EP1838536B1 - Identity document having a ripple structure - Google Patents

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EP1838536B1
EP1838536B1 EP05816295.9A EP05816295A EP1838536B1 EP 1838536 B1 EP1838536 B1 EP 1838536B1 EP 05816295 A EP05816295 A EP 05816295A EP 1838536 B1 EP1838536 B1 EP 1838536B1
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    • 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
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    • B42D25/20—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof characterised by a particular use or purpose
    • B42D25/23—Identity 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
    • 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
    • B42D25/30—Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery
    • B42D25/309—Photographs
    • 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
    • B42D25/30—Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery
    • B42D25/313—Fingerprints
    • 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
    • B42D25/30—Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery
    • B42D25/324—Reliefs

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  • the present invention relates to an identity document according to the pre-amble of claim 1.
  • Such an identity document is known from DE 2937906 and can be a passport with cover, identity page affixed within and visa pages, as well as identification in the form of a card, such as a debit card, driving licence, credit card.
  • Such documents are continually being further protected against misuse by the addition of ever more safety features thereto. It is assumed that as a result of applying a large number of different safety features manipulation of such identity documents becomes increasingly more difficult.
  • Some governments have recently imposed the requirement that the identity document must have characteristics of the holder stored in electronic form. Such characteristics can be e.g. characteristics of the iris of (the eye of) the holder and his/her appearance.
  • Some governments are now giving preference to the use of one or more fingerprints for identification.
  • the aim is to store the fingerprint concerned in a chip, mounted in the identity document, possibly in an encrypted manner.
  • the contents of the chip are read at the time of identification and compared with the actual fingerprint of the holder of the card.
  • a decryption operation possibly also takes place in order to be able to compare the encrypted information with the actual fingerprint.
  • the new holder will, with malicious intent, be interested in the fingerprints of the legitimate holder in order thus to be able to identify him/herself illegally using these legal fingerprints.
  • To prevent problems it is proposed to store two fingerprints, from the left and right hand, in the system. By this means it is more difficult for the person bent on misuse to take fingerprints from the user.
  • DE 2937906 discloses a method for storing personal data such as an image and fingerprints on a laminated PVC card which may be provided with a magnetic strip containing additional information. During lamination, profiled steel plates are used to compress the PVC layers, wherein the specific profile forms a further security feature and prevents copying.
  • EP 0 832 756 describes an identity card made up of a laminate in which a relief is applied in order to obtain an improved appearance of the card e.g. with regard to gloss. The roughening is used to improve the laminated effect. The final structure is not provided with roughening.
  • US 2004/0 140 665 discloses a card provided with surface elevations which form lens structures to obtain optical effects.
  • the aim of the present invention is to promote the security of the identity document in general.
  • This aim is realised with an identity document as described above in that this has the support comprises a chip that can be read externally and that contains stored therein the information with regard to the fingerprints, wherein the distance between two adjacent raised parts is 800-1400 ⁇ m.
  • the structure of the identity document is chosen such that no fingerprints of the user easily appear thereon which could be copied for identification in the case of theft of the document.
  • the distance of 800 - 1400 ⁇ m described above corresponds to the range of two raised parts in a fingerprint pattern. Because of crossing of the ripple structure and the fingerprint an irregular fingerprint is produced on the document that is so imperfect that this cannot be used for subsequent identification purposes.
  • the ripple structure concerned is preferably applied to the transparent surface layer of the identity page, under which the photograph is mounted. This is in general a smooth plastic layer on which fingerprints can remain particularly easily.
  • the ripple structure can be used in other locations in the identity document. In this context the cover and any visa pages may be mentioned.
  • the ripple structure can be built up in various ways. This can consist of parallel lines that delimit the raised and lowered parts. It is also possible to apply groups of parallel lines, which groups cross one another. Another possibility is to apply convex parts or pyramid parts or other elevations. The difference in height between the raised part and lowered part is approximately 5 % of the distance between them.
  • the height is at least 50 ⁇ m but can, of course, be more.
  • the ripple structure described above can be produced by applying the ripple structure concerned during the final embossing process for producing the document concerned. It is also possible to carry this out in the laminating plate when laminating, for example, the photograph and/or chip in a card. Another possibility is the provision of material for producing the identity document that is provided with the ripple structure.
  • a passport or other identity document is indicated in its entirety by 1.
  • This consists of a cover 2, in which an identity page 3 is affixed.
  • Visa pages are indicated by 4.
  • a chip 5 is mounted in the cover, which chip cannot be removed therefrom without damaging the document. It is also possible to mount the chip concerned either in one of the visa pages 4 or in the identity page 3.
  • An identity card 10 is shown in Fig. 2 .
  • a chip 12, as well as a photograph 11, are also incorporated therein.
  • the chip 5, 12 concerned contains information with regard to the user's fingerprint. This information can be incorporated in encrypted or non-encrypted form. At the time of identification a scan has to be made of the actual fingerprint of the bearer of the document and this must be compared with the information stored in the chip 5, 12.
  • Fig. 3 is a detail of a cross-section of the top of the top layer of the document 10 close to the photograph 11. It can be seen from this that the top surface of the top layer of the document 10 is provided with a ripple structure 17.
  • This ripple structure 17 is undulating and consists of peaks 15 and troughs 16.
  • the distance between two peaks (or two troughs) is indicated by (a).
  • the distance a is between 800 and 1400 ⁇ m and more particularly approximately 1000 ⁇ m.
  • the height (h), that is to say the difference in height between a peak 15 and a trough 16 is around at least approximately 5 % of the distance (a).
  • the distance (a) is approximately 1000 ⁇ m and the height at least approximately 50 ⁇ m. It will be understood that a greater height is possible.
  • the aim of the present invention is to prevent a perfect fingerprint remaining on the undulating structure 17.
  • the frequency of the peaks 15 and troughs 16 is so chosen that this corresponds to the frequency of the peaks and troughs of an average fingerprint, as a result of which when this undulating structure is grasped only a highly fragmented fingerprint remains which is completely unsuitable for scanning for identification purposes.
  • Fig. 3 the undulating structure is shown as a group of continuous lines. Alternatives are indicated in Figs 4 and 5 .
  • Fig. 4 a pyramid-like structure is shown by 20, whilst in Fig. 5 a structure with hemispheres is shown. These can easily be applied by stamping, pressing or embossing in the plastic material or the plastic cover of the document before, during or after combining the various layers.
  • the structure described above can also be on the cover or on the visa pages of an identity document.

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EP05816295.9A 2004-12-10 2005-12-08 Identity document having a ripple structure Revoked EP1838536B1 (en)

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NL1027715A NL1027715C2 (nl) 2004-12-10 2004-12-10 Identiteitsdocument.
PCT/NL2005/050069 WO2006062409A2 (en) 2004-12-10 2005-12-08 Identity document having a ripple structure

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EP1838536B1 true EP1838536B1 (en) 2014-04-02

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