JP2003094865A - Id card forming system, id card forming apparatus and id card - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ID card in which information such as various types of a qualification, special working conditions or the like acquired by a person to be certified is clearly described by imparting an identifying function to an ID card forming system and an ID card forming apparatus. SOLUTION: The ID card forming system or the ID card forming apparatus comprises a card type identifying means for identifying a card type identifying code included in ID information corresponding to an ID number, a card housing means for housing a plurality of types of cards, a card selecting means for selecting a predetermined type of the card from the card housing means according to a command of the card type identifying means, and a recording means for recording the ID information on the selected card.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an ID card creating system, an ID card creating apparatus, and an ID card, and more specifically, for certifying a student ID of a school, an employee ID of a company, and various other specific qualifications. ID such as credentials
The present invention relates to a system and device for creating a card and an ID card.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A so-called ID card (Identifier)
In the ID card for certifying specific qualifications, the ID information such as the person's address, name, date of birth, personal identification number (hereinafter referred to as ID number), etc. (Personal information) is often recorded.

As an ID card creating system as described above, a face image of the person is photographed by a video camera, and face image data obtained by the video camera and characters such as a name, an address, an ID number, etc., which are separately input. There is one that outputs a pair of information to an ID card printer and allows the ID card printer to create an ID card (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-206098).
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[0004]

By the way, in the ID card, there is a specification that allows the ID card owner to immediately check the qualification of the ID card owner among a plurality of qualifications. desired. In response to such a request, it is possible to issue an ID card by changing the color of the base portion of the card in response to a plurality of types of qualifications.

However, in the field of issuing ID cards, it is required to issue a large number of cards accurately in a continuous state. Therefore, it is a work to switch to a card with a different base color each time to issue cards. There is a risk of complicating and issuing an incorrect card. Therefore, normally
When issuing a large number of ID cards, issue ID cards of the same base color card collectively for the person who corresponds, and after issuing all the corresponding base color cards, change to another base color card this time. The corresponding ID card is issued.

[0006] In some cases, it is possible to record which qualification is acquired from among a plurality of types of qualifications to be recorded on the ID card. For example, all the qualifications of a plurality of types are recorded as character information on the ID card. In the column that shows whether or not the qualification is acquired, which is arranged in each column in which each qualification is listed, indicate whether or not the certified person actually has the qualification.
In some cases, it was indicated by a mark, an X mark, or "0" or "1".

However, according to such a description method,
In addition to the column showing the contents of the qualification, a column showing the presence or absence of the qualification is needed, so the space for writing other information on the ID card is eroded, and for those who are unfamiliar, it is possible to confirm the qualification by glance There was a problem that it was difficult to do.

Further, in addition to the usual proof content of the proved person,
For example, in the case of a student ID card, you may want to write on the ID card a statement indicating special treatment such as tuition exemption measures for excellent students, but in the flow of normal ID card creation work,
It is troublesome to judge whether each person to be treated should be given special treatment, and to check the treatment one by one and make the changes described
There was a problem that the burden on the card-creating worker would increase.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems. That is, it is an object of the present invention to easily issue an ID card without changing the ID card creating operator and to easily change the contents described on the card.

Further, the qualification contents of the certified person are good in visibility, and even if a plurality of qualification contents are shown on the ID card, the qualification can be easily confirmed, and the special treatment of the certified person is given. The purpose is to enable easy and clear recording on the ID card shown.

In addition, when creating an ID card, it is usual that the entry fields for the name, address, etc., the photograph of the face, and the position of the certification stamp are determined beforehand, and the character information such as the name, address, etc. is determined in advance. It is required to be described in the area.

However, particularly in the case of an address, it may become extra long, and even if all such addresses are stored in a database or the like, when the addresses actually read out from such a database are printed on the ID card, the predetermined address is printed. It may not fit in the entry field and may not fit.

In this case, in a general print process, only the range from the beginning of the address to the place where it is contained in the description field is described, and the latter half of the remaining address is not described at all. Since it will be cut off on the way, the proof content for the address will be incomplete.

In the ID card, the address,
In some cases, the face photograph is printed in color along with the character information such as name and qualification, and the certification stamp (school stamp, company stamp, certifier stamp) is printed in red based on the image data.

Here, since the character information such as the address, name, and qualification content is generally printed with black ink, it is printed with a melt ink type printer. Therefore, it is preferable to print with a sublimation ink type printer.

However, the sublimation ink type printer is
Generally, the printing speed is slower than that of the melt ink type printer, and there is a problem that the ID card production cycle is determined by being greatly affected by the printing operation of the sublimation ink type printer. There was a demand to shorten the operating time.

Further, since the recording of the certification stamp on the ID card causes public trust, it is possible that only a specific person can decide whether or not the certification stamp is recorded when the ID card is produced. preferable.

However, various ID information including the image data of the authentication mark is stored in the database,
In the system for reading out the ID card and creating the ID card, the ID card can be easily created, but there is a problem that it becomes difficult to manage the record of the authentication mark in a limited manner.

In addition, a hologram sheet may be attached for the purpose of preventing forgery of the ID card.
When such a hologram sheet is pressed to bring it into close contact with the base of the ID card, swelling may occur at the periphery of the sheet, and when printing character information later, the swelling may cause faint characters. It was

In addition to the above-mentioned problems, the present invention enables a long address to be automatically and conveniently described on an ID card by making sure that the description contents of the address are not defective when the address to be recorded is long. The purpose is to do.

When a face photograph, an authentication mark, and character information are recorded on an ID card, recording of the face photograph and the authentication mark using a sublimation ink type printer can be completed in a single time so that the ID card can be created. The purpose is to shorten the cycle.

It is another object of the present invention to ensure that when an authentication seal is recorded on an ID card, the authentication seal is recorded only under certain control so that the public trustworthiness of the authentication seal can be secured.

It is another object of the present invention to prevent a problem in printing character information by attaching a hologram sheet.

It is another object of the present invention to make it possible to easily deal with the case where there is a so-called missing character that does not have a font built in the character information such as an address.

[0025]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The inventors of the present invention have found out the present invention after repeated studies, paying attention to giving an identification function to an ID card producing system and an ID card producing apparatus. That is, as the ID card creating system according to the present invention, a card type identifying means for identifying a card type identifying code included in ID information corresponding to an ID number, a card storing means for storing a plurality of types of cards, and the card type A card selecting means for selecting a predetermined type of card from the card storing means according to an instruction of the identifying means, and an I for the selected card.
A recording means for recording the D information
I found a card making system.

Here, the card type identifying means is, for example, means for sending an instruction to the recording means to select a predetermined card from a plurality of types of card materials having different base colors and print it.
For example, the engineering workstation (EWS) shown in FIG. 2 of the embodiment corresponds.

The card type identification code is a code corresponding to specific contents to be written on the card, such as qualification contents.

Further, in the present invention, another ID card producing system is provided with an identification code detecting means for detecting the identification code included in the ID information corresponding to the ID number, and a recording means for recording the ID information on the card. According to another aspect of the present invention, the recording means records the content of the ID information corresponding to the identification code detected by the identification code detecting means.

Here, the identification code detecting means is a means for reading the contents of ID information such as qualification contents such as an acquired course in a student ID card recorded on an ID card sent from a host computer or the like. For example, this corresponds to an engineering workstation (EWS) in FIG. 2 described later.

Further, in the present invention, as another ID card producing system, an identification code detecting means for detecting an identification code included in the ID information corresponding to the ID number, a card storing means for storing a plurality of types of cards, According to the instruction of the identification code detecting means, a card selecting means for selecting a card of a type corresponding to the identification code from the card storing means, and a recording means for recording ID information on the selected card are provided. The means has found an ID card making system characterized by recording the contents of ID information corresponding to the identification code detected by the identification code detecting means.

Further, in the present invention, the card storage means for storing a plurality of types of cards and the card storage means based on the card type identification code included in the ID information transferred as data corresponding to the ID number from the host device. An ID comprising card selecting means for selecting a predetermined type of card from the means, and recording means for recording ID information on the selected card
I found a card making device.

Here, the host device means a device which is provided outside the ID card creating device and transmits information received by the ID card creating device. For example, an ID creating terminal shown in FIG. Engineering workstation (EWS) 2 when viewed as a creation device
Corresponds to the case where is placed outside the ID creation terminal.

Further, in the present invention, as another ID card creating device, an identification code detecting means for detecting an identification code included in the ID information transferred as data corresponding to the ID number from the host device, and the ID information card. The present invention has found an ID card making apparatus for recording the contents of ID information according to the identification code detected by the identification code detection means.

Further, in the present invention, as another ID card producing apparatus, a card storing means for storing a plurality of types of cards and an identification code included in the ID information transferred as data corresponding to the ID number from the upper apparatus are used. And a recording means for recording ID information on the selected card, the recording means corresponding to the identification code. The present invention has found an ID card making apparatus for recording the contents of ID information.

According to the ID card creating system and the ID card creating apparatus having such a configuration, it is possible to easily change the description content without causing the ID card creating operator to perform a complicated work, and also to make a plurality of types. It is possible to issue an ID card by changing the color of the base part of the card in accordance with the qualification of the ID card, and which qualification of the ID card holder has multiple qualifications, ID card It becomes possible to easily issue an ID card that can be confirmed immediately after seeing.

Further, in the case where the areas for writing the character information respectively indicating the qualifications of a plurality of types are previously determined on the ID card, only the character information indicating the qualifications that the certified person has acquired is previously determined. If you describe according to the area
Even if the contents of the qualifications are different, only the qualifications are described in a specific place, which facilitates identification.

In this case, if the qualifications other than the qualifications acquired by the certified person are to be described, an X mark or a predetermined color can be filled in to further clarify only the qualifications.

Further, in the case where a special treatment is described on the ID card, information for judging whether or not the special treatment should be given is stored, and whether or not the special treatment can be given is judged from the stored information. By automatically performing the above description, an ID card corresponding to a specially treated person to be proved can be created in the flow of a normal ID card creating operation.

If the special treatment is an extension of the expiration date of the ID card, the mark indicating the extension or the base color having the extended expiration date as the special treatment is not special. By using a color different from that of the treatment person, clear identification is possible. For example, when the expiration date is the last day of birth, the year corresponding to the result of special treatment is displayed.

Further, according to the ID card producing system and the ID card producing apparatus of the present invention, when the stored character information is printed according to the standard print format, it is judged that the character information does not fit in the print area on the ID card. Then, the printing format is changed and printing is performed, so that it is possible to prevent the character information such as an address from being written in a halfway state.

Here, the change in the print format when the character information does not fit is the omission of the prefecture name that does not cause a defect in the address description even if the character information is an address, even if it is not printed. be able to.

Further, instead of omitting the description contents, the size of characters may be successively reduced from the beginning of the character information,
In this case, when the character information is an address, if the size of the printed characters is reduced by using the unit of the address such as the prefecture name, the city name, the city name, etc. Even if the size of the characters changes, there is no major obstacle to reading and recognition.

Further, when the character information is printed in one column as standard, if the latter half of the character information is described in two columns, all the character information can be recorded without omission of the character information. It can be done.

In the case where the character information is an address, it may be possible to omit the part of the address in the latter half of XX chome △.
The address part may be omitted.

When the character information is an address, the print length may be shortened without omitting the substantial contents. Specifically, the character information of "chome" and "address" is changed to "-". It is recommended to print by replacing with (hyphen).

Further, when the character information is too long to fit in the print area on the front surface of the ID card, the latter half of the remaining character information is printed on the back surface of the ID card to reduce, omit or replace the character. All information may be printed without performing the process.

Here, since it is desired to avoid printing the character information on the back surface, if possible, even if the character information is omitted or reduced to a certain extent and the character information does not fit in the front surface area, the character information is recorded on the back surface. Should be done.

In the above, the case where the character information does not fit in the predetermined area has been described. On the contrary, when the character information such as the address is short and all the character information is printed, there is a margin in the printing area. It is preferable that the character information stored in advance as reduced characters is enlarged to the standard so that it can be printed in a more legible form.

On the other hand, in a device in which the face photograph and the authentication mark are printed by the sublimation ink type printer, while the character information is printed by the melt ink type printer, the authentication mark is printed simultaneously in the print line of the face photograph. If the face photograph and the authentication stamp are arranged on the ID card, the print operation for the face photograph print and the print operation for the authentication stamp are separately performed, and the print operation by the sublimation ink type printer becomes long. This can be avoided, and in turn, the ID card creation cycle can be shortened.

Further, since the inquiry by inputting the personal identification number is required when the identification mark is written on the ID card, a person who does not know the personal identification number can obtain the I
The D card cannot be created and the public trust of the certification seal can be maintained.

Furthermore, the qualification that the certified person has acquired is I
By sequentially filling in the qualification content description area of the D card, it becomes possible to easily identify only the qualifications that have been acquired at one time.

Further, when the hologram sheet is pasted on the ID card, if a press working is performed after the pasting, the peripheral edge of the sheet rises, and if the subsequent printing of the character information is applied to the raised portion, a printing failure will occur. Since it will occur, printing is performed while avoiding the periphery of the hologram sheet.

When an address etc. contains a missing character,
If the control information that can determine the presence or absence of a missing character, the missing character position information, the code information that consists of normal character codes, and the missing character information that has an image of the missing character are stored separately, It is possible to surely and easily perform the processing of the image data.

On the other hand, in the case of an ID card in which character information such as an address is configured such that the first half portion is a reduced character and the second half portion following the first half portion is a standard character and is printed in a predetermined print area on the surface of the ID card. Even with a long address, it is possible to print in a print area on the surface.

It is also possible to use the front surface as well as the back surface of the ID card to print character information such as a long address.

Further, when showing a plurality of qualifications that the certified person has acquired on the ID card, the names of the acquisition qualifications are sequentially filled in the qualification content description area of the ID card to obtain the qualifications for acquisition. You may be able to glance at all of your names, or specify the classification position to be described and mark the cross mark or a predetermined color for the classification position to describe the qualification name you have not acquired. It is possible to show only the name of the acquisition qualification in a predetermined division position by filling in with.

[0057]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.

FIG. 1 is a system block diagram showing an embodiment of an ID card producing system and an ID card producing apparatus according to the present invention. In the present embodiment, a system for creating a student ID card as an ID card will be described below as an example. However, the ID card is not limited to the student ID card, and an employee ID card, a membership ID card, and various licenses can be used. It may be a qualification to show.

In FIG. 1, two I's having the same structure are shown.
The D card creation terminals 1a and 1b are engineering workstations (hereinafter referred to as
It is called EWS. ) Is connected in the network via 2,
Mutual communication is possible between the ID card creation terminals 1a and 1b.

The EWS 2 is provided with a monitor 3 respectively.
Is attached. Each ID card creation terminal 1a, 1b
In addition to the EWS 2, is equipped with an ID number input device 4, an application form scanner 5, an image processing device 6, a TV monitor 7, an ID card making printer 8, a video camera 9, and an auto framing device 10.

The ID number input device 4 is the I described in the application form submitted by the applicant applying for the creation of the ID card.
It is a device to read the D number, and when the ID number is recorded as character information in the application form, an optical character reader (OCR) is used, and the ID number is recorded as a bar code in the application form. If so, a bar code reader can be used, and if the ID number is magnetically recorded on the application, a magnetic reader can be used.

The application form scanner 5 is a device for reading the contents described in the application form as image data, and a general scanner may be used. It is preferable that the scanner is a dedicated scanner capable of reading the front and back sides at the same time.

The image data of the application read by the application scanner 5 is preferably displayed on the monitor 3 of the EWS 2, and the monitor 3 also displays status information of peripheral terminals. It is good to let

The image data of the application form is finally stored in the database of the host computer, which will be described later, and the image data of the application form is read out based on the ID number or the like to be used as work information in the reissuing process. It can be provided.

The video camera 9 is a photographing device for directly photographing the face of the applicant and reading the face image data (color image data) of the applicant.

The video camera 9 is provided with an auto framing device 10. The auto-framing device 10 measures the position of the face in the screen from the image data of the face of the applicant photographed by the video camera 9 using an image processing technique such as contour extraction, and the face is positioned at a reference position in the screen. So that the direction of the video camera 9 is moved up and down and / or left and right (or the screen where the face is the reference position is cut out from the shooting screen) (Japanese Patent Application No. 4-177).
156).

At this point, the operator is allowed to display the image (or the image after being cut) taken by the video camera 9 at T.
From the screen of the V monitor 7, it is possible to confirm that the auto-framing function is operating properly and that there is no blinking.

The auto-framing device 10 is provided in order to reduce the operator's burden of changing the direction of the camera for each applicant, and the function of the auto-framing device 10 makes the face photographing work unmanned. However, it is also possible to omit the auto-framing device 10 and allow the operator to change the direction of the camera for each applicant.

On the other hand, the EWS 2 inputs the ID number read by the ID number input device 4 and sends it to the host computer 11 which will be described later.
The ID information (address, name, date of birth, qualification contents such as acquisition course, etc. corresponding to the ID number) transferred from 1 as the data corresponding to the ID number is taken into the hard disk built in the EWS 2.

The image processing device 6 digitizes the signal (analog video signal) of the face image of the applicant photographed by the video camera 9, stores the digitized signal in the frame memory, and then SC.
Transfer to EWS2 via SI bus. The information of the read ID number is also separately transferred to the EWS 2 via the RS-232C bus.

The EWS 2 is the host computer 11
The predetermined ID information (corresponding to the ID number) sent from the device and the face image data are output as a pair to the ID card creation printer 8.

The ID card producing printer 8 produces the ID card by printing the face image and the ID information on a predetermined card.

Next, the host computer 11 will be described. The host computer 11 forms a network together with the ID card producing terminals 1a and 1b, and includes a database including a filing device 12 and a collective disk 13. That is, the ID card creation terminals 1a and 1b can execute the ID card creation processing in parallel while sharing the database.

It is obvious that the number of the ID card making terminals 1 constituting the network is not limited to two, and it is possible to add an appropriate ID card making terminal in consideration of the required processing capacity and the like. Is.

The host computer 11 collects various information (ID information, application form image data, face image data, etc.) related to the ID card sent via the network via the filing device 12 as a collective disc. 13, a function of searching corresponding data (ID information) from the collective disk 13 based on the search information sent via the network, and transferring this to the request destination via the network. Have
In addition to the above-mentioned information, the host computer 11 can collect information about the grades and attendance of each student.

The host computer 11 has an I
A D information management system 14 and an ID information inquiry system 15 are provided so that various kinds of ID information can be managed and inquired by an operator in the host computer 11.

Further, in the system block diagram shown in FIG. 1, a system 1 for updating the ID card is used.
6 and a system 17 for performing a reissuance work corresponding to the loss of the ID card.

The renewal window system 16 inputs various ID information relating to a new applicant and registers it in the host computer 11, or when the ID number is input, the ID number is changed from the host computer 11 to the ID number. The registration terminal 18 for reading the corresponding registered ID information, and the host computer 11 on the application form for the ID card.
A plurality of terminals including a printer 19 for printing the ID information (corresponding to the ID number) sent from the computer are provided, and these terminals are connected to the network via the office processor 20.

On the other hand, the reissue window system 17 uses the EWS
It is connected to the network via 21 and reads the image data such as the application form and the face image from the filing device 12 to confirm the identity of the reissue applicant, and also necessary data (stored face image data , Application data, ID information) can be read and printed.

Due to such a function, the reissue window system 17 includes, in addition to the EWS 21, a color printer 22 for printing a face image, and in this embodiment,
Includes a missing character input device 23 (tablet, image scanner, etc.) for inputting missing characters (special characters that are not coded) in ID information (address, name), and printer 24 for printing the image data of the application form. Composed.

The missing character input device 23 may be provided in the host computer 11 or the dedicated EWS.

The configuration of the ID card making terminals 1a and 1b will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, the EWS 2 is connected to the image processing apparatus 6, the ID card producing printer 8 and the network through various interfaces, and further, is an extension for offline data transfer. M
T31 is connected.

Further, the EWS 2 has a built-in hard disk drive (HDD) 32, and the image data, face image data, ID information, etc. of the application form handled by each device are once stored in the HDD 32. ing.

Further, the video camera 9 is composed of a video camera body 33, a lighting device 34, and an electric pan 35, and the pan 35 is moved according to a command from the auto-framing device 10 to perform a framing operation. Done.

Here, the shooting result of the video camera 9 is displayed on the TV monitor 7.
While observing the TV monitor 7, it is confirmed that the operator has been autoframed to the proper position, and the operation unit 36
When the shutter button is operated, the screen (still image) at that time is frozen by the image processing device 6.

Then, after confirming the frozen still image on the monitor display and confirming that there is no defect such as blinking, the operator operates the confirmation button of the operation unit 36.
Then, the face image data in the frame memory of the image processing device 6 is converted into EWS2 as face image data for creating an ID card.
Transferred to.

When a defect such as a blinking is found on the screen displayed on the TV monitor 7, the image is taken again and the image is repeated until the desired face image data is obtained.

Here, while the image processing device 6 is provided with a plurality of frame memories, a plurality of images are continuously photographed by operating the shutter button of the operation unit 36 and stored in the frame memory. The operator may select the optimum one from the plurality of images by monitor display (index display or switching display for each image) and output only the selected one image to the EWS 2.

By the way, in the system shown in FIG.
Each of the ID card creation terminals 1a and 1b is configured to print the result of directly photographing the face of the applicant with the video camera 9, but instead of directly photographing the face of the applicant in this way, The face photograph attached to the application may be photographed with a video camera, and the photographed result may be used to print the face photograph on the ID card.
A network may be constructed by including an ID card creating device of the type that directly photographs the application form and an ID card creating device of the type that takes a photograph attached with the application form.

FIG. 3 shows a configuration example of the ID card producing printer 8. In FIG. 3, the card material of the ID card is stored in the card cassette 71, and the card material taken out one by one from the card cassette 71 is of each color (yellow Y, magenta M, cyan C, black B). The print units 72a to 72d sequentially print by color, and by overlapping the prints of yellow Y, magenta M, and cyan C, it is possible to perform color printing of a portion such as a face photograph of an ID card, and finally. Street address,
Character information such as name is printed in black B.

In order to enable color printing with the yellow Y, magenta M, and cyan C, red R,
The face image data read as the three primary color signals of green G and blue B is converted into the density information of the yellow Y, magenta M, and cyan C.

Further, the yellow Y, magenta M, and cyan C color print units 72a to 72c use sublimation ink type printers, and the black B print unit 72d uses the sublimation ink type printer. Generally, a fused ink type printer having a high printing speed is used.

The card material on which the necessary items including the face photograph have been printed is sent to the hot stamping section 73, where it is hot stamped, and then the UV coating section 74 is coated with an ultraviolet curable resin. Subsequently, the UV light irradiator 75 irradiates ultraviolet rays to cure and coat the coating, and the production of the ID card is completed.

Here, the flow of processing by the ID card producing system and the ID card producing apparatus will be described.

First, the applicant of the ID card carries out the registration procedure for issuing the ID card at the renewal window. Specifically, the necessary items (address, name, date of birth, etc.) are entered, and the application form with the face photo is submitted to the renewal window together with the old ID card.

At the renewal window, the I
The D number is input from the keyboard, or the ID number of the old ID card is read by OCR, and the ID number is sent to the host computer 11. Then, the ID information (recording information on the ID card corresponding to the ID number) transferred from the host computer 11 as the data corresponding to the ID number is printed on the application form.

To print the ID information on the application form,
It is preferable to match the recording format of the ID card so that the applicant can easily confirm the registered contents. Recording of the ID number on the application form will be performed later
It is preferable to use an OCR font so that the R reading is easy.

In the case of a new applicant for an ID card or an update applicant who has a change of address, the operator operates the keyboard (keyboard) on the items (address, name, date of birth, etc.) described in the application form. Is newly registered or updated in the host computer 11 according to
Set the D number.

Here, when the applicant's name or the like includes a missing character (a non-coded special character), the missing character input device 23 inputs the image data of the missing character. The input missing character information may be stored in the EWS 2 of FIG. 1 or the systems 14 and 15 of the host computer 11. When the missing character input device 23 is an image scanner, the missing character is written on the paper by hand, but the application may also serve as the paper.

It is possible to prevent confusion by storing the missing character image data together with the certification number of the proved person who needs the missing character.

The applicant who has completed the procedure at the renewal window moves to the ID card creating apparatus and hands the application form to the operator. At this time, when the number of applicants is large, the applicants may be assigned to each of the devices 1a and 1b, whereby the ID card creation work can be executed in parallel while sharing the database. .

The operator sets the application form on the application form scanner 5, whereby the application forms are automatically conveyed in sequence,
The ID number is recognized and the application form image data is read.

The ID number recognized from the application form is EWS2.
And the ID information is inquired from the host computer 11 via the EWS 2. The ID information transferred from the host computer 11 is stored in the HDD 32 managed by the EWS 2.

Further, the image data of the application form read by the application form scanner 5 has an ID number attached to
It is stored in the HDD 32 managed by WS2.

The application scanner 5 is provided with a data compressing function so that the image data of the application is compressed and then stored in the HDD.
You may make it memorize | store in 32.

On the other hand, the applicant who has moved to the photographing booth receives the face photographed by the video camera 9, and the face image data is stored in the HDD 32 managed by the EWS 2 via the image processing device 6.

When the ID information and the corresponding face image data are prepared on the HDD 32, the ID card producing printer 8
When it is in a printable state, the EWS 2 transfers the ID information and face image data as a pair to the ID card creation printer 8 to print the ID card.

On the other hand, the face image data, the application image data, and the ID information (corresponding to the ID number) stored in the HDD 32 are transferred to the host computer 11 as filing data in the idle time of the EWS 2 using the ID number as search information. To be done.

The face image data transferred to the host computer 11 may be subjected to compression processing by the EWS2 and then transferred.

Here, a format example of a student ID card is shown in FIG. 4 as an example of the ID card created by the system.

The student ID shown in FIG. 4 is a column A indicating that it is a student ID of a specific university, a name column B, a date of birth column B-1, an address column C, an expiration date column D, and various condition entry column E. , The acquisition course description column F, a mark column G indicating whether or not the student is a special treatment student (special treatment), a facial photograph column H, an issue date column I, a certification stamp column J, a student number column K, etc., The back side is blank. In the condition description column E, for example, in the English conversation of the acquired course, if only the afternoon course is available, "English conversation is afternoon course" is printed, and the expiration date column D is It is designed to be printed over a predetermined base color.

Here, the length of the address column C is set so that all general addresses can be described in the column. However, at the time of the new registration described above, even if the address is a long address that does not fit in the address column C (for example, the maximum number of characters that can be registered is 40), it is accepted and all the addresses are coded (the missing character is an image. (As data) and registered in the host computer 11.

Therefore, when the address read from the ID number (student number) at the time of creating the student ID is too long to fit in the address column C (for example, 60 mm, 21 characters) (in the address column C, In the case where the number of stored characters is larger than the number of characters 21), even if the information of such an address is given to the ID card creation printer 8, only the address within the range that can be accommodated in the column C is described, and the operator manually writes it separately. It will be time-consuming to enter the unspecified part of the address.

Therefore, in the EWS 2 of this embodiment, the print length when the address information (character information) sent from the host computer 11 is printed based on the standard print format, and the student ID (ID card) ) Compare the size of the above address field C (printing area of character information), and if the address is a long address that does not fit in the address field C as it is, select one of the following special print formats. Do at least one to make sure your address is complete.

[0116] In addition, the deficiency of the address is, for example, "Tsujinoura 130, Tsujiura, another letter of the capital of Tokigai-cho, Kirishima-gun, Kagoshima Prefecture.
This is the case when the address "2" is printed as "Tenjiji Tsuji, Ojiji, Tokigai-cho, Kirishima-gun, Kagoshima Prefecture".

The prefecture name is omitted and printed (the large letter (o-za) and the letter (ma) may be omitted). (Example) Memory data: Tsujinoura 1302, Tenchizaji, Kirishima-gun, Kagoshima Prefecture, print 1301 Tsujiura, Tenjizaji, Kirishima-gun, Tsujiura, Tokyo, Japan Tenjiji Tsujinoura 1302 printed by large-scale printing: 130, Tenjiji Tsujinoura, Juichiga-ri, Kirishima-gun
2 From the beginning of the address, reduce the size of printed characters to half-width. (However, the prefecture name, municipality name, chome, etc. are discriminated from the code, and reduction is performed using these address delimiters as a unit.) (Example) The latter half of the reference character information in FIG. 5 is printed in two columns. . (Example) Refer to FIG. 6. The character "Chome" included in the address is converted into a hyphen symbol, and the character "Address" is omitted and printed. (Example) Stored data: 5-3 Misato, Tenchizai, Jichigari-cho, Kirishima-gun, Kagoshima Prefecture. , Print on the back side. When the back side is printed, a mark indicating that the back side is followed on the back side is printed at the end of the address printed on the front side, or "printed on the back side" is printed in a blank portion of the condition description column E, for example. It is good to do so. (Example) See FIG. 7. Addresses are omitted and reduced, and addresses that do not fit in the front column are printed on the back side. (Example) See FIG. 8. In the example shown in FIG. 8, the rear half of the address that cannot be included in the front face even if the prefecture name is omitted is printed on the rear face.

Here, the priority order is determined among the above-mentioned print formats, and the print format is sequentially changed from the highest priority order within the EWS 2, and more omissions, reductions and replacements are performed. It is advisable to shift to the print format, and to change the description area (two-stage or description on the back side of) if printing of all addresses in the address column C is still impossible.
However, it is preferable that the priority order and the processing to be actually performed can be arbitrarily selected. Further, if the determination of the enlargement / reduction processing is performed by the EWS 2 and the actual enlargement / reduction processing is performed by the printer 8, the overall processing speed can be improved.

By the way, in the above, the address is long and the address column C
Although the measures to be taken when the address does not fit in the above are described, when the address is short, the address may fit in the address column C, and there may still be a margin. On the other hand, when registering an address in the host computer 11, characters such as “mansion” may be registered in advance by performing a reduction process such as a half-width character so that the address can be accommodated in the address column C. Here, when it is determined that there is room in the address field C as described above, the characters such as “mansion” that are stored in advance as half-width characters are enlarged to full-width and displayed. This is preferable because it makes the address print easier to read.

When the latter half of the address is printed on the back surface in accordance with the above printing formats, it is preferable that the area on the back surface to be used for address writing is made of the same material as the front surface. That is, when the back side is formed by sticking plain paper for later handwriting, part of the paper quality part is removed to expose the same base material as the front side, and this part is used as a spare part for address recording. It is set so that the latter half of the address that could not be printed on the surface by the hot melt printing or the thermal sublimation printing is printed.

Further, the front surface is coated after printing as described above, but the back surface is not coated. Therefore, the address printing on the back surface is overlaid with a mark or a transparent sticker. It is preferable to prevent the product from being altered by sticking it on the printing portion. The imprinting or sticking of the seal on the back surface may be performed manually, but automation is also possible.

If the ID card making printer 8 has a double-sided printing function in advance so as to be able to print the address on the back side, the ID card issuer, student staff, lecture course telephone numbers, etc. It may be printed.

To enable double-sided printing, print heads are arranged on both sides of the ID card transport path as shown in FIG. 9, or once as shown in FIG. The ID card that has passed through may be turned back and returned to the print head for back side printing. Further, as shown in FIG. 11, even if the ID card once passed through the print head unit is rotated around an axis parallel to the transport direction to face the back side and then returned to the print head to print on the back side. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 12, two print heads may be arranged side by side on the one side in the transport direction, and the ID card that has passed through the previous print head may be turned over and then sent to the next print head. .

Next, an example of a data storage format for storing ID information of each student including information such as the address and name written on the student ID will be described with reference to FIG.

The data storage format is roughly divided into control information, code information, and missing character information. Figure 1
In the right column of 3, the size in () indicates the size of the area, the character x on the left side of () means that the data is a character, and when the character on the left side of () is 9, it means a number.

As the control information, the number of data digits of code information, the number of data digits of missing character information, ID card (student card)
The information on whether or not is issued and whether or not there is a missing character is individually stored, and a spare storage area is also secured.

The code information includes student number, date of birth, date of issuance of student ID, expiration date, name, address,
Conditions, acquisition courses, presence of special treatment are stored, and a spare storage area is secured for such code information.

Next, the missing character information stored as image data indicates the item corresponding to the missing character (either name or address, "1" for name, "2" for address). The position where the missing character image should enter is specified by the missing character applicable item data and the missing character applicable item occurrence position data indicating the position where the missing character occurs in the item (name or address). It is like this.

Further, the size of the image data is stored by indicating the number of columns and the number of lines so that the read size (dot number) of the image data and the print size (print dot) on the card can be matched. It has become.

Here, the matching may be performed by the EWS at the window or the host computer, or by the EWS of the ID card creating system. It is preferable to perform character matching in advance at the EWS or the host computer at the window because information transmission becomes easier.

A state of printing a missing character using the above missing character information will be described below. First, the control information of the storage format of FIG. 13 is read to detect the presence / absence of a missing character. If there is a missing character, it means that the missing character information is present in the storage format.

Next, from the code information, the character to be printed is read by the code and the corresponding font data is extracted from the font data file and stored in a character memory (not shown).

When the code corresponding to the missing character is detected in the code, the item in which the missing character is detected (in this embodiment,
(Address, name) and missing character occurrence position data (the missing character information data stores the item with the missing character and the missing character occurrence position within that item). Image information of a missing character that matches the missing character occurrence item and occurrence position is selected from the character information, and the image data stored as dot information is stored in the character memory.

When there is no missing character, it is known that there is no missing character at the stage of reading the control information, so the code data can be immediately read and the character font corresponding to the code can be stored in the character memory.

If the presence or absence of a missing character in the control information, the position of the missing character code in the code information, and the information in the segment data of the missing character information do not correspond, it is considered that an error has occurred. For example, it is also possible to notify the operator of that fact, leave the space as a blank space without performing the coating step, and then carry out additional writing by handwriting later.

The read out missing character image data is enlarged or reduced to the number of dots designated by the format information, and the resulting image data is stored in the character memory.

By the way, in the student ID card as shown in FIG. 4, the color face photograph is printed by the sublimation ink type printer as described above, and the character information such as the address and the name is the melt ink type having a high printing speed. Although it is preferable that the printing is performed by a printer, it is better to print the authentication mark by a sublimation ink type printer when the image data is printed.

This is because the sublimation ink type printer can print fine lines to help prevent forgery, and has a good vermillion color reproducibility.

However, the sublimation ink type printer has a slow print speed (5 to 10 times slower), and the range on the ID card for printing using the sublimation ink type printer (the print width by the sublimation ink type printer in the print carrying direction) is The shorter the better.

In the case of the present embodiment, the student ID as shown in FIG. 4 is sent in the left and right directions in the figure for printing, so that the authentication stamp is printed at the left and right positions of the face photograph. Therefore, the range in which the sublimation ink type printer is used becomes wider in the carrying direction.

On the other hand, if the authentication mark is printed on the lower side of the face photograph as shown in FIG. 4, the authentication mark can be printed at the same time within the print line of the face photograph. Allows you to print in the same time as when using a sublimation ink type printer only for printing a face photo, the time to print using the sublimation ink type printer, and by extension, the time to create an ID card. Can be shortened.

Further, when the authentication stamp is printed as image data, it is possible to superimpose it on a face photograph which is also processed as image data. For example, the face image data of the portion on which the authentication stamp is superposed is extracted and the authentication stamp is put there. The image data should be inserted. Here, in the case where the image data of the authentication mark is also stored in the frame memory for storing the image data of the face photograph, as described above, the configuration is such that the authentication mark is printed on the lower side of the vertically long face photograph. When setting a frame memory of a size including a face photograph and an authentication stamp, if the shape of the authentication stamp is not vertically long, the memory procedure is smaller than when printing the authentication stamp on the side because there are few blanks. Can save

The authentication stamp may be printed on the base card in advance, but since it is an important description that causes publicity in the issued ID card, only a specific person can print the authentication stamp. It is preferable to be able to carry out the operation.

FIG. 14 shows an example of a system for managing the authentication stamp print. In FIG. 14, the comparison circuit 101 (identification data determination means) reads a personal identification number as identification data input through a keyboard (identification data input means) (not shown) and compares it with a number preset in the circuit. Make a comparison. When the personal identification number is valid, the storage device 102 in which the image data of the authentication mark is stored is driven, and the image data of the authentication mark read from the storage device is supplied to the control circuit 10.
3 (EWS2 in FIG. 1). Control circuit 10
3 (authentication mark writing means) outputs face image data and character information (code data), which are separately input, to the printer 104 in combination with the image data of the authentication mark.

Therefore, if the authorized personal identification number is not input, the image data of the identification mark cannot be output to the printer 104, and the identification mark is printed even if the person who does not know the identification number operates it. You will not be able to create a given card.

In the above description, the authentication stamp is described as image data by the printer. However, the authentication stamp formed on the drum by embossing or the like may be mechanically imprinted. The expression seal may be superimposed on the address portion when the address is written on the back surface of the card.

The hologram sheet may be attached instead of the authentication stamp, and in this case, the ID number (student number) may be printed on the hologram sheet.

By the way, as shown in FIG. 4, the student ID card according to the present embodiment is designed to display whether or not the student is a special treatment student having a privilege such as a tuition exemption or a half tuition fee. Here, the special treatment student may be provided with a privilege to extend the expiration date of the student ID, for example, twice as much as that of a general student together with the tuition fee exemption or in place of the tuition fee exemption. It may be.

Whether or not to be treated as the above special treatment student will be evaluated by evaluating data such as the student's past grades, attendance rates, and research presentations. It is troublesome for the operator to check the result each time and set the expiration date and the print setting for the special treatment student.

In particular, when the evaluation of whether or not the special treatment student's privilege should be given has not been made, the past grades, attendance rate, and research presentation data of the student are read from the database of the host computer, The operator needs to determine from the information in the database whether or not the special treatment student privilege can be given, and the student ID creation process will be delayed.

Therefore, when the character information to be printed on the student ID such as name and address is read out from the host computer 11, at the same time, the past history of the student stored in advance in the host computer 11 is read out and a predetermined criterion ( For example, if the test scored 90 points or more in all subjects, announced special research results, or did not have an accident on campus, the attendance rate of the class was 95% or more) The EWS 2 determines whether or not the privilege as a salary student can be granted.

When it is judged that the privilege as the special service student can be given, the expiration date to be printed on the student ID is automatically changed to the extended time period for the special service student, and , Print out the print data of special medical students.

In addition, when the extension of the expiration date is taken,
In order to confirm the extension measure at a glance, it is preferable that the color of the base portion on which the character information of the expiration date is printed be different from the normal expiration date.

The switching of the base color is carried out by comparing the card material in which the base color is printed in advance with the color for the normal expiration date (for example, blue) and the color for the special expiration date (for example, the normal color such as gold, silver or vermilion color). 2 types of card materials printed in different colors) are prepared, and when the card is printed by the printer 8, it is possible to select and print from the two types of cards in accordance with the instruction of EWS2. can do.

In this case, the card cassette 71 of the printer 8 of FIG. 3 may be provided with two cartridges in which two kinds of cards having different base colors are stocked so that the cartridges can be switched.

Also, prepare a base material in which no color is printed in the column where the expiration date is printed, select a color according to the instruction from EWS2, and print a base color (sublimation type or melting type). Type), and subsequently, the character information of the expiration date may be printed (melt type) on the base color.

Further, a hologram sheet may be attached so as to be overlapped with the printing of the special service student and the printing section of the expiration date so as to prevent false display of the special service student. Moreover, it is preferable that the special treatment students also use notable colors such as gold, silver, and vermilion, but also conspicuous colors.

As a concrete example of extension of the expiration date, when there is no accident for the past 4 years in the swimming leader license, an example of a special excellent leader whose renewal period of 2 years is extended to 4 years is given. is there.

Further, in the present embodiment, the acquired course name is described on the student ID as the qualification to acquire the certified person, but the description is made as shown in FIGS. 15 to 17. .

As shown in FIGS. 15 to 17, the acquired course description field F is provided with columns for describing the course name in two rows, upper and lower, and in the example shown in FIG. 15, it is sent from the host computer. In addition, the names of the courses acquired by the student are written in order from the left side of the top row, and if the number of acquired courses is less than the number of columns listed, it is left blank.
The acquisition course names in the above configuration may be described in the order of AIUEO or acquisition time, and may be rearranged in the EWS 2 without being limited to the recording order in the host computer.

In the examples shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, the column for describing the course name is determined for each course in advance. For example, for English conversation, the third from the left in the upper row, and for psychology, the left end in the lower row is set. It is as a description position. Then, only the course name corresponding to the acquired course of the student sent from the host computer is described according to the preset description column, and in the example shown in FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 17, the columns other than the acquired course are filled in so that the acquired course name is highlighted and the reading can be easily performed.

In the example shown in FIG. 15, all the acquired course names are described adjacent to each other, so that the entire reading is easy. In the example shown in FIG. 16 or 17, the course name is described. Since the columns are fixed, it is easy to read whether or not each course is acquired.

Further, compared to the structure in which all the course names are listed and whether or not each course is acquired is indicated by the entry of “0” or “1” in the adjacent column provided for each course. In addition, the space efficiency can be improved, and even if the two-stage format is used, the reading is easy, and the occurrence of erroneous reading can be suppressed by describing only the acquired course name.

In the student ID card of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the ID card is a student ID card of a specific university.
It is indicated by the printout of the "university student ID card" on the hologram sheet attached to the card.

Here, "...
The “university student ID card” may be printed on the sheet in advance or may be attached to the card. However, after attaching the hologram sheet to the card, other character information (address, address,
The name may be printed together with the name).

When the hologram sheet is stuck, it is preferable to press it at a high pressure to secure the adhesion after sticking. However, since such press working causes unevenness in the peripheral portion of the sheet, the thermal head is evenly used after the press working. In addition, in the character printing after the press working, it is preferable to avoid printing in this area by providing a non-printable area of a predetermined width from the peripheral edge of the sheet to the outside and the inside, for example.

After attaching the hologram sheet,
When characters are printed on the sheet, it is preferable to lower the printing temperature as compared with other printing areas so as to avoid alteration of the hologram. Since UV coating is applied to the surface after printing, it does not cause a big problem even if the printing character is reduced due to the decrease in the printing temperature.

[0168]

As described above, according to the ID card creating system, the ID card creating apparatus, and the ID card according to the present invention, it is easy to issue an ID card without causing the ID card creating operator to perform complicated work. In addition, it is possible to easily change the contents described on the card.

In addition, it is possible to issue an ID card by changing the color of the base part of the card in correspondence with a plurality of types of qualifications. It becomes possible to easily issue an ID card that can be immediately checked by looking at the ID card.

In addition, in a structure in which a plurality of qualification contents are written on the ID card, there is an effect that the qualification contents can be written in a space-efficient and easy-to-read manner.

Further, when the ID card has a distinction between the special treatments, it is automatically judged whether or not the special treatment should be given, and the special treatment can be clearly shown.

Further, according to the present invention, when the character information such as the address is too long to be stored in the predetermined column of the card, it is possible to surely print it on the card so as not to cause a deficiency in the description. is there.

Further, when the face photograph and the authentication stamp are printed by the sublimation ink type printer, the time for printing by the sublimation ink type printer can be shortened, and the card making cycle can be shortened. is there.

Further, in the structure in which the authentication stamp is printed on the ID card, only the specific person can print the authentication stamp, and the ID card with the authentication stamp is issued under specific management. Will be easier.

Further, it is possible to prevent the printing of character information from being hindered by attaching the hologram sheet, and it is possible to favorably create the ID card to which the hologram sheet is attached.

Further, there is an effect that the processing when the character information includes a missing character can be performed reliably and with good response.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of an ID card creation terminal.

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a configuration example of a printer.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a description example of a student ID card as an ID card.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of changing a print format.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a print format change.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of changing a print format.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of changing a print format.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a method for double-sided printing on a card.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a method for double-sided printing on a card.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a method for double-sided printing on a card.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a method for double-sided printing on a card.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a format example of character information storage.

FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing an authentication stamp management system using a personal identification number.

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a description example of a qualification content (acquired course) description field.

FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating a description example of a qualification content (acquired course) description field.

FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating a description example of a qualification content (acquired course) description field.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a relationship between a hologram sheet and an unprintable area.

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1a, 1b ID card making terminal 2 Engineering workstation 4 ID number input device 5 application scanner 6 Image processing device 7 TV monitor 8 ID card making printer 9 video cameras 10 Auto framing device 11 Host computer 12 Filing equipment 13 Collective disc 32 HDD 101 comparison circuit 102 storage device 103 control circuit

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Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A card type identification means for identifying a card type identification code included in ID information corresponding to an ID number, a card storage means for storing a plurality of types of cards, and the card according to an instruction of the card type identification means. An ID card creating system comprising: a card selecting unit for selecting a predetermined type of card from a storing unit; and a recording unit for recording ID information on the selected card. 2. An identification code detecting means for detecting an identification code included in ID information corresponding to an ID number, and a recording means for recording the ID information on a card, wherein the recording means uses the identification code detecting means. An ID card creating system characterized by recording the contents of ID information corresponding to the detected identification code. 3. An identification code detection means for detecting an identification code included in ID information corresponding to an ID number, a card storage means for storing a plurality of types of cards, and a card storage means according to an instruction of the identification code detection means. A card selecting means for selecting a card of a type corresponding to the identification code and a recording means for recording the ID information on the selected card are provided, and the recording means responds to the identification code detected by the identification code detecting means. An ID card creating system characterized by recording the contents of ID information. 4. The identification code detecting means reads out the content of the identification code, and when the content is different from the existing content, changes the content to be recorded on the card. ID card making system. 5. The identification code identifies a difference in treatment of ID card applicants.
The ID card production system according to any one of items 1 to 4. 6. I according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
An ID card that is created by the D card creation system. 7. A card storage means for storing a plurality of types of cards, and a predetermined type from the card storage means based on a card type identification code included in ID information transferred as data corresponding to an ID number from a host device. An ID card creating apparatus comprising: a card selecting unit for selecting the card of No. 1 and a recording unit for recording ID information on the selected card. 8. An identification code detecting means for detecting an identification code included in ID information transferred from a higher-level device as data corresponding to an ID number, and a recording means for recording the ID information on a card. The means records the content of the ID information corresponding to the identification code detected by the identification code detection means. 9. A card accommodating means for accommodating a plurality of types of cards, and the card accommodating means corresponding to the identification code based on the identification code included in the ID information transferred as data corresponding to the ID number from the host device. A card selecting unit for selecting a card of a type and a recording unit for recording ID information on the selected card are provided, and the recording unit records the content of the ID information according to the identification code. ID card making device. 10. The ID according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the recording means changes the content to be recorded on the card based on the content corresponding to the identification code.
Card making device. 11. The ID card making apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the identification code identifies a difference in treatment of an ID card applicant. 12. An ID card produced by the ID card producing apparatus according to any one of claims 7 to 11.