor as aforementioned parts lead to as electricity and produce said control signal according to the aforesaid state signal.
26. system as claimed in claim 23 is characterized in that, said controller part comprises program storage parts, and it is used for the command sequence of a series of control signals of storage representation, so that collect from the pictorial data of predetermine one eikongen.
27. system as claimed in claim 23, it is characterized in that, said controller part comprises program storage parts, and it is used for the command sequence of a series of control signals of storage representation, so that collect from the pictorial data of above-mentioned object eikongen by predetermined order.
28. system as claimed in claim 19 is characterized in that, said signal processor comprises a modem section, and it is used for linking to each other with aforementioned printing equipment by the telecommunication channel.
29. system as claimed in claim 19 is characterized in that, said signal processor also comprises a keyboard device, and it is used for data are entered in the said signal processor.
30. be used for producing at output the signal generating apparatus of electronic data signals, said electronic data signals is represented a plurality of object eikongens that spatially separate, the said equipment comprises:
A. a shell, it has setting a plurality of object eikongens thereon;
B. one first image plane, it is supported in the primary importance place on the aforementioned shell;
C. at least one image light path, it is coupled together with described first image plane one in above-mentioned a plurality of object eikongens in the mode of optics;
D. optical transition parts, it is installed on the said shell in pivotable mode so that gather visual image and produce the electronic data signals of the above-mentioned visual image of expression from described image plane; And
E. one second image plane, it is supported in and spatially is fixing position on the aforementioned shell;
F. multiplex unit, it is used to have selects and alternately will be coupled to described second image plane along said image light path from the visual image of above-mentioned each object eikongen.
31. equipment as claimed in claim 30 is characterized in that, said optical transition parts comprise a driving motor assembly, and it is used to make above-mentioned optical transition parts to be pivoted between one first and one second place.
32. equipment as claimed in claim 30 is characterized in that, said optical transition parts comprise photometer parts, and it is used to detect the illumination feature of presentation image illumination level.
33. equipment as claimed in claim 30 is characterized in that, this equipment also comprises one second image acquisition parts, and it is positioned at a position of spatially fixing and coincides with above-mentioned second image plane.
34. equipment as claimed in claim 30 is characterized in that, this equipment also comprises the selection element, and it is used for selecting between the image that the image that the above-mentioned first image acquisition parts collect and the above-mentioned second image acquisition parts collect.
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