EP2666128A1 - Support de données contenant un électrolyte - Google Patents

Support de données contenant un électrolyte

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EP2666128A1
EP2666128A1 EP11764139.9A EP11764139A EP2666128A1 EP 2666128 A1 EP2666128 A1 EP 2666128A1 EP 11764139 A EP11764139 A EP 11764139A EP 2666128 A1 EP2666128 A1 EP 2666128A1
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information carrier
electrolyte
information
substrate
carrier according
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André KREUTZER
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T-TOUCH INTERNATIONAL S.A R.L.
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K19/00—Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings
    • G06K19/02—Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the selection of materials, e.g. to avoid wear during transport through the machine
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K19/00—Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings
    • G06K19/06—Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the kind of the digital marking, e.g. shape, nature, code
    • G06K19/067—Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K1/00—Methods or arrangements for marking the record carrier in digital fashion
    • G06K1/12—Methods or arrangements for marking the record carrier in digital fashion otherwise than by punching
    • G06K1/128—Methods or arrangements for marking the record carrier in digital fashion otherwise than by punching by electric registration, e.g. electrolytic, spark erosion
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q10/00—Administration; Management
    • G06Q10/08—Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
    • G06Q10/083—Shipping
    • G06Q10/0833—Tracking

Definitions

  • the invention relates to an information carrier comprising at least one electrolyte and a substrate, wherein the substrate is an electrically non-conductive layer and is partially covered by the electrolyte. Furthermore, the invention relates to the use of the information carrier and its production.
  • the prior art discloses several possibilities for producing information carriers by means of printing techniques or other coating methods, which information carriers can be read out by means of suitable reading methods or reading devices.
  • Possibly the most widely used information carriers produced in this way are barcodes in the form of a one-dimensional bar code or, for example, as two-dimensional variants. These are recorded with suitable optical scanners and optionally further processed via corresponding data processing systems.
  • EP 1 803 562 describes a method for transfer of imaging layers from a carrier foil or transfer foil to printing sheets in a sheet-processing machine.
  • an adhesive is applied in a first application unit and moved together in a further coating unit with a transfer film and applied material from the transfer sheet by adhering to the sheet.
  • a transfer nip is formed in the coating unit and the transfer film is placed on the surface of a press roller along with the transfer material coated side on a sheet and fed under pressure together with this through the transfer nip, so that the imaging layers in adhesive provided areas of the Carrier film to be transferred adhering to the sheet. This can be easily applied barcodes and alphanumeric information.
  • US 5,818,019, US 3,719,804, US 4,587,410 and US 2006/0118612 further disclose sheet printed materials that allow for secure verification or validation of data. This can be useful, for example, for medicines and their packaging, but also for lottery tickets.
  • the printed information provide z.
  • authentication or validation Capacitive readable information carriers are also known, inter alia, from the applications US Pat. No. 3,719,804 (permanent information memory) and US Pat. No. 4,587,410 (parking system). In the latter example, the processing and variability of capacitive structures for a parking meter is shown.
  • the capacitive structure in the reader is successively changed, thus changing its "inner value.”
  • Individualization of the structures is not intended. hen.
  • the complete system is a self-sufficient system without interaction with other systems or data processing or data storage.
  • US 3,719,804 the manufacturing possibilities by means of printing techniques such as screen printing, flexographic printing and gravure printing are listed.
  • the individualization takes place by means of separation techniques of the applied conductor tracks.
  • the read-out method is highly position-dependent and is connected to a fixed read-out position of the information carrier in the reader.
  • DE 20 2006 013 070 111 discloses methods and means for producing structures from functional materials that can be used, for example, for playing cards, the playing cards having a code arrangement that can be visualized by a computer.
  • Document DE 10 2008 013 509 A1 describes a steganographic method which can generate security features in printed products by means of transfer ribbon technology. The verification of the features is done optically by means of decoder.
  • a security feature from DE102006031795A1 is known, which was produced by means of transfer film technology.
  • resistors or resistor networks are introduced into printed products which are intended to represent a security feature. The verification is done contact-based by means of a reader, which measures the resistors according to the ohmic principle.
  • WO 2004/070501 discloses a system that makes it possible to track an article (eg clothing).
  • a random code is integrated on the textile fabric of the article, which then allows a detection or identification of the article.
  • DE 101 09 221 discloses a data carrier which has an electromagnetic coupling element, with which data and / or energy can be transmitted, wherein the coupling element consists of conductor tracks and electrolyte, which are applied to a carrier foil. The electrodes of the conductor tracks are connected electrochemically by the electrolyte.
  • Capacitively readable information layers / information carriers are visible or easily detectable according to the state of the art, hindering applications in which this conflicts with the purpose of use (copy protection, payment or access systems, etc.). • Limited environmentally friendly, often solvent-borne conductive adhesives and paints and / or non-compostable metals
  • an information carrier can be provided which does not have the disadvantages of the prior art, wherein the information carrier comprises at least one electrolyte and a substrate and the substrate is an electrically non-conductive layer and the electrolyte is partially deposited on the substrate. and / or introduced present.
  • the information carrier according to the invention can interact with a device which comprises an area sensor, wherein the information carrier is preferably capacitively readable.
  • the information carrier according to the invention is environmentally friendly and does not burden the environment. In addition, it can be produced inexpensively and is advantageously also suitable for mass production processes.
  • an area sensor may also be referred to as a touch screen and is also known as a touch screen.
  • Devices including surface sensors include, for example, smartphones, mobile phones, displays, tablet PCs, tablet notebooks, touchpad devices, graphics tablets, televisions, PDAs, MP3 players, trackpads and / or capacitive input devices.
  • Such an area sensor can for example also part of Input devices as a touch screen, touchpad or graphics tablet.
  • Touch screens are also known as touch screen or touch screen.
  • Such input devices are used, inter alia, in smartphones, PDAs, touch displays or notebooks.
  • the electrolyte is preferably applied or introduced in regions in a layer, in particular a structured layer on the substrate. It is known to the person skilled in the art that a liquid can diffuse or penetrate into, for example, a substrate, wherein the liquid can also be present on the substrate.
  • the electrolyte may preferably be structured, in particular present as a structured electrolyte layer.
  • the electrolyte is a printed layer on the substrate. It was completely surprising that the electrolyte can be applied to a substrate by means of a printing process. This represents a considerable advantage over the prior art, since the information carrier can thereby be produced in a mass production process. The layer can advantageously be implemented easily and economically with an additive process. However, it is also preferable that the electrolyte is transferred to the substrate by a transfer method. According to the invention, the application of the electrolyte to the substrate can be effected by transfer methods known per se; This is preferably the transfer film method and particularly preferably a cold film transfer method.
  • a printing process to structure a substance (such as, for example, an electrolyte) in a structured manner, in particular in regions, on the substrate.
  • a substance such as, for example, an electrolyte
  • the substrate is not completely covered by the electrolyte, but the electrolyte is present only in or on certain areas of the substrate.
  • other methods for the structured application of a layer can be used.
  • the electrolyte layer is realized according to a further preferred embodiment by applying a subtractive method, wherein layer regions are removed.
  • a subtractive method wherein layer regions are removed.
  • known etching or laser ablation methods are used.
  • the material to be removed is vaporized by the action of the laser beams.
  • other methods can be used.
  • the applied or introduced electrolyte can be changed in regions, by means of additive and / or subtractive methods, preferably by inkjet methods and particularly preferably by laser methods, in particular in its structuring.
  • the information carrier is produced by means of a printing process known to the person skilled in the art, preferably an additive and / or a subtractive process.
  • the electrolyte designates in particular a chemical compound which dissociates into ions in solution or melt. These substances include acids, bases and salts.
  • the dissociation into ions is not always complete, so that after the position of the dissociation equilibrium weak electrolytes (are not completely dissociated) and strong electrolytes (are completely dissociated even in concentrated solution) can be differentiated.
  • the presence of electrolytes is the prerequisite for all electrolysis processes, for many osmosis processes, for the maintenance of the acid-base balance in the animal organism, for the mineral metabolism of plants and for the supply of plant nutrients in the soil.
  • electrolytes play a role as flocculating and salting agents due to their salt effects.
  • ampholytes refer to amphoteric electrolytic compounds which possess both acidic and basic hydrophilic groups and thus behave acidic or basic depending on the condition.
  • Ampholytes include, for example, aliphatic polyamines having carboxy, sulfo or phosphono side chains.
  • polyelectrolytes refer to ionic polymers having a large number of ionically dissociable groups which may be integral with or laterally attached to the polymer backbone. It is preferred that the electrolyte be solid, liquid, gelatinous or pasty.
  • the electrolyte is preferably applied as a dot, dash, curve, surface and / or their combinations structured on the substrate or is present in this.
  • the deposited electrolyte shapes vertexes and / or fill surfaces defined by curves, such as rectangles, circles, or similar figures.
  • the local relationships of the subareas to one another (orientation, number, orientation, distance and / or position) and / or the shape of the subareas preferably represent information.
  • the structured electrolyte present on or in the substrate be provided by an area sensor and / or a device containing an area sensor detected, recorded and further processed data processing.
  • the surface sensor acts preferably analogous to a capacitive reading device, but without relying on the hardware on fixed predetermined printed conductors or reading electrodes, as currently known from the prior art limiting (US 3,719,804 - permanent information storage).
  • the information carrier according to the invention opens up an extension of the functional scope of devices comprising capacitive surface sensors. As a result, for example, information is more easily accessible and / or the use of the devices simplified (especially for physically handicapped, disabled or elderly) and / or novel applications, without being limited thereto.
  • the person skilled in the art knows methods and methods for reading such structured conductive layers present on a substrate. Numerous methods and methods are disclosed in the prior art which describe the storage of information by means of printing methods and also explain how this information can be read out (eg US 3,719,804).
  • the information carrier according to the invention can advantageously be read out by capacitive coupling in that the information carrier is brought into operative contact with a surface sensor or a reading device.
  • a WrkKey describes in the context of the invention bring in proximity of the information carrier with the surface sensor, so that a wrinkle on the surface sensor is achieved by the information carrier. The bring near indicates in particular a distance of information carrier and area sensor from 0 cm to 50 cm.
  • Information on the information carrier is preferably stored in the form of the structure or layer applied thereto, which can be designed as a subarea.
  • the information is readable upon contact or approach of the information carrier to the area sensor or reader.
  • the information-forming layer or structure, d. H. the subregions of a region consist of the electrolyte deposited or introduced onto the substrate.
  • the structured electrolyte is detected by a reading device whose electrode arrangements are designed and arranged such that the number, size, shape and / or position of the structured electrolyte of the information carrier is detected and further processed for data processing.
  • the information carrier is preferably read capacitively.
  • the applied structure is interpreted so that encoded information can be determined from the subregions of the structure, for example in the form of a binary coded number.
  • the positioning can also be done by a relative movement of the information carrier to the surface sensor. It is preferred that the area sensor in a movement relative to the information carrier progressively receives full or partial information from the information carrier.
  • an area sensor in particular a capacitive area sensor, is a physical interface for detecting electrical capacitances and / or differences in capacitance within subregions of a defined area.
  • Devices incorporating surface sensors include, for example, smartphones, mobile phones, displays, tablet PCs, tablet notebooks, touchpad devices, graphics tablets, televisions, PDAs, MP3 players, track pads and / or capacitive input devices.
  • Such an area sensor can for example also be part of input devices as a touchscreen, touchpad or graphics tablet.
  • Touch screens are also known as touch screen or touch screen. Such input devices are used, inter alia, in smartphones, PDAs, touch displays or notebooks.
  • the information carrier can preferably be associated with or trigger an action of a data processing system in conjunction with an area sensor.
  • an event designates in particular that which triggers an action and thus a state change, preferably within applications. These events can be, for example, user input or system events.
  • the information carrier as an information storage is possible, wherein the information carrier is capacitively readable.
  • the information carrier is present as a security feature in or on a printed product.
  • security features designate characteristic properties that prove the authenticity of an object.
  • banknotes and identity cards or passports have several of these features.
  • an ID card can also contain surface embossing and security printing and watermarks. The characteristics can be checked, inter alia, with chemical and physical methods. It was completely surprising that the information carrier can also be integrated as a security feature in or on printed products.
  • Printed products preferably include banknotes, books, means of payment (eg credit cards), other printed or printed items (packaging, cards, newspapers, magazines) or bags, plastic containers, paper products, plastics, textiles, ceramics, metal, wood or glass.
  • the information carrier placed in or on these elements is not visible and can thus be used for authentication. The authenticity of the elements can be detected quickly and easily by means of a reading device or a device having an area sensor. Accordingly, it is also preferred that the information carrier is used as a mail tracking means, wherein the information carrier is printed in or on the mail to be tracked. That is, it is possible to print the information carrier on a package, such as a package to be shipped and the information carrier as a tracking system for Tracking the package to use. In this case, a person who has sent the package could receive a 1 to 1 copy of the applied information carrier and read with a reader or a device having an area sensor and so be informed about the location of the package.
  • the invention also relates to a group of information carriers comprising a plurality of information carriers, wherein at least one color layer, adhesive layer, paper layer and / or foil is applied in each case at least as background, coverage, number, letter, character, graphic representation and / or pictorial representation or a combination thereof , in which
  • a plurality of information carriers have the same structure of the electrolyte and at least one identically designed ink layer, so that a self-contained group of information technology and optically identical information carriers is realized,
  • a plurality of information carriers have the same structure of the electrolyte and at least one differently designed ink layer, so that a group of information technology identical, but optically different, information carriers is realized,
  • a plurality of information carriers have an unequal structure of the electrolyte and at least one identically designed ink layer, so that a group of information technology unique, but optically identical, information carriers is realized,
  • the group of information carriers can also be read out in a reading device or by means of a device having an area sensor.
  • the group of information carriers can be combined with one another, whereby a plurality of information carriers can also be positioned and read out one above the other or next to one another on a surface sensor.
  • the electrolyte is a salt selected from the group comprising inorganic, organic salts, double salts and / or complex salts.
  • a salt denotes in particular a heteropolar compound, to the crystal lattice of which at least one different cation of hydrogen ions (protons) and at least one anion species other than hydroxide ions is involved.
  • Inorganic salts arise from the elements or in the reaction of metals, metal oxides, hydroxides or carbonates with acids or anhydrides and in the reaction of metal salts with each other or by redox reaction of metal salts with elements.
  • Inorganic salts include, for example, 2AICl 3 , FeCl 2 , MgSO 4 , AlBr 3 , Ca (NO 3 ) 2 , Na 2 CO 3 , CuCl 2 or NaBr.
  • reciprocal salt pairs are those salt pairs that react by double reaction to form two other salts in which the ions are reversed to the starting salts, such as NaCl and KN0 3rd
  • ammonium ions NH 4 +
  • analogous organic ammonium compounds with quaternary nitrogen atoms, carbocations, sulfonium, phosphonium, diazonium and other onium compounds and organometallic complex cations such as ferrocenium to step.
  • organic acid residues eg. For example, of carbonic, fatty and sulfonic acids, or phenolate residues that form metal soaps.
  • the saturated and unsaturated natural and synthetic fatty acids, resin acids and naphthenic acids, the sparingly water-soluble metal salts of these acids are referred to as metal soaps (see table).
  • the metal soaps have a melting point between 15 and 200 ° C. They are partly soluble in fats and fatty oils.
  • Metal soaps come as a powder, dissolved in organic solvents or as aqueous dispersions in the trade. The most commonly used metal soaps are formulated with lithium, aluminum, magnesium, calcium, manganese, iron, zirconium, cerium, zinc, cobalt and vanadium as cation.
  • M metal ion
  • R-COO " carboxylic acid radical
  • X eg phosphorus or boron
  • Very electrophilic cations form stable salts only with particularly weakly coordinating anions, e.g. B. [Hg (CO) 2 ] [Sb 2 Fi i] 2.
  • Organic compounds which have positively and negatively charged functional groups in the same molecule can form so-called internal salts; Example: Betaine, Sydnone and other zwitterions.
  • One group of salts of particular importance in pharmacology and dye chemistry are adducts of acids to amines, alkaloids and other basic compounds, e.g. For example, hydrohalides. Salts are, depending on the intrinsic color of the type of ions present in them, colorless or colored.
  • salts between neutral (normal), sour and basic salts.
  • neutral salts neutral salts
  • all ionizable hydrogen atoms of the acid (from which the salt derives) are replaced by other cations or all hydroxide groups of the base (from which the salt derives) by other anions.
  • a large part of the normal salts react neutral in aqueous solution;
  • salts may also be alkaline (eg trisodium phosphate, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, potassium cyanide) or acidic [e.g. Ferrous chloride, ferric sulfate, copper sulfate].
  • acid salts not all hydrogen atoms of the acid which are ionizable in aqueous solution are replaced by metal ions; For example: sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO 3 ) or sodium dihydrogen phosphate (NaH 2 PO 4 ). Acid salts often react with litmus (but not always) acidly; NaHC0 3 and Na 2 HP0 4 react almost neutral.
  • the mixed salts are the double salts of the alum type [KAI (S0 4 ) 2 ] or carnallite (MgCl 2 ⁇ KCl).
  • a very large group of salts form the complex salts. Crystallization from solutions or melts two or more salts in a simple stoichiometric ratio to form a special crystal lattice, which contains the ions of both salts (optionally also as mixed crystal), so in the context of the invention, in particular a double salt.
  • Double salts when dissolved in water, decompose completely or predominantly into the ions of the salts from which they build up. Double salts include kainite, alum, carnallite or ammonium iron (II) sulfate.
  • the double salts like ammin salts, hydrates, complex salts and acid addition compounds, belong to the higher order compounds. So you can z.
  • complex salts are, in particular, ionic complexes which in particular form from two components whose solutions have new properties and do not show the reactions of the components used.
  • Complex salts include, for example, Na 3 [AIF 6 ] Fe 3+ , Na 3 [FeF 6 ], [Zn (H 2 O) 4 ] 2+ , [Fe (NH 3 ) 6 ] 2+ or [Ba (H 2 O) 8 ] 2+ .
  • More preferred salts include zinc chloride (ZnCl 2), magnesium chloride (MgCl 2) and / or magnesium chloride hexahydrate (MgCl 2 ⁇ 6H 2 0).
  • the substrate may preferably comprise paper, cardboard, wood-based materials, composites, glass, ceramics, textiles, laminates, leather, plastics or a combination thereof. It is further preferred that the information carrier has features and / or elements which are mounted on or which contain additional optical information, in particular printed values, symbols, characters, security and / or authenticity features, in particular printed products.
  • the electrolyte is a suspension, an emulsion, a foam, a powder, a sol, an airgel or an aerosol.
  • An emulsion in the sense of the invention in particular a disperse system of two or more immiscible liquids.
  • One of the liquid phases forms the dispersing agent (also: external, continuous or coherent phase) in which the other phase (also: internal or disperse phase) is distributed in the form of fine droplets.
  • the dispersing agent also: external, continuous or coherent phase
  • the other phase also: internal or disperse phase
  • macro also: coarse-disperse
  • microemulsion also: colloid-disperse
  • the particle diameter varies between 10 "4 and 10 " 8 cm, but most emulsions have a nonuniform particle size and are polydisperse. Depending on the size of the dispersed particles, emulsions are milky cloudy (macroemulsion) to clear (microemulsion).
  • a suspension denotes, in particular, a heterogeneous substance mixture comprising a liquid and finely divided solids which are held in suspension in the liquid.
  • an aerosol describes in particular a colloidal system of gases (eg air) with small solid or liquid particles (so-called suspended matter) of about 10 ⁇ m to 1 nm diameter distributed therein. Aerosol particles may be electrically charged (eg, by dipolar or unipolar diffusion of small ions) or may themselves be ions (eg, produced by photoelectric effect or photodissociation or generated by the action of electrical discharges). Aerosols are especially unstable colloidal systems.
  • gases eg air
  • suspended matter small solid or liquid particles
  • Aerosol particles may be electrically charged (eg, by dipolar or unipolar diffusion of small ions) or may themselves be ions (eg, produced by photoelectric effect or photodissociation or generated by the action of electrical discharges). Aerosols are especially unstable colloidal systems.
  • a foam denotes in particular a structure of gas-filled, spherical or polyhedron-shaped cells which are delimited by liquid, semi-liquid, highly viscous or solid cell webs. If the volume concentration of the gas at homodisperse distribution is less than 74%, the gas bubbles are approximately spherical because of the surface-reducing effect of the interfacial tension. Foams are thermodynamically unstable because surface energy can be obtained by reducing the surface area. The stability and thus the existence of a foam is therefore dependent on how far it succeeds in preventing its self-destruction. Foams can be fixed by solidification of the constituent substance (eg foamed plastics, foams).
  • Foams made from low-viscosity liquids are temporarily stabilized by surface-active substances (eg surfactants, foam stabilizers).
  • surfactants foam stabilizers
  • Such surfactant foams have a strong adsorptivity due to their large internal surface area.
  • a gas is preferably blown into suitable liquids or foaming is achieved by vigorously beating, shaking, splashing or stirring the liquid in the relevant gas atmosphere, provided that the liquids contain suitable surfactants or other surfactants, which also have some film-forming ability in addition to interfacial activity.
  • a powder designates, in particular, a form of a dry and solid substance, which can be obtained by comminuting, i. H. Rubbing or crushing in the mortar (pulverizing), grinding in mills or as a result of atomization drying or freeze drying.
  • a particularly fine division is often called atomization or micronization.
  • a rough classification of the powders in coarse powder, fine powder and fine powder is preferred.
  • a sol denotes in particular a colloidal solution in which a solid or liquid substance is dispersed in the finest distribution in a solid, liquid or gaseous medium.
  • gaseous dispersion media this is referred to as aerosols
  • aerosols in the case of solids of vitreosols, in the case of liquids of lyosols.
  • Lyosols are further divided into organosols and hydrosols (example: silica sol), depending on whether it is a suspension in organic or aqueous phase.
  • coagulation locculation, flocculation
  • a sol turns into a gel, which can possibly lead to coacervation.
  • an aero gel refers to a highly porous material of silicon oxides or metal oxides.
  • optical, electrical, electronic, sensory and / or acoustic elements are applied or incorporated on or in the information carrier.
  • This may be, for example, barcodes, antennas or haptic elements, which can also be read by a corresponding reader.
  • the function and the possible use of the information carrier are considerably extended by these additional means and make it universally applicable.
  • the information carrier according to another preferred embodiment, at least one, the substrate and / or the electrolyte completely or partially covering the cover layer.
  • the cover layer can advantageously be used to protect or denigrate the structure of the information carrier.
  • this cover layer can also be designed as a cover plate.
  • the cover plate can be made of rigid or flexible materials.
  • the information carrier can be folded, folded, folded, folded over and / or folded over and remains fully functional.
  • the invention also relates to a method for producing an information carrier, comprising the following steps: a. Producing an electrolyte, b. Providing an electrically non-conductive substrate, c. Applying the electrolyte to the substrate by means of a printing process, wherein in some areas a contact between the electrolyte and the substrate is formed.
  • an information carrier can be provided inexpensively and quickly, which is preferably capacitively readable.
  • the information carrier can be produced by mass printing.
  • the provided electrolyte can easily and quickly be applied to or introduced into the substrate by means of a printing process, this then preferably being present as a structured electrolyte layer.
  • Printing processes are all processes by which electrolytes can be applied to and / or introduced onto substrates. In the context of the invention, printing processes are in particular processes for printing or duplicating.
  • Printing methods include, for example: mechanical printing methods, photomechanical printing methods or electrostatic copying methods, in particular high-pressure, intaglio, planographic printing or offset methods.
  • At least one additive is added to the electrolyte.
  • the drying of the applied electrolyte layer can be significantly accelerated, wherein the electrolyte has a high stability.
  • information carriers their production and their uses are already known to the person skilled in the art from WO 2010/051802, WO 2010/043422 and / or EP 10075337.5.
  • the production of an information carrier will be explained by way of example, the information carrier having as a structured information layer an electrolyte layer, in particular a structured electrolyte layer.
  • additives or auxiliaries include in particular:
  • Processing aids such as dispersants, thickeners and emulsifiers
  • Binding agents such as hardeners (so-called co-hardeners for setting a specific property profile, solvents (for example so-called co-solvents in aqueous paints and diluents),
  • UV absorbers UV absorbers and / or radical scavengers
  • Food additives and feed additive such as minerals, vitamins and dyes,
  • Photoactive substances e.g., photoinitiators.
  • Example 2 Production of an information carrier.
  • An information carrier after laboratory experiment
  • Fig. 01 shows an information carrier according to principle 1 with a rectangular data structure (view from above).
  • a first principle is exemplified.
  • the substrate 1 and the structured electrolyte layer (for example in a rectangular design) 2 are shown.
  • FIG. 02 shows an information carrier blank 3 with a rectangular structured basic structure of the electrolyte layer 2.
  • the substrate 1 and the electrolyte layer 2 are shown.
  • FIG. 03 shows an information carrier blank 3 after individualization has taken place. It is the substrate 1, the rectangular-structured basic structure of the electrolyte layer, and an additionally generated electrolyte layer 4 shown.
  • the additionally applied electrolyte layer 4 connects parts of the rectangular structured basic structure.
  • Fig. 04 shows another example of an information carrier.
  • An information carrier is shown consisting of a substrate 1 and an electrolyte layer 2.
  • Fig. 05 shows an example of a round information carrier.
  • the information carrier preferably comprises a substrate 1 and an electrolyte layer 2.
  • Fig. 06 shows another example of an information carrier.
  • An information carrier is shown consisting of a substrate 1 and an electrolyte layer 2.
  • Fig. 07 shows another example of a round information carrier.
  • the information carrier preferably comprises a substrate 1 and an electrolyte layer 2.
  • Figs. 08-10 show an exemplary use of the information carrier.
  • the information carrier can be realized, for example, in a banknote, ie a banknote.
  • the paper of the bill may act as substrate 1, onto or into which the electrolyte 2 is introduced or introduced.
  • the information carrier can thus serve as a security feature, which is not visible to a user of the bill.
  • the electrolyte 2 is made completely or only partially visible on the bill by means of an additive. This can therefore serve as a visible copy protection of the deterrent.
  • the information carrier can be read out by means of a reading device or an area sensor, thereby verifying the authenticity of the banknote.
  • the area sensor eg a touchscreen
  • the area sensor may be part of an electrical device 5 having an area sensor.

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L'invention concerne un support de données comprenant un substrat non électroconducteur, sur lequel un électrolyte est appliqué par endroits.
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