JP2002029185A - Method and apparatus for processing to issue card, and card with transfer foil - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To record transfer foil information capable of being referred to for a truth or a falsehood of a transfer foil on a card having individual information recorded thereon and having the foil transferred thereon. SOLUTION: An apparatus 10 for processing to issue the card reads the transfer foil information by a photosensor 18 before transferring the transfer foil 14 to the card 12, and magnetically records the information on the card 12 being transferred by the foil 14 by a magnetic head 22.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for issuing a card having limited information and individual information, such as a credit card, an identification card, a prepaid card, an IC card, and a gift certificate, and a transfer foil attached card.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A security member, such as a hologram foil, which is difficult to forge, is transferred to a card having personal information or a card having credit information as described above in order to prevent unauthorized use by forgery or alteration. There are things that express their authenticity.

[0003]

Conventionally, however, transfer foils including hologram foils as described above are generally mass-produced, and transfer foils having the same pattern are used for the same type of card. Since the transfer is performed, there is a risk that the card can be easily forged or altered if the transfer foil can be obtained or forged.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and has as its object to provide a card issuance processing method and apparatus which are not easily forged or falsified, and a transfer foil attached card. .

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present inventor has previously disclosed an article having an optical diffraction structure such as a hologram foil on which individual information can be recorded in advance, as disclosed in JP-A-2000-47556. A manufacturing method was proposed.

According to the present invention, as described above, when transferring a transfer foil on which individual information (transfer foil information) is recorded in advance to a card, necessary information of the transfer foil information is recorded on the card. Further, forgery and alteration are prevented by recording different transfer foil information for each card.

That is, the present invention relates to a card issuance processing method for issuing a card by transferring a necessary portion of a transfer foil on which transfer foil information is recorded to a card having individual information. Read the transfer foil information at any timing before or after transferring to the card,
The above object is attained by a card issuance processing method characterized by recording necessary information comprising at least a part of the transfer foil information and at least one of information associated with the transfer foil information on the card after reading. It is.

In the above-mentioned card issuing processing method, the information may be read before the necessary portion of the transfer foil is transferred, and the necessary information may be recorded on the card.

In the card issuance processing method, the information is read before the necessary portion of the transfer foil is transferred, and the necessary information is recorded on the card on which the necessary portion of the transfer foil is transferred. Is also good.

Further, in the card issuance processing method,
After transferring the necessary portion of the transfer foil to a card, at least one of the information recorded on the transfer foil transferred on the card and the information recorded on the transfer foil remaining without being transferred is read, and the necessary information is read. May be recorded on a card.

Further, in the card issuance processing method, a part of the light reflection layer is formed by irradiating a laser beam to a light diffraction structure transfer foil in which a light diffraction structure forming layer and a light reflection layer are laminated on a support. After recording the transfer foil information by destroying the substrate, the light diffraction structure forming layer and the light reflection layer may be peeled off from the support and transferred to the card as the transfer foil.

In the card issuance processing method, the read transfer foil information may be recorded on a card as magnetic information.

[0013] The invention of a card issuance processing device is a transfer device for transferring a necessary portion of a transfer foil to a card, and a transfer foil recorded on the transfer foil before being transferred to the card by the transfer device. An information reading device for reading information; and at least one of transfer foil information read by the information reading device and at least one of information associated with the transfer foil information, before and after transfer of the transfer foil by the transfer device. And a recording device for recording on the card.

Another aspect of the card issuance processing device is a transfer device for transferring a necessary portion of a transfer foil to a card, the transfer foil after being transferred to the card by the transfer device, and a remaining untransferred portion. From at least one of the transfer foils, an information reading device that reads the transfer foil information recorded thereon, at least a part of the transfer foil information read by the information reading device and at least the information associated with the transfer foil information. A recording device for recording one of the cards on which the transfer foil has been transferred by the transfer device,
The above object is achieved by a card issuance processing device having the following.

In the above-mentioned card issuance processing device, the information reading device may be an optical sensor, and the recording device may be a magnetic recording device.

Further, in the above card issuing processing device,
The transfer foil is formed by irradiating a laser beam on a light diffraction structure transfer foil in which a light diffraction structure forming layer and a light reflection layer are laminated on a support to break a part of the light reflection layer, thereby obtaining the transfer foil. After recording the information, the light diffraction structure forming layer and the light reflection layer may be peeled off from the support.

Further, the invention of a transfer foil attached card is a card having a transfer foil on which transfer foil information in which transfer foil information is recorded in advance and having a transfer foil having individual information is provided.
At least a part of the information recorded on the transfer foil,
The above object is achieved by a transfer foil attached card characterized in that the card is recorded as reference information in a portion other than the transfer foil.

Further, in the transfer foil-attached card, the transfer foil is formed by irradiating a laser beam to a light diffraction structure transfer foil in which a light diffraction structure forming layer and a light reflection layer are laminated on a support. After recording the transfer foil information by destroying a part of the layer, the light diffraction structure forming layer and the light reflection layer may be peeled off from the support.

[0019]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, a card issuing / processing device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a transfer device 16 for transferring a necessary portion of a transfer foil 14 to a card 12, and a transfer device 16. An optical sensor 18 for reading the transfer foil information recorded on the transfer foil 14 before being transferred to the card 12, and a necessary portion of the information read by the optical sensor 18 is transferred by the transfer device 16. And a magnetic head 22 for magnetically recording the foil 14 on the card 12 before the foil 14 is transferred to the card 12.

Reference numeral 17 in FIG. 1 indicates a heat roller of the transfer device 16. The heat roller 17 presses a required portion of the transfer foil 14 against the card 12 on the transport bed 24 to perform heat transfer. .

The transfer foil information read by the optical sensor 18 is output to the magnetic head 22 via the control device 20.

The transfer foil 14 is made of, for example, the aforementioned JP-A-2
Necessary transfer foil information is recorded in advance by a method for manufacturing an article having an optical diffraction structure as disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 000-47556.

To describe this in detail, as shown in FIG. 2, the transfer foil 14 is made of PE
The heat roller 17 is laminated on a support 30 such as a T (polyethylene terestarate) film, and the adhesive layer 32 on the opposite side to the support 30 is used as the card 12 side.
By pressing from the support 30 side, the peelable resin layer 28 is peeled off from the peeling interface 29 on the back side in the figure and is transferred to the card 12 side.

Further, the transfer foil 14 is made of
From the side, a protective layer made of ionizing radiation-curable resin or the like, a light diffraction structure forming layer 3 formed with holograms or diffracted photons
6. Light reflection layer 3 made of a thin film of gold, silver, aluminum, etc.
8, the adhesive layer 32 is laminated in this order. For example, a hologram relief 37 is provided in the light diffraction structure forming layer 36.

The adhesive layer 32 is light-transmissive, and transmits a laser beam 42 from a laser oscillator 40 to an objective lens 44.
As a result, light is condensed at the position of the light reflection layer 38 and destroyed, so that transfer foil information is recorded.

As shown in FIG. 3, the laser marking device 50 for recording the transfer foil information includes the laser oscillator 40 for emitting a marking laser beam.
And a transport unit 56 for transporting the transfer foil 14 laminated on the support 30 as a marking object in a certain direction.
The laser unit 42 is provided rotatably at a fixed position with respect to the transport unit 56, and reflects the laser beam 42 emitted from the laser oscillator 40 in the direction of the transfer foil 14 transported by the transport unit 56. A polygon mirror 58 that scans the transfer foil 14 in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction,
A control device 6 for modulating the laser beam in synchronization with the transfer state of the transfer foil 14 and the rotation state of the polygon mirror 58
0 is included.

The polygon mirror 58 is composed of, for example, a polygon mirror, and includes a polygon mirror driving device 6 including a motor (not shown).
4, it is designed to be rotationally driven in a plane parallel to the paper surface in FIG.

From the laser oscillator 40 to the polygon mirror 58
On the optical path of the laser beam 42 reaching the
From the 0 side, a laser modulator 66, a half mirror 68, and a beam expander 70 are arranged in this order.

The laser modulator 66 is connected to the control device 6
By 0, for example, control is performed to perform intensity modulation of the laser beam.

A semiconductor laser 72 for emitting a detection laser beam is arranged on the side of the half mirror 68.
From the half mirror 68 to the laser oscillator 40 and the polygon mirror 6
8, a detection laser beam is emitted in the optical path of the laser beam.

In the range where the detection laser beam from the semiconductor laser 72 is reflected by the polygon mirror 68, the F-.theta. Lens 76 (described later) is used.
A laser detector 74 is disposed at a position passing near one limit in the scanning direction.

The detection signal of the detection laser beam by the laser detector 74 is output to the control device 60.

The controller 60 modulates the laser modulator 66 based on a detection signal from the laser detector 74.

The F-θ lens 76 is arranged between the polygon mirror 58 and the transport unit 56 on the optical path of the reflected light of the laser beam reflected by the polygon mirror 58.

The transport unit 56 includes a supply unit 56A for unwinding and supplying a wound sheet-shaped marking object (the support 30 and the transfer foil 14), and a winding unit for winding the unwound marking object. 56B, and as shown in FIG. 4, the sheet-like marking target is conveyed downward at a constant speed.

On the other hand, the polygon mirror 58 is provided so as to scan the reflected laser beam in a direction orthogonal to the direction of transport of the marking target in the transport unit 56.

Next, the process of marking the transfer foil 14 by the laser marking device 50 will be described.

First, the roll-shaped transfer foil 14 (laminated on the support 30), which is a marking object, is attached to the transport unit 56. Operate the transport unit 56,
The marking object is conveyed downward at a constant speed in FIG.

Next, the polygon mirror 58 is rotated at a constant speed by the polygon mirror driving device 64, and the laser oscillator 40 is driven to emit a laser beam. At this stage, the laser beam is cut off by the laser modulator 66.

On the other hand, the semiconductor laser 72 is driven to emit a detection laser beam. The detection laser beam is
The light is reflected by the half mirror 68 and reaches the polygon mirror 58, where it is reflected and passes through the F-θ lens 76, and reaches the laser detector 74 in synchronization with the rotation of the polygon mirror 58. The laser detector 74 outputs a detection signal to the control device 60 each time the reflected detection laser beam is input.

The controller 60 performs one of the scanning operations of the polygon mirror 58 in accordance with the data to be marked at a timing synchronized with the detection signal, that is, at a timing synchronized with the rotation of the polygon mirror 58.
The pulse signal for the line is output to the laser modulator 66.

The laser modulator 66 modulates the intensity of the laser beam in accordance with the signal input from the control device 60, so that the polygon mirror 58 performs one scanning, that is, one line of marking. Become.

By repeating the above operation each time the laser detector 74 detects a signal, a predetermined marking is made on the marking object.

Each time the laser beam is scanned by the polygon mirror 58, the object to be marked is sent in a direction perpendicular to the scanning direction by the transport unit 56, and the whole or a part thereof is scanned each time. By modulating the intensity of the laser beam, a predetermined picture or character can be formed on the marking target (transfer foil 14). For example, a transfer foil 14A having a pattern of a laser mark as shown in FIG. 5 can be formed. Here, the marking line 75 can be a uniform fine line without the start end 75A and the end end 75B becoming thick.

As described above, the transfer foil 14 in which necessary transfer foil information is recorded in advance by destroying the light reflecting layer 38 by the laser beam 42 is transferred from the support 30 by the transfer device 16 as described above. Peeled off and transferred to card 12.

At this time, the necessary portion or all the transfer foil information is read from the transfer foil information recorded on the transfer foil 14 before the transfer by the optical sensor 18.

All or a part of the transfer foil information read by the optical sensor 18 is taken into the control device 20, and the control device 20 transmits necessary transfer foil information to the magnetic head 2.
2, and the magnetic recording is performed on the card 12 before the transfer foil 14 is transferred by the transfer device 16. At this time, the information associated with the transfer foil information may be magnetically recorded at the same time, or in place of all or part of the transfer foil information.

For example, only an ID number for identifying an individual is recorded on the transfer foil, and in the card issuing / processing apparatus, transfer foil-related information such as the name and expiration date of the individual is given from the information. Here, the information to be recorded on the card, which is at least one of the transfer foil information and at least one of the information related to the transfer foil, is defined as necessary information.

Next, the transfer foil 14 is transferred to the card 12 so that the transfer foil attached card 1 as shown in FIG.
2A is completed.

Therefore, the transfer foil 14 is transferred by the transfer device 16.
Since the necessary portion of the transfer foil information previously recorded on the transfer foil 14 and the necessary information that is the transfer foil-related information are magnetically recorded on the card 12 onto which the transfer foil has been transferred, the appearance of the transfer foil and the card The authenticity of the card 12 can be checked by referring to the transfer foil information and the like recorded on the card 12.

The card issuing apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 1 records transfer foil information on the card 12 before transferring the transfer foil 14 to the card 12, but the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, the read transfer foil information may be magnetically recorded on the card 12 after the transfer foil 14 has been transferred, as in the card issue processing apparatus 10A shown in FIG.

The card issuance processing device 10A will be described in detail. The magnetic head 22 is provided on the downstream side of the transfer device 16, and the transfer device 16
When the transfer foil 14 is transferred to the card 12, the transfer foil information is read by the optical sensor 18 and transferred to the card 12 after the transfer of the transfer foil 14 via the controller 20, as in the case of FIG.
Then, necessary transfer foil information is recorded by the magnetic head 22.

The card issuance processing device 1 shown in FIG.
After transferring the transfer foil 14 to the card 12 as shown in FIG.
The transfer foil information of the transfer foil 14 on the card 12 may be read and recorded on the card 12.

In the card issuance processing device 10B shown in FIG. 7, an optical sensor 18 and a magnetic head 22 are arranged in this order on the downstream side of the transfer device 16, and the card 12 after the transfer foil 14 has been transferred by the transfer device 16 starts from the card 12. , The information of the transfer foil 14 is read by the optical sensor 18, and this is
The magnetic recording is performed on the card 12 by the magnetic head 22.

In the above embodiment, the transfer foil 14 is made of a material as shown in FIG.
Although proposed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 556, the present invention is not limited to this, and a transfer foil having another structure may be used.

That is, it may be a metal transfer foil, a hologram transfer foil having a metal reflection layer as described above, a label seal formed on a release paper or a release film via an adhesive material, or the like.

Further, the information recorded on the transfer foil is information such as pictures, characters, symbols, bar codes, etc., and information such as face photographs and handwritten signs.
The serial number, the owner's name, and other information are recorded as they are or by retaining encoded or encrypted data.

The method of recording information differs depending on the transfer foil. In the transfer foil having a metal layer as described above, information can be recorded by marking the metal layer with a laser or the like. .

In the case of laser marking, the present invention is not limited to the laser marking device 50 as described above, but may be another laser marking device. However,
In the case of using the laser marking device 50, since a large diameter portion is not generated at both ends of the marking line, a uniform line width is used.
Fine marking can be performed.

Furthermore, if the transfer foil is a magnetic material, recording is performed according to its magnetic orientation. If the transfer foil is a material having optical characteristics, its reflectance, scattering state, refractive index distribution, Recording can be performed based on a refractive index distribution, a wavelength distribution of reflected light, a polarization state of reflected light, and the like.

Further, in the above embodiment, the transfer device 16 transfers the transfer foil 14 by the heat roller 17 to the card 12.
However, the present invention is not limited to this. In the case of thermal transfer, a method of pressing a heated metal mold in addition to a heat roller to a transfer foil, and performing thermal transfer by a thermal head There is a way. If the transfer foil is in the form of a label seal, a release base (for example, the above-mentioned support 3
The transfer foil portion may be transferred by peeling the transfer foil portion from 0) and pasting it to the card 12.

Further, as described above, the card 12 includes various cards such as credit cards, identification cards, prepaid cards, and securities such as gift certificates, stock certificates, and certificates.
Although there is no particular limitation, any device having individual information may be used.

The material of the card 12 may be plastic such as vinyl chloride resin or polyester resin, paper, metal or the like.

Further, although the transfer foil information is magnetically recorded on the card 12 by the magnetic head 22 as described above, the present invention is not limited to this, and printing on the card by a thermal transfer printer, an ink jet printer or the like is possible. Alternatively, recording may be performed by embossing using an embossing machine or the like.

If the card has an electric memory element, an IC element, etc., it can be recorded on the card as an electric signal. Alternatively, recording may be performed using a thermal head, a laser, or the like.

[0067]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, the necessary information such as all or a part of the individual transfer foil information of the transfer foil transferred to the card having the individual information can be recorded on the card. This makes it possible to refer to the information displayed on the transfer foil and the necessary information recorded on the card, thereby providing an excellent effect that the authenticity of the card can be easily determined.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view showing a card issuance processing device according to a first example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic enlarged sectional view showing a structure of a transfer foil used in the card issuing and processing apparatus and a process of recording the transfer foil information.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a laser marking device used for recording transfer foil information on a transfer foil.

FIG. 4 is a schematic side view showing a polygon mirror and a transport unit in the laser marking device.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a main part of the transfer foil laser-marked by the laser marking device.

FIG. 6 is a schematic side view showing a card issuance processing device according to a second example of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic side view showing a card issuance processing device according to a third example of the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a transfer foil attached card manufactured by the card issuing processing method of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10, 10A, 10B: Card issuance processing device 12: Card 12A: Transfer foil attached card 14: Transfer foil 16: Transfer device 17: Heat roller 18 ... Optical sensor 20 ... Control device 22 ... Magnetic head 24 ... Transport bed 28 ... Peeling Reactive resin layer 30 Support 32 Adhesive layer 34 Protective layer 36 Light diffractive structure forming layer 37 Hologram relief 38 Light reflecting layer 40 Laser oscillator 42 Laser beam 44 Objective lens

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Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A card issuance processing method for issuing a card by transferring a necessary portion of a transfer foil on which transfer foil information is recorded to a card having individual information, wherein the necessary portion of the transfer foil is transferred to the card. The transfer foil information is read at any timing between before and after, and after reading the card, necessary information including at least one of the transfer foil information and at least one of information associated with the transfer foil information is stored in the card. A card issuance processing method. 2. A card issuance processing method according to claim 1, wherein said information is read before transfer of a necessary portion of said transfer foil, and said necessary information is recorded on a card. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the information is read before the necessary portion of the transfer foil is transferred, and the necessary information is recorded on a card to which the necessary portion of the transfer foil has been transferred. Card issue processing method. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the necessary portion of the transfer foil is transferred to a card, and then the information recorded on the transfer foil transferred onto the card and the information recorded on the transfer foil remaining untransferred. At least one of the information
A card issuance processing method characterized by recording necessary information on a card. 5. A light diffraction structure transfer foil comprising a light diffraction structure forming layer and a light reflection layer laminated on a support, which is irradiated with a laser beam. After recording the transfer foil information by destroying part,
The card issuance processing method, wherein the light diffractive structure forming layer and the light reflecting layer are separated from the support and transferred to the card as the transfer foil. 6. The card issuance processing method according to claim 1, wherein the read transfer foil information is recorded on a card as magnetic information. 7. A transfer device for transferring a necessary portion of a transfer foil to a card, and an information reading device for reading transfer foil information recorded on the transfer foil before being transferred to the card by the transfer device. And at least one of the transfer foil information read by the information reading device and at least one of the information associated with the transfer foil information, during any of the steps before and after the transfer of the transfer foil by the transfer device. And a recording device for recording on the card. 8. A transfer device for transferring a necessary portion of a transfer foil to a card, and at least one of the transfer foil after being transferred to the card by the transfer device and the remaining transfer foil that has not been transferred. An information reading device for reading the recorded transfer foil information, and at least one of the transfer foil information read by the information reading device and at least one of the information associated with the transfer foil information, the transfer foil is transferred by the transfer device. A recording device for recording the transferred card. 9. The card issuance processing device according to claim 7, wherein the information reading device is an optical sensor, and the recording device is a magnetic recording device. 10. The light transfer structure according to claim 7, 8 or 9, wherein the transfer foil is formed by irradiating a laser beam onto a light diffraction structure transfer foil in which a light diffraction structure forming layer and a light reflection layer are laminated on a support. A card issuance processing device, wherein the transfer foil information is recorded by destroying a part of the reflection layer, and then the light diffraction structure forming layer and the light reflection layer are peeled off from the support. . 11. A transfer foil card on which a transfer foil on which transfer foil information is recorded in advance and which has individual information, includes at least a part of information recorded on said transfer foil and said transfer foil. A transfer foil attached card, wherein at least one of information associated with the foil information is recorded as reference information in a portion other than the transfer foil. 12. The transfer foil according to claim 10, wherein the transfer foil is formed by irradiating a laser beam to a transfer foil having a light diffraction structure forming layer and a light reflection layer laminated on a support. The transfer foil attached card, wherein the transfer foil information is recorded by partially destroying the transfer foil information, and then the light diffraction structure forming layer and the light reflection layer are peeled off from the support.