JP2529338B2 - Photo booklet - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial application] The present invention relates to a photo booklet used for passports, bank passbooks, etc., and in particular, a photo booklet for making it possible to mechanically read personal information. Regarding the booklet.

[Conventional technology]

In a booklet including a photo, for example, a passport, a photo for identifying the owner is attached to a page in the booklet. A transparent sheet is adhered on the photograph so as to cover the photograph, and an emboss seal is applied on the photograph and the transparent sheet to prevent falsification. In addition, information such as name, nationality, date of birth, gender, issue date, issue number, etc. is entered in this passport.

Photographs such as identification cards and driver's licenses are also provided with photographs to identify their owners, and bibliographic items such as name, date of birth, gender, and date of issue are also provided. It is filled in.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

When making the passport, at least the steps of type-printing bibliographic items such as name, nationality, and gender, attaching a photograph, and covering the attached photograph with a transparent sheet are necessary. Therefore, it takes time and effort to create the passport, and it is difficult to easily and efficiently create the passport. Therefore, there is a problem that the passport issuing business cannot be rationalized.

In addition, conventionally, when applying for a passport, it is necessary to attach a photo to the application form in addition to the photo for attaching the passport, and there is the problem that multiple-leaf photos must be prepared.

In addition, after inserting personal information on a display sheet on which items such as headings are printed on a photo card with a typewriter, insert a small person photo into the opening formed at the edge of the display sheet, and then overprint on both sides. A structure in which sheets are stacked and thermocompression-bonded is known. However, such a photo card has a problem that it is troublesome to produce and it is not possible to efficiently produce it because it is necessary to fit a separately created portrait photo into the opening of the display sheet in which characters are entered.

Also, with a driver's license, an application form in which personal information is typed is set in the camera, and when taking a picture of a person, it is imprinted on a reverse color paper with a person image with a lens different from the person photographing lens, and this person image and characters It has a structure in which a reverse color paper on which an image and is printed is sandwiched between two polyester sheets. However, in the driver's license that sandwiches the reversal color paper on which the person image and the character image are printed with the transparent sheet in this manner, the thickness of the reversal color paper causes the bulging peripheral portion to dent at this part, There is a problem that handling is inconvenient.

On the other hand, the applicant of the present invention, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 62-58249, etc., fits a display sheet printed on a photographic paper by synthesizing a person image and a character image such as a name into a frame sheet such as a plastic sheet, We propose a photo card that is reinforced with a core sheet and sandwiched with a transparent oversheet. According to this, it becomes possible to easily make a durable card having a flat surface.

However, in the case of a photo-containing sheet body using a display sheet in which a person image and a character image are combined and printed,
Since a frame sheet or the like is used, there is a problem that the number of parts and the number of manufacturing steps of the sheet body increase. Also, since a photographic processing device is used when creating a display sheet, development, fixing,
There is also a problem that each apparatus for drying is required and the apparatus becomes large. Further, since development is performed by using a chemical at the time of printing, it is necessary to consider deterioration of the chemical or the like, and there is a problem that it cannot be dealt with when producing a small amount in the off-season.

In addition, when adopting conventional passports, photo cards, etc., when managing entry and departure, leaving and leaving of the person who possesses them, the staff will read the contents of these photo booklets and use them for the management system. This is done by inputting to a computer or the like. Therefore, there is a problem that it is difficult to process a large amount and it is not possible to rationalize the entrance / exit management work and the like.

[Object of the Invention]

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and can be easily and efficiently created while preventing tampering, and can be applied even when a small amount is created in the off-season. It is an object of the present invention to provide a booklet with photographs that can read personal information and can be processed quickly and in large quantities.

[Means for solving the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the photo booklet of the present invention is a support sheet bound to the booklet, and a transparent sheet bound to the booklet so as to be superposed on the support sheet,
An image receiving layer of a heat development transfer system which is layered on the surface of the transparent sheet which is superposed on the support sheet, or on the surface which is superposed on the support sheet and the transparent sheet, and a character image of the name and the like subjected to the heat development transfer to the image receiving layer, OC showing person image and personal information
A composite image in which the R character or the barcode image is image-composited, and an adhesive layer in which a supporting sheet and a transparent sheet are superposed and joined, and at the time of heat development transfer of the composite image,
A mobile dye that absorbs infrared rays well is released into an image by thermal development, and the mobile dye is transferred to the image-receiving layer and the OC
It is designed to form an R character or barcode image.

The image receiving layer and the other transparent sheet or support sheet on which the image receiving layer is not laminated are joined by an adhesive layer which is applied to one surface of the other sheet in advance so as to face the image receiving layer. Further, this adhesive layer may be applied on one surface of the other sheet or on the image receiving layer after transferring the composite image to the image receiving layer, and further, the adhesive sheet interposed between the other sheet and the image receiving layer. For example, double-sided tape or the like may be used.

[Action]

When using the photo booklet of the present invention to create, for example, a machine-readable passport (MRP) in which personal information is mechanically read by an OCR (optical character recognition) reader, bar code reader, etc., first, Transfer the composite image of character image such as name, person image and OCR character or bar code image to the image receiving layer, and then, with this image receiving layer inside, the other transparent sheet on which the image receiving layer is not layered or Join the support sheets. Therefore, it is possible to form a sheet body in which a composite image transfer layer containing an OCR character or barcode image is interposed between the support sheet and the transparent sheet. As a result, when creating a booklet with a photo, it is possible to eliminate the trouble of pasting a photograph of a person (face photo) and type-printing a character image such as a name, as in the conventional case, and using an image transfer device, a booklet with a photo is created. Can be created easily and efficiently.

Moreover, since the OCR character or bar code is recorded on this photo booklet, the OCR character or bar code is mechanically read by an OCR reader, a bar code reader, etc. to manually input personal information. There is no need to do so, and it is possible to process, for example, entrance / exit management tasks accurately and in large quantities.

In addition, during heat development transfer of a composite image, a mobile dye that absorbs infrared rays well is released in an image by heat development, and this mobile dye is transferred to the image receiving layer to form the OCR character or barcode image. Therefore, the OCR characters and the bar code image transferred to the image receiving layer can be reliably read by infrared rays, and the occurrence of reading errors can be reduced.

Since the composite image of the character image, the person image, the OCR character or the bar code image is transferred to the image receiving layer by the transfer method, it can be dry-processed without using a photographic processing chemical. Therefore, the developing device can be simplified as compared with the case of developing using chemicals, and since it is a dry process and there is no deterioration of chemicals, it is possible to cope with small quantity production in the off-season. become able to.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

This embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3,
The photo booklet according to the present invention is applied to MRP. That is, in this embodiment, a transparent sheet 2 and a character image 1a of a name or the like, a person image 1b, and an optically readable OCR character image 1 layered on one side of the transparent sheet 2 are used.
d, the image-receiving layer 1 on which the respective graphic images 1c provided as necessary are combined and transferred by heat, the support sheet 3 arranged so as to face the image-receiving layer 1, and the support sheet 3
The booklet 5 is provided in a layered manner on the surface of the transparent sheet 2 side, and is provided with the support sheet 3 and the adhesive layer 4 for adhering the transparent sheet 2. The transparent sheet 2
The supporting sheet 3 and the supporting sheet 3 are bound in the booklet 5 at a position where these sheets 2 and 3 are superposed. In addition to the sheets 2 and 3, the booklet 7 is bound with a booklet sheet 7 on which an immigration mark, a visa stamp, etc. are stamped.

As will be described later, a composite image of the character image 1a, the person image 1b, the graphic image 1c, and the OCR character image 1d is transferred to the image receiving layer 1, and the image receiving layer 1 and the image receiving layer 1 to which the composite image is transferred. As shown in FIG. 2, the transparent sheet 2 in which 1 is layered is joined to the support sheet 3 via the adhesive layer 4, so that finally, the transparent sheet 2, the image receiving layer 1, and the adhesive layer 1 are attached. Layer 4,
Also, the sheet body in which the support sheet 3 is integrated in layers is configured as the front cover in the booklet 5. OCR
In the character image 1d, among the contents described by the character image 1a, the items that need to be mechanically read by the OCR reader are coded into a combination of numbers and alphabetic characters in correspondence with the contents described. The coded numbers are expressed using OCR characters.

As shown in FIG. 3 (A), the support sheet 3 is the front cover of the booklet 5, for example, 100 to 800 μm.
Paper or plastic sheet, or a composite support obtained by laminating these papers or plastics, or laminating one or both sides of the paper with plastic. Examples of plastics include, but are not limited to, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polycarbonate, acetyl cellulose, cellulose ester, polyvinyl acetal, polystyrene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, nylon, polyethylene and the like. Further, among these plastics, white pigments, for example, may be used a dispersion of TiO ₂ and Z _n O, it may be used after further contain other colored pigment or dye.

As shown in FIG. 3 (A), the transparent sheet 2 is bound in the booklet 5 at the page position next to the support sheet 3 which is the front cover. This transparent sheet 2
Is a transparent plastic sheet having a thickness of 50 to 350 μm, and is formed to have a size substantially the same as or slightly smaller than the size of the support sheet 3. The transparent sheet 2 is formed by appropriately selecting from the various materials mentioned as the plastic constituting the support sheet 3.

As shown in FIG. 2, the image receiving layer 1 is layered on the surface of the transparent sheet 2 on the side of the support sheet 3 with a thickness of about 10 μm. On the image receiving layer 1, a character image 1a such as a name, a person image 1b, an OCR character image 1d, and a graphic image 1c provided as necessary are transferred and recorded. Each of these images 1a
As described later, the printing of 1d to 1d on the image receiving layer 1 is carried out by a computer by first synthesizing (laying out) the images 1a to 1d in consideration of the arrangement, and then printing the synthesized image
It is performed by displaying on a CRT, exposing the photosensitive member by, for example, a three-color surface sequential exposure method, and then thermally exposing the exposed photosensitive member and transferring it to the image receiving layer 1.

The image receiving layer 1 is composed of a material capable of receiving the dye released from the photothermographic material of the photosensitive member due to the heating phenomenon, and contains a dye fixing agent such as a dye mordant. As this dye fixing agent, a useful one can be selected and used depending on the physical properties of the released dye, components other than the dye contained in the photothermographic material, transfer conditions, etc. For example, a polymer mordant with a high molecular weight is used. . The photothermographic material used in this example releases a movable dye imagewise by heat development, and transfers the movable dye to a dye fixing element having a mordant with a solvent such as water. A method of transferring to a dye fixing element by a boiling point organic solvent, a method of transferring to a dye fixing element by a hydrophilic thermal solvent incorporated in the dye fixing element, a dye of a support or the like in which a movable dye is heat diffusible or sublimable It is considered to be a transfer type heat-developable color light-sensitive material such as a method of transferring to a receiving element. Such heat-developable color light-sensitive materials are described in detail in U.S. Pat. No. 4,500,626, JP-A-60-133449, and JP-A-60-133449.
9-218443, 61-238056, European patent (EP)
No. 220,746A2 and the like. In these photothermographic materials, base precursors described in JP-A-60-269147 and the like, European Patent No. 210,
It is advantageous to incorporate a base generating means such as a method for generating a base utilizing the complex formation reaction described in Japanese Patent No. 660A2 into the image forming reaction system.

Further, the heat-developable photosensitive material allows the OCR character image 1d after transfer to be read by infrared rays, so that at the time of heat development transfer of the OCR character image 1d, a movable dye that absorbs infrared rays well is image-formed by heat development. And the mobile dye is transferred by a solvent such as water to a dye fixing element having a mordant.

The adhesive layer 4 is provided on the back side of the support sheet 3, that is, the surface on the transparent sheet 2 side, and adheres the surface of the image receiving layer 1 of the transparent sheet 2 and the back surface of the support sheet 3 to each other. is there. For this adhesive layer 4, an adhesive agent is selected and used which does not damage the images 1a to 1d thermally transferred to the image receiving layer 1 and causes less air bubbles between the sheets 2 and 3 at the time of contact, and, for example, 1 to It is formed to a thickness of 200 μm. Although the adhesive layer 4 was provided as a layer on the surface of the support sheet 3 on the transparent sheet 3 side, the adhesive layer 4 is not limited to this, and after the image is transferred to the image receiving layer 1, it is formed thereon. An adhesive layer may be applied. Further, another adhesive sheet can be used, and further, an adhesive sheet coated on the release paper can be used.

A release paper 6 is attached on the adhesive layer 4.
The release paper 6 is formed to be slightly larger than the support sheet 3 so that the release paper 6 can be easily pinched at the time of peeling the release paper 6 from the support sheet 3. Since the release paper 6 is formed to be larger than the support sheet 3, when the peripheral edge of the release paper 6 protrudes from the booklet 5 and the handling is inconvenient, the release paper 6 is formed by the adhesive layer. It is formed to be the same as or smaller than the support sheet 3 within a range not smaller than 4.

Next, with reference to FIG. 3 to FIG. 7, the MRP making process in this embodiment will be described.

As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the process of creating this MRP is roughly divided into receiving the passport application form 11 and using the personal information of the application form 11 in a word processor.
The pre-process 100 of inputting to the floppy disk 13 for character information by 12 and the image of the face photograph 11a of the application 11 are input, and the input person image 1b such as the face photograph 11a and the character image 1a, OCR character An image synthesizing step 110 of synthesizing the image 1d and the like by the image synthesizing device 14, a video printing step 120 of thermally transferring the synthetic image obtained in the image synthesizing step 110 to the image receiving layer 1 by the video printer 15 and printing the image. The image-receiving layer 1 on which the image is thermally transferred is fixed to the support sheet 3 by the adhesive layer 4, and the transparent sheet 2, the image-receiving layer 1, the adhesive layer 4,
And the support sheet 3 are laminated and integrated in a layered manner, and a post-process 130 for issuing the MRP configured in this way is constituted.

In the previous step 100, an application form receiving step 101 for receiving a passport application form 11 on which a facial photograph 11a is attached and necessary personal information is entered, and a barcode label 16 for identification on the received application form 11 It comprises a bar code label attaching step 102 for attaching and a character information inputting step 103 for inputting personal information of the application form 11 to the floppy disk 13 for character information. The application acceptance step 101 and the barcode label attaching step 102 are performed manually.

Specifically, the character information input step 103 is performed by an operator using a word processor 12 having a display CRT 12a, a bar code reader 12b, and a keyboard 12c shown in FIG. Before entering the text information, use the barcode reader 12b to
The barcode of is read. Corresponding to the identification code by the read bar code, the personal information described in the application form 11 is input as coded character information by keyboard input and recorded on the character information floppy disk 13. Instead of keyboard input, the personal information of the application form 11 may be input by a camera and the character image information obtained thereby may be stored in, for example, a storage medium.

The image synthesizing step 110, a person image input step 111 for reading the person image 1b of the face photograph 11a attached to the application form 11,
The person image 1b input in the person image input step 111, the character image 1a in which the character information extracted from the character information floppy disk 13 is converted into the character image 1a through the character generator, and the floppy disk for graphic image in advance.
Graphic image 1c input in 17 and character information input process
OCR character image 1d in which only the information required for OCR reading is extracted from the character image information input in 103 and converted into OCR characters
An image synthesizing / displaying step 112 for arranging and synthesizing / displaying each is performed.

The image synthesizing step 110 is specifically performed by the image synthesizing device 14 shown in FIG. This image synthesizer
As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, reference numeral 14 is a person image input section 22 composed of a television camera 20 or a color image scanner 21 for performing the person image input step 111, a color monitor CRT 23, a keyboard 24, A console 26 having a bar code reader 25; a reading unit 27 for reading coded character information from the character information floppy disk 13 and reading graphic image information from the graphic image floppy disk 17; An image synthesizing section 28 comprising a microcomputer for synthesizing these on the basis of information to obtain a synthetic image, and a CRT controller for controlling the color monitor CRT23 and the black and white CRT29 for printing of the video printer 15 based on the image synthesizing data. It is composed of 30 and.

A black and white camera is used as the television camera 20 in order to improve the resolution, and a rotary drive type RGB filter 20a is arranged in front of the black and white camera 20, and three-color plane sequential imaging is performed.

As shown in FIG. 6, the image composition unit 28 reads out the data of the person image 1b captured by the person image input unit 22 in association with the identification code from the bar code reader 25, and the word processor 12 The character information data input from the character information floppy disk 13 that is stored in association with the identification code from the bar code reader 12b is read out, and in this way, it is made to correspond and match based on the identification code by the bar code. The read data is passed through the control circuit 36 to the frame memory for portrait images.
31, a frame memory 32 for character images, a look-up table / matrix circuit 33 for performing gradation correction on a person image, a look-up table 34 for performing gradation correction on a character image, a composite / The thinning circuit 35 processes the images to synthesize the images 1a to 1d. The reference numeral 37 in the figure denotes each video signal of the TV camera 20.
The A / D converter which converts B, G, R into a digital signal is shown. Further, reference numeral 38 indicates a D / A converter for converting a digital signal of the data of the combined screen obtained by the combining / thinning circuit 35 into an analog signal.

As shown in FIG. 4, in the video printing step 120, a composite image exposure step 121 of exposing the composite image created in the image composition step 110 onto the photosensitive paper 40, and the exposed photosensitive paper 40 are exposed. And a thermal development transfer step 122 of thermally developing the composite image and transferring it to the image receiving layer 1. Specifically, this video printing process 120 is performed by the steps shown in FIGS.
As shown in the figure, the thermal development type video printer 15 is used.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the video printer 15 includes a photosensitive paper roll cassette 41 in which a photosensitive paper 40 for heat development is housed in a coil shape, and a photosensitive paper 40 pulled out from the cassette 41. For printing where the composite image is exposed on the emulsion side
The CRT 29 and the looper device 42 for storing the exposed photosensitive paper 40 in a loop shape to smoothly perform the process of the next process, and the looper device 42 installed on the downstream side of the looper device 42 to easily perform the thermal transfer of the next process. For this purpose, a water coating device 43 for uniformly coating water on the emulsion surface of the photosensitive paper 40 as a diffusion aid, and the exposed photosensitive paper 40 installed downstream of the water coating device 43 are cut into individual frames. The unprocessed booklet 5 in which the cutter 44 and the untransferred booklet 5 are opened and stacked so that the image receiving layer 1 faces upward.
The storage case 45, the image receiving layer 1 of the unprocessed booklet 5 that is carried out one by one from the storage case 45, and the photosensitive paper 40 that has been exposed and cut into individual frames are aligned with each other, and then stacked. A pair of squeezing rollers 46 for extracting air and the like between the exposed photosensitive paper 40 and the image receiving layer 1 of the booklet 5.
The image receiving layer 1 and the photosensitive paper 40, which have been squeezed to remove air and the like, are sandwiched from above and below and heat is applied to them to perform heat development / transfer, and the heat-transferred booklet 5 is sequentially placed. Booklet storage case after processing for stacking and storing
48 and a scrap photosensitive paper receiver 49 for accumulating and storing the scrap photosensitive paper 40a after thermal transfer.

The CRT 29 for printing is configured to form a composite image, which is inverted to a negative image, on the photosensitive paper 40 at the time of printing based on the output signal from the image compositing device 14 to expose the photosensitive paper 40. . That is, specifically, by the CRT29 for printing, a black and white image in which the blue composite image is displayed in the lightness, similarly a black and white image corresponding to the green composite image,
A black and white image corresponding to the red composite image is sequentially displayed, and the photosensitive paper 40 is exposed through the lens 52 while the shutter 51 is open by the shutter driving device 50. In this three-color sequential exposure, a blue filter 53, a green filter 54, and a red filter 55 are selectively inserted by a filter switching device 56,
The black and white image displayed on the CRT29 for printing is displayed in blue, green,
It is performed by converting to a red monochromatic image.

Instead of exposing the photosensitive paper 40 by the printing CRT 29, for example, an LED, a liquid crystal, a laser, a FOT or the like may be used for the exposure.

When the photosensitive paper 40 is exposed, the photosensitive paper 40 is intermittently transferred by one frame by a frame feeder (not shown). In this way, the photosensitive paper 40 that has been sequentially exposed by being transferred one by one
After passing through the loop device 42, water is applied uniformly and thinly on the side of the emulsion coated by the water application device 43. This water acts as a diffusion aid in the next heat development transfer step. In the case of the meltable diffusion aid method, urea, water of crystallization, microcapsules, etc., which become water-like by heating, are previously added as a diffusion aid at the time of manufacturing the image receiving layer 1, so that the superimposing step Need not be added.

After the water application, the photosensitive paper 40 is cut into pieces by the cutter 44, and then conveyed to a predetermined position by a conveying device (not shown), and the unprocessed booklet is also conveyed from the cassette 45 at this position. 5 of the image receiving layers 1 are superposed so as to match each other. After this, the water applied in the previous step is uniformly spread on the emulsion surface by a pair of ironing rollers 46.

Next, the unprocessed booklet 5 in which one sheet of photosensitive paper 40 is superposed on the image receiving layer 1 is heated by a heat development transfer section 47 composed of an upper heat plate and a lower heat plate, so that the photosensitive emulsion in the photosensitive paper 40 is exposed. Dye is thermally transferred to the image receiving layer 1 of the booklet 5. Since the processing time of this heat development transfer step is longer than that of the other steps, it is desirable that the heat development transfer section 47 be composed of a plurality of stages to perform parallel processing. By thus providing a plurality of stages, the processing capability of the video printer can be improved. After the heat development transfer, the scrap photosensitive paper 40a after the heat transfer is accumulated in the photosensitive paper receiver 49, and the booklet 5 after the heat transfer is accumulated in the processed booklet storage case 48.

In the post-processing step 130, as shown in FIG. 4, the transparent sheet 2 having the image receiving layer 1 on which the composite image is thermally transferred and the OCR character image 1d is printed is shown in FIG. 3 (C). It is determined whether or not the laminating step 131 for superimposing the support sheet 3 on the support sheet 3 and integrating them into a sheet shape and the person image 1b and the character image 1a of the booklet 5 created in this way match each other. It is composed of an inspection step 132 for finally inspecting for any typographical errors and the like, and a delivery step 133 for delivering the passport after the inspection to the applicant.

In the laminating process 131, a normal adhesive that can be bonded at room temperature is used, but a heat-bonding type adhesive (hot melt) may be used instead. In this case, the release paper 6 attached to the surface of the adhesive layer 4 can be omitted as a matter of course. An embossing step may be added after the laminating step 131 to emboss a certification mark or the like.

Further, in the inspection step 132, it was inspected whether or not the person image 1b and the character image 1a match, but as described above, in the image combining step 110, based on the identification code by the barcode. Since the character image 1a and the person image 1b are automatically made to correspond to each other and are combined, it is possible to omit the inspection as to whether or not the images match.

In this embodiment, when the booklet 5 with photographs is created, the image synthesizing step 110 and the video printer step 120 are
Since each of them is automated by using the image synthesizing device 14 and the video printer 15, most of the creation work such as passports can be machine-processed, and the creation work can be rationalized.

In the above embodiment, the composite image is a character image.
Although it is composed of the person image 1a, the figure image 1b, the graphic image 1c, and the OCR character image 1d, the present invention is not limited to this, and an image such as a signature can be added to the composite image. Furthermore, OCR
An image using a barcode may be used instead of the character image 1d.

In the above embodiment, the character image 1a and the person image 1
b, the composite image such as the OCR character image 1d is electronically computer-composited by the image compositing device 14, and the composite image is exposed on the photosensitive paper 40 by the CRT 29 for printing. Without being limited to this, as shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, each of the character image and the person image which are personal information is irradiated and the photosensitive paper 40 is directly exposed by the reflected light. You may make it obtain a synthetic image.

That is, the MRP may be created by the following procedure. As shown in FIG. 8, this preparation procedure includes an application acceptance step 150 for accepting the application 11 with the facial photograph 11a attached, and character information for inputting personal information based on the content of the application 11 by a word processor or the like. Input process 15
1 and the character printing process for printing the input character information 152
And a character inspection step 153 for inspecting whether the printed characters and the contents of the application form 11 match, and the face photograph 11a of the application form 11 is directly reflected on the photosensitive paper 40 using reflected light. A person image exposure process 154 for exposing, a character image exposure process 155 for directly exposing the character image 11b printed in the character printing process 152 to the photosensitive paper 40 using reflected light, and thus exposed. Heat developing / transferring step 156 of thermally developing the photosensitive paper 40 and transferring it to the image receiving layer 1, and laminating step 1 similar to the first embodiment.
57, an inspection process 158, and a delivery process 159.

The person image exposure step 154 and the character image exposure step 155
Is performed by the printer 60 as shown in FIG. In the constituent members of the printer 60, the same members as those of the video printer 15 shown in FIG. 7 are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted. This printer 60 is
Photosensitive paper cassette 41 that stores the image in a coil, and photosensitive paper 40 that is pulled out from this cassette 41 by one frame
The first exposure portion 61 that exposes the image a and the character image 1a and OCR character image of the print mount 65 at positions different from the exposed portion of the person image 1b of the photosensitive paper 40 on which the person image 1b is exposed 1d,
A second exposure unit 62 that exposes the graphic image 1c, a looper device 42 that is provided on the downstream side of the second exposure unit 62, and the above-described video printer that is sequentially provided on the downstream side of the looper device 42.
A water application device 43, a cutter 44, a storage case 45 for the pre-processed booklet 5, a squeezing roller 46, a heat development transfer unit 47, a post-processed booklet storage case 48, and a scrap photosensitive paper receiver 49 are provided as in the case of 15. .

The first exposure unit 61 combines a lamp (not shown) which irradiates the face photograph 11a of the application form 11 with light and the image of the face photograph 11a illuminated by this lamp to the emulsion surface of the photosensitive paper 40. The image forming lens 63 and the first mask 64 which is arranged close to the photosensitive paper 40 and exposes only the image of the face photograph 11a on the photosensitive paper 40.

The second exposure unit 62 uses the first exposure unit 61 to display the person image 1b.
A lamp (not shown) that irradiates the print mount 65 obtained in the character printing step 152 with light for one frame of the photosensitive paper 40 that has been exposed to light, and a character image of the print mount 65 that is illuminated by this lamp. 1a, a graphic image 1c, an OCR character image 1d are formed on the photosensitive emulsion surface of the photosensitive paper 40 to form an image forming lens 66, and the character image 1a and the like are arranged close to the photosensitive paper 40 to expose the photosensitive paper 40 only. The second mask 67 of FIG. In addition, print mount
A fixed character and a tint block, which are common items, are printed in advance on the 65, and character information is printed on the mount 65 by a word processor or the like, and an OCR character image 1d is printed by a line printer or the like. . Further, as shown in FIGS. 10 (A) and 10 (B), the masks 64 and 67 have openings 64a for exposing the person image 1b at a predetermined position of the photosensitive paper 40, a character image 1a, and the like. An opening 67a for exposing the photosensitive paper 40 at a predetermined position is formed. Therefore, with these masks 64 and 67, as shown in FIGS. 10C and 10D, the person image 1b is placed at a predetermined position within the frame 40b of the photosensitive paper 40.
The character image 1a, the graphic image 1c, and the OCR character image 1d are exposed.

When optically obtaining a composite image, instead of using the first and second exposure units 61 and 62 in FIG. 9 described above, a single exposure unit 70 is used as shown in FIG. You may make it obtain an image. That is, one exposure unit 70 may first expose the person image 1b and then the character image 1a and the like. This exposure unit 70 is an application form
11 or the document table 71 on which the print mount 65 is placed, and the portrait image 1b of the face photograph 11a of the application 11 placed on the document table 71
And an image forming lens 72 for forming an image of the character image 1a or the like on the printing mount 65 on the photosensitive emulsion surface of the photosensitive paper 40, and only the respective images 1a, 1b formed by the image forming lens 72 on the photosensitive emulsion surface. It is composed of a mask 73 for a person image for exposing and a mask 74 for a character image and the like. In this case, first, the person image mask 73 is automatically inserted on the emulsion surface of the photosensitive paper 40,
Set the application 11 manually on the manuscript table 71
The first exposure for exposing 1b is performed. Next, the mask 74 for character images etc. is automatically inserted on the emulsion surface of the photosensitive paper 40,
The printing mount 65 is manually set on the original mount 71 and the first exposure for exposing the character image 1a and the like is performed.

Further, when optically obtaining a composite image, the exposure unit 80 may obtain a composite image as shown in FIG. That is, the application 11 and the print backing sheet 65 are placed on the document table 81, the imaging lenses 82 and 83 are tilted to form an image on the photosensitive emulsion surface of the photosensitive paper 40, and each imaged person is imaged. Image 1
The person image 1b, the character image 1a and the like may be sequentially exposed while masking the b and character image 1a and the like with the masks 84 and 85. With this configuration, the exposure unit
The 80 configuration can be simple.

Further, when optically obtaining a composite image, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, instead of the person image exposure step 154 and the character image exposure step 155 in FIG. It may be performed in the step 164 and the person / character image exposure step 165. The same steps as those in FIG. 8 are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

In the portrait photograph attaching step 164, a photograph for creating a composite image is received in advance when the application is received, and this photograph is attached to a predetermined position of the print mount 65 obtained in the character printing step 152 to create a composite image mount 90. To do.

In the person / character image exposure step 165, the photosensitive paper 40 is exposed using the composite image mount 90. This composite image mount
The exposure using 90 is performed using the same exposure unit as the exposure unit 70 in FIG. 11, as shown in FIG. In addition,
The same members of the present embodiment as those of the apparatus shown in FIG. 11 are designated by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. First, the person image 1b of the face photograph 11a is exposed on the photosensitive paper 40 using the person image mask 73. Next, using the character image mask 74, the character image 1a and the graphic image 1
c, OCR character image 1d is exposed. In this way, the person image 1b
When the image data and the character image 1a and the like are separately exposed twice, the optimum exposure time can be set according to the image quality of each, and each image can be finished to have the optimum image quality. In addition, when the reduction of the print time is prioritized over the image quality, the person image 1b and the character image 1a etc. are simultaneously displayed at the same time.
It is also possible to perform the exposure once.

In the above embodiment, the image receiving layer 1 is layered on the transparent sheet 2 bound to the booklet 5, and the adhesive layer 4 is attached to the support sheet 3 bound to the booklet 5 so as to face the transparent sheet 2.
However, the present invention is not limited to this,
For example, as in the second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG.
The image receiving layer 1 is layered on the support sheet 3 bound to the booklet 5, and the adhesive layer 4 is layered on the transparent sheet 2 bound to the booklet 5 so as to face the support sheet 3 and made of a transparent adhesive. It may be good.

Further, in each of the above examples, when the image receiving layer 1 is formed on the support sheet 3 side, in order to prevent each image when it is formed into a photo-containing sheet body from being a left-right inverted image, a photosensitive paper is used. The image to be transferred and recorded on 40 is, of course, a reverse image with the right and left reversed. This back image is
For example, it can be formed by electronically horizontally inverting the composite image displayed on the print CRT 29. In addition, if you want to form a composite image optically, please take the photo of application 11
Each image such as 11a and the character image 1a on the printing mount 65 is horizontally flipped so as to become a back image by using a mirror or the like, or the printing mount 11
By printing the character image 1a and the like as the back image, the back image can be transferred and recorded on the image receiving layer 1.

〔The invention's effect〕

According to the present invention as described above, the image receiving layer is layered on one surface of either the transparent sheet or the support sheet,
On this image receiving layer, character images such as names, person images and OC
By combining and transferring the R character or barcode image, and by bonding the transparent sheet on the support sheet so that the image receiving layer on which this composite image was transferred is on the inside, the OCR between the transparent sheet and the support sheet It is possible to form a sheet body in which a synthetic image transfer layer including a character or barcode image is interposed in a booklet. This eliminates the manual labor of pasting a portrait photograph (face photograph) and typing a character image such as a name, as in the past, and allows the device to easily and efficiently create a booklet with a photograph. it can.
Furthermore, because I recorded OCR characters and barcode images,
In addition to being able to mechanically read the contents in the photo booklet, it can easily support the introduction of an immigration control system and a management system such as leaving / entering / leaving the office, and entering personal information manually. There is no need to do so, and various management tasks can be processed accurately and in large quantities. Further, at the time of heat development transfer of the composite image, a movable dye that absorbs ultraviolet rays well is released in an image form by heat development, and the movable dye is transferred to the image receiving layer to form the OCR character or bar code image. OCR characters and barcode images can be reliably read using ultraviolet rays, and the occurrence of reading errors can be suppressed.

Since the supporting sheet and the transparent sheet are bound in a booklet so as to be superposed on each other, the positioning of these sheets is facilitated, and the joining of these sheets can be performed easily. Moreover, by joining these sheets, it is possible to integrally form a display sheet having a character image, a person image, an OCR character or a bar code image on a booklet.

Further, since the image receiving layer of the heat development transfer system is provided, it is possible to record a high resolution image as compared with a case where a thermal transfer sheet is heated by a thermal head or the like for transfer recording.
Further, the developing device can be simplified as compared with a conventional one in which a composite image is printed and exposed on a color photographic paper and then developed using a chemical solution. Further, since it becomes a dry process, it is not necessary to consider the deterioration of the chemical solution and the like, and the maintenance becomes easy, and moreover, it is possible to deal with a small amount of processing during the off season.

Furthermore, since a composite image of character images such as names, person images, OCR characters and barcode images was transferred to the image receiving layer, there is no need to separately record character images such as names, person images, and OCR characters. , A booklet with a photo can be easily manufactured.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an MRP (machine readable passport) embodying the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of an essential part showing a procedure for forming an MRP and a layer structure in the same example. FIG. 3 is a perspective view mainly showing a laminating step in the procedure for producing the MRP. FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the MRP creation process. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an outline of a system similarly used in the MRP making process. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a part of a video printer and an image synthesizing device used in the same embodiment. FIG. 7 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of the video printer. FIG. 8 shows an MR image obtained by optically obtaining a composite image in the same embodiment.
6 is a flowchart showing a procedure for creating P. FIG. 9 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of a printer for optically obtaining a composite image. FIG. 10 is a plan view similarly showing a mask for optically obtaining a composite image and the exposure content thereby. FIG. 11 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of an exposure unit of a printer for optically obtaining a composite image by another method. FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of an exposure unit of a printer for optically obtaining a composite image by another method. 13 and 14 are diagrams showing an MRP creating procedure for obtaining a composite image by another method and a schematic configuration of the exposure unit of the printer. FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view of the essential parts showing the layered structure of the MRP according to the second embodiment of the present invention. 1 …… Image receiving layer 1a …… Character image 1b …… Portrait image 1c …… Figure image 1d …… OCR character image 2 …… Transparent sheet 3 …… Supporting sheet 4 …… Adhesive layer 5 …… Booklet 11 …… Passport Application form 12 …… Word processor 14 …… Image synthesizer 15,60 …… Printer.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Kazuo Shiota 798 Miyadai, Kaisei-cho, Ashigarashie-gun, Kanagawa Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. Incorporated (72) Inventor Kiichiro Sakamoto 798 Miyadai, Kaisei-cho, Ashigarakami-gun, Kanagawa Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. (56) References JP 62-58249 (JP, A) JP 50-44817 (JP, A) JP 51-107200 (JP, A) Actually opened 54-5497 (JP, U) Actually opened 60-114868 (JP, U)

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A support sheet bound in a booklet, a transparent sheet bound in a booklet so as to be superposed on the support sheet, and a heat development transfer layered on a surface of the transparent sheet superposed on the support sheet. The image receiving layer of the method, a composite image obtained by image-composing a character image, a person image, an OCR character or a bar code image showing the personal information of the name etc. transferred by heat development onto the image receiving layer, the supporting sheet and the transparent sheet are overlaid. An adhesive layer bonded together is provided, and at the time of thermal development transfer of the composite image, a movable dye that absorbs infrared rays well is released into an image by thermal development, and the movable dye is transferred to the image receiving layer to perform the OCR. A booklet with photographs, which is designed to form characters or barcode images. 2. A support sheet bound in a booklet, a transparent sheet bound in a booklet so as to be superposed on the support sheet, and a thermal development transfer layered on a surface of the support sheet superposed on the transparent sheet. The image receiving layer of the method, a composite image obtained by image-composing a character image, a person image, an OCR character or a bar code image showing the personal information of the name etc. transferred by heat development onto the image receiving layer, the supporting sheet and the transparent sheet are overlaid. An adhesive layer bonded together is provided, and at the time of thermal development transfer of the composite image, a movable dye that absorbs infrared rays well is released into an image by thermal development, and the movable dye is transferred to the image receiving layer to perform the OCR. A booklet with photographs, which is designed to form characters or barcode images. 3. The adhesive layer is applied to the other transparent sheet or supporting sheet on which no image receiving layer is formed, at a position facing the image receiving layer. A booklet with photographs as described in paragraph 2. 4. When bonding the other transparent sheet or support sheet on which the image receiving layer is not formed, onto the image receiving layer,
The photo booklet according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an adhesive layer is applied on one surface of the sheet or on the image receiving layer. 5. When the other transparent sheet or support sheet on which the image receiving layer is not formed is bonded onto the image receiving layer,
The photo booklet according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that an adhesive sheet is interposed between them.