JP2002321475A - Securities - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide securities and bills which are not easily forged. SOLUTION: A recording element 10 such as an IC chip in which data representing content of the security are recorded is provided in the security made of a printable raw material such as plastics.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to securities.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Hitherto, various technologies for preventing counterfeiting of banknotes have been developed, and banknotes are integrated with high-tech technologies. In Japan, banknotes are made from a very durable material, Japanese paper, and special printing is performed so that the watermark can be seen when held over light. Also, in Thailand, plastic bills are used, which are marked with transparent watermarks. In Australia, plastic bills are used and holograms are used.

[0003]

However, due to the improvement in technology, some counterfeiters are being forged so that they cannot be distinguished only by seeing or touching them. In the current information age, it is necessary not only to be able to directly confirm the contents of bills and securities by eyes, but also to easily extract them as digitized information.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a security according to the present invention includes a recording element that records data representing the contents of the security on a printable material.

[0005] In the above configuration, it is possible to record data on the recording element and issue securities and bills.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the security according to the first aspect, identification information is recorded on the recording element.

In the above configuration, the identification information can be recorded on the recording element and uniquely identified.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the security according to the first or second aspect, the content of the security is encrypted and recorded on the recording element.

In the above configuration, the security can be enhanced by encrypting the contents of the security.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the security according to any one of the first to third aspects, the recording element includes a plurality of transmission / reception systems.

In the above configuration, confidentiality can be enhanced by providing a plurality of transmission / reception systems.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the security according to the fourth aspect, the transmission / reception system includes a non-standardized system.

In the above configuration, information cannot be easily read by a non-standardized transmission / reception method.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the security according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein:
The recording element may be embedded.

In the above configuration, the validity can be confirmed from the place where the recording element is embedded and the date of manufacture.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the security according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, a hologram is printed on a surface of the material.

In the above configuration, it is possible to determine the authenticity by printing the hologram.

An eighth aspect of the present invention is the security according to any one of the first to seventh aspects, wherein the recording element is 30 microns or less.

In the above configuration, the recording element can be thinned and embedded in a security.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the security according to any one of the first to eighth aspects, the material is plastic.

In the above configuration, the security is made of plastic and is durable and easy to process.

[0022]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG.
Is a device in which the recording element 10 is embedded in a printable material having no conductivity. The recording element 10 is a non-contact type IC
Chips. Hereinafter, the recording element will be described as an IC chip. In addition, the printable material is a material that can be printed on the surface of the material to make a large number of copies, such as plastic, paper, and cloth. Here, a plastic will be described as an example. Further, the term “securities” is a description of assets, and is a concept that includes securities such as stock certificates and receivables, evidence securities such as receipt certificates and borrowing certificates, and currencies.

Here, an example of a bill using a plastic film as a material will be described. FIG. 2 shows an AA ′ cross section of the banknote 1. As shown in FIG.
The chip 10 includes an element 15 including a control unit and the like and an antenna 11. First, the IC chip 10 is placed on a non-conductive material 20 such as plastic,
It is configured to be sandwiched between. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the antenna 11 can be configured by printing. Also,
It is preferable that the IC chip 10 has a thickness equal to or less than the material 20. It is desired to be less than approximately 30 microns.

As shown in FIG. 4, the IC chip 10 includes an antenna 11 for transmitting and receiving data, a communication control section 12 for controlling communication, a control circuit 13 such as a CPU, and a memory 14 for storing data and the like. It has. The communication control unit 12 is connected to the control circuit 13 to receive and transfer data, and to receive and transmit data from the antenna 11. The control circuit 13 operates data stored in the memory 14 and controls the communication control unit 12.

The IC chip 10 records identification information 141 that can be uniquely identified, and bill contents 140 such as the amount, date of manufacture, and factory number. In addition, the contents 1 of this bill
40 is preferably recorded in an encrypted form, and can preferably be decrypted only with a dedicated decryption device. Further, the identification information 141 and the contents 14
0 is desirably recorded in a non-rewritable manner.

The contents of the bill 1 are printed on the front surface of the bill, and the contents are visually checked. Further, the authenticity is confirmed by confirming the identification information 141 and the bill content 140 recorded on the IC chip 10 with the IC chip reader. If the content of the bill is encrypted, it is decrypted by a dedicated decryption device.

For example, personal computer, mobile phone, PHS, P
Terminals such as DA (portable information terminals) and notebook computers
By providing a reading device for the C chip 10, it is possible to confirm the authenticity of the IC chip 10. In FIG.
An example in which a reading device 41 is provided in a mobile phone 40 is shown. In this case, in order to prevent forgery, it is preferable that the reading device 41 of the IC chip 10 be automatically broken when the reading device 41 is taken out and analyzed.

Alternatively, the bill 140 is encrypted with an asymmetric key such as a public key cryptosystem, and the bill 140 is recorded on the bill 1. Only the person having the key checks the bill 140 and the identification information 141. It is also possible to do it. Depending on the use, encryption may be performed using a symmetric key. Further, it is also possible to record a key for encryption (decryption) in a terminal used only by the owner, such as the mobile phone 40 (provided with the reading device 41).

Further, it is also possible to record data containing a digital watermark on the IC chip 10.

As described above, an IC chip having durability when bent or stretched is embedded, and electronic reading is easy. In addition, it can be determined from the content printed on the front surface and the data recorded on the IC chip 10, and it is possible to manufacture banknotes and coins that are difficult to forge.

A second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The place where the IC chip 10 is embedded is shown in FIG.
As shown in (1), it is possible to embed in various places according to the date of manufacture, factory number, lot to be manufactured, etc., instead of the specified place.

The location where the IC chip 10 is embedded can be detected by a reading device, a detector, or the like, and the consistency between the data recorded on the IC chip 10 and the embedded location can be confirmed. .

It is possible to perform a double check based on the data and position recorded on the IC chip 10.

Furthermore, it is possible to combine with the above-mentioned embodiment and check the validity several times.

A third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, it is possible to print a bill, a bar code (including a multi-dimensional bar code), a hologram 30, and the like on the surface of the superposed plastic film 20, as shown in FIG. .

Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 8, the plastic film 20 and
It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which printing is performed during the period.

Thus, the hologram 30 can be used to determine the authenticity of each bill 1.
In addition, it is possible to determine the authenticity of the bill by printing the content printed on the front surface and the hologram, and to double-check the data recorded on the IC chip 10.

Further, by performing printing between the plastic films 20, it is possible to confirm the printed contents which cannot be visually confirmed by the detector. In addition, by making the plastic film 20 on the surface transparent, the printed contents can be visually checked, but since the printing is not performed on the surface, it is possible to prevent the plastic film 20 from being easily peeled off.

Furthermore, it is also possible to combine with the above-mentioned embodiment and check the validity several times.

A fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. A plurality of interfaces may be provided for the interface for transmitting and receiving data recorded on the IC chip 10. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, an antenna 11 'corresponding to an interface corresponding to a frequency of 2.45 GHz and communication control units 12', 13..
It is also possible to have a plurality of interfaces such as an antenna 11 ″ and a communication control unit 12 ″ corresponding to an interface corresponding to 56 MHz.

FIG. 9 shows a bill 1 according to the fourth embodiment.
2 is an example of a cross section showing the structure of FIG. Plastic film 2
0 and the plastic film 20
Between a plurality of plastic films 201, 202,
... to make up for it. Plastic films 201, 20
For 2, the antennas corresponding to the respective frequencies are printed and superimposed.

As an example, an antenna 11 'corresponding to a frequency of 2.45 GHz is printed on a plastic film 201 as shown in FIG. 10A, and a frequency of 13.56 MHz is printed as shown in FIG. Is printed on a plastic film 202, and the plastic film 201 shown in FIG.
And the plastic film 202 are overlapped to form an IC chip with the element 15 provided. In this way, a plurality of antennas 11 ′, 11 ″,.
Is printed, it is possible to configure the IC chip 10 having a plurality of interfaces.

It is also possible to provide an interface that is not standardized and an interface that is standardized. It is possible to prevent information stored in the IC chip 10 from being read from a non-standardized interface unless it is a dedicated device. This prevents information from being easily retrieved,
Confidentiality can be increased. On the other hand, by providing a standardized interface, information can be easily confirmed using a standard reader. For example, it is also possible to record the content such as the amount of money as audio data and reproduce it using a standard reading device.

Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 12, a plurality of IC chips 10 ', 10 ",... Of various receiving systems may be provided.

Furthermore, it is possible to combine the above-mentioned embodiments and check the validity several times.

The fifth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 13, a circuit pattern 21 is formed on a plastic film 20 having a thickness of several tens of microns or less.
The IC chip 10 is formed by superposing a plurality of printed images. The main components such as an antenna, a capacitor, a memory, and a control circuit are printed and configured. The surface of the plastic film 20 is printed with a bill, a barcode (including a multidimensional barcode), a hologram, and the like.

Thus, a thin and durable IC which is free from a possibility of damaging a wafer or the like by forming a circuit by printing.
A banknote in which the chip 10 is embedded can be manufactured.

Further, it is possible to combine with the above-described embodiment and check the validity several times.

The IC chip 1 is not limited to the shape described above.
Those that embed zeros can also be applied to things like coins.
Further, the surface is not limited to the printed one but may be engraved.

Although plastic has been described above, non-conductive materials such as paper and cloth may be used.

Further, although the above description has been made with respect to banknotes, as shown in FIG.
A non-contact type recording element such as the C chip 10 can be embedded. Further, the same applies to evidence certificates such as receipt certificates and borrowed certificates.

Further, instead of an IC chip as a recording element, it is also possible to use a biochip or the like in which logic elements using biochemical reactions are assembled.

[0053]

As described in detail above, by recording digital information on an IC chip, various information can be recorded on securities and currency itself, and in the current information age, Very informative.

Also, since various kinds of information can be held in various combinations, it is possible to manufacture securities, bills, coins, etc., which are difficult to forge.

Further, since the discrimination can be made based on the digital information, the sorting accuracy can be improved, and the physical configuration for the sorting can be simplified. As a result, the sorting means can be incorporated in a portable terminal or the like.

Further, by using plastic, it is possible to easily produce a durable one.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a bill.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a cross section of a bill (No. 1).

FIG. 3 is a view showing a cross section of a bill (No. 2).

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an IC chip.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state of reading an IC chip.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a place where an IC chip is embedded.

FIG. 7 is a diagram in which a hologram is printed on the surface of a bill.

FIG. 8 is a diagram printed between plastic films.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an IC chip having a plurality of interfaces.

FIG. 10 is a view showing a cross section of a bill (No. 3).

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing printing of a plurality of antennas.

FIG. 12 is a diagram in which a plurality of IC chips are embedded.

FIG. 13 is a view showing a cross section of a bill (No. 4).

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a stock certificate.

[Explanation of Signs] 1 Banknote 1 'Stock certificate 10, 10', 10 "IC chip 11 Antenna 12 Communication control unit 13 Control circuit 14 Memory 15 Element 20, 201, 202 Plastic film 21 Circuit pattern 30 Hologram 40 Portable terminal 41 Reading device 140 Contents of bill 141 Identification information

Continuation of the front page F term (reference) 2C005 HA02 HB10 JA09 JB08 JB33 MA02 MB08 NA06 NA08 NA09 3E041 AA01 AA02 BA11 BA20 BB01 BB10 5B035 AA13 BB09 CA23

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A security provided with a recording element that records data representing the content of the security on a printable material. 2. The security according to claim 1, wherein the recording element records identification information. 3. The security according to claim 1, wherein the content of the security is encrypted and recorded on the recording element. 4. The security according to claim 1, wherein the recording element has a plurality of transmission / reception methods. 5. The security according to claim 4, wherein the transmission / reception system includes a non-standardized system. 6. The security according to claim 1, wherein the recording element is embedded at a location corresponding to the date of manufacture. 7. The security according to claim 1, wherein a hologram is printed on a surface of the material. 8. The security according to claim 1, wherein the size of the recording element is 30 microns or less. 9. The security according to claim 1, wherein the material is plastic.