JPH02111589A - Device for forming booklet containing photograph - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent forgery and interpolation and to easily correspond to the use of an MRP by a method wherein a released necessary page of a booklet is turned over and laminated, exposure, thermal-developing transfer, and laminate means are controlled, and the feed of the booklet and a thermal-developing photosensitive material is controlled. CONSTITUTION:A thermal developing photosensitive material 102 is exposed to light by a laser exposure unit 120 at an exposure part 110 to have an image, character, or the like from a frame memory 107, thereafter being coated with water in a water coating part 130 and fed into a thermal-developing transfer part 140 to be overlapped with an open-state booklet 170. In the thermal-developing transfer part 140, the image recorded on the thermal-developing photosensitive material 102 is thermally developed and thermally transferred to the booklet 170. The thermally developed thermal- developing photosensitive material 102 is fed into a release part 150 as it is laminated with the open-state booklet 170 and separated from the booklet 170A, thereafter being discharged into a waste photosensitive material containing case 151. On the other hand, the booklet 170A is fed to a drying part and dried. After that, a necessary page is turned over in a page turn-over part 181, and the booklet 170A is discharged to a booklet receiving magazine 172 through a laminator 180.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Purpose of the Invention: (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a photo booklet creation device used for passports, bank passbooks, etc., and particularly relates to a photo booklet creation device used for passports, bank passbooks, etc. The present invention relates to a photo booklet creation device having pages on which composite images of images are recorded.

(Prior Art) In a photo booklet such as a passport, a photo for identifying the holder is attached to a page within the booklet. 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, information such as name, nationality, date of birth, gender, date of issue, and number are written in this passport.

When creating such a passport, conventionally the name 0
It took time and effort to create a passport because it required a process of type-printing bibliographic information such as nationality and gender, a process of pasting a photo, and a process of covering the pasted photo with a transparent sheet. 1i! It was difficult to create it simply and with good functionality. Therefore, there was a problem in that it was not possible to streamline the passport issuance process. Furthermore, in the past, when applying for a passport, it was necessary to attach a photo to the application form in addition to the photo for attaching the passport, and there was a problem in that multiple copies of the photo had to be prepared.

With the advent of the era of mass transportation of international passengers, %MnP will be introduced in order to speed up immigration procedures in each country and alleviate congestion during immigration procedures at various international airports.
(Machine Reader Pull Passport) was proposed to be introduced.
Although it is experimental, it has been partially adopted in some countries. This MRP' is a passport that is created according to a unified standard and whose text information can be read by an m-machine.

Therefore, this MrtP has been adopted, and by optically or electronically reading the passport data such as character information written in the MIIP using a certain reader, immigration procedures can be streamlined and the passport data such as character information written in the MIIP can be read optically or electronically. This will help alleviate congestion during immigration procedures.

However, when MRP is adopted, when creating a passport, in addition to the above-mentioned type printing process, photo pasting process, transparent sheet adhering process, etc., characters that are newly processed to make the passport data readable optically or electronically are added. Since a process such as printing 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.

Here, an example of MiIP will be explained with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6. In other words, MRf' is a character image such as a name! a, a transparent sheet 2 having on one side an image-receiving layer l on which a person image 1b, a graphic image IC provided as needed, and an optically readable OCR character image ld are synthesized and thermally transferred; A support sheet 3 installed on the side of the transparent sheet 2 facing the image-receiving layer 1, and an adhesive provided in a layered manner on the surface of the support sheet 3 on the side of the transparent sheet 2 to adhere the support sheet 3 and the transparent sheet 2. It consists of a layer 4 and a booklet 5. Transparent sheet 2 and support sheet 3
is the booklet 5 at the position where these sheets 2.3 are folded together.
Booklet 5 also includes sheet 2.
In addition to 3, a bookkeeping sheet 7 on which immigration stamps, pizza stamps, etc. are stamped is bound.

The image receiving layer 1 includes a character image 1a, a human image 1b, and a graphic image 1.
A composite image such as C and OCR character image 1d is transferred, and the image-receiving layer 1 to which this composite image is transferred and the transparent sheet 2 on which this image-receiving layer 1 is layered are coated with an adhesive layer as shown in FIG. 4 to the support sheet 3, the final result is that the transparent sheet 2° and the image receiving layer 1. The adhesive Ff 54 and the instruction sheet 3 are integrated in a layered manner, and a composite sheet having a four-layer structure is constructed as a front cover within the booklet 5.

The support sheet 3 is attached to the booklet 5 as shown in FIG.
For example, it is made of a sheet of paper or plastic with a thickness of 100 to 800μ, a composite support made by laminating these papers or plastics together, or laminating one or both sides of paper with plastic. has been done. Examples of plastics include polyethylene terephthalate (1'ET), polycarbonate, acetyl cellulose, cellulose ester, polyvinyl acetal, polystyrene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, nylon, polyethylene, and the like.

In addition, white pigments such as Tj
(You may also use one in which h or 2.0 is dispersed.

Furthermore, those containing other colored pigments or dyes may also be used.

As shown in FIG. 6 (8), the transparent sheet 2 is placed on the booklet 5 so that it is on the next page of the support sheet 3, which is the front cover.
It is bound in. This transparent sheet 2 has a thickness of 50~
A 350 μm transparent plastic sheet is used, and is formed to be approximately the same size as the support sheet 3 or slightly smaller. 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. 5, the image receiving layer F11 is layered on the support sheet 3 side surface of the transparent sheet 2 to a thickness of about 10 μm. On this image-receiving layer 1, a character image 1a such as a name, a person image 1b, a graphic image 1c provided as necessary, and an optically readable OCR character image 1d are transferred and recorded. The printing of each image 1axld on the image receiving layer 1 is as follows:
First, a computer synthesizes (layouts) the images 1axld in consideration of their arrangement, displays this synthesized image on a printing CRT, and exposes the heat-sensitive member using, for example, a three-color sequential exposure method, and then displays the exposed photosensitive member. This is done by thermally developing the image and transferring it onto the image-receiving layer l.

Further, the image-receiving layer 1 is composed of a material that absorbs and stops the dye released from the heat-developable photosensitive material of the photosensitive member by heat development, and contains a dye fixing agent such as a dye mordant. A useful dye fixing agent can be selected and used 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 dye is transferred to the dye fixing element using a boiling point organic solvent, a method in which the dye is transferred to the dye fixing element by a hydrophilic heat solvent built into the dye fixing element, and a movable dye is thermally diffusible.

It is a heat-developable color photosensitive material of transfer type, such as a method of transferring to a dye-receiving element such as a support.

The adhesive layer 4 is provided on the back side of the support sheet 3, that is, the surface on the side of the transparent sheet 2, and is bonded so that the surface of the image-receiving layer 1 of the transparent sheet 2 and the back surface of the support sheet 3 are brought into close contact. This adhesive layer 4 is a thermally transferred image 1a~! on the image receiving layer 1!
For example, an adhesive is selected and used that does not violate the d and causes less air bubbles between the sheets 2 and 3 when the sheets are sealed. It is formed to a thickness of ~200μ. Adhesive layer 4
A release paper 6 is pasted on top of the . The release paper 6 is formed slightly larger than the support sheet 3 so that its peripheral edge protrudes from the peripheral edge of the support sheet 3 so that the peripheral edge can be easily picked up when the release paper 6 is peeled off. Note that this release paper 6 is formed larger than the support sheet 3, so if the periphery of the release paper 6 protrudes from the booklet 5 and it becomes difficult to handle it, the release paper 6 will be larger than the adhesive layer 4. It is formed to be the same or smaller than the support sheet 3 as long as it does not become smaller than the support sheet 3.

The image-receiving layer and the support sheet are bonded to each other by 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.

(Problem F!! that the invention attempts to solve) In the above-mentioned photo booklet (MRP), characters are printed on a transparent sheet, so it is necessary to process images such as photographs and signatures, and to display characters such as the date of publication. Information processing is separate,
It was not possible to create a booklet efficiently and at high speed.

This invention was made to solve the above problems, and can be easily and efficiently produced while preventing forgery and falsification, thereby streamlining the issuance work, and moreover, it allows for the adoption of MRP. It is an object of the present invention to provide a photo booklet creation device that can easily handle the following situations.

Structure of the Invention: (Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention relates to a photographic booklet producing device, and the above-mentioned object of the present invention is to provide an exposure means for scanning and exposing images, characters, etc. onto a heat-developable photosensitive material; a water application means for applying water to the exposed heat-developable photosensitive material; a heat-developable transfer means for superimposing and thermally developing and transferring the booklet conveyed from the storage section and the heat-developable photosensitive material from the water application means; a means for storing the heat-developable photo-sensitive material by making the heat-developable and transferred booklet and the heat-developable photo-sensitive material into sub-parts; a laminating means for turning and laminating necessary pages of the peeled-off booklet; This can be achieved by providing a control means for controlling the heat development transfer means and the lamination means, as well as controlling the conveyance of the booklet and the heat development photosensitive material.

(Function) According to the photographic booklet creation device of the present invention, it is possible to read photographs, signatures, etc. of application manuscripts and expose them to photographs, and also record characters by photographic exposure without installing a separate printer. It is possible to efficiently and quickly create a booklet that can be used for OCR as well. As a result, when creating a photo booklet, it is no longer necessary to paste portrait photos (face photos) or type-print characters such as names, and the image transfer device automatically creates photo booklets. This makes it possible to easily and efficiently create a booklet containing photographs. In addition, when applying for a passport etc.
It is possible to eliminate the need for a photo to be attached to a passport or the like.

Furthermore, since a composite image such as a single character image and a person image is transferred to the image-receiving layer by a transfer method, it can be dry-processed without using photo-processing chemicals. Therefore, the developing equipment can be simplified compared to those that use chemicals, 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. It becomes like this. Moreover, even when joining the support sheet to the image-receiving layer side of the transparent sheet, the transparent sheet and the support sheet are already bound in the booklet at the position where they overlap, so they can be easily joined. It becomes like this. This makes it possible to create photo booklets such as passports more easily and efficiently.

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

Fig. 1 shows the internal configuration of the photo booklet production device of the present invention, and Fig. 2 shows the laser exposure unit 1 of the device.
20, and FIG. 2 shows its appearance.

In the photographic booklet producing apparatus 100 of the present invention, a roll-shaped photothermographic material 102 is housed in a magazine 101 that is loaded into the machine base. The heat-developable photosensitive material 102 is pulled out from its outer periphery and cut into a predetermined length by a cutter 103, and then transferred to an exposure section 110. Water application section! 30. The sheet is fed through the thermal development transfer section 14G to the peeling section 150 via a conveyance means such as a roller.

The exposure section 11G is a digital laser exposure unit 1.
20, an image is exposed from the frame 107 onto the photothermographic material 102. FIG. 2 shows an example of the structure of a laser exposure tool 120, in which a heat-developable photosensitive material 102 is exposed to 1° of each of eight colors, R and G.
Semiconductor laser elements 121n, 121G, and 121B are provided, and the emitted laser beams pass through collimator lenses 12211.122G, 122n and cylindrical lenses 1231.123G, 123B, respectively, and are mirrored! 24 and dichroic mirror 124G, 124
The laser light combined at B is reflected by the mirror 125,
It is input to a polygon mirror 126 for line scanning by rotation. The reflected light from the polygon mirror 126 passes through the lens 101, which has the functions of tilt correction and color correction.
7 and further through the cylindrical lens 12B, the photothermographic material 102 is digitally exposed by line scanning.

Image synthesis involves reading data of a person's image read by the input scanner 105 in correspondence with an identification code from the barcode reader 106, and storing the data in correspondence with the identification code input by the word processor and from the barcode reader 106. The character information data thus read is read out, and the read data is matched and matched based on the barcode identification code and is sent to a frame memory for human images, a frame memory for characters, and a frame memory for characters via the host computer 200. Data is stored in the frame memory 107 by filling the IA with a look-up table and matrix circuit for performing gradation correction on human images, a look-up table for performing gradation correction on characters, and a synthesis thinning circuit. , is configured to synthesize each image and character.

The water application section 13G guides the exposed photothermographic material 102 into a tank 132 filled with water as an image forming solvent by means of a large diameter roller 131, and then guides the photothermographic material 102 exposed to light into a tank 132 filled with water as an image forming solvent.
Water is applied to 02. This water acts as a diffusion aid in the next thermal development transfer process.
In addition, 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. Granting is no longer necessary. The water-coated heat-developable photosensitive material 102 is sent to a heat-developable transfer section.

Heat development transfer department! A booklet 170 as an image-receiving material is fed into the photothermographic material 10 from one side in an open state from a booklet magazine 171 via a conveyance means such as a roller.
2 and the booklet 17θ in an open state are overlapped and passed between a pair of rollers 141 and 142 heated by a heater, so that the image recorded on the photothermographic material 9102 is thermally developed and thermally transferred to the booklet 170. The heat-developable photosensitive material 102 is sent from the heat-developable transfer section 14G to the peeling section 150 in a superposed state with the booklet 170. The peeling section 15G separates the photothermographic material 102 and the booklet 17G through a pair of belts 151 and 152 hooked around a plurality of rollers, and separates the photothermographic material 102 and the booklet 17G to remove the developed photothermographic material! 02 is sent to a waste photosensitive material storage box 151.

On the other hand, the heat-transferred booklet 170A is a heat-developable photosensitive material 10
After being separated from 2 and sent to the page turning section Nil via a drying section (not shown), the necessary pages are turned over.
The booklet receiver is fed into the magazine 172 through the laminator 180, and the booklet 170B can be taken out from the magazine 172. The drying section is designed to dry the transfer surface of the booklet 170^ by hot air generated by a heater and a fan.

At the top of the booklet creation device 10G, there is an input scanner 1 for reading an application form 104 with a photo pasted and a name filled in.
05, and a barcode reader 106 for reading information obtained by converting the number of the application form 104 into a barcode. The input scanner 105 is connected to a host computer 200 installed at a center etc.
Data read by input scanner 105 is stored in frame memory 107, read by barcode reader 10g, and sent to host computer 200, character code 20! After being converted into frame memory! It is set to be sent to 07.

Next, its operation will be explained.

First, the m number of application forms 104 are read in order with the input scanner 105, and the read data such as photographs and signatures is converted into character code 2.
01 and stored in the frame memory 107. In other words, this pre-process is an application reception process in which a passport application form 104 with a face photo pasted and necessary personal information filled in is received, and a receipt application form 104. The process of attaching a barcode label for identification and the application form! The process consists of a text information input step in which the personal information No. 04 is entered into a text information floppy disk or the like. The application reception process and the barcode label pasting process are performed manually.
This is performed by an operator using a word processor equipped with RT, a barcode reader, and a keyboard. Note that the barcode is read by the barcode reader 106 before character information is input. Corresponding to the read barcode identification code, the personal information written on the application form 104 is entered as coded character information via the host computer 200 using a keyboard, and the character code 201 is stored in the frame memory. 107
is stored in

Photothermographic material Otori 02 pulled out from magazine 101
is cut into a predetermined length by the cutter 103 and then
10, images, characters, etc. from the frame memory 107 are exposed by the laser exposure unit 120, and then water is applied by the water application section 130, and then the images and characters are exposed to light by the laser exposure unit 120.
0, and is superimposed on the open booklet 17o in the thermal development transfer section 140.

The thermal development transfer section 140 thermally develops the image recorded on the photothermographic material 102 and thermally transfers it to the booklet 170 .

Heat-developable photosensitive material 10 heat-developed in the heat-developable transfer section 140
2 is sent to the control section 150 in a superposed state with the opened booklet 170, and after being separated into booklets 170^ by the peeling section 150, it is sent to the waste photosensitive material storage box 151! One discarded booklet 170^ is sent to a drying section, and after being dried in the drying section, necessary pages are turned over at a page turning section 181, and then the booklet tray is sent out to a magazine 172 via a laminator 180.

Effects of the Invention: As explained above, according to the present invention, it is possible to automatically create a company booklet with photographs, and since images and characters can be exposed by laser exposure, it is possible to automatically create a booklet that is compatible with OCR. It has the advantage of being able to be created quickly and efficiently. In addition, by combining and transferring a character image such as a name and a person image onto one side of a transparent sheet, and joining the image-receiving layer to which this composite image has been transferred to the support sheet, there is a gap between the transparent sheet and the support sheet. A multi-layered sheet with composite images interposed therein can be formed into a booklet. This eliminates the manual labor of pasting portrait photographs (face photographs) and type-printing character images such as names, and allows the device to easily and efficiently create booklets with photographs. . Furthermore, since a person's image is recorded by being combined with a character image, it is possible to eliminate the need for a photo to be attached to a passport or the like, which was previously required. In addition, even when joining a support sheet to the image-receiving layer side of the transferred transparent sheet, the transparent sheet and support sheet are already bound in the booklet at the position where they will be overlapped, so positioning for overlapping, etc. oc in the composite image.
By including n character images, it is possible to easily accommodate the adoption of %MrlP.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a block diagram of a laser exposure unit of the present invention, Fig. 3 is an external view showing an example of the invention, and Fig. 4 is an external view of an MRP. , 5th
The figure is a cross-sectional view showing the MIIP creation procedure and layer 4'l structure,
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the lamination process. 100...Photo booklet creation device, 102...Photothermographic material, 105...Input scanner, 107...
Frame memory, +10... exposure section, 12G... laser exposure unit, 130... water application section, +40...
・Thermal development transfer part, +50... Peeling part, 170.170
^, 170B...Booklet, +80...Laminator.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An exposure means that scans and exposes images, characters, etc. on a heat-developable photosensitive material, a water application means that applies water to the exposed heat-developable photosensitive material, and a booklet conveyed from the storage section and from the water application means. a heat-developable transfer means for superimposing and heat-developably transfers the heat-developable photosensitive material; a means for peeling off the heat-developable photosensitive material and the heat-developable photosensitive material to store the heat-developable photosensitive material; a laminating means for turning over and laminating required pages of the booklet, and a control means for controlling the exposure means, the heat development transfer means, and the lamination means, and controlling the conveyance of the booklet and the heat-developable photosensitive material. A photo booklet creation device characterized by: