JPH01114492A - Booklet illustrated with photograph - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To rationalize the operation by possessing a clear sheet of single slip, an image receiving layer laminated on this surface, and a support sheet that is the clear sheet after transcribing a synthesized image of letter image like full name and portrait image and bonded using its image receiving layer as the bonding face. CONSTITUTION: When fabricating a passport by means of a booklet containing a photograph, a synthesized image of letter image 1a like full name and portrait image 1b is first transcribed on the image receiving layer of the clear sheet 2 of single slip, which is then bonded to the support sheet 3 bound to a booklet 5. Accordingly, multilayered sheet that sandwiches a layer transcribed with the synthesized image between the support sheet 3 and the clear sheet 2 can be formed in the booklet 5.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a photo booklet used for passports, bank passbooks, etc., and in particular, a booklet containing a photograph containing a character image such as a name and a composite image of a person image. This invention relates to the improvement of a booklet with photographs having pages.

[Conventional technology]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In a photo booklet such as a passport, a photo is attached to a page within the booklet to identify the holder. A transparent sheet is glued on top of this photo so as to cover it, and an embossed seal is placed over the photo and the transparent sheet to prevent tampering. In addition, this passport has information such as name, nationality, date of birth, gender, date of issue, and number issued.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

When creating the above-mentioned passport, at least the steps of type-printing bibliographic information such as name, nationality, and gender, pasting a photo, and covering the pasted photo with a transparent sheet are required. Therefore, it takes time and effort to create the passport, and it is difficult to create the passport easily and efficiently.Therefore, there is a problem that the passport issuance work cannot be streamlined.

Additionally, in the past, when applying for a passport, in addition to the passport photo, it was also necessary to attach a photo to the application form.
There is a problem in that multiple leaf photos must be prepared.

In addition, with the advent of the era of mass transportation of international passengers, MRP (
The introduction of machine reader pull passports has been proposed, and has been adopted in some countries, albeit on an experimental basis.

This MRP is a passport created according to a unified standard and whose character information can be read by a machine. Therefore, this MRP has been adopted, and the passport data such as character information written on the MRP is read optically or electronically by a certain reader, which streamlines immigration procedures and allows immigration at various international airports etc. This will help alleviate congestion during procedures.

However, when adopting the above-mentioned MRP, when creating a passport, in addition to the above-mentioned type printing process, photo pasting process, transparent sheet adhesion process, etc., the passport data is newly processed to be readable optically or electronically. Since a process such as printing the characters is required, it becomes even more time-consuming to create, and a new problem arises in that it impedes the rationalization of passport issuance operations.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and can be easily and efficiently produced while preventing forgery and falsification, thereby streamlining the issuing process. It is an object of the present invention to provide a booklet containing photographs that can be easily adapted to the adoption of the above-mentioned MRP.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a single transparent sheet, an image receiving layer layered on one side of the transparent sheet, which is bound into a booklet, and a character image such as a name is printed on the image receiving layer. The transparent sheet to which the composite image of the person image has been transferred is provided with a support sheet to which the surface on the image-receiving layer side is joined as the surface on the joining side.

The image-receiving layer and the support sheet are bonded together using an adhesive layer applied in advance to one side of the support sheet.

Further, this adhesive layer may be applied to one side of the support sheet or on the image-receiving layer after the composite image is transferred to the image-receiving layer, and the adhesive layer may be applied to an adhesive sheet interposed between the support sheet and the image-receiving layer, for example, on both sides. A tape or the like may also be used.

[Effect]

When creating a passport, for example, using the photo booklet of the present invention, a composite image of character images such as names and human images is first transferred to the image-receiving layer of a transparent sheet, and then the composite image is transferred. The resulting transparent sheet is joined to a support sheet bound into a booklet.

Accordingly, a sheet having a multilayer structure in which a composite image transfer layer is interposed between a support sheet and a transparent sheet can be formed in a booklet. As a result, when creating a photo booklet, you can attach a portrait photo (face photo) as usual,
It has become possible to automatically create booklets with photos using an image transfer device, eliminating the manual labor of typing out character images such as names, making it easier and more efficient to create booklets with photos. become able to.

Further, when applying for a passport, etc., it is possible to eliminate the need for a photo to be attached to the passport, etc.

Since the composite image such as the character image and the person image is transferred to the image receiving layer by a transfer method, dry processing can be performed without using photographic processing chemicals.

Therefore, compared to those that use chemicals, the developing equipment can be simplified, and since it is a dry process and there is no deterioration of chemicals, it can be used even when processing small quantities during off-season. become able to.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a photo booklet according to the present invention is implemented in an MRP. That is, in the MRP according to this embodiment, a character image 1a such as a name, a person image 1b, a graphic image IC1 provided as necessary, and an optically readable OCR character image 1d are synthesized and thermally transferred. A single transparent sheet 2 having an image-receiving layer 1 on one side, a support sheet 3 to which the transparent sheet 2 is joined with the surface facing the image-receiving layer 1 as the joining surface, and an immigration stamp, a pizza stamp, etc. It is composed of a booklet 5 in which a booklet 5 is bound in advance and a booklet 7 is stamped on it. An adhesive layer 4 for bonding the support sheet 3 and the transparent sheet 2 is provided on one side of the support sheet 3.

The image-receiving layer 1 to which the composite image has been transferred and the transparent sheet 2 on which the image-receiving layer 1 is layered are bonded to the support sheet 3 via the adhesive layer 4, as shown in FIG.
Finally, the transparent sheet 2° image-receiving layer 1. Adhesive layer 4. and the support sheet 3 are integrated in a layered manner, so that a composite sheet having a four-layer structure is constructed as a front cover within the booklet 5.

The support sheet 3, as shown in FIG. 3(A),
It is considered to be the front cover of booklet 5, for example, 100 to 800μ
It is made up of sheets of paper, plastic, etc., or a composite support made by laminating these papers or plastics together or laminating one or both sides of paper with plastic. Plastics include polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polycarbonate, acetyl cellulose, cellulose ester, polyvinyl acecool, polystyrene, and polypropylene.

Examples include, but are not limited to, polyvinyl chloride, nylon, polyethylene, and the like.

Also, some of these plastics contain white pigments, such as
It is also possible to use a material in which Tie or Z70 is dispersed, or a material containing other coloring pigments or dyes.

The transparent sheet 2, as shown in FIG. 3(A),
It is considered a single vote. This transparent sheet 2 has a thickness of 50 to 3
A 50 μm transparent plastic sheet is used, and the size is approximately the same as or slightly smaller than the support sheet 3. This transparent sheet 2 is constructed by appropriately selecting from the various materials listed as the plastics constituting the support sheet 3.

As shown in FIG. 2, the image receiving layer 1 is provided on one side of the transparent sheet 2 to a thickness of about 10 μm. On this image-receiving layer 1, a character image la such as a name, a person image 1b, a graphic image IC1 provided as necessary, and an optically readable OCR character image 1d are transferred and recorded.

The images 1a to 1d are first printed on the image receiving layer 1 by a computer, as will be described later.
After compositing (laying out) the image in consideration of the arrangement of 1d, this composite image is displayed on a printing CRT, and a photosensitive member is exposed to light using, for example, a three-color plane sequential exposure method, and then the exposed photosensitive member is thermally developed and This is done by transferring to the image receiving layer 1.

The image-receiving layer 1 is made of a material capable of blocking the dye released by a heating phenomenon from the heat-developable photosensitive material of the photosensitive member, and contains, for example, a dye fixing agent such as a dye mordant. This dye fixing agent depends on the physical properties of the dye to be released, components other than dyes contained in the heat-developable photosensitive material,
A useful mordant can be selected depending on the transfer conditions and the like; for example, a high molecular weight polymer mordant is used. The heat-developable photosensitive material used in this example uses a method in which a mobile dye is released image-wise by heat development, and the mobile dye is transferred to a dye-fixing element having a mordant using a solvent such as water. A method in which the dye is transferred to the fixing element using a boiling point organic solvent, a method in which the dye is transferred to the dye fixing element using a hydrophilic heat solvent built into the dye fixing element, and a method in which the mobile dye is heat diffusible or sublimable and is transferred to the support, etc. It is a transfer-type heat-developable color photosensitive material that transfers to a dye-receiving element. Such heat-developable color photosensitive materials are described in detail in U.S. Pat.
No. 49, No. 59-218443, No. 61-23805
6 and European Patent (EP) No. 220.746A2. In these heat-developable photosensitive materials, base precursors described in JP-A No. 60-269147 and European Patent No. 210.6 are used.
It is advantageous to incorporate a base generating means into the image forming reaction system, such as the method of generating a base using a complex formation reaction described in Publication No. 6OA2.

The adhesive layer 4 has images 1a to 1 thermally transferred to the image receiving layer 1.
An adhesive is selected and used that does not damage the adhesive layer d and generates few air bubbles between the adhesive sheets 2 and 3 during close contact, and is formed on one side of the support sheet 3 to a thickness of, for example, 1 to 200 μm. Note that the adhesive layer 4 may be formed by coating the image on the image-receiving layer 1 after transferring the image thereon. Also,
Another adhesive sheet can also be used, and furthermore, an adhesive sheet coated on release paper can also be used.

A release paper 6 is pasted on the adhesive layer 4. This release paper 6 is formed slightly larger than the support sheet 3 so that the peripheral edge thereof protrudes from the peripheral edge of the support sheet 3 so that the peripheral edge can be easily pinched when peeling off the release paper 6. Note that since the release paper 6 is formed larger than the support sheet 3, if the periphery of the release paper 6 protrudes from the booklet 5 and causes inconvenience in handling, the release paper 6 is formed to be larger than the adhesive layer. The support sheet 3 is formed to be the same or smaller than the support sheet 3 within a range not smaller than 4.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 3 to 7, the MRP creation process in this embodiment will be explained.

As shown in Figures 4 and 5, the process of creating this MRP can be broadly divided into accepting a passport application form 1) and converting the personal information in the application form 1) into text information using a word processor 12. A pre-process 100 for inputting into the floppy disk 13, inputting the image of the face photo 1) a of the application form 1), and inputting the input human images such as the face photo 1) 3, character information, etc. to an image synthesis device. 14, and a video printing step 12 in which the composite image obtained in image combining step 1) 0 is thermally transferred and printed onto the image receiving layer 1 by a video printer 15.
0 and an image receiving layer M1 on which a person image or the like has been thermally transferred are fixed to a support sheet 3 via an adhesive layer 4, and then a transparent sheet 2 and an image receiving layer 1 are attached.
, an adhesive layer 4, and a support sheet 3 are stacked and integrated into four layers, and a post-process 130 is performed to issue an MRP constructed in this manner.

The pre-process 100 includes an application reception process 101 in which a passport application form 1) with a face photo 1)a attached and necessary personal information filled in is received, and an application process 101 in which the application form 1) is identified. The process consists of a barcode label attaching step 102 in which a barcode label 16 is attached for the application, and a text information input step 103 in which the personal information of the application form 1) is input into the text information floppy disk 13. The application receiving process 101 and the barcode label attaching process 102 are performed manually.

Specifically, the character information input process 103 includes the display CRT 12a and barcode reader 12b shown in FIG.
, and a word processor 12 with a keyboard 12c.
This is done by the operator using the . Note that before inputting character information, the barcode of the application form 1) is read using the barcode reader 12b. Corresponding to the read barcode identification code, the personal information written in the application form 1) is entered as coded character information by keyboard input, and is recorded on the character information floppy disk 13. . Note that instead of inputting from a keyboard, the personal information on the application form 1) may be input using a camera, and the obtained character image information may be stored in, for example, a storage medium.

The image synthesis process 1) 0 is input in step 1) 1 of reading the face photo 1) a person image 1b attached to the application form 1) and step 1) 1 of this person image input step. A character image 1a obtained by converting character information extracted from the floppy disk 13 for character information into a character image 1a through a character generator, and a graphic image I inputted in advance to the floppy disk 17 for graphic images.
Image synthesis/display step 1) 2 of extracting only necessary information from the character image information input in C1 and character information input step 103 and arranging, composing and displaying each of the OCR character images 1d converted into OCR characters. It consists of.

This image synthesizing step 1)0 is specifically performed by an image synthesizing device 14 shown in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, this image synthesizing device 14 includes a person image input section 22 comprising a television camera 20 or a color image scanner 21 that performs the person image input process 1) 1; A console 26 equipped with a color monitor CRT 23, a keyboard 24, and a barcode reader 25, and the floppy disk 13 for character information.
a reading unit 27 that reads encoded character information from the graphic image floppy disk 17 and graphic image information from the graphic image floppy disk 17; and an image synthesis unit comprising a microcomputer that synthesizes these pieces of information based on the above information to obtain a composite image. 28, and a CRT controller 30 for controlling the color monitor CRT 23 and the monochrome CRT 29 for printing of the video printer 15 based on the image composition data.

Note that a black and white camera is used as the television camera 20 to improve resolution, and a rotationally driven RGB filter 20a is arranged in front of the black and white camera 20.
Trichromatic plane sequential imaging is performed.

As shown in FIG. 6, the image synthesis section 28 reads out the data of the person image 1b taken by the person image input section 22 in correspondence with the identification code from the barcode reader 25, reads the character information data from the character information floppy disk 13 that has been inputted by and stored in correspondence with the identification code from the barcode reader 12b, and in this way corresponds and matches based on the identification code by the barcode. The read data is sent via the control circuit 36 to a frame memory 31 for human images, a frame memory 32 for character images, a lookup table/matrix circuit 33 for performing gradation correction on human images, and a character image. The image data is processed by a look amplifier table 34 for performing gradation correction and a synthesis/thinning circuit 35, and the images 1a to 1d are synthesized. Note that the reference numeral 37 in the figure indicates an A/D converter that converts each of the video signals B, G, and R from the television camera 20 into digital signals. Further, reference numeral 38 indicates a D/A converter that converts the digital signal of the composite screen data obtained by the composition/thinning circuit 35 into an analog signal.

As shown in FIG. 4, the video printing step 120 includes a composite image exposure step 121 in which the composite image created in the image composition step 1)0 is exposed on a photosensitive paper 40, and a composite image exposure step 121 in which the composite image created in the image composition step 1) 0 is exposed on a photosensitive paper 40; The process includes a thermal development transfer step 122 in which the above composite image is thermally developed and transferred to the image receiving layer 1. Specifically, this video printing step 120 is performed by a heat development type video printer 15, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the video printer 15 includes a photosensitive paper roll cassette 41 in which heat-developable photosensitive paper 40 is housed in a coil shape, and a photosensitive paper roll cassette 41 in which photosensitive paper 40 is pulled out from the cassette 41. A printing CRT 29 that exposes a composite image on the emulsion surface, a looper device 42 that stores the exposed photosensitive paper 40 in a loop shape to smoothly perform the next process, and is installed downstream of this looper device 42. a water coating device 43 that uniformly coats water as a diffusion aid on the emulsion surface of the photosensitive paper 40 in order to facilitate the next step of thermal transfer;
A cutter 44 is installed on the downstream side of this water coating device 43 and cuts the exposed photosensitive paper 40 frame by frame, and a cutter 44 is installed to cut the exposed photosensitive paper 40 frame by frame, and a cutter 44 is installed to cut the exposed photosensitive paper 40 frame by frame. A storage case 45 for unprocessed transparent sheets 2 that are stored in a stack, the image receiving layer 1 of unprocessed transparent sheets 2 that are carried out one by one from this storage case 45, and photosensitive paper 40 that has been exposed and cut into frames. After aligning the overlapping positions of the photosensitive paper 40 and the image receiving layer 1 of the transparent sheet 2, a pair of squeezing rollers 4.6 are used to extract air etc. from between the photosensitive paper 40 and the image receiving layer 1 of the transparent sheet 2, A thermal development transfer unit 47 that sandwiches the image receiving layer 1 and the photosensitive paper 40 from above and below from which air has been removed and heats them for thermal development and transfer, and a process in which the thermally transferred transparent sheets 2 are sequentially stacked and stored. It is provided with a rear transparent sheet storage case 48 and a waste photosensitive paper receiver 49 for collecting and storing waste photosensitive paper 40a after thermal transfer.

The printing CRT 29 forms a composite image that has been inverted into a negative image on the photosensitive paper 40 during printing based on the output signal from the image composition device 14.
is configured to expose. Specifically, the printing CRT 29 sequentially displays a black and white image in which a blue composite image is displayed in brightness, a black and white image corresponding to a green composite image, and a black and white image corresponding to a red composite image. , the photosensitive paper 40 is exposed to light through the lens 52 while the shutter 51 is opened by the shutter drive device 50 . In this three-color plane sequential exposure, a blue filter 53, a green filter 54, and a red filter 55 are selectively inserted by a filter switching device 56, and the black and white image displayed on the printing CRT 29 is converted into a monochrome image of blue, green, and red. It is done by converting.

Note that instead of exposing the photosensitive paper 40 using the CRT 29 for printing, for example, an LED, liquid crystal, laser, FOT, or the like may be used for exposure.

When exposing the photosensitive paper 40, the photosensitive paper 40 is intermittently conveyed frame by frame by a frame feeder (not shown). In this way, the photosensitive paper 4 was transferred frame by frame and exposed sequentially.
After passing through the loop device 42, the water coating device 43 uniformly and thinly coats the light-sensitive emulsion coating side of the photosensitive material 0 with water. This water acts as a diffusion aid in the next thermal development transfer step.

In the case of the meltable diffusion aid method, urea, water of crystallization, microcapsules, etc., which become water-like when heated, are applied as diffusion aids in advance during the production of the image-receiving layer 1. It is no longer necessary to grant it.

After this water application, the photosensitive paper 40 is cut frame by frame by the cutter 44, and then transported to a predetermined position by a transport device (not shown), and at this position, the unprocessed transparent paper is also transported from the cassette 45. The image receiving layer 1 of the sheet 2 is overlapped to match the image receiving layer 1 of the sheet 2.

Thereafter, a pair of squeezing rollers 46 are used to spread the water applied in the previous step uniformly onto the photosensitive emulsion surface.
The transparent sheet 2 before processing, in which the photosensitive paper 40 of each frame is superimposed on the image receiving layer 1, is heated by a heat development transfer section 47 consisting of an upper heat plate and a lower heat plate, and the dye in the photosensitive emulsion of the photosensitive paper 40 is heated. Image receiving layer 1 of transparent sheet 2
thermally transferred to Note that this heat development transfer process takes a long time compared to other processes, so the heat development transfer section 4
7 is preferably configured with multiple stages to perform parallel processing. By providing a plurality of stages in this manner, the processing capacity of the video printer can be improved. After thermal development and transfer, the waste photosensitive paper 40a after thermal transfer is accumulated in the photosensitive paper receiver 49, and the transparent sheet 2 after thermal transfer is accumulated in the transparent sheet storage case 48 after processing.

In the post-processing step 130, as shown in FIG. 4, a transparent sheet 2 having an image-receiving layer 1 to which a composite image has been thermally transferred is stacked on a support sheet 3 as shown in FIG. 3(B).
Whether or not the person image 1b and the character image 1a of the booklet 5 thus created match the laminating step 131 in which these are integrated into a sheet shape via the adhesive layer 4;
In the mounting lamination process 131, which consists of an inspection process 132 in which the character image 1a is finally inspected for typographical errors, etc., and an issuance process 133 in which the passport is issued to the applicant after the inspection, the lamination process 131 consists of Although a conventional adhesive was used, a thermal adhesive type adhesive (Ho-Nodmelt) could be used instead. In this case, a release paper 6 attached to the surface of the adhesive layer 4 is used.
can of course be omitted. Further, the adhesive layer 4 was provided on the support sheet 3 side, but this adhesive layer 4 may be applied or formed on the image-receiving layer 1 side of the transparent sheet 2 after thermal transfer, or a double-sided adhesive sheet may be attached. Note that an embossing process may be added after the laminating process 131 to emboss a certification mark or the like.

Further, in the inspection step 132, it is inspected whether or not the person image 1b and the character image 1a match, but as described above, in the image synthesis step 1)0, the identification code by barcode is Since the character image 1a and the person image 1b are automatically matched and synthesized based on the above, it is possible to omit checking whether or not the above-mentioned images match.

In this embodiment, when creating the photo booklet 5,
Since the image synthesis step 110 and the video printer step 120 are automated by using the image synthesis device 14 and the video printer 15, respectively, most of the work of creating passports etc. can be machine-processed, thereby streamlining the creation work. be able to.

In particular, in this embodiment, since the OCR character image 1d is synthesized into the composite image, it is possible to easily adapt to the adoption of the MRP.

Note that in the above embodiment, the composite image is character image 1
a, person image 1b, graphic image 1c, OCR character image ld
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and images such as signatures can also be added to the composite image.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the image-receiving layer 1 was layered in advance on one side of the transparent sheet 2, and composite images such as the character image 1a and the human image 1b were thermally developed and transferred thereto.
The present invention is not limited to this, and for example, by directly transferring a composite image onto one side of the transparent sheet 2, the image receiving layer 1 can be
may be formed.

Further, in the above embodiment, the character image 1a.

The composite image such as the person image 1b is electronically computer-composed by the image composition device 14, and the composite image is exposed onto the photosensitive paper 40 using a printing CRT 29 or the like, but the present invention is not limited to this. As in the second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 8 to 10,
Alternatively, a composite image may be obtained by irradiating character images or person images, which are personal information, and directly exposing the photosensitive paper 40 to the reflected light.

That is, the MRP may be created using the following procedure. As shown in FIG. 8, this creation procedure includes an application reception step 150 in which an application form 1) with a facial photograph 1) a pasted is accepted, and personal information is processed in a word processor based on the contents of the application form 1). A character information input step 151 in which the input character information is input, etc., a character printing step 152 in which the input character information is printed, and a character inspection to check whether the printed characters match the contents of the application form 1). Step 153;
Apply face photo 1) a from application form 1) on photosensitive paper 4 using reflected light.
a character image exposure step 154 in which the character image 1) b printed in the character printing step 152 is directly exposed on the photosensitive paper 40 using reflected light; A heat development/transfer step 156 in which the exposed photosensitive paper 40 is thermally developed and transferred to the image receiving layer l, and a lamination step 157 similar to the post-process 130 in the first embodiment. Inspection process 158. It consists of a delivery process 159.

The human image exposure step 154 and the character image exposure step 15
5 is performed by a printer 60 as shown in FIG. In addition, among the constituent members of this printer 60, the above-mentioned No. 7
The same members as those of the video printer 15 shown in the figure are given the same reference numerals and their explanations will be omitted. This printer 60 is
A photosensitive paper cassette 41 that stores photosensitive paper 40 in a coil shape, and a first exposure section 6 that exposes the image of face photograph 1)a onto the photosensitive paper 40 pulled out from the cassette 41 by one frame.
1 and photosensitive paper 40 for one frame on which the person image 1b is exposed.
The printed mount 65 is placed at a position different from the exposed portion of the person image 1b.
a second exposure section 62 that exposes the character image 1a, a looper device 42 provided on the downstream side of this second exposure section 62, and the aforementioned video printer 15 provided sequentially on the downstream side of this looper device 42. Similar water application device 43, cutter 44
, treatment section storage case 45 for transparent sheet 2, ironing roller 46, thermal development transfer section 47, sheet storage case 4 after processing
8 and a waste photosensitive paper receiver 49.

The first exposure unit 61 includes a lamp (not shown) that irradiates light onto the face photograph 1) a of the application form 1), and an image of the face photograph 1) a illuminated by the lamp on the photosensitive paper 40. It consists of an imaging lens 63 that forms an image on the photosensitive emulsion surface, and a first mask 64 that is placed close to the photosensitive paper 40 and that exposes only the image of the facial photograph 1) a to the photosensitive paper 40. .

The second exposure unit 62 is a lamp that irradiates light onto the print mount 65 obtained in the character printing step 152 for one frame of the photosensitive paper 40 on which the person image 1b has been exposed in the first exposure unit 61. (not shown), an imaging lens 66 that images the character image 1a1, the graphic image IC, and the OCR character image 1d on the printing mount 65 illuminated by the lamp on the photosensitive emulsion surface of the photosensitive paper 40; A second mask 67 is arranged in close proximity and is used to expose only the character image 1a etc. onto the photosensitive paper 40. Note that fixed characters and background patterns, which are common items, are printed in advance on the printing mount 65, and character information is further printed on the mount 65 using a word processor or the like. Further, each of the masks 64 and 67 has a pattern shown in FIG. 10(A).

As shown in (B), an opening 64a for exposing the person image 1b to a predetermined position on the photosensitive paper 40, an opening 67a for exposing the character image 1a, etc. to a predetermined position on the photosensitive paper 40 are formed. Therefore, with each of these masks 64, 67, FIG. 10(C).

As shown in (D), a person image 1b and a character image 1a are placed at predetermined positions within one frame 40b of the photosensitive paper 40.

The graphic image 1c and the OCR character image 1d are exposed.

In addition, when obtaining a composite image optically, instead of using the first and second exposure sections 61 and 62 in the second embodiment, the third embodiment of the present invention shown in Figure 1) is used. A composite image may be obtained using one exposure unit 70 as shown in FIG. That is, one exposure unit 70 may first expose the person image 1b, then the character image 1a, etc. As shown in FIG. 1), this exposure section 70 includes a document table 71 on which an application form 1) or a print mount 65 is placed, and a facial photograph 1 of the application form 1) placed on this document table 71. ) An imaging lens 72 that images the person image 1b of a and the character image 1a of the printing mount 65 on the photosensitive emulsion surface of the photosensitive paper 40, and each image 1a, lb, etc. formed by this imaging lens 72. It consists of a mask 73 for human images and a mask 74 for character images, etc., for exposing only the light-sensitive emulsion surface to light. In this case, first, the person image mask 73 is automatically inserted onto the photosensitive emulsion surface of the photosensitive paper 40, the application form 1) is manually set on the document table 71, and the person image 1b is exposed. 1 exposure is performed. Next, a mask 74 for character images, etc. is automatically inserted onto the photosensitive emulsion surface of the photosensitive paper 40, and a printing mount 65 is manually set on the document table 71 to expose the character image 1a, etc. in a second exposure. I do.

Furthermore, when a composite image is obtained optically, the composite image may be obtained by an exposure section 80 as in a fourth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG.

That is, the application form 1) and the print mount 65 are placed on the document table 81, and the photosensitive paper 40 is placed on the photosensitive paper 40 by tilting the imaging lenses 82 and 83.
An image is formed on the upper photosensitive emulsion surface, and the formed person image 1b, character image 1a, etc. are sequentially exposed while masking each imaged person image 1b, character image 1a, etc. with each mask 84, 85. Good too. By adopting such a configuration, the configuration of the exposure section 80 can be made simple.

Incidentally, instead of the exposure section 80, an exposure section 90 like the fifth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 13 may be used. Note that the same members as in the fourth embodiment are given the same reference numerals and their explanations will be omitted.

According to this exposure unit 90, a facial photograph 1) is placed on top of the application form 1).
By placing a mask 87 made of black paper or the like with an opening 86 such that only part a is exposed, the mask 84.
85 can be omitted, and the device configuration can be simplified.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, a character image such as a name and a person image are composited and transferred onto one side of a single transparent sheet, and the image receiving layer to which this composite image is transferred is bonded to a support sheet. As a result, a sheet with a multilayer structure in which a composite image is interposed between the transparent sheet and the support sheet can be formed in the booklet. This eliminates the manual labor of pasting portrait photos (R photos) and type-printing character images such as names, as in the past, and allows the device to easily and efficiently create booklets with photos. . Furthermore, since a person's image is recorded by being combined with a character image, etc., it is possible to eliminate the need for a photo to be attached to a passport or the like, which was conventionally required. Furthermore, in the present invention, by forming a composite image-containing sheet with a multilayer structure including a transparent sheet, an image-receiving layer, an adhesive layer, and a support sheet, it is possible to make counterfeiting and tampering difficult. Furthermore,
By including OCR character images in the composite image, M
It is also possible to easily adapt to the adoption of RP.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an MRP (machine reader pull passport) in which the present invention is implemented. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the main parts showing the procedure and layer structure of the MRP in the same embodiment. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the lamination process in the same MRP production procedure. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the same <MRP creation process. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an overview of a system used in the same MRP creation process. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing part of a video printer and an image composition device used in the same embodiment. FIG. 7 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of the video printer. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a procedure for optically obtaining a composite image and creating an MRP in the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of the printer in the same embodiment. FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a mask used in the same embodiment and the contents of exposure using the mask. Figure 1) is a side view showing a schematic configuration of an exposure section of a printer in a third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of an exposure section of a printer in a fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of an exposure section of a printer in a fifth embodiment of the present invention. ■...Image receiving layer 1a...Character image lb...Person image 1c...Graphic image ld...OCR character image 2...Transparent sheet 3...Support sheet 4...Adhesive layer 1 )...Passport application form 12...Word processor 14...Image composition device 15.60...Printer. Figure 4 Figure 8 Figure 12 Figure 13

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[Claims] (1) A single transparent sheet, an image-receiving layer layered on one side of the transparent sheet, bound into a booklet, and after a composite image of a character image such as a name and a person image is transferred to the image-receiving layer. 1. A photo booklet comprising a support sheet to which transparent sheets of the invention are joined with the image-receiving layer side thereof as the joining side surface. (2) The photographic booklet according to claim 1, wherein a composite image developed on a photosensitive member is transferred to the image-receiving layer by a heat development transfer method. (3) The photo booklet according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the composite image is created by computer-compositing a person image and a character image. (4) The photo booklet according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the composite image is created by optically combining a person image and a character image. (5) The photographic booklet according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the supporting sheet has an adhesive layer coated in advance on one side to be bonded to the image-receiving layer. (6) Any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that when bonding the support sheet onto the image-receiving layer, an adhesive layer is applied on one side of the support sheet or on the image-receiving layer. A booklet with photos of the description. (7) A photo booklet according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that an adhesive sheet is interposed between the support sheet and the image-receiving layer when the support sheet is bonded onto the image-receiving layer. .