JP2020157527A - Security booklet and forming method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a security booklet and a forming method thereof, being highly effective in preventing forgery by an extraction of an ID page or the like, and capable of an authenticity discrimination even when electric or communication means cannot be used.SOLUTION: The security booklet includes: an ID page 201a having an IC chip 11 that stores first information containing at least personal information and on which second information linking with the first information is formed; and at least one other page 201b excluding the ID page 201a. At least one portion of the first information is formed as invisible information 15 and 16 on at least one other page 201b.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to a security booklet and a method of creating a security booklet.

In a security booklet equipped with a conventional IC chip, personal information and the like are stored in the IC chip, and information linked to the personal information and the like is formed on the same page so that the personal information and the like in the IC chip are on the same page. Authenticity was discriminated by comparing and collating with the formed information.

As a technique related to a conventional security booklet incorporating an IC chip, for example, there is one disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 5919741 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-213253.

Patent No. 5919741 JP-A-2004-213253

However, the conventional security booklets as described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 have the following problems.

FIG. 1 shows the configuration of the conventional security booklet 601. An IC chip 11 in which personal information is stored is embedded in the security booklet 601, and a face (hereinafter referred to as an ID page) 601a on which information linked to the personal information in the IC chip 11 is formed has a face. Photo 12, MRZ (machine-readable zone) 13 in which passport information and the like are described and can be read by a machine is arranged.

Such authenticity determination for the security booklet 601 was performed only for the ID page 601a, that is, only for the IC chip 11, the face photograph 12, and the MRZ 13. Therefore, when the ID page 601a is extracted from the security booklet 601, there is a possibility that the forged ID page is easily forged by replacing and binding the forged ID page.

In addition, when a disaster occurs and the power supply is stopped, when entering or leaving the country where there is no reading device for authenticity discrimination, or when inspecting the security booklet by job questions, etc., see ID page 601a. The personal information in the IC chip 11, the information linked to the personal information, that is, the face photograph 12 and the MRZ 13 could not be read, and the authenticity could not be determined.

In view of the above circumstances, the present invention provides a security booklet and a method for creating the security booklet, which has a high effect of preventing forgery due to extraction of an ID page and can determine the authenticity even when an electric / communication means cannot be used. The purpose is to provide.

The security booklet of the present invention has an IC chip that stores at least the first information including personal information, and has an ID page in which the second information linked to the first information is formed, and at least one excluding the ID page. It is characterized in that at least a part of the first information is formed as invisible information on at least one other page.

Further, in the security booklet of the present invention, at least two invisible information is formed on at least one other page, and when all the invisible information has the same content, at least two of them have the same content. If, it is characterized in that it is one of the cases where all the information has different contents.

Further, in the security booklet of the present invention, as invisible information, a first region composed of black ink containing an infrared absorbing dye and a black system composed of an ink not containing an infrared absorbing dye are used. It has a second region, a gradation image is configured according to the area ratio of the first region and the second region, and includes at least information that is visible in an infrared-irradiated environment. ..

Further, in the security booklet of the present invention, as invisible information, an image element having a first image line and a second image line arranged so as to face each other with a center line along the first direction as a boundary is constant. They are arranged at a pitch, and the first image line and the second image line in each image element have the same area and have a negative / positive relationship, and the discriminator is placed along the first direction. Therefore, at least the information that the positive image or the negative image of the first invisible information is visually recognized by the first image line and the negative image or the negative image of the second invisible information is visually recognized by the second image is included. It is a feature.

The method of creating a security booklet of the present invention is a method of creating a security booklet by using a server that stores personal information and a creation device that is connected to the server and creates a security booklet. An ID page having an IC chip storing at least the first information including personal information and forming a second information linked to the first information, and at least one other page excluding the ID page. The creation device has a step of receiving personal information from the server, and the creation device has a step of forming at least a part of the personal information as invisible information on at least one other page. It is a feature.

Further, the method of creating a security booklet of the present invention is a method of creating a security booklet by using a server that stores personal information and a creation device that is connected to the server and creates a security booklet. Has an arithmetic processing unit having a data input function, a storage function, an arithmetic processing function, and a data output function, and the security booklet has an IC chip that stores at least the first information including personal information. Data input including an ID page on which the second information linked to the first information is formed and at least one other page excluding the ID page in which at least a part of personal information is formed as invisible information. By the function, the step of inputting the source data including personal information and expressed in images and characters from the server, by the data input function, the step of inputting the setting data stored in the storage function, and by the arithmetic processing function. While maintaining the property information of the images and characters included in the source data, the first stream information of the images and characters included in the source data is converted into the stream information of the images and characters according to the setting data. The second stream information includes invisible information and includes a step of outputting the generated print data by the data output function, and a step of replacing the information with information to generate print data. It is a feature.

Further, the method for creating a security booklet of the present invention further includes a step of verifying the information of the security booklet using a communication terminal, a step of reading the first information from the IC chip, and a first formed on the ID page. The step of reading the information of 2 and the step of comparing and collating the first information read from the IC chip with the second information read from the ID page are formed as invisible information on at least one other page. Security including a step of reading at least a part of personal information and a step of comparing and collating the first information read from the IC chip with at least a part of the personal information read from at least one other page. It is characterized by verifying the information in the booklet.

According to the security booklet of the present invention and the method for producing the same, the anti-counterfeiting effect can be improved, and the authenticity can be discriminated even when the electric / communication means cannot be used.

Explanatory drawing which showed the structure of the conventional security booklet. Explanatory drawing which showed the structure of the security booklet by one Embodiment of this invention. Explanatory drawing which showed the structure of the 1st invisible information used in the security booklet by the same embodiment. The explanatory view which showed the structure of the identification card formed by the first invisible information. The perspective view which showed the printed matter which formed the 2nd invisible information used in the security booklet by the same embodiment. Explanatory drawing which showed the print pattern which formed the 2nd invisible information. The explanatory view which shows the state which expressed the 2nd invisible information by the discriminant such as a lenticular lens. The explanatory view which shows the state which expressed the 2nd invisible information by the discriminant such as a lenticular lens. Explanatory drawing which shows the image line composition which comprises the 2nd invisible information. The explanatory view which shows the arrangement of the image line which constitutes the 2nd invisible information. An explanatory view showing a state in which a discriminator such as a lenticular lens is placed on a printed matter on which the second invisible information is formed and observed. The explanatory view which showed the principle that the positive (negative) image in the 2nd invisible information is expressed by the discriminant such as a lenticular lens when the discriminant such as a lenticular lens is placed in one direction. The explanatory view which showed the principle that the negative (positive) image in the 2nd invisible information is expressed by the discriminant such as a lenticular lens when the discriminant such as a lenticular lens is placed in one direction. It is explanatory drawing which showed the principle that the positive (negative) image in the 2nd invisible information is expressed by the discriminant such as a lenticular lens when the discriminant such as a lenticular lens is placed in another direction which forms 90 degrees. It is explanatory drawing which showed the principle that the negative (positive) image in the 2nd invisible information is expressed by the discriminant such as a lenticular lens when the discriminant such as a lenticular lens is placed in another direction which forms 90 degrees. An explanatory diagram showing the configurations of a genuine security booklet and a forged security booklet in which the ID page is extracted from the genuine security booklet and the forged ID page is replaced and bound. An explanatory diagram showing a method of determining the authenticity of a genuine security booklet and a forged security booklet using a communication terminal. The explanatory view which showed the outline of the procedure for creating the print data of a security booklet in embodiment of this invention. An explanatory diagram showing an example of each stream information and property information of an image and characters included in a printed matter. Explanatory drawing which showed the part corresponding to stream information in the same embodiment. The explanatory view which showed the generation of the print data by the replacement of stream information in the same embodiment. The explanatory view which showed the structure of the PDF file used in the same embodiment. The explanatory view which showed the object of the PDF file used in the same embodiment. The explanatory view which showed the internal structure of the PDF file used in the same embodiment. The explanatory view which showed the stream information of the PDF file used in the same embodiment. The explanatory view which showed the replacement of the stream information of the image in the PDF file used in the same embodiment. The explanatory view which showed the replacement of the stream information of a character in the PDF file used in the same embodiment. The explanatory view which showed the byte length update process as the process performed accompanying the replacement of stream information in the PDF file used in the same embodiment. The explanatory view which showed the cross-reference table update process as the process performed with the replacement of stream information in the PDF file used in the same embodiment. The block diagram which showed the structure of the generation apparatus for executing the method of generating the print data of a security booklet by embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which showed the procedure of creating the source data used in the method of creating the print data of a security booklet by the same embodiment. A flowchart showing a procedure for creating setting data using source data in a method of creating data for printing a security booklet according to the same embodiment. The explanatory view which showed an example of the database used in the method of creating the print data of a security booklet by the same embodiment. The explanatory view which showed an example of the setting data used in the method of creating the print data of a security booklet by the same embodiment. A flowchart showing a procedure for creating print data by replacing stream information with source data in a method of creating print data of a security booklet according to the same embodiment.

Hereinafter, a security booklet according to an embodiment of the present invention and a method for creating the security booklet will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2A shows the configuration of the security booklet 201 according to the present embodiment. An IC chip 11 in which personal information is stored is embedded in the security booklet 201, and a face photograph 12, MRZ13, and invisible information are formed on the ID page 201a in which information linked to the personal information in the IC chip 11 is formed. 14 are arranged.

Further, in this security booklet 201, the first invisible information 16 in which at least a part of the personal information in the IC chip 11 is formed on the other pages 201b except the ID page 201a, and the first invisible information 16 A second invisible information 15 in which at least a part of personal information is formed in a form different from the above is provided. Here, both the first invisible information 16 and the second invisible information 15 can be read by using a simple discriminator without using a reading device that requires power supply. .. In FIG. 2A, two invisible information are formed on page 201b, but one may be used.

Specifically, the first invisible information 16 can be read by using an infrared irradiator as a simple discriminator, and the second invisible information 15 uses a lenticular lens or a universal filter as a simple discriminator. Then, the invisible information can be confirmed by hitting the discriminator on the visible information 17. Alternatively, it can be read by a communication terminal having built-in software that can read using the principle of a lenticular lens or a universal filter. It should be noted that the other page 201b does not have to be the ID page 201a and the spread page, although it is convenient for authenticity determination if the page is a double-page spread with the ID page 201a.

Further, although the invisible information 14 on the ID page 201a and the second invisible information 15 on the other page 201b are shown in FIG. 2A, they are shown for easy understanding in the explanation. Yes, in reality, the visible information 17 as shown in FIG. 2B is normally visually recognized, and when the discriminator is applied, the second invisible information 15 as shown in FIG. 2C can be visually recognized. ..

Similarly, in the region where the first invisible information 16 is formed, for example, a face image having continuous gradation shown in FIG. 2D is formed so as to be visible as visible information 17-1 under normal visible light. It is formed so that the first invisible information 16 as shown in FIG. 2F can be visually recognized in a state of being irradiated with infrared rays.

Further, in normal visible light, the general two-dimensional code shown in FIG. 2 (e) is formed so that it can be visually recognized as visible information 17-2, and is different from the two-dimensional code in the state of being irradiated with infrared rays. The first invisible image 16 may be formed as an image in which the two-dimensional code as shown in FIG. 2F having information is inverted.

As described above, the visible image 17, the invisible information 14, the first invisible information 15, and the second invisible information 16 may be a simple binary image or a full-color continuous gradation image, and are not particularly limited. Absent.

An example of the first invisible information 16 will be described. This first invisible information 16 is described in Japanese Patent No. 3544536 by the same applicant as the present application, and looks like a black-and-white image or a full-color image under normal light, but a predetermined visual condition different from this visual condition. For example, an invisible image is visually recognized in a state of being irradiated with infrared rays.

The first invisible information 16 has the image line configuration shown in FIG. 3 when enlarged. A plurality of sets of one first region 21 and one second region 22 adjacent to the first region 21 are arranged, and a plurality of (four in the figure) around the second region 22 are arranged. ) Is surrounded by the first area. The first region 21 has a larger area than the second region 22.

The first region 21 is printed with three color inks of cyan (C), magenta (M), and yellow (Y), which do not contain an infrared absorbing dye. On the other hand, the second region 22 is the second region 23 printed with, for example, one color black (Bk) ink containing carbon as the infrared absorbing dye, and the black ink not containing the infrared absorbing dye. For example, it has a second b region 24 printed with an ink in which three colors of inks of cyan (C), magenta (M), and yellow (Y) are mixed.

Then, in the second region 22, the gradation image is composed of the second region 23 according to the ratio of the second region 23 and the second b region 24.

The first region 21 constitutes a halftone dot image P1 that is visually recognized as a full-color image under normal light. The second region 23 in the second region 22 constitutes an invisible image P2 that is visually recognized in a state of being irradiated with infrared rays.

FIG. 4 shows an example in which an identification card is created in the first area 21 and the second area 22. Part a in FIG. 4 is configured as a halftone dot image by the first region 21. Part b contains invisible information composed of one color of black (Bk) ink containing an infrared absorbing dye by the second region 23 in the second region 22.

Next, the second invisible information 15 that can be read by a discriminator such as a lenticular lens or a communication terminal having built-in software that can read using the principle of a lenticular lens or the like will be described.

This second invisible information 15 is described in Japanese Patent No. 4635160 by the same applicant as the present application.

As shown in FIG. 5, by superimposing the discriminator 32 such as a lenticular lens on the printed matter, the second invisible information 15 composed of arbitrary figures, characters and the like as shown in FIG. 6 is visually recognized. Can be done. The lenticular lens is a transparent filter in which a plurality of straight lines are formed in a universal line along one direction.

When the discriminator 32 is superposed on the printed matter 31 at a predetermined angle, for example, 0 degrees, the positive or negative invisible image 35 is visually recognized as shown in FIG. 7A or FIG. 7B. When the discriminator 32 is superposed on the printed matter 31 at 90 degrees with respect to a predetermined angle, as shown in FIG. 8A or FIG. 8B, another invisible image 36 different from the invisible image 35 is formed. Is visible as positive or negative. Here, the positive or negative image changes by shifting the relative positional relationship between the printed matter 31 and the discriminator 32.

FIG. 9 shows a partially enlarged image line configuration as an example of the second invisible information 15. The vertical and horizontal dimensions S are 1 mm or less, for example, 340 μm. Such strokes are regularly arranged in a matrix on the surface of the printed matter. Each stroke has at least three stroke elements. The image line A and the image line A'are paired and have a negative / positive relationship with each other. That is, when one is black (on), the other is white (off), and when one is colored (on), the other is uncolored (off), and neither is black (on). Also, neither is white (off). The image line A and the image line A'have the same area. Due to the existence of such an image line A and an image line A', an invisible image (negative or positive) is visually recognized only by the image line A without being visually recognized under normal visible conditions, and only by the image line A'. An invisible image (positive or negative) is visible.

Similarly, the image line B and the image line B'are in a negative-positive relationship in a pair and have the same area. An invisible image (negative or positive) or an invisible image (positive or negative) different from the invisible image by the lines A and A'is visually recognized only by the image line B or only the image line B'.

The image line C constitutes a visible image composed of arbitrary figures, characters, and the like that are visually recognized under ordinary visible light.

FIG. 10 shows a state in which such image lines A and A', B and B', C and C'are regularly arranged in a matrix on the printed matter 31. Since the total image areas of the paired image lines A and the image lines A'are equal to each other and have a negative / positive relationship with each other, the invisible image cannot be visually recognized by normal visual inspection. Similarly, the total image areas of the paired image lines B and the image lines B'are equal to each other, and they are in a negative-positive relationship with each other, so that the invisible image cannot be visually recognized by normal visual inspection. ..

When the printed matter 31 is observed by normal visual observation, the visible image by the image lines C and C'is visually recognized and the invisible image is not visually recognized, and when the discriminator 32 is placed, the visible image is not visible and the image line A or A' Or, the image line B or B'invisible image becomes visible.

When the printed pattern 33 on the printed matter 31 is placed as shown in FIG. 12 (a) so that the center of the image line A and the center line 7 of each lens of the discriminator 32 coincide with each other, FIG. As shown in b), only the image line A located at the center line 37 appears to be expanded, so that the invisible image composed of the image line A is visually recognized.

As shown in FIG. 13 (a), when the center line A'and the center line 37 of each lens of the discriminator 32 are placed so as to coincide with each other, as shown in FIG. 13 (b). Since only the image line A'located at the center line 37 appears to be expanded, the invisible image composed of the image line A'is visually recognized.

As shown in FIG. 14A, the print pattern 33 on the printed matter 31 has an angle of 90 degrees, and the center of the image line B coincides with the center line 37 of each lens of the discriminator 32. When the discriminator 32 is placed in such a manner, as shown in FIG. 14B, only the image line B located at the center line 37 appears to be expanded, so that an invisible image composed of the image line B appears. It is visually recognized.

As shown in FIG. 15 (a), when the center line B'and the center line 37 of each lens of the discriminator 32 are placed so as to coincide with each other, as shown in FIG. 15 (b). Since only the image line B'located at the center line 37 appears to be expanded, the invisible image composed of the image line B'is visually recognized.

FIG. 16A shows the configuration of the genuine security booklet 201. As described above, the IC chip 11 in which the personal information is stored is embedded in the ID page 201a of the security booklet 201, and the face photograph 12, the MRZ 13, and the invisible information 14 are arranged. Further, on the other pages 201b other than the ID page 201a, the first invisible information 16 in which at least a part of the personal information in the IC chip 11 is formed and the personal information in a form different from the first invisible information 16. A second invisible information 15 is provided, in which at least a part of the above is formed.

On the other hand, FIG. 16B shows the structure of the forged security booklet 401. The forged security booklet 401 is replaced with the forged ID page 401a by extracting the genuine ID page 201a. A forged IC chip 411 is embedded in the forged ID page 401a, and a forged face photograph 412, a forged MRZ 413, and an area 414 in which no information is formed are arranged.

In the forged security booklet 401, the other pages 201b except for the forged ID page 401a are the same as the other pages 201b of the genuine security booklet 201. Therefore, on the other page 201b, the first invisible information 16 and the second invisible information 15 are provided as described above.

The authenticity of the genuine security booklet 201 and the forged security booklet 401 is determined as follows. First, the authenticity is determined using the first invisible information 16.

In the genuine security booklet 201, the first invisible information 16 is formed on another page 201b. The first invisible information 16 is read by irradiating with infrared rays. The read first invisible information 16 and the respective information of the IC chip 11, the face photograph 12, MRZ 13, and the invisible information 14 on the ID page 201a can be compared and collated, and can be determined to be genuine.

On the other hand, in the forged security booklet 401, the ID page 401a is forged, but the other pages 201b are the same as the genuine security booklet 201. Therefore, the first invisible information 16 is formed on the other page 201b. The first invisible information 16 is read by irradiating infrared rays. Comparing and collating the read first invisible information 16 with the information of the IC chip 411, the face photograph 412, and the MRZ413 on the forged ID page 401a, it was found that they were forged because they did not match. It can be determined. Further, the forged ID page 401a has a region 414 in which the invisible information 14 is not formed. From this, it can be seen that this security booklet 401 is a forgery.

Next, the authenticity is determined using the second invisible information 15. As shown in FIG. 17, the second invisible information 15 may be read by a communication terminal 501 in which software for reading using a principle such as a lenticular lens is stored.

In the genuine security booklet 201, the second invisible information 15 is formed on the other page 201b. The second invisible information 15 is read by the communication terminal 501. The read second invisible information 15 can be compared and collated with the respective information of the IC chip 11, the facial photograph 12, and the MRZ 13 on the ID page 201a, and it can be determined that the information is genuine.

On the other hand, in the forged security booklet 401, the ID page 401a is forged, but the other pages 201b are the same as the genuine security booklet 201. Therefore, the second invisible information 15 is formed on the other page 201b. The second invisible information 15 is read by the communication terminal 501. Comparing and collating the read second invisible information 15 with the information of the IC chip 411, the face photograph 412, and the MRZ413 on the forged ID page 401a, it was found that they were forged because they did not match. It can be determined. Further, in the forged ID page 401a as described above, there is a region 414 in which the invisible information 14 is not formed. From this, it can be seen that this security booklet 401 is a forgery.

The security booklet according to the present embodiment can be created by using, for example, variable printing described below. This printing method is described in Japanese Patent Application No. 2018-220788 by the same applicant as the present application.

Printing a large number of various types of printed matter by changing the content of printing one by one is generally called variable printing.

Digital printing machines used in variable printing have been speeded up due to mass production, and depending on the model, they can print A4 standard paper at a speed of 30 sheets or more per minute. If printing is performed at a speed of 300 sheets per minute, it is desirable to generate print data in, for example, PDF format, which is given to a digital printing machine, at a speed of 300 sheets or more per minute. That is, in order to take advantage of the high speed of the digital printing machine, it is necessary to generate printing data for each print in 0.2 seconds or less. If it takes more than 0.2 seconds to generate print data, it causes a decrease in production efficiency.

In order to maintain the high speed of the digital printing machine and obtain high productivity in variable printing as described above, it is necessary to generate printing data in a short time equal to or lower than the printing speed.

The designer draws the design in his head and embodies it as design data using commercially available design software. Design software can be freely arranged such as designing with a complicated layer structure, arranging characters along a free curve, and cropping an image with a clipping mask, and high expressiveness can be obtained.

The design software is operated on a computer, and the created design data is stored in a storage unit in the computer as source data in PDF format or the like. As shown in FIG. 18, the stored source data 52 is used as a template, and only the stream information which is variable information is replaced to create print data 51a, 51b, 51c.

The data related to the images and characters forming the first invisible information 16 and the second invisible information 15 described above need to be changed for each security booklet. Therefore, the data related to these invisible information is included in the source data 52, but is not included in the property information which is fixed information but is included in the stream information which is variable information.

FIG. 19 shows an example of stream information and property information of images and characters. The elements that make up the printed matter are considered to be classified into either images or characters. Images include raster images represented by bitmaps and vector images represented as figures and line drawings. Some characters are represented by, for example, ASCII code, hexadecimal code, font code, and the like. Property information common to images and characters includes arrangement coordinates, size, enlargement ratio, ratio, angle, and the like. Property information unique to raster images includes the number of pixels, color depth, color space (color base), image resolution, and the like. Property information unique to vector images includes color (fill, line), line width, and the like. Property information specific to characters includes typeface, color, character spacing, line spacing, and the like.

The property information, which is such fixed information, is maintained without any modification, and only the stream information, which is variable information, is replaced. As a result, it is possible to create print data at a higher speed and to have a high degree of freedom in design, as compared with the case where not only stream information but also property information is changed for each case using automatic typesetting software. Can be maintained.

For example, as shown in FIG. 20, in the design data such as PDF format, the source data 63 in which the image 64 of the variable information is changed to solid black and the character 65 of the variable information is changed to "0" is used. To do.

Such source data 63 is read from a server or the like that stores personal information or the like, and as shown in FIG. 21, desired stream information, that is, image 64, is used for the variable information image 64 and the variable information character 65. The print data 51a, 51b, and 51c are generated by replacing the code that describes the content of the character 65.

Unlike the case where the image 64 and the character 65 are arranged and inserted using the automatic typesetting software, the property information of the image and the character already arranged in the source data, that is, the code in which the attribute of the image and the character is described is handed. Is maintained without adding, and only the stream information indicating the contents is replaced, so that the typesetting process for generating the print data 51a, 51b, 51c is unnecessary.

Here, the structure of the PDF file is defined by the PDF reference, and as shown in FIG. 22, the header (Header) 66a, the body (Body) 66b, the cross reference (Cross-reference) 66c, and the trailer (Trailer) 66d. It has. Of these, the property information and stream information of images and characters are all described in an area called a body 66b.

The body 66b is composed of an aggregate of objects 67a, 67b, and 67c as shown in FIG. 23. As shown in FIG. 24, the property information and the stream information of the image are described in the object called the graphic object (Graphics object) 68, and the property information and the stream information of the characters are the text object (Text object). It is described in an object called 69.

As shown in FIG. 25, the stream information is described in the portion 70 of the object 67 surrounded by two keywords, a stream (stream) and an end stream (endstream).

Regarding the image, for example, as shown in FIG. 26, in the graphic object, only the stream information 71a in which the density value of the image is described is replaced with the new stream information 71b to replace the content of the image. When replacing the stream information, in principle, the amount of stream information, specifically, the number of pixels of the image is not changed. Further, the property information in which the arrangement coordinates, size, color space, etc. of the image are described is not changed as described above. Therefore, unlike the conventional typesetting process, the high designability of the source data 63 can be maintained as it is.

As for the characters, as shown in FIG. 27, in the text object, only the stream information 71c in which the code representing the characters is described is replaced with the new stream information 71d to replace the contents of the characters. When replacing the stream information of characters, unlike the case of an image, the amount of stream information, specifically, the number of characters is often changed.

However, since the property information in which the arrangement coordinates, typeface, size, color, etc. of the characters are described is not changed in the same manner as the property information of the image, the high designability of the source data 63 can be maintained as it is.

By the way, in the graphic object 68 and the text object 69, as shown in FIG. 28, a byte length 72 indicating the amount of information is described depending on the stream information 71a to 71d of images and characters. The byte length 72 indicating the amount of information of the stream information 71a to 71d varies depending on the compression method or the like in the case of an image and the number of characters in the case of characters. Therefore, when the stream information 71a and 71c are replaced with the stream information 71b and 71d and the byte length 72 is increased or decreased, it is necessary to change the value of the described byte length 72.

At the end of the PDF file, as shown in FIG. 29, a cross-reference table 73 that lists the start position of each object, that is, the number of bytes from the beginning to the beginning of the object is described. .. The cross-reference table 73 corresponds to a so-called table of contents, and changes accordingly when the contents of images and characters are replaced.

For example, when the stream information 71a and 71c are replaced with the stream information 71b and 71d as described above and the byte length 72 increases or decreases, the start position 74 of the object after the object and the cross-reference table It is necessary to change the starting position 75 of.

In the example shown in FIG. 29, it corresponds to the case where the byte length of the seventh object is increased by 512 bytes. In such a case, 512 bytes are added to the start position 74 of the eighth and subsequent objects and the start position 75 of the cross-reference table.

FIG. 30 shows a configuration of a generation device for executing a method of generating data for printing a security booklet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

This device includes a data input unit 101, an arithmetic processing unit 102, a storage unit 103, and a data output unit 104.

The data input unit 101 inputs source data such as a PDF format necessary for creating print data. As the source data, for example, design data created by using commercially available design software as described later with reference to FIG. 31 may be used as the source data. Further, the data input unit 101 inputs ID information such as a name, gender, age, and image of each individual, which is different for each security booklet, from a database (not shown). This database contains data on images and text that form different invisible information for each security booklet.

The arithmetic processing unit 102 replaces the first stream information of the images and characters included in the source data with the second stream information of the new images and characters included in the database, while being included in the source data. The obtained property information is maintained as it is and print data is generated. This second stream information contains data about images and characters that form invisible information.

The storage unit 103 stores the source data and the database input to the data input unit, and is given and stores print data as the calculation result from the calculation processing unit 102.

The data output unit 104 is given the data stored in the storage unit 103, and also outputs the data given by the arithmetic processing unit 102. Further, the data output unit 104 includes an image display unit and displays print data.

The flowchart of FIG. 31 shows a procedure for creating source data such as PDF format necessary for creating print data of a security booklet by using commercially available design software. As step S41, the page size is set.

In step S42, the image is arranged, and in step S43, for example, attributes such as the reference destination, insertion position, ratio, and angle of the image file are applied to the image. The processing of steps S42 and S43 is repeated for the number of images.

As step S44, characters are arranged, and as step S45, attributes such as insertion position, typeface, grouping direction, size, and color are applied to the characters. The processing of steps S44 and S45 is repeated for the number of characters.

As step S46, the created source data is stored in the storage unit 103. This source data includes data related to images and characters that form invisible information.

The flowchart of FIG. 32 shows a procedure for creating setting data using source data such as PDF format. The setting data is data including the image to be replaced included in the source data, the start position and the end position of the character stream information.

In step S51, the arithmetic processing unit 102 reads the source data stored in the storage unit 103.

In step S52, the arithmetic processing unit 102 searches for stream information of the image to be replaced in the source data.

In step S53, the arithmetic processing unit 102 sets a replacement condition including the start position of the stream information of the searched image, specifically, the number of bytes from the beginning, the end position, the encoding method, and the like. The processing of steps S52 and S53 is repeated for the number of images.

In step S54, the arithmetic processing unit 102 searches for stream information of characters to be replaced in the source data.

In step S55, the arithmetic processing unit 102 sets replacement conditions including the start position, end position, encoding method, and the like of the stream information of the searched characters. The processing of steps S54 and S55 is repeated for the number of characters.

In step S56, the setting data generated by the arithmetic processing unit 102 is stored in the storage unit 103. Alternatively, the setting data may be described directly in the syntax of the software.

FIG. 33 shows an example of the database. Similar to a general database, the horizontal axis may be field information (name, gender, age, image, etc.), and the vertical axis may be record information (person 1, person 2, ...). Here, the field information number is a value to be used as an index of an array variable or the like in software.

FIG. 34 shows an example of setting data. The horizontal axis may be the type of character or image, the start position and end position of stream information, the encoding method, the object number of source data, the field information number of the database to be referred to, and the horizontal axis may be character or image. When such a database is stored in the storage unit as a text format file, it may be described in, for example, CSV format 79 as shown in FIG. 34.

The flowchart of FIG. 35 shows the procedure for creating the print data of the security booklet according to the present embodiment.

In step S61, the arithmetic processing unit 102 reads the source data 26 stored in the storage unit 103. The source data 26 includes information about images and characters that form invisible information.

In step S62, the arithmetic processing unit 102 reads the setting data 28 stored in the storage unit 103.

In step S63, the arithmetic processing unit 102 reads the database stored in the storage unit 103.

The process from step S64 to step S68 is repeated for the number of record information in the database.

In step S65, the arithmetic processing unit 102 replaces the image and character stream information included in the source data 26 with new image and character stream information included in the database.

In step S66, the arithmetic processing unit 102 creates print data by updating the byte length and the cross-reference table that have changed due to the replacement of the stream information.

In step S67, the print data created by the arithmetic processing unit 102 is given to the storage unit 103 and stored, and the print data is output from the data output unit 104.

In step 67', after the print data is output from the data output unit 104 to the print medium, it may be verified whether or not each of the formed information is normally formed. The method of verification is the same as the method of performing the authenticity determination described above, and the first information is read from the IC chip 11, then the second information is read from the ID page 201a, and the first information and the second information are read. The first information already read by comparing and collating the information of the first invisible information 16 and / or the second invisible information 15 formed as invisible information on the other pages 201b other than the ID page 201a. Compare and collate with.

Regarding the verification of this information, the verification may be installed online at the final part (process) of the manufacturing device of the security booklet, or a separate verification device may be provided as an offline of the manufacturing device. By verifying, it is possible to guarantee that all personal information stored and formed in the security booklet is genuine information, which is preferable.

The software for generating the print data of the security booklet according to the embodiment of the present invention causes the data generation device having the configuration shown in FIG. 30 to execute the method of generating the print data. , This data generator may be realized by a computer.

Conventionally, as described above, the authenticity of the security booklet 601 is determined only for the ID page 601a. For this reason, it was not possible to effectively determine the authenticity of the forged security booklet 401 in which the genuine ID page 601a was extracted and replaced with the forged ID page 401a.

On the other hand, according to the security booklet 201 of the present embodiment, even when the genuine ID page 201a is extracted and replaced with the forged ID page 401a, the first page 201b other than the ID page 201a is the first. Since the invisible information 16 and the second invisible information 15 of the above are formed, it is possible to effectively determine the authenticity even for such forgery.

Further, according to the method for creating print data for a security booklet according to the present embodiment, design data including images, characters, and individual ID information that form invisible information common to all security booklets can be printed. As source data for data creation, among the information contained in this source data, stream information including ID information that differs for each security booklet is replaced with new stream information, property information is maintained, and print data is used. Since it is created, work efficiency and productivity are improved, and print data can be created at high speed.

In addition, since the property information that specifies the feature color and the like that is included in the design data in advance can be used as it is, a high design expression can be maintained.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described, the above embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the technical scope of the invention. This novel embodiment can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. The above-described embodiment and its modification are included in the technical scope and gist of the invention, and are also included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalent scope thereof.

11 IC chip (genuine)
12 Face photo (genuine)
13 MRZ (Authentic)
14 Invisible information (genuine)
15 Second invisible information (genuine)
16 First invisible information (genuine)
21 First region 22 Second region 23 Second a region 24 Second b region 31 Printed matter 32 Discriminator 33 Print pattern 35 Invisible image 36 Other invisible images 37 Center lines 51a, 51b, 51c Printing data 52, 63 Source data 64 images 65 characters 66b body (Body)
67, 67a, 67b, 67c Objects (Object)
68 Graphic object
69 Text object (Text object)
71, 71a to 71d Stream information 72 bytes long 73 Cross-reference table
74 Object start position 75 Cross-reference table start position 101 Data input unit 102 Arithmetic processing unit 103 Storage unit 104 Data output unit 201 Security booklet (genuine)
201a ID page (genuine)
201b Other pages (genuine)
301 Reader 401 Security booklet (counterfeit)
401a ID page (counterfeit)
411 IC chip (counterfeit)
412 Face photo (counterfeit)
413 MRZ (counterfeit)
414 area (counterfeit)
501 Communication terminal 601 Conventional security booklet

Claims (7)

An ID page having an IC chip storing at least the first information including personal information and forming the second information linked to the first information.
With at least one other page excluding the ID page,
A security booklet characterized in that at least a part of the first information is formed as invisible information on at least one other page. At least two of the invisible information are formed on the at least one other page.
The invisible information according to claim 1, wherein all of the invisible information has the same content, at least two of them have the same content, and all of them have different contents. Security booklet. The invisible information includes a first region formed by using a black ink containing an infrared absorbing dye and a black second region formed by using an ink not containing an infrared absorbing dye. The security according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the gradation image is configured according to the area ratio of the first region and the second region, and includes at least information that is visible in an infrared-irradiated environment. booklet. As the invisible information, the first image line and the image line elements having the second image lines arranged so as to face each other with the center line along the first direction as a boundary are arranged at a constant pitch.
The first stroke and the second stroke in each of the stroke elements have the same area and have a negative / positive relationship.
By placing the discriminator along the first direction, the positive image or the negative image of the first invisible information is visually recognized by the first image line, and the second invisible image is visually recognized by the second image line. The security booklet according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the negative image or positive image of the information includes at least the information that can be visually recognized. It is a method of creating a security booklet by using a server that stores personal information and a creation device that is connected to the server and creates a security booklet.
The security booklet has an IC chip that stores at least the first information including personal information, and has an ID page on which the second information linked to the first information is formed, and at least one excluding the ID page. With other pages of sheets,
The step of receiving the personal information from the server by the creation device, and
A step of forming at least a part of the personal information as invisible information on the at least one other page by the creating device.
How to create a security booklet featuring. This is a method of creating a security booklet by using a server that stores personal information and a creation device that is connected to the server and creates a security booklet. The creation device has a data input function, a storage function, and the like. It is equipped with an arithmetic processing unit that has an arithmetic processing function and a data output function.
The security booklet has an IC chip that stores at least the first information including personal information, an ID page on which the second information linked to the first information is formed, and at least a part of the personal information. With at least one other page except the ID page, which is formed as invisible information.
A step of inputting source data including personal information and expressed by images and characters from the server by the data input function.
A step of inputting setting data stored in the storage function by the data input function, and
The arithmetic processing function describes the first stream information of the image and the character included in the source data according to the setting data while maintaining the property information of the image and the character included in the source data. The step of generating the print data by replacing the image and the characters with the second stream information converted into the stream information, and the second stream information include the invisible information.
A step of outputting the print data generated by the data output function, and
A method of creating a security booklet, which is characterized by having. Further provided with a step of verifying the information in the security booklet using a communication terminal.
The step of reading the first information from the IC chip and
The step of reading the second information formed on the ID page and
A step of comparing and collating the first information read from the IC chip with the second information read from the ID page.
A step of reading at least a part of the personal information formed as the invisible information on the at least one other page.
A step of comparing and collating the first information read from the IC chip with at least a part of the personal information read from at least one other page.
With
The method for creating a security booklet according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the information in the security booklet is verified.

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