EP3362296A1

EP3362296A1 - Method and device for producing book-like identification documents

Info

Publication number: EP3362296A1
Application number: EP16781110.8A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Hans-Peter Seijo Bollin; James Zerbel; Frank Silverman; Daniel TSCHAKERT; Arthur Mathea; Marko Breternitz
Original assignee: Bundesdruckerei GmbH
Current assignee: Bundesdruckerei GmbH
Priority date: 2015-10-12
Filing date: 2016-10-12
Publication date: 2018-08-22
Anticipated expiration: 2036-10-12
Also published as: DE102015219742A1; EP3362296B1; WO2017064096A1

Abstract

The production method according to the invention is provided in order to reduce the handling complexity during the production of book-like identification documents 200 and in order to reduce the costs during the production of reject documents. A document of this type which is assigned to in each case one person comprises in each case one individualized data page 100 and at least one individualized book page 230. The method comprises the following method steps: (a) provision of the individualized data page 100; (b) provision of an individualization data set which comprises individualizing data contained in the individualized data page 100;(c) provision of a book page sheet 300 for producing the at least one book page 230; (d) separating of the at least one book page 230 from the book page sheet 300; (e) generation of reproductions 500 of individualizing data on and/or in the book page sheet 300 or the at least one book page 230 which is produced from the book page sheet 300; (f) gathering of the individualized data page 100 and the at least one individualized book page 230 to form a page stack; and (g) joining of the individualized data page 100 and the individualized book pages 230 to one another in the page stack. According to the invention, method step (e) is carried out before method step (g).

Description

Method and device for producing book-type identification documents

Description: Field of the invention:

The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for producing book-type identification documents, each having an individualized data sheet, in particular an individualized data card, and preferably a plurality of book-like arranged book sheets for receiving visa (Visa).

Prior art and background of the invention:

Identification documents, in particular travel documents, such as passport books, serve to verify the identity of a person. Travel documents are issued by public authorities in the exercise of their sovereign functions, such as the

Allowing the holder to cross the border into another State.

Passport books therefore indicate in addition to those identifying the person

(Personalizing) data on a data card, which in the German passport has the format ID-3 according to ISO / IEC 7810 in the version valid at the time of priority of the present application, further booklets on whose pages so-called

Visas (visas) of the states to which the person enters. The data card, the passbook sheets and a cover are bound together in a stapling process. In addition to passbooks, there are also passport documents, such as identity documents. Such an identification document is the German identity card currently issued in the form of an ID-1 ID card in accordance with ISO / IEC 7810 in the version valid at the time of priority of the present application. The datasheet (passport) of a passport document includes the personalizing data such as name, date and place of birth, nationality, facial image and the document holder's personalization (personalizing the document), as well as a document identifying the document

Serial number, the date of issue of the document and the issuing authority and the type of passport (the document individualizing data). Furthermore, the data card is equipped with various security features that allow a third party to verify the authenticity of the identification document "

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(Verifikationsmerkmale), for example, with a Guillochendruck, with a pointing, for example, the federal coat of arms kinegraphic object and other security features. The book pages of a German passport also have authenticity features on their pages, such as a guilloche print and a reproduction of the national coat of arms. In addition, individualizing (personalizing) data are also indicated on at least one of these booklets, namely information about the place of residence and biometric data (size, eye color) of the document holder, the date and place of issue and the serial number of the passport. The latter is attached as a point perforation through all passbook sheets.

There are different types of passport documents. In Germany, a distinction is made between a normal passport, a provisional passport, a child passport, a diplomatic passport, a service passport, a foreigner passport, a passport for refugees and a passport for stateless persons. The child passport and the temporary passport do not have a data card. In this case, all individualizing data is on the

Sheets of the identification document attached. In the case of the normal passport, there are also different sized book parts with 16 or 24 booklets, corresponding to 32 or 48 book pages. The German passports differ by the color of the respective cover and by other different types of entries on the data card.

The data card of passbooks may typically be in the form of a plastic laminate with a laminated film piece into which the required information is incorporated, for example, a polymeric material. For the production of passport books, the data card may for example be provided with a so-called pass tab which protrudes laterally beyond the intended format of the data card and with the

Passbook sheets is stapled together. For this purpose it is apparent from DE 10 2008 031 654 A1 that such data cards, which are made exclusively of polycarbonate layers, are not suitable for incorporating them in a passport book. Therefore, it is common

To produce data cards with a card body, in which at least one layer is incorporated, which consists of a different plastic material, which is suitable for incorporation in a passport book and allows easy turning of the data card in the passport book. This plastic layer is incorporated so that it forms the tab with which the data card is integrated into the passport book.

For the purpose of affixing personal details to passports, please refer to

DE 10 2006 061 214 A1 describes a device with which the personal Information on the data side of otherwise finished book-like documents are printed. The document will be printed on the page to be printed

pitched. For printing, the device has a color printing system that

for example, based on the principle of the inkjet printing process, on. Furthermore, the device has a lamination module that allows lamination of the surface of the data page of the passport with a holographic film.

In the production of passport products, as can be seen in DE 10 2006 061 214 A1, production plants are used in which the individual document components are sequentially gathered and folded in long pass lines in a continuous process. Each individual collation module of such systems for stacking a sheet has a length of, for example, 2 m. These assets must each be based on the respective

Be scrapped product type. In the print-on-demand area, continuous lines are used in which single sheets (white, without artwork or watermarks) are printed and the sheets are sequentially stacked on top of each other.

The objects underlying the invention:

In the device of DE 10 2006 061 214 A1, the data page is only finished on

personalized passport. This is disadvantageous, however, because the

Subsequent lamination to cover the personalizing print data on the data page does not allow a secure connection of the lamination foil with the data page, so that a detachment of this foil remains possible and the document can then easily be falsified. In addition, there is the problem that a faulty personalization of the entire document leads to rejects. This is particularly complicated and expensive if the document contains an RFID chip in an RFID circuit (transponder). Committee can also arise when a pseudo-fault is detected with an inspection camera, which would lead to discarding the at least partially completed passport book.

Incidentally, the known methods and devices for producing book-like identification documents, in particular passports, have the disadvantage that the devices are very large, since the book pages are stacked on an elongated gathering path as in conventional book or magazine production. As a result, these systems are very large and therefore complex and space consuming. In addition, there is the problem that a quick change in the _

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Production of book-like documents with different book components, i. for example, with different binding covers and / or book sheets with

different printing substrate (artwork) or varying number of books to be included, practically impossible. In this case, the system must be emptied before the conversion and then converted. This requires time and manpower, so that increased costs and longer production times for the individual batches are to be accepted. If, for the sake of a short production time, several systems are provided for the different types of documents, the problem of increased costs arises in any case.

Finally, it has also been found that the conventional methods for

Making the book-type identification documents are error-prone, so occasionally documents are produced with incorrect information on the data sheet and / or the book sheets. This inevitably leads to rejects, which is also unacceptable in the case of, for example, with an electronic semiconductor chip equipped data cards for cost reasons.

Therefore, the present invention is based on the following objects: to provide a flexible manufacturing method that allows the production of different types of book-type identification documents, in particular also with changing (fluctuating) capacity utilization; Creation of a defect-resistant manufacturing process with which the committee of the book-like identification documents is to be minimized; To provide a small and compact manufacturing device, with which different types of book-like identification documents without conversion can be produced; Creation of a manufacturing process that requires only a short lead time to produce the book-type identification documents.

Definitions: Insofar as each term in the singular form is used below, for example 'booklet', 'booklet sheet', 'data sheet provisioning module', 'control module',

'Sheetsheet Deployment Module', 'Data Rendering Creation Module',

, 'Collation module', 'collection point', etc., so among them also the

corresponding plural forms, namely, 'worksheets', 'worksheets', 'datasheet provisioning modules', 'worksheet sheet provisioning modules',

'Data Rendering Modules', 'Gathering Modules', 'Assembly Points', etc., unless expressly stated otherwise. If a corresponding term in the _.

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Singular or plural is used, therefore, at least one corresponding item is meant.

Insofar as the terms 'individualized' and 'individualizing' are used below, one property of the identification document is one of them, for example one

Passport, to understand that the identification document clearly different from other identification documents, for example by a

Serial number. This property results from given security features of the identification document. As far as the following is the terms .personalisiert 'and

'personalizing' are used, it is to be understood that the

Identification document of a person is assignable. For this contains the

Identification document at least one (biographical) indication relating to the person, for example her name or a characteristic of that person, such as her

Eye color.

As far as the terms "data sheet" and "data card" are used below, this is to be understood as meaning a specific part of an identification document, namely the part which contains reproductions of the essential personal details of the person to whom the identification document is assigned. It is a flat, preferably rectangular support for individualizing information to be displayed. A datasheet is to be understood as meaning both a stiffer and a flexible object, that is to say both an object that can not be twisted or twisted and twisted easily (data card) and an object which is easily bendable and twistable. The format of the datasheet (the

Data card) depends on the type of identification document in which the data sheet is to be integrated. For example, the datasheet may have one of the formats ID-1, ID-2 or ID-3 according to ISO / IEC 7810 in the version in force at the time of priority of the present application. The data sheet may be made of a material suitable for the purpose of the invention, for example of a plastic (polymer), of paper, cardboard, glass or other materials or mixtures of these materials, and optionally filled with reinforcing materials. The datasheet is preferably made by lamination from laminate layers, for example, made of one or more materials suitable for lamination. The data sheet may be formed of a polymer selected from a group comprising polycarbonate (PC), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), their derivatives such as glycol-modified PET (PETG), polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyvinyl butyral (PVB),

Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), polyimide (PI), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), polystyrene (PS), polyvinylphenol (PVP), polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), thermoplastic elastomers _Λ

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(TPE), in particular thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS) and its derivatives, polyamide (PA) and / or paper (cellulose) and / or cardboard and / or glass and / or metal and / or a ceramic. In addition, that can

Data sheet also be made of several of these materials, especially when the individual layers are formed of different materials. The data sheet preferably consists of PC or PC / TPU / PC. The polymers may be either filled or unfilled. In the latter case they are preferably transparent or translucent. If the polymers are filled, they are opaque. The thickness of the data sheet is preferably 250 to 950 μηι.

As far as the term 'book-like identification document' is used below, it is to be understood as a security document which has more than one sheet, which are combined and / or joined into a book or magazine. Insofar as the term "book sheet" is used below, either a single sheet corresponding to a "book page" or, if the "book pages" are inserted in the form of double sheets in a book-like identification document, a double sheet is meant. In any case, a booklet is to be understood in each case from a book leaf sheet obtained by separating sheet piece.

Basic principles of the invention and preferred embodiments:

According to a first aspect of the present invention, the above objects are provided with a method of producing book-type identification documents each associated with a person and each having a customized data sheet and

contain at least one individualized booklet, solved. The book-like

The identification document may further include non-personalized book sheets.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the above

Tasks also with a device for producing the book-like

Identification documents solved.

The method according to the invention comprises the following method steps: (a) providing the individualized data sheet;

(b) providing an individualization dataset that is included in the

contains individualized data sheet containing individualizing data; (c) providing a booklet sheet for producing the at least one book sheet;

(d) separating the at least one booklet from the booklet sheet;

(e) generating reproductions of individualizing data on and / or in the worksheet sheet or the at least one book sheet produced from the worksheet sheet;

(f) collating the individualized data sheet and the at least one book sheet into a sheet stack; and

(g) connecting the individualized datasheet and the at least one

Book sheet in the stack of sheets with each other.

According to the invention, process step (e) is carried out before process step (f), i. the reproductions of individualizing data on and / or in the booklet sheet or the at least one book sheet are generated prior to the collation of the individualized data sheet with the at least one book sheet.

Subject to the abovementioned sequence of process steps (e) and (f), the above process steps can be carried out successively or at least partly simultaneously in the stated sequence, but additional

Process steps before and / or after and / or between these steps can be performed. In particular, process step (d) in a preferred embodiment of the production process according to the invention can be carried out after process step (e), i. the areas corresponding to the booklets of the

Booklet sheets are preferably before separating the book sheets from the

Book sheet with reproductions of individualizing data provided. As a result, a little error-prone method is achieved, for example, with regard to errors in the correct position gathering of the book sheets, the selection of the data sheet associated booklets, the number of book sheets and their order in the stack, because together belonging to book sheets until shortly before collecting nor in the

Sheets of sheets of paper are held together. In particular, this also avoids that individual books are twice or not included in the book-like identification document.

It is also possible that the method steps (a) and (c) are interchanged. Furthermore, the separation of the book sheets from the book sheet according to step (d) in the event that the from the book sheet sheet through

Singling produced book sheets, but not before the sheet of paper, with the _Λ

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individualizing data are provided before generating the reproductions of individualizing data on and / or in the book sheets according to method step (e). In a particularly preferred embodiment of the present invention, the data contained in the individualized (personalized) data sheet are first available before the at least one book sheet or the book sheet sheet is provided with the individualizing data so that the book sheets can be provided with the correct data.

The device according to the invention has the following device modules:

(i) at least one device module for providing the individualized data sheet;

(ii) at least one control module adapted to

To store and provide an individualization record containing customizing data contained in the data sheet, i. that the

Individualization record can be retrieved;

(iii) at least one device module for providing a booklet sheet for producing the at least one book sheet;

(iv) at least one device module for generating reproductions of individualizing data on and / or in the booklet sheet and / or the at least one at least one booklet produced from the worksheet sheet; For this purpose, this module is preferably designed to be able to process film-like material;

(v) at least one device module for separating the at least one book sheet from the book sheet sheet;

(vi) at least one device module for collating the

individualized data sheet and the at least one individualized booklet to a respective sheet stack; and

(vii) at least one device module for connecting the individualized data sheet and the at least one individualized booklet in the

Leaves stack together.

Thus, individualized booklets are produced and optionally together with non-individualized booklets and with the individualized datasheet, optionally also a flyleaf collected on a collection and stacked, for example in a cassette, and preferably aligned with each other, releasably fixed together, for example by brackets, and finally _Λ

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connected together, preferably by sewing. The collection point is characterized in that it is stationary and therefore the document components are not successively along a. As in conventional gathering devices

Collation be piled up. For gathering therefore preferably lifting and tilting robots are used, which stack the document components successively on the assembly point. Insofar as it is stated here that the

Is stationary, is to be understood that the collection point does not move when placing the document components on the assembly point, but on the other hand can be moved after the production of a stack of document components to bring it closer to a transport device, such as a robot, to allow it to pick up the stack from the collection station and convey it to the jig module for joining the document components, or to transport the stack directly to the jig module for joining the document components.

With the present invention, it is achieved, in particular, that the document produced is more secure against forgery than a book-type identification document produced using known production methods. The documents produced with the method described in DE 10 2006 061 214 A1 have, as explained above, the disadvantage that the

Personal information only after the production of the passport on a

Data page are placed, whereupon a lamination film is applied to the data page to protect this data. As a result, a forgery of the document can not be completely ruled out because the foil applied can be removed by a skilful counterfeiter, so that the personal

Information can be manipulated. In contrast, the data are generated on or in the data sheet with the inventive method prior to collating and connecting the data sheet with the other components of the book-like document, so that a very secure sealing of this data is possible.

In addition, in the known method, the further disadvantage that an error-prone personalization can lead to a total loss of the document, which leads in particular in the case of provided with RFID circuits with RFID chip documents to a costly failure. This disadvantage is avoided with the invention, since a faulty personalization only leads to the faulty printed

Sheets must be discarded so that the value added in the book process is maintained. In addition, it is also avoided that the book has to be opened again for individualization, which results in a reduced handling effort and also a reduced waste during the unfolding process. Since it is not necessary ₁ fully again produce the identification document, for example, is also achieved that the average manufacturing time of the document is reduced.

By the layering of the individual document components on one

Assembly point of the device for collating the document components also allows a very flexible process implementation, since the components can be collected in any order. In addition, various types of book-type identification documents can be produced in the mix. A book-type identification document is preferably of an individualized

Datasheet (data card) and several book sheets (visa pages) are formed, of which one or some are also individualized. In addition, part of the

Identification document may also be formed by a binding cover, which includes the stack of data sheet and book sheets. Furthermore, the identification document may also have a flyleaf, which is in the document in front of the data sheet and behind the

Book sheets is located so that the stack formed by the book sheets and the data card is bordered by the flyleaf. The German citizen passport contains either 16 or 24 booklets. The cover has a predetermined color, which allows a clear quick identification of this type of passport book. It consists for example of a cardboard cover, which is covered with a linen cloth. Alternatively, the cover can be made without tissue. The datasheet contains

Reproduction of the essential personal data of the person to whom the document is associated, as well as other data personalizing the document. In addition, the data sheet security features that allow authentication of the document, such as a hologram and a kinegrafisches element, and optionally an electronic memory, beispielsewei se an RFID chip, which is located in an RFID circuit (transponder) have. The book sheets are preferably in the form of double sheets in the passbook, so that in the case of the German citizen passport book either 8 or 12 such double sheets are included in the passport. One or more of the book sheets of the book-type identification document also included

Representations of the personalizing data of the person to whom the document is associated, for example the eye color, the size and the place of residence, as well as other data individualizing the document, for example a serial number and information about the date and place of issue and the issuing agency. The book sheets and the flyleaf are preferably made of paper (header paper) and are preferably with a

Printed document (artwork) printed. It can be a security print, preferably a guilloche print. In addition, other patterns, in particular Emblems, coats of arms and the like, be attached to the book sheets and the flyleaf. All book sheets are provided with the same printing substrate. In addition, some of the book sheets may have a print that allows for inscription with individualizing data, such as line layouts with legend captions (eg, "home", "eye color,""size," and the like) The flyleaf is preferably connected by means of a Fälzelbandes with the other constituents of the passport book.The Fälzelband reinforces the flyleaf in the seam area to prevent a tearing of the seam in use.The data sheet and the book sheets are together and possibly with The flyleaf, the datasheet as well as the book-pages are in principle connected to one another by sewing and this in turn by gluing to the cover connected together in one operation. After connecting this

Document components can also be connected to the cover with the precursor thus produced.

The at least one control module, which is designed to store and provide an individualization data record which is formed by individualizing data contained in the individualized data sheet, can be formed by a digital computer system which is equipped with a programmable and readable storage medium. By providing the individualization data record, which is clearly specified by the provided individualized data sheet, it is possible to control the attachment of the individualizing data on the book sheets. The

Information of this record can be used to view the datasheet

label associated books with the individualizing data. This prevents misallocation of the data sheet and the book pages

be compiled, which are assigned to the same person. The complete customization record may be provided by the control module in providing the datasheet by reading the data from the storage medium

(Database) of the digital computer system are retrieved. Alternatively, the data can also be read from the data sheet, the data in this case preferably being compared with an already stored individualization data set and thus verified. The customization record is in the latter case from the

Data sheet preferably retrieved from an electronic storage medium located in the data sheet, for example a memory chip. This memory chip can _ "

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are in an electronic RFID circuit and thus contactless or alternatively be readable via electrical contacts on the data sheet. Alternatively, an individualized datasheet may be provided based on a request made by a customer

Identification code is triggered, which is associated with the individualization record. This identification code can be formed for example by a mark on and / or in the individualized data sheet. Also in this case, the individualization record can be read from the storage medium of the control module.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the

Manufacturing method also the following process step:

(b ') Provide a BOM record for the determination of

Production of the identification document needed

Documents components.

For this purpose, in a preferred development of the present invention, the control module is designed to store and provide a piece list data record for determining document components required for producing the identification document, i. that this information can be retrieved. The storage medium of the control module is preferably used for storage.

As document components come on the one hand, the individualized data sheet and the book sheets and au ßerdem a cover and possibly a flyleaf into consideration. Because the nature and number of these document components of

Identification document to identification document may be different, also varies the parts list of the document components to be merged and thus the corresponding BOM record. For example, depending on the type of a German passport book to be produced, the bill of materials can contain information on a respective cover slip with a cover color, a flyleaf, a data sheet (data page) and a certain number of booklets. In the case of passport books of other countries, the BOM may also contain information on other varying parameters of these document components and / or other document components.

The BOM and thus the BOM record are combined with the

Customization record created and stored in the storage medium of the control module. When providing a data sheet, the individualization data record together with the BOM data record from the storage medium of the control module ₁ read out (activated). Alternatively, the BOM data set after reading the individualization data set from the data sheet (for example, from its electronic storage medium) and verifying with the stored in the storage medium of the control module customization record also from the

Storage medium can be read in the control module.

Accordingly, the individualization data record in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a piece list data set is assigned, which contains an indication of the nature of the cover. As a result, the piecelist data record is uniquely assigned to the determined individualization data record. Accordingly, the

Individualization record in a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, a piece list data record to be assigned, which contains information about the number of at least one book sheet. With these developments of the present

Invention, the book-like identification document, based on the provided individualized data sheet, can be assembled without errors.

The at least one device module for providing the individualized

Datasheet is preferably formed by a magazine from which the datasheets

(Data cards) can be output individually. For example, this may be a slot in which the data sheets are stacked. Alternatively, the

Data sheets are also supplied individually, for example via a conveyor belt. For feeding the data sheets with this device module are used in the field of conventional transport devices, such as suctions and belts. Furthermore, the production device according to the invention has at least one device module for providing a book sheet for producing the at least one book sheet. This booklet sheet provisioning module may be formed by a magazine in which non-individualized booklet sheets are located. Since it should be possible to produce book-type identification documents of different types with the manufacturing device, which have different types of book sheets, the device module for providing the cover covers preferably in the form of a multiple magazine, such as a paternoster magazine, with a lift for the subjects, the different Types of book sheets contain, or another magazine designed to store different types of bookbinding sheets. For issuing the booklet sheets from this device module are used in the field usual

Transport devices, such as suction bars or bands. For the separation of a _ _

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top sheet of sheets from underlying sheets may be provided conventional separation devices, such as blowing devices or friction roll systems.

If appropriate, the production device according to the invention may also have at least one device module for providing cover slips. In the case where the production apparatus is to produce book-type identification documents of different types having different cover slips, the device module for providing the cover slips may preferably be in the form of a multiple magazine, for example a paternoster magazine, with a lift for the compartments containing different types of cover slips or another magazine designed to store different types of cover slips. To issue the cover sheets from this device module are used in the field usual

Transport devices, such as grippers.

Furthermore, the production device according to the invention can also at least one

Have device module for providing attachment leaves. Since it should also be possible to manufacture book-type identification documents with different form sheets with the production apparatus, this apparatus module can also be in the form of a multiple magazine, for example a paternoster magazine, with an elevator for the compartments containing different types of attachment sheets or another magazine be designed for storage of different types of attachment leaves. For dispensing the extension leaves from this device module are used in the art conventional transport devices, such as suction bars or bands. For separating a top flyleaf of underlying sheets customary separation devices may be provided, for example, blowing devices or

Reibrollensysteme.

The device module for generating the reproductions of individualizing data on and / or in the booklet sheet and / or in at least one book sheet produced from the book sheet can be realized by a printing device. Since the reproductions to be generated are individualizing, in particular personalizing, a digital printing device (non-impact printing device) is advantageous because it provides the required flexibility with regard to the individual reproductions to be printed. An especially suitable printing device for this purpose is an ink jet printing device or a xerographic printing device. Since it may be necessary to print both sides of the booklet sheet or a book sheet or several book sheets, it may be advantageous to have such a printer for the two sides , _.

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provided. Alternatively, the sheet of paper can be turned after printing on a front side and then printed on the back so that only one printer is needed. For this purpose, the printer is designed in a suitable manner. After printing, the pressure is preferably checked by means of a quality monitoring device. For this purpose, a camera can be installed, with which the pressure is recorded and the

recorded image is evaluated in a computer system.

Furthermore, the device module for separating the at least one book sheet from the book sheet sheet by a mechanical separating device, preferably one

Cutting device, formed. Alternatively, a punching device can also be used. As cutting devices (Schneidpiotter), those with preferably driven rotary blades and laser cutting devices have been found to be particularly suitable.

In a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, the at least one device module for separating the at least one book sheet from the book sheet sheet each have a storage table on which the book sheet sheet can be placed.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the at least one storage table each have a first, a second and a third manipulation area (pick positions). The booklet sheet can be stored in the first manipulation area and can be singled into a plurality of book sheets in the second manipulation area. The resulting by separating books are removed in the third manipulation of the storage table. Since the booklet sheet is first in the booklet sheet providing module or in the device module for generating the reproductions of individualizing data, from there to the delivery table of the device module for separating the at least one book sheet from the book sheet sheet transported, then separated into book sheets and finally the scattered book pages from the storage table to one of possibly several collection points of the collection modules for stacking the

Document components are transported, it is beneficial to these different

Separate process steps on the tray spatially from each other to ensure independent processing in these steps. For this purpose, the book sheet sheet can first be stored in the first manipulation area, then conveyed to the second manipulation area and cut there. Subsequently, the resulting by separating books can be forwarded to the third area of manipulation, from where they are transferred to one of the collection points. The transfer of the _ _Λ

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Booklet sheet from the first to the second picking position can be realized, for example, by means of suction strips or belts, which are translationally movable on the tray table, or by means of a workpiece carrier system with rotating tables or plates on which the book sheet or book sheets are held by vacuum application.

The device module for generating the reproductions of the individualizing data may be a printing device, preferably an inkjet printing device. The booklet sheet is preferably printed with a security print (artwork) and optionally with a print that allows a label with individualizing data, for example, with line arrangements with legend captions. The security print and the further imprints preferably form a field matrix on the sheet of book sheet with field areas which correspond to the book sheets to be separated therefrom.

Furthermore, the device module for gathering in a preferred development of the present invention has, on the one hand, at least one collecting point for stacking up the individualized data sheet and the at least one book sheet. On the at least one assembly point, the individualized data sheet and the individualized and non-individualized book pages are collected and stacked in a stack of sheets. Optionally, there is also included the flyleaf in the stack.

A collection point is preferably formed by a workpiece carrier on which the document components can be stored. The workpiece carrier can in the usual way have a storage surface for the document components. The collecting station may be in the form of a cassette, in particular in the form of a pivoting cassette which is movable between two end positions, i. as a device in which the

Document components stacked successively and thereby, for example, on an inclined storage plane with at least one reference edge, for example

Stop bar, are arranged, against which the document components slip under the influence of gravity. This allows the document components

be aligned exactly to each other. In particular, two

Stop bars, which are arranged at a right angle to each other, be provided, against which the document components abut under the influence of gravity. The stop plane can in this case in the range of the contact angle of the two

Stop bars form a lowest level with a reference corner, so that the ₁

Document components are aligned edge to edge to each other. Optionally, the collection point can also be formed with a vibrator to force the individual stacked there constituents document components. Alternatively or additionally, a sliding mechanism with mechanical slides or brushes can be provided, which pushes the stacked document components against the stop bar (s) and thereby brings about an edge-exact alignment. Furthermore, a

Camera device be provided with the help of the stacking of

Document components are precisely monitored and controlled one after the other. For transferring the individualized from a book leaf sheet sheets separated from the table to the collection point, the at least one collating module each have a lifting and pivoting robot, such as a SCARA robot (Selective Compliance Assembly Robot Arm), or a fast picker or a gantry crane. In particular, each collating module can have a lifting and pivoting robot.

The stacked documents components (if necessary, flyleaf, data sheet, book sheets) can be preferably fixed releasably against each other after gathering to hold the relative positions of the individual components. The stack can preferably already be fixed on the assembly point. For this purpose, common devices can be used in the field, for example gripping devices with which the stack is gripped on both sides and the components are clamped in the stack. For example, two or three such gripping devices or other fixing devices may be used, each gripping a stack of sheets. These fixing devices are preferably not arranged stationary at the collection point, but may, together with the stack fixed by them, if necessary, be conveyed to a further location in the production device to which at least one device module for connecting the individualized data sheet and the

Book sheets in the stack of sheets is located together. Thus, the device module for collating the individualized datasheet and the at least one individualized booklet and the device module for connecting these

Document components are separate devices. Such a construction is advantageous because also several device modules for gathering and several

Device modules can be provided for connecting, can be exchanged between the mutually stack of documents. This achieves a very flexible structure. ₁

For transferring the fixed stack of the document components from the collection point to the device module for connecting, for example, to a sewing machine, preferably a transport device may be used, which may be formed for example by a robot, in particular a SCARA robot, fast picker or gantry robot. So that the transport device can take over the stack from the collection point, the collection point can be moved from a first position in which the document components on the

Meeting point are stacked on each other, are transferred to a second position in which the transport device can take over the stack. These two positions can be end positions that a swivel cassette can occupy when the collection station is designed as a swivel cassette.

The device module for connecting the document components together may be configured as a sewing machine. Such devices are in the field of

Bookbinding is well known. Alternatively, a device for bonding by gluing can be used. This adhesive device can also already be arranged at the collection point and be designed to provide the document components to be stacked before placing them on an already deposited component at the collection point on the edge side with an adhesive (for example, to brush) and then store exactly in register on the document component already there in that the constituent located there is adhesively bonded to the newly deposited constituent.

If the identification document also has a cover, the

Manufacturing device and at least one feeding and mounting device for the

Covered have. This device is adapted to supply a binding cover from a device module for providing the binding covers to the already produced stack of the data sheet, the book sheets and optionally a flyleaf and inextricably linked to this. In this device, the stack can be connected via an outside flyleaf with the cover.

To carry out the method according to the invention, a data sheet (a data card) can first be provided on request. The data sheet contains individualizing information relating to the person to whom the data sheet is assigned. The

Datasheet, for example, an electronic storage medium, such as a memory chip, contain in which the personal and document-specific information is stored. This memory chip can be located in an electronic RFID circuit and thus contactless or alternatively via electrical contacts on _ _Λ

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Datasheet be readable. Alternatively, this can also be a visual code, such as a

Document number or a barcode, serve, which can be read with a suitable optical reading device. In a first method alternative, the individualization data set can be provided and for this purpose read out of the storage medium of the control module. Furthermore, the individualization data record stored in the data sheet can also be read out and compared with the data record read from the storage medium of the control module and thus verified. If no individualization data record is stored in the data sheet according to a second method alternative, the

Customization record read from the storage medium of the control module on the request, based on the data sheet is provided. These

Request can be triggered by means of an identification code. For example, the identification code may be the serial number of the identification document to be produced.

The individualization data set can in a preferred embodiment of the

The present invention further relates to a bill of materials record, the

For example, for later process steps contains an indication of the nature of the cover. As a result, the BOM record can be uniquely assigned to the individualization data record determined. Accordingly, in a further preferred development of the present invention, the individualization data record can also be assigned a piece list data record which contains an indication of the number of the at least one book sheet. With these developments of the present invention, the book-type identification document, based on the provided individualized data sheet, can be assembled without errors. Finally, the BOM dataset may also contain information about further document components.

for example, whether the identification document to be produced also contains a flyleaf or another component.

Based on the BOM record, the individual document components can be provided:

If a cover is part of the identification document to be produced, this can be provided in the form of the requested type from the magazine provided for this purpose. The cover can in a process variant with the bound stack of the data sheet and the book sheets and optionally a flyleaf _

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be merged and then connected. For this purpose, the cover can be laminated, for example, after sewing the stack on this. The sewing thread is covered. Alternatively, the cover sheet can be conveyed in another method variant to the collection point of a collection module and stored there, so that the cover sheet is compiled with the data sheet, the book sheets and possibly a flyleaf to a stack.

First, if appropriate, a flyleaf in the form of the requested type is provided from the magazine provided therefor. Subsequently, the requested individualized data sheet (the data card) can be removed from the magazine and also transported to the collection point of the collation module. The data sheet can also be stored there and brought with its mounting tab to rest on the inside of the flyleaf, so that the transition from the mounting tab to the datasheet is located at the fold line of the flyleaf, which is located at the location of the cover to be added later.

Furthermore, a booklet sheet of the requested type can be taken from the corresponding magazine and in a first method variant to the device module for

Generating the renderings of individualizing data on and / or in the

Book leaf sheet to be transported. In this case, the book sheets before the

Separate from the book leaf sheet with reproductions of the book sheets

provided individualizing data.

On the sheet of booklet can be further separated to be separated from it

Book sheets in their field areas and optionally on the data sheet in each case a mark, for example in the form of a barcode, are attached, for example, on an edge region of each of the book sheets corresponding field areas on the book leaf sheet, these edge areas in a later trimming the finished bound book-like identification document, if necessary again separated, for example, cut off. This mark can be for example a

Code the document identification number (serial number) with an additional numbering of the individual pages. These markings identify the book sheets and the data sheet and secure them against exchange or misplacing using cameras or other readers. The markings can be applied in particular by means of a printing process. _

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In this first variant of the method, the booklet sheet can then be provided with reproductions of the individualizing data from the individualization data record, if appropriate on both sides. However, only a few of the field regions of the field matrix are to be printed on, since most of the field regions correspond to book sheets which typically serve to accommodate visas in the finished book-type identification document and therefore have no reproduction of individualizing data. For example, the first 3 book sheets located in the completed book-type identification document may be provided with the individualizing data. These reproductions can be opened and / or inserted with the device module provided for this purpose on the page (s) of the booklet sheet, for example with an ink-jet printing method.

Subsequently, from the booklet sheet several book sheets are formed by separating, which then in the desired number together with the individualized

Datasheet and, if necessary, a flyleaf to a pile are collected.

The manufacturing process can be carried out with this procedure already with a very compact manufacturing device, because, for example, no long gathering distances for the individual document components are needed. Rather, it is possible to merge the individual components to a common collection point. For this purpose, conventional automated handling devices, such as pick-and-place robot systems with gripping or suction devices, can be used. In addition, this also allows a very flexible production, because different types of document components from respective subjects of magazines, for example

Paternoster magazines, specifically removable and the collection process can be fed. This will allow for different types of book-like

Identification documents can be produced in a manufacturing device without retrofitting. This has the further advantage that the lead time of producing a book-like

Identification document can be significantly reduced because the capacity utilization can increase significantly because of no longer required changeover times.

For separating the book sheets from the book leaf sheet according to this first

Process variant, the printed book leaf sheet can be stored in the first manipulation area on the tray. There, the position of the book sheet can be finely adjusted for subsequent processing steps. Thereafter, the booklet sheet can be transferred to the second manipulation area. For this purpose, the booklet sheet can be held by a squeegee and moved by this. In the second _

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Manipulation area can pass through individual book sheets from the book leaf sheet

To be isolated. For this purpose, in particular a cutting method can be used, for example a cutting method with preferably driven circular blades or a laser cutting method.

The book sheets produced in this way can then be conveyed from the second manipulation area into the third manipulation area, from where they are successively transferred to the collecting point and stacked there on the already existing document components.

If a book-like identification document should contain more booklets than can be obtained by separating from a booklet sheet, a second

Book leaf sheets are removed from the magazine and treated in the manner indicated above, with reproductions of individualizing data in this case are preferably not on the book sheet sheet and / or are to be introduced.

According to a second variant of the method, the book pages are provided with the reproductions of the individualizing data after being singulated from a book leaf sheet. In this case, too, the advantages explained above for the first variant of the method result from conventional methods. As in the case of the first

Process variant can also be attached here identification marks on the book sheets. The relevant statements apply accordingly in this case. While a book leaf sheet is provided with the reproductions, other reproduced book sheets may already be provided to the apparatus module for

Collated and stacked there with the other document components.

In this variant of the method of the book sheet sheet without generating the reproductions and, where appropriate, markings on and / or in the book sheet of the sheet

Book sheet delivery module to be transferred directly into the first manipulation area on the delivery table of the separating device. There, the position of the book sheet can be first fine-tuned as in the first method variant.

Subsequently, the booklet sheet can be transported in the second manipulation area. There, the book sheets can be formed by separating from the book leaf sheet. Some of these book sheets may then first individually to the device module for generating reproductions, for example by impress or impressions of

individualized data on and / or in the booklet promoted, there on or _

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provided on both sides with the reproductions and conveyed after generating the reproductions in the third manipulation area of the tray table, from where they are successively transferred to the collection point and stacked there on each other and optionally releasably fixed against each other. Thereafter, the stack may be conveyed to the device module for joining the document components in the sheet stack.

All documents constituents, which are finally collected on the collection point to a stack, can be releasably fixed by means of suitable gripping devices or other fixing devices. This determines their relative positions to each other.

Thereafter, the document components (data sheet, books, possibly flyleaf) are connected together in the fixed stack, preferably with the

Sewing methods. Alternatively, an adhesive method can also be used.

Finally, a further reproduction of individualizing data can be introduced into the book sheets, for example with at least one perforation passing through all the book sheets together. These perforations can be introduced, for example, with a punching process in the booklet stack.

If several collating modules are provided, each with a collecting point, several stacks of document components, for example for different book-like identification documents, can be produced in parallel. For this purpose, in each case a lifting and pivoting robot are provided with which the document components are stacked on the individual stacks.

Thereafter, the bound sheet stack can be trimmed, so that, for example, the edge areas in which the above-mentioned markings are located, are separated and the stack is reduced to a standard size.

Subsequently, the cover sheet is fed from a device module for providing cover sheets to the bound sheet stack so as to enclose it from the outside. The cover is preferably connected to the stack by gluing. In particular, a flyleaf in the stack can be glued to the inside of the cover. "_

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If, when creating, for example, the book sheets, or when stacking the

Document components of the identification document at the collection point, should set a fault, a previously not fed data sheet can be transported to a parking position. In a re-gathering of this data sheet associated document components, the data sheet can then from the parking position in the

Procedures are introduced. In this case, when re-providing the data sheet as described above, the individualization data record and the piece list data record for attaching the associated individualizing data and for selecting the required document components of the identification document to be produced can be read out.

For a more detailed explanation of the invention serve the figures and examples explained below, these being merely illustrative examples of certain embodiments, but not limitations of the scope of the invention. It show in the

Specifically:

Fig. 1 is a document map in a schematic sectional view;

Fig. 2 is a book-like identification document (passport) in a schematic

-Sectional view;

3 shows a book leaf sheet with field areas arranged thereon for the formation of book sheets with individualization attached thereto;

Fig. 4 is a schematic representation of a manufacturing device according to the invention for

Implementation of the method according to the invention according to a first variant of the method;

Fig. 5 is a schematic representation of a manufacturing device according to the invention for

Implementation of the method according to the invention according to a second

Process variant;

6 shows a cutting piotr in a schematic plan view;

7 is a process diagram of the first variant of the method.

In the figures, like reference numerals designate like elements and / or elements having the same function. The figures do not always show the objects to each other in scale. Furthermore, the size ratios of individual elements to those of others in a figure or between the figures are not in each case to scale shown to each other. ^

In Fig. 1 an individualized document card (datasheet, passport) 100 made by the method according to the present invention is shown. In the following description of the figures, an example of a passport as

Identification document called. In principle, however, in each case other identification documents are meant as well.

The passport card 100 is formed by a laminate of a plurality of polymer layers 110, 120, 131, 132, 133, for example of polycarbonate films. The illustration shows the layers although limited by borderlines for purposes of illustration. However, these are no longer visible after performing a lamination because they are fused together. The document layer is at the top by a transparent polymer final layer 1 10, for example made of polycarbonate, including a layer of an individualized

Foil section 120 and the bottom of a layer composite of a polymer layer stack piece 130 formed. This layer composite is (not shown) by a central RFID layer based on an opaque polymer support layer 131 with an RFID circuit of RFID chip 135 and RFID antenna on the carrier layer, one the RFID chip in one

Recess receiving compensating layer 132 and below an opaque cover layer 133 formed. The passport card, for example, has the format ID-3 according to ISO / IEC 7810 in the version in force on the priority date of the present application, if the card is incorporated into a passport. Laterally protruding on the map material is a

Document card tab 140 is attached, which consists of a textile material which is meltable or interspersed with a fusible material. This tab is connected to the card material by hot melt welding. The individualized passport card 100 is shown in FIG. 2 incorporated in a passport 200. The passport is constituted by a coverlet 210, a flyleaf 220 with folding tape 221, the passport providing the individualizing reproductions of data, and a plurality of passbook sheets (book sheets, visa pages) 230 (shown here only three). The

Attachment sheet, the passport and the passbook sheets are connected by means of a stitching thread 240. In Fig. 2, only the position of this thread is indicated. The Fälzelband strengthens the bond in the seam area. The flyleaf is connected to the cover by adhesive bonding.

The visa sides 230 are formed from a book leaf sheet 300 (hereinafter Visaseitenbogen), for example made of paper, by being separated from this. Such a booklet sheet is shown in Fig. 3. In the present case, the booklet sheet contains 16 field regions 400, which are arranged in a 4 × 4 field matrix. The sheet of paper is in some of the _

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Field areas already individualized by reproductions of 500 individualizing data, such as the eye color and size of the passport holder, the date and place of issue of the passport and the issuing authority, are imprinted in these field areas. The manufacturing device according to the invention is shown schematically in FIG. It is characterized by a module row 2000 for producing the visa pages 230, furthermore a device module 3000 for providing the individualized passport card 100, a device module 4000 for providing the flyleaf 220 and a device module 5000 for

Compilation of the individualized passport card, the individualized visa pages and, if applicable, the attachment sheet. In addition, the manufacturing apparatus has further subordinate device modules, namely the sewing machine 6000, with which the document components can be bound in the sheet stack, a device module 7000 for trimming the bound sheet stack and a device module 8000 for feeding a cover cover 210 and for connecting the cover cover with the

bound sheet pile. This device module is associated with a device module 8100 for providing cover slips. The individual device modules are controlled by means of a higher-level control module 1000. Because of

Clearly, the communication between the device modules 6000, 7000, 8000 on the one hand and the control module 1000 on the other hand not shown.

The control module 1000 is implemented by conventional plant control (eg, PLC control) that sends execution commands to the individual device modules. Data from sensors as well as directly from the supplied

Document components supplied data (for example, by reading data from the chip 135) are transmitted to the control module.

The control module 1000 is logically connected to a magazine 2100 for providing a visa page sheet 300. If different types of passbooks are to be produced in the production device, in which visa pages 230 of different types are to be integrated, an exchange magazine is available for this purpose, for example a paternoster magazine from which different types of booklet sheets can be taken. For example, the formats of the booklet sheets may differ, for example because booklet sheets for producing the passport 200 are to be formed with a different number of visa pages for a passport 200. This magazine can be realized by conventional devices in the field of sheet feeding. For individual removal of the booklet sheets, the magazine may comprise a separating device, for example a blowing device or a friction roller device, with the one uppermost (or alternatively lowermost) sheet can be taken from sheets piled up in a stack of sheets.

This magazine sheet 2100 is followed by a device module 2200 for generating renderings 500 of individualizing data. This

Device module may be formed by a printer, in particular a

Inkjet printer. Any standard printer or inkjet printer can be used. This device module may additionally have a turning station to the book sheets after printing on a front side on the back with

Provide reproductions of the individualizing data.

The printer 2200 is followed by a device module 2300 for separating the at least one book sheet from the book sheet. This device module may be formed by a cutting piotr.

An example of a cutting piotr 2300 is shown schematically in FIG. Of the

Schneidpiotter has a storage table 2310 on which a Visaseitenbogen 300 can be stored. So that it can be fixed on the storage table, the storage table

For example, a vacuum device with zoned vacuum (accessible through openings in the table surface, not shown). The filing table has three

Manipulation areas, namely a first manipulation area 231 1, in which the book sheet sheets is first stored, a second manipulation area 2312, in which the book sheet sheets are separated into individual visa pages 230, and a third

Manipulation area 2313, from which the individual visa pages are removed from the storage table.

Further movable trays 2320, 2320 ', 2320 ", which can be moved parallel to the longitudinal side of the delivery table between the manipulation areas, are arranged on the delivery table 2310. A first terminal strip 2320 is movable between the first manipulation area 231 1 and the second manipulation area 2312, a second clamping bar 2320 'is movable between the first, second and third manipulating areas 2313, and a third clamping bar 2320 "is movable between the second manipulating area and the third manipulating area. By means of the clamping strips, the visa side sheets 300 can be transferred from the first to the second and the visa sides 230 from the second to the third manipulation region. _

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Furthermore, the cutting piotr 2300 has a separating device 2330 which is movably arranged above the second manipulation region 2312. It may, for example, be a traveling carriage with a circular blade made of polyurethane-impregnated felt. Alternatively, the separating device may also be formed by a laser cutting device.

The arrangement of the device modules 2100, 2200, 2300 shown in FIG. 4 (first

Device variant) is used to carry out a method according to a first

Method variant, in which the visa side sheets 300 are first provided with the reproductions 500 of the individualizing data before the individual visa pages 230 are separated from a book leaf sheet. If a method according to a second

Process variant is to be performed, in which the book sheet first separated into the individual visa pages and then with the reproductions of the

individualizing data are printed, an alternative arrangement of the modules is provided (second device variant). This is shown in Fig. 5. Unlike in the case of the manufacturing device shown in FIG. 4, the two device modules 2200 and 2300 are interchanged in the case of the manufacturing device according to FIG. 5. Otherwise there are none

Differences between the manufacturing devices shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. In the case of the second device variant, the cutting piotr 2300 is disposed downstream of the book sheet sheet providing module 2100, and the device module for generating the renditions of individualizing data (printer) 2200 is located downstream of the cutting piotrer.

For conveying the individual document components between the device modules 2100, 2200, 2300 are conventional transport devices, for example

Conveyor belts, grippers, suction devices, friction roller systems and the like, which move the document components in each case translationally (only shown schematically by arrows). For example, the visa side sheets 300 or visa pages 230 can be moved from the magazine 2100 to the printer 2200 and from the printer to the cutting pusher 2300 (first through 300) by means of a friction roller system arranged along a transport path

Device variant) or from the magazine to the cutting piotr and from there to the printer (second device variant).

The magazine 3000 for providing the individualized passport card 100 may be formed by a slot for receiving a plurality of passport cards. If different types of passports 200 are to be produced with the production device, this magazine can also be a change magazine, for example a paternoster magazine in which there is a change _

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different subjects Passcards of different types, for example

different card sizes are located. Such magazines are known.

The magazine 4000 for providing the flyleaf 220, like the aforementioned magazines, may be formed by a conventional sheet-like material supply system. Since the header sheets are typically made of paper, this magazine, like the magazine 2100 for providing a visa page sheet 300, may include a separator, such as a blower or the like

A friction roller device with which an uppermost flyleaf can be removed from the sheets piled up in a stack of sheets.

For collating the document components, namely the flyleaf 220, the passport card 100 and the visa pages 230, on the collecting station of the device module 5000, for example, a pick-and-place robot system with gripping or suction devices, in particular a SCARA robot or a gantry crane used are shown (only schematically by arrows). In order to increase the processing capacity of the manufacturing device, a plurality of such collection points can be provided with robots that are loaded in parallel. The assembly station of the device module 5000 is provided with devices which allow a register-accurate stacking of the individual document components (not shown). The collecting station is preferably formed by a cassette, for example a swivel cassette. It is particularly preferred to first place the flyleaf 220 in the cassette, then place the passcard 100 thereon, and finally the

Visa pages 230 to place on the passport card. Optionally, the document components located in the stack are already aligned edge-to-edge after depositing a portion of these components by shaking. In any case, there is finally an edge-exact alignment of the entire sheet stack. to

Orientation is the collection point or the cassette arranged obliquely, preferably such that the collection point tends to a corner, so that the document components in the stack of sheets therein on this corner or this corner forming

Placement Z-cassette edges are aligned edge to edge to each other. In addition, a camera system can be provided, with which the stacking is checked (also not shown). The data obtained by the camera system can be stored in the

Control module 1000 are fed, for example, to verify the accuracy of the selected document components and their order in the

Stacking to match the data stored in the control module. So one _

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precise stacking is enabled, the transport and stacking system, such as the SCARA robot, designed to the position of the respective

Fine adjust the document component. Further, this device module 5000 may include means for releasably fixing the document components in the formed sheet stack (not shown). This fixing device can be formed for example by conventional clamping devices, which can be moved in particular. Thereby, they can be conveyed to the downstream sewing machine 6000 together with the fixed sheet stack. For this purpose, conventional transport devices may be provided. For example, the clamping devices may be mounted on a traveling chain as a transport device, so that they can be moved back and forth between the position at the collection point and the position on the sewing machine. The sewing machine 6000 is preferably in the usual manner for binding the

Sheet stack formed to form the finished passport 200.

The sewing machine 6000 may be subordinate further processing modules,

For example, an individualizing punching device for introducing the series of the passport 200 through all Visaseiten 230 (not shown).

Further, the sewing machine 6000 is preferably a device module 7000 for

Subordinate trimming the bound sheet stack, which serves to trim the bound sheet stack to the desired standard size. In addition, any existing markers that are used to identify the assembled

Serving document components during the manufacturing process, removed.

The device module 7000 for trimming the bound sheet stack is finally followed by a device module 8000 for feeding a cover sheet 210 and for connecting the cover sheet to the bound sheet stack. This device module is further associated with a device module 8100 for providing the cover slips.

The magazine 8100 for providing the cover sheet 210, like the magazine 3000 for the passport cards 100, may be formed by a conventional system. For example, the cover sheets may be stacked in a tray in the magazine. If different types of passports 200 are to be produced with the production device, this magazine can also be a change magazine, for example a Paternoster magazine in which coverlets of different types, for example of different colors, are located in different compartments. The

Device module 8000 is adapted to receive a cover from the magazine, so that the bound sheet stack of flyleaf 220, passport card 100 and visa pages 230 can rest on the inside, and the sheet stack with the

Bonding the cover to the surface.

The above-described device modules 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 8100 may further include quality control devices including

Intermediates and the completed passport to be checked for its correctness, be subordinate (not shown). Also between these device modules, the product to be processed can be conveyed by means of conventional transport devices.

With the manufacturing device according to the invention, the inventive method can be carried out. In Fig. 7, the first process variant is shown schematically in several steps. The method comprises in preferred embodiments the following method steps:

First, a passport card 100 is taken out of the magazine 3000 containing the passport cards (step 1). The data stored in the electronic chip 135 in the passport card is read out and transmitted to the control module 1000 (step 2).

Thereupon, the individualization data set and the parts list data record associated with the passport card are read from the memory of the control module and sent to the individual modules 2100, 2200, 2300, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000 of FIG

Transfer manufacturing device (step 3). The individualization record contains the details of the person to whom the passport is assigned, as well as

Passindividualisierungsparameter, such as the serial number, the date and place of issue of the passport and the issuing authority. The BOM record contains the

Parts list of document components 100, 210, 220, 230 required for the production of passport 200. This includes, for example, information about the type of coverlet 210 (cover color), the flyleaf 220 and the visa pages 230. In the case of passbooks from other countries, the BOM may contain information on other varying parameters of these document components and / or others

Document components should be included.

Alternatively, a unique passcode 100 individualizing code, for example a barcode on the passport card, can be read and after reading this _

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Codes thereupon the individualization data set and the parts list data record are read from the memory of the control module 1000 and transmitted to the modules 2100, 2200, 2300, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 8100 of the manufacturing device. As an alternative to this, the data stored in the chip 135 of the passport card 100 can be present in the form of an individualization data record and a parts list data record and can be read out and transferred to the control module 1000. There, these data can be compared with the data stored in the memory of the control module. The adjusted data is then transmitted to the modules 2100, 2200, 2300, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 8100 of the manufacturing device.

After acquiring the required data for making the visa pages 230

Subsequently, a visa page sheet 300 is provided from the dedicated magazine 2100 (step 4). The visa page sheet points to the selected type

For example, already a standardized layout (Artwork) on, for example, a

Security printing, in particular a Guillochendruck, as well as a form for

customizing data to be printed, such as pre-printed fields and legends.

In the first variant of the method described here, the visa page sheet 300 is then fed to a printer 2200. There, the visa page sheet is printed with reproductions 500 of the individualizing data (step 5). Preferably, only fields of some visa pages on the visa page sheet are printed with the data, while most pages remain blank. If necessary, the visa page sheet is turned in order to be able to attach reproductions of data on the back too.

Thereafter, the printed visa side sheet 300 is further processed by a cutting putter 2300 to separate the individual visa pages 230 from the visa side sheet (step 6). In a second variant of the method (not shown in FIG. 7), the visa side sheet 300 is first separated into individual visa sides 230 by means of the cutting pusher 2300. Thereafter, some of these visa pages are provided by the printer 2200 with the renderings 500 of the individualizing data. If a visa page is already provided with reproductions of individualizing data, this can then be conveyed to the collection point of the device module 5000, while still other visa pages with

Reproductions are provided. Therefore, some of these steps can be done simultaneously. In parallel, due to the from the control module 1000 to the magazine 4000 for providing flyleaf belonging to the BOM data record of the selected passport card 100 header sheet 220 is removed (step 7) and to the

Assembly point of the device module 5000 for gathering transferred (step 8).

Thereafter, the passport card 100 taken out from the magazine 3000 is also transferred to the collecting point of the device module 5000 for collation (step 9). The passport is placed in the correct position on the there already arranged and open flyleaf 220.

Finally, the individualized visa pages 230 are likewise placed in the correct position on the stack of flyleaf 220 and passport card 100 (step 10). The individual document components 100, 220, 230 are releasably fixed in the stack by means of clamping devices provided for this purpose (step 1 1). The thus fixed stack is then transferred to a sewing machine 6000 and tied there to a passport (step 12). An inlet is formed. Subsequently, the visa pages 230 can be provided with reproductions of further individualizing data, for example the serial number of the passport 200, by punching the number through all the visa pages (step 13). For this purpose, the stack is opened so that only the visa pages are stacked on top of each other. Thereafter, the inlet provided with the perforation can be trimmed to a standard size (step 14). In this case, if appropriate, edge regions can be cut off, on which there are markings which have served to identify the document components of the inlets during its production. Subsequently, the bound and possibly provided with the perforation inlet is merged with the cover sheet 210. For this purpose, the binding cover is removed from a corresponding magazine 8100 (step 15) and laid, for example, in a cassette of the device module 8000, so that the inside of the cover has upwards. The insert hammered in by the end blade 220 is coated flat with an adhesive on the outside (step 16) and then opened on top of it

Cover is placed so that the inlet connects to the cover (step 17). Reference numerals:

100 data sheet, data card, passport card

1 10 polymer end layer

120 individualized foil section

130 polymer ply piece

131 polymer carrier layer

132 leveling position

133 opaque top layer

135 chip

140 document card flap

200 passport, book-type identification document

210 coverlet

220 flyleaf

221 Fälzelband

230 Visaseite, passport sheet

240 stitching thread

300 book sheet, visa page sheet

400 field area of a field matrix

500 reproduction of individualizing data

1000 control module

2000 module series for the production of the book sheets

2100 Device module (magazine) for providing a booklet sheet

2200 device module for generating reproductions of individualizing

Data, (inkjet) printer

2300 device module for separating the at least one book sheet from the

Sheet of paper, cutting putty

2310 storage table

231 1 first manipulation area

2312 second manipulation area

2313 third manipulation area

2320 terminal strip

2330 separating device

3000 Device module (magazine) for providing the individualized

Datasheet, magazine for the provision of passport cards

4000 Device module (magazine) for providing the flyleaf _

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5000 Device module for collecting the individualized data sheet and individualized book sheets

6000 device module for connecting the individualized data sheet and the

Book sheets, sewing machine

7000 Device module for trimming the bound sheet stack

8000 device module for feeding a cover and connecting the

Coverlet with bound sheet pile

8100 Device module (magazine) for providing cover slips

Claims

claims:

1 . A method of producing book-type identification documents (200), the

each associated with a person and each containing an individualized data sheet (100) and at least one individualized book sheet (230), the method comprising the following steps:

(a) providing the individualized data sheet (100);

(b) providing an individualization dataset that is included in the

contains individualized data sheet (100) containing individualizing data;

(c) providing a booklet sheet (300) for producing the at least one book sheet (230);

(d) separating the at least one book sheet (230) from the book sheet sheet (300);

(e) generating renderings (500) of individualizing data

and / or in the book leaf sheet (300) or the at least one book sheet (230) made from the book sheet sheet (300);

(f) gathering the individualized data sheet (100) and the

at least one book sheet (230) to a sheet stack; and

(g) connecting the individualized data sheet (100) and the at least one book sheet (230) in the sheet stack with one another,

characterized in that method step (e) takes place before method step (f).

2. A method for producing book-like identification documents (200) according to claim 1, characterized in that the individualized data sheet (100) and the at least one individualized book sheet (230) are collected at a collection point to the sheet stack.

3. A method for producing book-like identification documents (200) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the book sheets (230) prior to separation from the book sheet (300) with reproductions (500) of the book sheets (230) individualizing data are provided ,

4. A method for producing book-type identification documents (200) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the method further comprises the following method step:

(b ') Provide a BOM record for the determination of

Production of the identification document (200) needed

Documents components. Method for producing book-type identification documents (200) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a part of the identification document (200) is further formed by a cover (210). A method for producing book-type identification documents (200) according to claim 5, characterized in that the itemization record is associated with a BOM record containing an indication of the type of cover (210).

Method for producing book-type identification documents (200) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the

Individualization data record is associated with a BOM data record that contains an indication of the number of at least one book sheet (230).

A method for producing book-like identification documents (200) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the sheet stack is releasably fixed after the collation.

Apparatus for producing book-like identification documents (200), which are each assigned to a person and which each contain an individualized data sheet (100) and at least one individualized book sheet (230), the production apparatus comprising:

(i) at least one device module (3000) for providing the

individualized data sheet (100);

(ii) at least one control module (1000) adapted to include an individualization data set contained in the data sheet (100)

contains, stores and provides individualizing data;

(iii) at least one device module (2100) for providing a

Booklet sheet (300) for producing the at least one book sheet (230);

(iv) at least one device module (2200) for generating reproductions of individualizing data on and / or in the book leaf sheet (300) and / or the at least one book sheet (230) made from the book sheet sheet (300);

(v) at least one device module (2300) for separating the at least one book sheet (230) from the book sheet sheet (300);

(vi) at least one device module (5000) for collating the

individualized data sheet (100) and the at least one

individualized booklet (230) each to a stack of sheets; and (vii) at least one device module (6000) for connecting the individualized data sheet (100) and the at least one individualized book sheet (230) in the sheet stack with each other.

10. An apparatus for producing book-like identification documents (200) according to claim 9, characterized in that the at least one device module

(2300) for separating the at least one book sheet (230) from the

Book sheet (300) each having a storage table (2310) on which the book sheet (300) can be stored.

1 1. Apparatus for producing book-type identification documents (200) according to claim 10, characterized in that the at least one storage table (2310) each have a first (231 1), a second (2312) and a third (2313)

The book leaf sheet (300) in the first manipulation area (231 1) can be stored, in the second manipulation area (2312) into a plurality of book sheets (230) singular and created by separating book sheets (230) in the third manipulation area (2313) the storage table

(2310) are removable.

12. An apparatus for producing book-type identification documents (200) according to any one of claims 9 to 1 1, characterized in that the at least one device module (5000) for collating each a collecting point for stacking the individualized data sheet (100) and the at least one individualized booklet (230).

13. An apparatus for producing book-like identification documents (200) according to any one of claims 9 to 12, characterized in that the at least one device module (5000) for collating each a lifting and

Swinging robot has.

14. An apparatus for producing book-type identification documents (200) according to any one of claims 9 to 13, characterized in that the control module (1000) is adapted to a bills of material data record for determining the identification document (200) required document components (100 , 210, 220, 230) store and provide.