JPH01180393A - Card with photograph thereon - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable the title card to be produced easily and efficiently and make it possible to cope with the case of processing a small volume in an off season, by providing a white colored adhesive layer to be disposed between an image-receiving layer and a mating surface of a transparent sheet after a synthesized image of a character image and a portrait is transferred to the image-receiving layer. CONSTITUTION:A transparent sheet 2 can be freely folded in two, while an image-receiving layer 1 is provided on one mating surface 2a of the sheet 2. A white-colored adhesive layer 4 is disposed between the image-receiving layer 1 and the other mating surface 2b of the sheet 2 after a synthesized image of a character image 1a such as name, a portrait 1b, an optional graphic image 1c and an optically readable OCR character image 1d is transferred to the image-receiving layer 1. The transparent sheet 2, the image-receiving layer 1 and the adhesive layer 4 are so provided as to constitute a composite sheet body comprising the transparent sheet 2, the image-receiving layer 1, the adhe sive layer 4 and the transparent sheet 21 laminated in one body.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to photo cards such as identification cards (ID cards) and driver's licenses, and in particular, to composition of character images such as names and human images. Concerning photo cards that record images.

[Conventional technology].

Currently, a wide variety of cards are widely used, such as identification cards, driver's licenses, and credit cards. In addition to personal information such as name and date of birth, a driver's license includes a photo (R photo) of the owner.

For this photo card, personal information is written on a display sheet with headings and other items printed on it using a typewriter, etc., and then a small photograph of the person is inserted into the opening formed at the edge of the display sheet, and an overlay is placed on both sides. I layered the sheets and bonded them with heat! It is known that it is sent. However, with such photo cards, a separately created portrait must be inserted into the opening of the display sheet on which the characters are written, which is troublesome to produce and cannot be produced efficiently. .

In addition, for driver's licenses, an application form with personal information typed on is placed in a camera, and when photographing a person, this is transferred to a reverse color paper along with the person's image using a lens different from the person photographing lens. It has a structure in which reverse color paper with an image printed on it is sandwiched between two polyester sheets. However, in a driver's license that is made by sandwiching inverted color paper with a person image and character image printed on it between transparent sheets, this part bulges out due to the thickness of the inverted color paper, and the surrounding area becomes depressed. , there is a problem that handling is inconvenient.

On the other hand, the present applicant has disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 62-58249, etc., a display sheet in which a person image and a character image such as a name are combined and printed on photographic paper is fitted into a frame sheet made of plastic or the like. We are proposing a photo-embedded card that is reinforced with a core sheet and then sandwiched with a transparent oversheet. According to this, it becomes possible to easily create a card that is strong and has a flat surface.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, in the case of a photo card that uses a display sheet printed by combining a person image and a character image, there is a problem that the number of parts and the card manufacturing process increase because a frame sheet or the like is used.

Furthermore, since a photographic processing apparatus is used when creating front and display sheets, development, fixing, and drying processes are required, resulting in an increase in the size of the apparatus. Furthermore, since it is necessary to take into consideration the deterioration of the ψ chemicals, etc., since the developing process uses chemicals during printing, there is a problem that it is not possible to handle small quantity processing during the off-season.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to provide a photo card that can be easily and efficiently produced and that can also be used when processing small quantities during the off-season. shall be.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a transparent sheet that can be freely folded into two, an image receiving layer provided on one of the overlapping surfaces when the transparent sheet is folded in two, and this image receiving layer. After a composite image of a character image such as a name and a person image is transferred to the image receiving layer, a white adhesive layer is provided between the image receiving layer and the other overlapping surface of the transparent sheet. - Preferably, a composite image developed on a photosensitive member is transferred to the image-receiving layer by a thermal development transfer method.

The image-receiving layer and the other overlapping surface of the transparent sheet are bonded by an adhesive layer applied in advance to this overlapping surface. Further, this adhesive layer may be applied on the other overlapping surface or the image receiving layer after transferring the composite image to the image receiving layer, and furthermore, the adhesive layer may be applied on the other overlapping surface and the image receiving layer. A sheet such as double-sided tape may also be used.

[Effect]

When creating, for example, an identification card using the photo card of the present invention, first, a composite image of a character image such as a name and a person image is layered on one side of the overlapping surface of a transparent sheet when folded in half. The other side of the overlapping surface of the transparent sheet when folded in half is bonded to the image-receiving layer to which the next three composite images have been transferred by a white adhesive layer. As a result, you can paste portrait photos (R photos) as before,
It is now possible to automatically create cards with photos using an image transfer device, eliminating the need to fit a display sheet with a character image such as a name and a person's image into a frame sheet. Cards can be created easily and efficiently.

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.

Moreover, since the transparent sheets are folded in half and overlapped, and the overlapping surfaces are bonded using a white adhesive layer, the transparent sheet and the layers layered on this are not used, such as a white support sheet. Since the image receiving layer and the white adhesive layer can be formed, the number of parts can be reduced. In addition, if the transparent sheets are formed with bifold lines in advance, alignment at the time of overlapping becomes unnecessary and the transparent sheets can be easily overlaid. This makes it possible to create photo cards such as identification cards more easily and efficiently.

〔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-embedded card according to the present invention is applied to an identification card 5. That is, this embodiment includes a transparent sheet 2 that can be folded into two, an image receiving layer N1 layered on one of the overlapping surfaces 2a when the transparent sheet 2 is folded in half, and a name etc. on the image receiving N1. After combining and transferring a character image 1a, a person image 1b, a graphic image 1c provided as necessary, and an optically readable OCR character image 1d, the image receiving layer 1 and the transparent sheet 2 are combined.
The white adhesive layer 4 interposed between the transparent sheet 2° and the other overlapping surface 1b of the image receiving layer 1. Adhesion H4,
The transparent sheet 2 is formed into a composite sheet body in which the transparent sheet 2 is integrated in a layered manner.

The transparent sheet 2, as shown in FIG. 3(A),
For example, it is made of a transparent plastic sheet of 100 to 800 tIm. Plastics include polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polycarbonate, and acetyl cellulose.

Cellulose ester, polyvinyl acetal, polystyrene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride.

Examples include, but are not limited to, nylon and polyethylene. A folding line 2C for folding the transparent sheet 2 in half is formed on the center line of its surface. Further, as described above, the image-receiving layer 1 is provided on one of the overlapping surfaces 2a separated by the fold line 2°, and the white adhesive N4 is provided on the other overlapping surface 2b. Moreover, before the composite image is transferred, the transparent sheet 2 is configured as a flat card member 7 that is not folded over.

As shown in FIG. 2, the image-receiving layer 1 is provided on one overlapping surface 2a of the transparent sheet 2 to a thickness of about 10 μm. This image-receiving layer 1 includes a character image 1a such as a name.
, person image 1b, graphic image IC provided as necessary
1. Each optically readable OCR character image 1d is transferred and recorded.

To print each of the images 1a to 1d on the receiving image 11, as will be described later, first, the images 1a to 1d are printed by a computer.
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 the composite image to the image receiving layer 1.

The image-receiving layer 1 is made of a material capable of blocking the dye released by the heating phenomenon of the heat-developable photosensitive material of the photosensitive member, and includes, for example, a dye fixing agent such as a dye mordant. I'm here. The dye fixing agent can be selected depending on the physical properties of the dye to be released, components other than dyes contained in the heat-developable photosensitive material, transfer conditions, etc. 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 boiling point is transferred to the dye fixing element using a organic solvent, a method in which the boiling point 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 thermally diffusible or sublimable and is transferred to the dye fixing element by It is a transfer-type heat-developable color photosensitive material that transfers to a dye-receiving element. For details of such heat-developable color photosensitive materials,
U.S. Patent Section 4,500.626, JP 60-133
No. 449, No. 59-218443, No. 61-2380
No. 56, European Patent (EP) No. 220,746A2
It is stated in the official gazette such as No. In these heat-developable photosensitive materials, base precursors described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 60-269147, etc., and European Union Patent Application I210.
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 Japanese Patent No. 66OA2.

The adhesive N4 is provided in a layered manner on the other overlapping surface 2b of the transparent sheet 2, and is for joining the image receiving surface H1 of the transparent sheet 2 and the overlapping surface 2b of the transparent sheet 2 so as to be in close contact with each other. . This adhesive layer 4 is the image receiving layer Ii1.
A white adhesive is selected and used that does not damage the thermally transferred images 1a to 1d and generates few bubbles during close contact, and is formed to have a thickness of, for example, 1 to 200 μm. Note that the adhesive N4 is attached to the other overlapping surface 2b of the transparent sheet 2.
However, the adhesive layer 4 is not limited to this; it is also possible to apply a white adhesive layer thereon after transferring the image to the image receiver 11. Another white adhesive sheet can be used, and furthermore, a white adhesive sheet coated on release paper can also be used.In addition, the white adhesive layer 4 contains a white pigment, for example, TiO2, in a transparent adhesive. □ or ZfiO dispersed therein may be used, or a material containing other white coloring pigments or dyes may be used.In addition, a two-layer structure consisting of a transparent adhesive layer and a white adhesive layer may be used. It may also be used as an adhesive layer.

A release paper 6 is pasted on the adhesive N4. This release paper 6 is formed to be slightly thicker than the transparent sheet 2 so that its peripheral edge protrudes from the peripheral edge of the transparent sheet 2 so that the peripheral edge can be easily pinched when peeled off. Since the paper pattern 6 is formed to be larger than the transparent sheet 2, if its periphery protrudes and causes inconvenience in handling, the release paper 6 can be attached to the transparent sheet 2 within a range that does not become smaller than the adhesive layer 4. Form the same or smaller than.

Next, the process of creating an identification card in this embodiment will be explained with reference to FIGS. 3 to 7.

As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. A pre-process 100 for inputting the image to the information floppy disk 13, inputting the image of the face photo 11a of the application form 11, and inputting a person image such as the input face photo 11a, character information, etc. to the image synthesis device 1.
4, a video printing step 120 in which the composite image obtained in the image synthesizing step 110 is thermally transferred and printed on the image receiving layer 1 by the video printer 15, and an image receiving layer 1 in which a human image or the like is thermally transferred. layer 1
the other overlapping surface 2 of the transparent sheet 2 via the adhesive layer 4
b, and the overlapping surfaces 2a and 2b of the transparent sheet 2
In between, an identification card 5 with an image-receiving layer 1 and an adhesive layer 4 interposed therebetween is created, and a post-process 130 is included in which this card is issued.

The pre-process 100 includes an application reception process 101 in which an application form 11 for an identification card with a face photo 11a attached and necessary personal information filled in is received, and an application form 11 that has been accepted.
It consists of a barcode label attaching step 102 in which a barcode label 16 for identification is attached to the holder, and a character information type crab step 103 in which personal information of the application form 110 is inputted into the floppy disk 13 for character information. 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 11 is read using the barcode reader 12b. Corresponding to the identification code of this read barcode,
The personal information written in this application form 11 is input as coded character information by keyboard input, and is recorded on the floppy disk 13 for character information. Note that instead of inputting from a keyboard, the personal information on the application form 11 may be input using a camera, and the obtained character image information may be stored in, for example, a storage medium.

The image synthesis step 110 includes a person image input step 111 that reads the person image 1b of the face photo 11a attached to the application form 11, the person image 1b input in this person image input step 111, and a floppy disk for text information. A character image 1a obtained by converting the character information extracted from the disk 13 into a character image 1a via a character generator, and a graphic image I inputted in advance to the graphic image floppy disk 17.
C1 and an image synthesis/display step 112 in which only the necessary information is extracted from the character image information input in step i03 and the OCR character images 1d converted into OCR characters are arranged and synthesized and displayed. Become.

This image compositing step 110 is specifically performed by an image compositing device 14 shown in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, this image synthesis device 14 includes a person image input unit 22 comprising a television camera 20 or a color image scanner 21 that performs the person image input step 111, and a color monitor. A console 26 equipped with a CRT 23, a keyboard 24, and a barcode reader 25, and the floppy disk 13 for character information.
The reading section 27 reads coded character information from the graphic image floppy disk 17 and also reads the graphic image information from the graphic image floppy disk 17, and the microcombi Goto synthesizes these pieces of information based on the above information to obtain a composite image. It consists of an image synthesis section 2 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 synthesis 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-up table 34 for performing gradation correction and a synthesis/decimation circuit 35 to synthesize the respective images 1a to 1d. 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 composite step 110 is exposed on the photosensitive paper 40, and a composite image on the exposed photosensitive paper 40. The process includes a thermal development transfer step 122 in which the 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 exposed photosensitive paper 40 in a loop shape to smoothly perform the next process, and is installed downstream of this louver 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 the water coating device 43 and cuts the exposed photosensitive paper 40 frame by frame, and the card member 7 before thermal transfer processing is stored in a stacked manner with the image receiver 1i1 facing upward. After aligning the overlapping positions of the storage case 45, the image receiving layer 1 of the unprocessed card member 7 that is carried out one by one from the storage case 45, and the photosensitive paper 40 that has been exposed and cut frame by frame, A pair of squeezing rollers 46 for extracting air, etc. between the stacked photosensitive paper 40 and the image receiving layer 1 of the card member 7, and the image receiving layer 1 and the photosensitive paper 40 that have been squeezed to remove air, etc. a thermal development transfer unit 47 that holds the cards from above and below and heats them for thermal development and transfer; a processed card member storage case 48 that stores the thermally transferred card members 7 in a sequentially overlapping manner; A waste photosensitive paper receiver 49 is provided for collecting and storing waste photosensitive paper 40a.

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 printing C and RT 29, 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 addition, in the case of the meltable diffusion aid method, urea, crystal water, microcapsules, etc., which become water-like when heated, are
Since it is applied in advance as a diffusion aid during the production of No. 1, it is not necessary to apply it during the overlapping process.

After this water coating, 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), where unprocessed cards are similarly transported from the cassette 45. They are superimposed so as to match the received image ai of the member 7.

Thereafter, a pair of squeezing rollers 46 uniformly spreads the water applied in the previous step onto the photosensitive emulsion surface.

Next, the unprocessed card member 7 in which one frame of photosensitive paper 40 is superimposed on the image receiver 1i1 is heated by a heat development transfer section 47 consisting of an upper heat plate and a lower heat plate, and the photosensitive emulsion of the photosensitive paper 40 is heated. The pigment of card member 7
is thermally transferred to the image receiving layer 1 of the image receiving layer 1. Note that this heat development transfer step requires a longer processing time than other steps, so it is desirable to configure the heat development transfer section 47 with a plurality of stages to perform parallel processing. By providing multiple stages in this way, the processing capacity of the video printer can be improved.10 After the thermal development transfer, the waste photosensitive paper 40a
The card members 7 are stacked in the photosensitive paper receiver 49, and the card members 7 after thermal transfer are stacked in the card member storage case 48 after processing.

In the post-processing step 130, as shown in FIG. 4, one overlapping surface 2a having the image receiving layer 1 to which the composite image has been thermally transferred is placed over the other overlapping surface 2a as shown in FIG. 3(C). A laminating step 131 in which the cards are folded in half so as to overlap on the surface 2b and integrated into a sheet shape via the white adhesive layer 4, and the person image 1b and character image 1a of the card 5 created in this way are Inspection step 1 to finally check whether there is a match and whether there are any typos in the character image 1a
32, and an issuance step 133 of issuing the identification card 5 to the applicant after the inspection.

In the laminating step 131, a normal adhesive that can be bonded at room temperature is used, but a thermal adhesive 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 of course be omitted. Note that an embossing process may be added after the laminating process 131 in order 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 110, Since the character image 1a and the person image 1b are automatically matched and synthesized, it is possible to omit checking whether or not the above-mentioned images match.

In this embodiment, when creating a photo-containing card 5, the image composition step 110, the video printer step 120
are an image synthesis device 14 and a video printer 15, respectively.
Since it is automated through the use of , most of the work involved in creating photo cards such as ID cards can be processed by machines, thereby streamlining the work.

In particular, in this embodiment, since the OCR character image 1d is synthesized in the composite image, by mechanically reading this OCR character image 1d, it is possible to use the identification card to, for example, enter and leave the office, enter and exit the office, etc. It becomes possible to automate administrative tasks such as

Note that in the above embodiment, the composite image is character image 1
a, person image 1b, graphic image 1c, OCR character image 1d
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and images such as signatures can also be added to the composite image. In such a case, it is possible to add an image such as a signature to the composite image. Become something.

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 shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, character images and person images, which are personal information, are irradiated and the photosensitive paper 40 is directly exposed to the reflected light, thereby creating a composite image. You may also obtain

That is, the identification card 5 may be created by the following procedure. As shown in FIG. 8, this creation procedure includes an application receiving step 150 in which an application form 11 with a facial photograph 11a attached is received, and personal ↑a information is written in a word processor or the like based on the contents of the application form 11. A character information input step 151 for inputting character information, a character printing step 152 for printing the input character information, and a character inspection step 153 for checking whether the printed characters match the contents of the application form 11. , a character image exposure step 154 in which the facial photograph 11a of the application form 11 is directly exposed on the photosensitive paper 40 using reflected light, and a character image 1 printed in the character printing step 152.
A character image exposure step 155 in which 1b is directly exposed onto the photosensitive paper 40 using reflected light, and a thermal development/transfer step in which the thus exposed photosensitive paper 40 is thermally developed and transferred to the receiving image 1!11. Step 156 and post-process 130 in FIG. 4 above
Lamination process similar to 157. 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 6o, 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 4o in a coil shape, and a first exposure section 6 that exposes an image of a facial photograph 11a 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 sequentially provided on the downstream side of this looper device 42. Similar water application device 43, cutter 44
, a storage case 45 for unprocessed card members 7, an ironing roller 46, a thermal development transfer section 47, a processed card member storage case 48, and a waste-sensing photoreceptor 49.

The first exposure section 61 includes a lamp (not shown) that irradiates light onto the facial photograph 11a of the application form 11, and an image of the facial photograph 11a illuminated by this lamp on the photosensitive emulsion surface of the photosensitive paper 40. It is composed of an imaging lens 63 for forming an image, and a first mask 64 which is placed close to the photosensitive paper 40 and exposes only the image of the facial photograph 11a onto the photosensitive paper 40.

The second exposure unit 62 irradiates light onto the print mount 6゛5 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. an imaging lens 66 that images the character image la2 graphic image 1c and the OCR character image 1d of the print mount 65 irradiated by the lamp on the photosensitive emulsion surface of the photosensitive paper 40, and the photosensitive paper Character image 1a placed close to 40
A second mask 67 for exposing only the photosensitive paper 40, etc.
It is composed of. 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, and an opening 67a for exposing the character image 1a and the like to a predetermined position on the photosensitive paper 40 are formed. Therefore, with each of these masks 64.67, the 10th [ffl (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 4o.

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

□When obtaining a composite image optically, instead of using the first and second exposure sections 61 and 62 in FIG. 9, the composite image is obtained using one exposure section 70 as shown in FIG. 11. It is also possible to obtain -. That is, one exposure unit 70 may first expose the person image 1b, then the character image 1a, etc. This exposure section 7
o is a document table 71 on which the application form 11 or printed paper 65 is placed, a person image 1b of the face photograph 11a of the application form 11 placed on this document table 71, a character image 1a of the printing sheet 65, etc. An imaging lens 72 that forms an image on the photosensitive emulsion surface of the photosensitive paper 40, and a person image mask 73° for exposing only the images 1a, lb, etc. formed by this imaging lens 72 onto the photosensitive emulsion surface. It is composed of a mask 74 for character images, etc.

In this case, the person image mask 73 is first placed on the photosensitive paper 4.
The application form 11 is manually set on the document table 71, and the first i-light is applied to expose the human image 1b. Next, mask 7 for “text images, etc.”
4 is automatically inserted onto the photosensitive emulsion surface of the photosensitive paper 40, and the printing mount 65 is manually set on the document table 71 to perform a first exposure to expose the character image 1a and the like.

Furthermore, when obtaining a composite image optically, the composite image may be obtained by an exposure section 80, as shown in FIG. That is, the application form 11 and the print mount 65 are placed on the manuscript table 81, the imaging lenses 82 and 83 are tilted to form an image on the photosensitive emulsion surface of the photosensitive paper 4o, and each person thus formed is Each mask 84.8 for image lb, character image 1a, etc.
The character images 1, b, 9, character images 1a, etc. may be sequentially exposed while being masked by 5. By adopting such a configuration, the configuration of the exposure section 80 can be made simple.

Furthermore, when optically obtaining a composite image, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, instead of the human image exposure step 154 and character image exposure step 155 in FIG. 8,
Portrait photo pasting step 164 and person/character image exposure step 1
65 may be used. Incidentally, the same steps as those in FIG. 8 are given the same reference numerals, and the explanation thereof will be omitted.

In the portrait photo pasting step 164, a photograph for creating a composite image is taken in advance when the application is received, and this photograph is pasted at a predetermined position on the printed mount 650 obtained in the character printing step 152 to create a composite image mount 90. It is something to do.

In the person/character image exposure step 165, the photosensitive paper 40 is exposed using the composite image mount 90.

Exposure using this composite image mount 90 is performed using an exposure section similar to the exposure section 70 shown in FIG. 11 above, as shown in FIG. 14. Components that are the same as those of the apparatus shown in FIG. 11 are designated by the same reference numerals, and their explanations 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, character images 1a, graphic images 1c, O
The CR character image 1d is exposed. In this way, person image 1
When exposing the image 1b and the character image 1a etc. in two parts, it is possible to set the optimum exposure time according to the image quality of each image, and it is possible to finish each of these images with the optimum image quality. . Furthermore, if priority is given to shortening the printing time over image quality, it is also possible to simultaneously expose the human image 1b, the character image 1a, etc. in one exposure.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, a character image such as a name and a person image are synthesized and transferred to one overlapping surface of a transparent sheet, and the image receiving layer to which this synthesized image is transferred is transferred to the other side of the transparent sheet. To easily form a card in which a composite image with a photograph and a white adhesive layer are interposed between the overlapping surfaces of two folded transparent sheets by joining the overlapping surfaces of the transparent sheets through a white adhesive layer. Can be done. This eliminates the conventional hassle of pasting portrait photographs (facial photographs) and fitting display sheets printed with character images such as names and composite images of human images into frame sheets, and allows the device to create photo-containing cards. can be created easily and efficiently.

In addition, the white adhesive layer does not act as a base for the image receiving layer 1 in addition to adhesion, so there is no need to provide a separate white support sheet as in the conventional case, and the number of parts can be reduced. Also,
When the transferred transparent sheet is folded in half, since folding lines have been formed on the transparent sheet in advance, positioning for overlapping is not necessary, and the sheets can be easily joined. Furthermore, OCR is added to the composite image.
By including a character image, it is possible to easily support the introduction of a management system for checking in and leaving the office, entering and leaving the office, etc. using an identification card.

Further, by transferring a composite image developed on a photosensitive member to the image receiving layer by a heat development transfer method, dry processing can be performed without using photoprocessing chemicals. Therefore,
Compared to developing using chemicals, the developing device 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.

By applying a white adhesive layer to the other overlapping surface of the transparent sheet that will be bonded to the image-receiving layer in advance, there is no need to apply an adhesive layer when creating a photo card, and the card Easy to create.

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FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an identification card in which the present invention is implemented. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts showing the procedure and layered structure of the identification card in the same embodiment. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a lamination process in the same procedure for producing an identification card. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the process of creating an identification card. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an overview of the system used in the process of creating an identification card. 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 shows an optically synthesized image obtained in the same example.
It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of creating RP. 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 showing a mask for optically obtaining a composite image and the exposure contents thereof. FIG. 11 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of an exposure section 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 section of a printer for optically obtaining a composite image by another method. FIG. 13 shows MR for obtaining a composite image by another method.
It is a flowchart which shows the P creation procedure. FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of an exposure section of a printer for similarly obtaining a composite image. 1... Image receiving layer 1a... Character image 1b... Person image lc... Graphic image 1d... OCR character image 2... Transparent sheets 2a, 2b... Overlapping surface 4... Adhesive layer 5...Identification card 7...Card member 11...Identification card application form 12...Word processor 14...Image composition device 15.60...Printer. Figure 12

Claims (5)

[Claims] (1) A transparent sheet that can be folded into two, an image-receiving layer provided on one side of the overlapping surface when the transparent sheet is folded in two, and a character image such as a name and a person's image on this image-receiving layer. A photo card characterized by comprising a white adhesive layer interposed between the image-receiving layer and the other overlapping surface of the transparent sheet after transferring the composite image. (2) The photo card 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 transparent sheet has a white adhesive layer coated in advance on the other overlapping surface to be bonded to the image-receiving layer. Photo card. (4) When the other overlapping surface of the transparent sheet is bonded onto the image-receiving layer, a white adhesive layer is applied onto the image-receiving layer. Photo card described in Section 2. (5) When the other overlapping surface of the transparent sheet is bonded onto the image-receiving layer, a white adhesive sheet is interposed between them. Card with photo as described in item 2.