Classifications

• • G—PHYSICS
  • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
  • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
  • G09F1/00—Cardboard or like show-cards of foldable or flexible material
  • G09F1/04—Folded cards
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
  • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
  • B42D25/00—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
  • B42D25/20—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof characterised by a particular use or purpose
  • B42D25/24—Passports

Definitions

• the invention relates to an arrangement and a method for producing a personalization sheet for the personalization of sheet-shaped documents, such as visas, vehicle papers, reference forms and the like.
• visas are typically based on written visa applications, which are issued to the issuing authority together with the passport of the applicant.
• the visas are usually designed as stamps or individually filled stickers.
• data traffic can take place with a local or central database, a computer screen and a corresponding operating mask being available as logistic aids.
• the object of the invention is to propose an arrangement and a method for producing personalization sheets, with which assignment errors can be avoided and irregularities in the exhibition process can be traced.
• an arrangement for producing a personalization sheet for the personalization of sheet-shaped documents comprises a) means for applying an individual signature to both a personalization section and a control section of the personalization sheet,
• control section which at least partially matches the data of the personalization section, and the labeling of both sections with the individual sheet identifier, assignment errors can be reliably avoided and deliberate or unintentional mix-ups can be traced comparatively easily.
• the sheet identifier is applied separately in time or space from the actual personalization of the personalization sheet, it is expedient to provide second recording means for recording the individual sheet identification of a personalization sheet, which cooperate with the first recording means for recording personal or case-specific personalization data.
• the sheet identifier can be applied by the manufacturer of the personalization sheets, while an exhibition office records the personal or case-specific data and applies the personalization data.
• the personalization section can expediently be detached from the personalization sheet and can be applied, in particular glued, to the sheet-shaped document.
• the control section can also advantageously be detached from the personalization sheet and can be applied, in particular glued, to a control document.
• the means for applying the individual sheet identifier and / or the means for applying the personalization data are advantageously formed by a printing press or a printer of a data processing system.
• the individual sheet identification on the personalization section, the control section or on both sections is preferably in machine-readable form, for example as a barcode.
• the invention also encompasses a method for producing a personalization sheet, in which an individual sheet identifier is applied both to a personalization section and to a control section of the personalization sheet and personal or case-specific personalization data are recorded using first recording means.
• the personalization data are finally applied to the personalization section and the control section of the personalization sheet, so that at least some of the data applied to the two sections is identical.
• Fig. 1 is a plan view of a personalization sheets produced with an arrangement according to the invention in a schematic representation
• Fig. 2 is a block diagram of an arrangement for producing personalization sheets according to an embodiment of the invention.
• FIG. 1 shows a personalization sheet, in the exemplary embodiment a visa sticker 10 with a visa section 12 and a talon section 14.
• Visa section 12 and talon section 14 contain the same individual sheet identifier 16, for example a sheet number, which can also be read in machine-readable form, e.g. can be present as a barcode.
• both sections are provided with personal or case-specific personalization data 18 or 19.
• the data 18, 19 include, for example, the applicant's first and last name, the validity period of the visa, a visa category, the issuing authority and the date of issue.
• the personalization data 18 printed on the visa section and the personalization data 19 printed on the control section are at least partially identical.
• the visa sections 12 are designed as stickers and are pasted into the passport after personalization by the issuing authority. Before personalization, they are part of the blank form 10, the "blank template" print "which, in addition to the visa sticker 12, also contains the talon section 14. In the exemplary embodiment, the talon section 14 is also designed as a sticker which, after personalization, is transferred to the application form as evidence of the correct issuing of the visa.
• FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of an arrangement 20 for producing visa stickers 10 according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention.
• a form number is assigned for each of a plurality of blank forms per sheet. This number is printed in the device 22 both on the talon 14 and on the visa 12 (reference number 16), the forms of representation of the form numbers on the two sections 12, 14 generally not being identical. At least one of the forms of representation of the form number is designed to be machine-readable. In the exemplary embodiment, this is the form of representation on the Talon 14. For this purpose, a barcode field is used which contains the clear information again visually readable in the form of numbers and letters below the bar field area.
• the blank forms are delivered to the exhibition offices in stock quantities (arrow 24), whereby a strict material flow control is guaranteed based on the registered form numbers.
• the visa is issued in issuing offices on the basis of written applications 26, which are available together with the applicant's passport 28 to the responsible authority.
• an issuing process is initiated in which the individual issuing data, for example the duration and type of the visa applied for and the personal data of the applicant, are recorded with the first registration means 30.
• the individual exhibition dates are taken at least in part from the application form 26 and possibly also from the passport 28 of the applicant. After the recorded data have been checked, they are stored in a database of a data processing system 32 (arrow 34).
• a blank preprint is taken from the supply and its preprint number is recorded with second registration means 36 on the basis of the machine-readable entry on the talon 14 and also transferred into the database of the data processing system 32 (arrow 38), where it is added to the other data belonging to the application.
• a preprint stack can already be in the template of a printer. In this case, the number of the open top form is recorded before this form is used for personalization.
• the blank preprint is then inserted into a printer 40 and personalized on the basis of the stored data.
• At least some of the data 18 or 19 that is printed on the visa section 12 or the talon section 14 is identical in terms of content.
• the registered form number can also be printed out again to rule out assignment errors or to be able to prove them later. This can also be done in machine-readable and / or visually readable form. On Visa 12, this is usually done within the framework of the so-called MRZ (Machine Readable Zone), which contains the most important information about the visa in OCR-B letters. On the talon This information can be useful if the causes of irregularities are to be traced.
• MRZ Machine Readable Zone
• the printer 40 After the personalization, the printer 40 outputs a finished visa sticker 10. Visa 12 and Talon 14 can now be separated from the form and pasted into passport 28 or application form 26. The exhibition process is now complete.
• the described arrangement can also be adapted for the personalization of other documents, for example residence permits, which are handled in a similar way to visas, or passports in which the data page is often designed as an insert that is sewn in between after being personalized Foil is laminated.
• Other sheet-shaped documents such as motor vehicle registration cards, food cards and the like, are also suitable for personalization according to the invention.
• the talon can be used as a reference for the document number, whereby deliberate or unintentional mix-ups can be traced via the talon personalization.

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