JP2004174889A - Reproduction-type identification card creating device, id card creating method and reproduction-type id card - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a reproduction-type ID card creating device which is capable of securely detecting a position for attaching a face photograph on a paper sheet and creating a misregister-free high-quality ID card. <P>SOLUTION: This reproduction-type ID card creating device comprises a reading means which creates an ID card with a face photograph using face photograph image data obtained by reading the face photograph attached to the surface of the paper sheet and reads the face photograph on the paper sheet and an attachment position detecting means which detects a position for attaching the face photograph by detecting an electromagnetic wave transmitted through at least the paper sheet. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an ID card manufacturing technique for manufacturing an ID card with a face photograph by copying a face photograph.
[0002]
[Prior art]
An ID that attaches a face photo, such as that obtained by a box-type ID photo camera installed in the city, to a form such as an application form or backing paper, and copies the face photo to create an ID card with a face photo A card making device is conventionally known.
[0003]
Such an ID card has a face photo attached to a predetermined position on a sheet of paper, and the face photo is read by a scanner or a CCD camera, and the name, address, date of birth, etc. It is created by printing personal data on a card.
[0004]
When pasting a face photo at a predetermined position on paper, it is important that the face photo is accurately pasted at a predetermined position. Some people stick out of place.
[0005]
In this manner, it is not preferable that the photograph is pasted out of position, since an ID card with a deviated face photograph and a bad appearance is created. Further, even if the face photograph is accurately pasted, the paper may be bent and conveyed by some action while being conveyed in the card making device. May be created.
[0006]
For this reason, even if a face photograph is stuck out of a predetermined position on the paper, the positional deviation is corrected by the creation device, and the paper is prevented from being bent and conveyed during conveyance, so that the face photograph is not deviated, 2. Description of the Related Art A card manufacturing apparatus capable of obtaining an ID card printed accurately and in a good format has been conventionally proposed.
[0007]
For example, in paragraphs 0006 and 0007 of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-286239 (hereinafter referred to as Patent Document 1), the photographing area of the face photograph is set to an area smaller than the size of the face photograph, and the size specified when creating the imprinting card is specified. The card creation device is designed to detect the amount of misalignment and inclination of the face photo, print out the image with the misalignment and inclination automatically corrected when creating the card, and prevent the paper from being bent when transporting the paper. It has been disclosed.
[0008]
In paragraph number 0037 of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-180160 (hereinafter referred to as Patent Document 2), an image is read with a reading size larger than a specified photo size, and a photo edge is detected from image data obtained by reading. There is disclosed an ID card creating apparatus for extracting a photographic image that does not include a detected photographic edge as an identification photograph for a card.
[0009]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-8-286239 (see paragraph numbers 0006, 0007)
[0010]
[Patent Document 2]
JP 2001-180160 A (see paragraph 0037)
[0011]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in order to create copy image data having good image quality with clear and uniform density from a face photograph stuck on paper, it is necessary to use illumination light used when reading a face photograph image on the face photograph. Irradiation must be performed uniformly so that no shadow is generated on the face photograph and light is not irregularly reflected on the face photograph. The above-mentioned patent document does not describe creating copy image data having better image quality than a face photograph pasted on paper.
[0012]
Then, as disclosed in Patent Document 2, in the technique of detecting a photo edge from image data read from a face photograph, when the face photograph is read under irradiation conditions that can obtain copy image data with a beautiful finish, the read image is read. It has been found that it is very difficult to detect photographic edges from images.
[0013]
Further, in recent years, a face photograph created by an image forming apparatus such as a video printer or an ink jet printer has been used as a face photograph pasted on a sheet in addition to a face photograph created by a silver halide photography method. In addition, since these face photographs use thin paper, unlike thick photographic paper such as silver halide photographs, when the face photographs are pasted on paper, irregularities are likely to occur on the image. It was found that it was harder to make a beautiful copy image than his face photo. Therefore, it is necessary to perform the irradiation under more severe conditions, and it has been difficult to detect a photographic edge from a read image.
[0014]
As described above, if the irradiation conditions are strict when creating beautiful copy image data from a face photograph, a problem has arisen that a photograph edge cannot be detected from a read image.
[0015]
Further, the card making device disclosed in the above patent document reads the face image after detecting the position of the face photo pasted on the paper, or reads the face image and reads the read face image data. Since the position is detected by using the method, the position detection of the face photograph and the reading of the face image must be performed step by step. It was. Further, if the position detection of the face photograph and the reading of the face image are performed in a stepwise manner, the paper transport path becomes long, which hinders the miniaturization of the card making apparatus.
[0016]
The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and it is possible to reliably detect a position where a face photograph is pasted on paper and to produce a copy-type ID card capable of producing a high-quality ID card without positional displacement. An object is to propose an apparatus, an ID card creation method, and a copy type ID card.
[0017]
Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to quickly create an ID card without taking time for detecting the position of a facial photograph and reading an image.
[0018]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The inventor of the present invention focused on the difference in thickness between the place where the photograph was pasted and the place where the photograph was not pasted on the paper on which the face photograph was pasted. I thought there was a difference in the amount. Then, the present inventors have found that it is possible to distinguish between a place where a photograph is pasted and a place where the photograph is not pasted on a sheet from the difference in the amount of transmitted electromagnetic waves, and reached the present invention.
[0019]
That is, the present inventor detects infrared rays transmitted through the paper using, for example, an infrared CCD camera. It was possible to detect the position where the face photo was pasted from the difference in.
[0020]
In this way, focusing on the difference in the thickness of the paper between the place where the photo is pasted and the place where the photo is not pasted, the photo pasting place on the paper is detected by detecting the amount of electromagnetic wave transmitted between the two. The technical idea of detecting is completely different from the conventional technology of detecting a photo edge from a face photograph image and detecting a pasting position.
[0021]
The above object is achieved by any of the following means.
{Circle around (1)} In a copy-type ID card creating apparatus for creating an ID card containing a face photograph using face photograph image data obtained by reading a face photograph stuck on a sheet, reading the face photograph on the sheet is read. And a sticking position detecting means for detecting a sticking position of the face photograph by detecting at least an electromagnetic wave transmitted through the sheet.
[0022]
{Circle around (2)} In a copy-type ID card creation method for creating an ID card with a face photograph using face photograph image data obtained by reading a face photograph stuck on a sheet, at least an electromagnetic wave transmitted through the sheet is detected. And detecting the position where the face photograph is pasted.
[0023]
(3) A copy-type ID card produced by the copy-type ID card creation device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 in the claims.
[0024]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of a copy-type ID card producing apparatus of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0025]
First, an application for applying for an ID card will be described with reference to FIG. In the application form, necessary data is described according to the purpose of the ID card. In the application form 1 shown in FIG. 1, the personal data 1a such as the applicant's name, address, date of birth, etc. and the applicant's side Is registered. In addition, the photograph 2 of the face of the applicant is pasted at a predetermined photograph pasting position.
[0026]
In addition, as an ID card, a personal identification card, a registration certificate to a government office, a consultation ticket at a clinic, a boarding card for transportation, a lending certificate at a library, a driver's license, and a product license are added. Any type of card, such as a point card and a credit card, may be used.
[0027]
Next, a schematic configuration of the copy type ID card producing apparatus will be described with reference to FIG.
First, a plurality of application forms 1 for creating an ID card are stacked on the application form tray 11. Here, when a predetermined start operation is performed, the application form 1 is automatically conveyed downward one by one by the plurality of conveying rollers 12. The conveyed application 1 stops at the position of the OCR (optical character reader) 13, the personal data 1 a and the registration number 1 b described in the application 1 are read by the OCR 13, and the read data is read by the OCR decoding unit 14. Is decrypted.
[0028]
Subsequently, the application 1 is transported to the position of the CCD camera 15 and stops. Then, the face photograph 2 attached to the application form 1 is imaged and read by the CCD camera 15. At this time, the angle of view taken by the CCD camera 15 is set to be larger than the angle of view taken with respect to the face photograph 2, and even if the face photograph 2 has a certain degree of bend or misalignment, it is located around the face photograph 2 together with the face photograph 2. A part of the located application form 1 is also configured to be imaged. Note that the face photograph 2 is illuminated by a plurality of illumination lamps 17 so that there is no uneven illumination even when the thin face photograph 2 has irregularities.
[0029]
Then, the face photo image data of the face photo 2 captured by the CCD camera 15 is digitally converted by the face image processing unit 16 and then subjected to predetermined image processing.
[0030]
An infrared CCD camera 18 is arranged at a position opposite to the CCD camera 15 with respect to the application form 1, that is, at a position on the back side of the application form 1. Then, at the same time as the photographing of the face photograph 2 by the CCD camera 15, the face photograph 2 is photographed from the back side by the infrared CCD camera 18. At this time, a part of the application 1 located around the face photograph 2 is also imaged from the back side.
[0031]
Since the face photograph 2 is pasted on the application form 1, the thickness of the part of the face photograph 2 is larger than the thickness of the peripheral part of the application form 1 alone. Therefore, since the amount of transmitted infrared light is smaller in the portion of the face photograph 2 than in the periphery thereof, the peripheral portion of the face photograph 2, that is, the photograph edge can be detected from the difference in the amount of transmitted infrared light. The image data picked up by the infrared CCD camera 18 in this way is digitally converted by a photographic position detecting unit 19 comprising a CPU, and then subjected to predetermined image processing to detect a photographic edge. Is matched with the photograph edge stored in advance, and the inclination and displacement of the face photograph 2 are detected.
[0032]
Note that the infrared CCD camera 18 is set at an image-capturing angle of view that can capture an image unless the value is an extreme value, even if the face photograph 2 is pasted with an inclination or a positional shift with respect to the application 1. . Therefore, a part of the application form 1 located around the face photograph 2 is always imaged.
[0033]
The application 1 for which imaging by the CCD camera 15 and the infrared CCD camera 18 has been completed in this way is further transported and discharged into the paper discharge unit 20.
[0034]
Further, since the copying type ID card producing apparatus performs image reading by the CCD camera 15 and photo edge detection by the infrared CCD camera 18 at the same time as described above, it is possible to quickly produce an ID card. .
[0035]
As described above, the personal data 1a and the data of the registration number 1b read by the OCR 13 and decoded by the OCR decoding unit 14 are sent to the system control unit 21 including the main CPU. Further, the face photograph image data of the face photograph 2 photographed by the CCD camera 15 and subjected to the image processing by the face image processing unit 16 is also sent to the system control unit 21, and further photographed by the infrared CCD camera 18 and photographed by the photograph position detecting unit. The data of the inclination and displacement of the face photograph 2 detected at 19 is also sent to the system control unit 21.
[0036]
The system controller 21 cuts out the face photograph 2 from the image captured by the CCD camera 15 based on the photograph edge detected by the infrared CCD camera 18. Then, based on the data of the inclination and the displacement of the face photograph 2 obtained by the infrared CCD camera 18, the face photograph image data is corrected and corrected so that the face photograph 2 does not have the inclination and the displacement. The face photograph image data is output to the ID card printer 31 together with the personal data 1a and the data of the registration number 1b, and an ID card is created.
[0037]
In the above-described configuration, in order to detect the photo edge of the face photograph 2, an image was taken by the infrared CCD camera 18 from the back side of the application form 1. The camera 18 does not need to be used, and an ordinary CCD camera may be used. In other words, since the portion of the face photograph 2 is thick, even if it is illuminated by the illumination lamp 17, the transmitted light is small, and the difference from the transmission amount of the portion of only the application 1 around the face photograph 2 can be detected.
[0038]
Further, the above configuration is not limited to the processing of the application form 1 created by the applicant, and the required data is printed on the applicant side based on the application form 1, and the face photograph 2 is pasted. The processing may be applied to the attached backing paper.
[0039]
Further, the registration number 1b does not necessarily have to be described in the application form 1 from the beginning, and may be appropriately assigned by the system control unit 21.
[0040]
Finally, the correspondence between the terms described in the claims and the terms described in the embodiments of the invention will be described.
[0041]
The paper in the claims corresponds to the application 1 and the backing paper.
The reading means in the claims corresponds to the CCD camera 15.
[0042]
The electromagnetic wave in the claims corresponds to infrared light or visible light.
The sticking position detecting means in the claims corresponds to the infrared CCD camera 18 (a normal CCD camera is also possible) and the photograph position detecting unit 19.
[0043]
The correction of the position of the face photograph in the claims includes correction of the curvature and the displacement of the face photograph.
[0044]
【The invention's effect】
ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to the copy type ID card making apparatus, ID card making method, and copy type ID card of the present invention, the sticking position of the face photograph on the paper can be reliably detected. This produces an effect that a quality ID card can be created.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram of an application form for applying for an ID card.
FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a copy type ID card creation device.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Application form 1a Personal data 1b Registration number 2 Face photograph 13 OCR
15 CCD camera 16 Face image processing unit 18 Infrared CCD camera 19 Photo position detection unit 21 System control unit 31 ID card printer

Claims (11)

In a copy-type ID card creating apparatus for creating an ID card with a face photograph using face photograph image data obtained by reading a face photograph attached on paper,
Reading means for reading a face photograph on the paper;
Attachment position detecting means for detecting at least an electromagnetic wave transmitted through the paper and detecting an attachment position of the face photograph,
A copying-type ID card producing apparatus, comprising: 2. The copy type ID card creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sticking position detecting means detects at least infrared light transmitted through the sheet to detect the sticking position of the face photograph. 2. The copy type ID card producing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said sticking position detecting means detects a sticking position of said face photograph by detecting at least visible light passing through said paper. The copying according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the reading of the face photo by the reading unit and the detection of the pasting position of the face photo by the pasting position detection unit are performed substantially at the same time. Type ID card making device. Control means for controlling image data of the face photograph in order to correct the position of the face photograph read by the reading means based on the sticking position of the face photograph detected by the sticking position detecting means. The copy-type ID card creation device according to any one of claims 1 to 4. A copy-type ID card creating method for creating an ID card with a face photograph using face photograph image data obtained by reading a face photograph stuck on paper,
An ID card creation method, wherein at least an electromagnetic wave transmitted through the sheet is detected to detect a position where the face photograph is pasted. 7. The ID card creating method according to claim 6, wherein at least infrared light transmitted through the sheet is detected to detect a position where the face photograph is pasted. 7. The ID card creation method according to claim 6, wherein at least visible light transmitted through the paper is detected to detect a position where the face photograph is pasted. The method for producing an ID card according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein the reading of the face photograph and the detection of the pasting position of the face photograph are performed substantially at the same time. The ID card is created by controlling image data of the face photograph so as to correct the position of the face photograph read based on the detection result of the pasting position of the face photograph. An ID card creation method according to any one of the preceding claims. A copy-type ID card created by the copy-type ID card creation device according to claim 1.

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