JPH05177976A - Method for making card - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To shorten time for making card and obtain identity of recording contents. CONSTITUTION:A filing number is given to an image printing data generated by an image input from an image input device 1 and a character diagram input from a character diagram input device 2, and the image printing data is stored in a memory 5. The same filing number as the filing number of the image printing data is given to a magnetic stripe data from a magnetic stripe data input device 3, and the magnetic stripe data is stored in the memory 5.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for producing various cards such as an ID card, a cash card, a credit card, a student ID card, an employee ID card, and a magnetic card used as an alien registration card.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional card making method for making a card having a magnetic stripe, magnetic stripe data and printing data such as characters, figures or images are made separately and then made into a magnetic stripe by a magnetic encoder device. While writing data, the printing device prints an image or the like.

[0003]

By the way, in the above-described card making method, since the magnetic stripe data and the printing data are created with different file names, it takes time to create the card. In some cases, the content may be different between the magnetic stripe portion and the printing portion.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a magnetic data to be written in a magnetic stripe and printing data such as characters, figures or images. The data is stored with the same file name, and each data is read based on this file name at the time of recording. In the invention according to claim 2, the printed data is read and used as the data for magnetic stripe. I did it.

[0005]

Since the data for the magnetic stripe and the data for printing the image are stored under the same file name, or the data itself once printed is used as the data for the magnetic stripe, the data of the magnetic stripe portion and the data of the printing portion are the same. Can be secured.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Here, FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a card creating apparatus for carrying out the method of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart of file creating processing, FIG. 3 is a flowchart of card printing processing, FIG. 4 is another flowchart of card printing processing, and FIG. 5
Is an explanatory view of a card.

The input unit of the card making apparatus is a TV camera for inputting a portrait image on an ID card as image data,
Image input device 1 such as a scanner, personal computer for creating figures such as company name, affiliation, name, company emblem, school emblem, logo, etc., character figure creating device 2 such as CAD, user name, employee number, etc. A magnetic stripe data input device 3 such as a personal computer for creating

The control unit 4 also processes the data created and input from the image input device 1, the character / graphics creation device 2 and the magnetic stripe data input device 3, and sets the image frame and image processing for the image and the character / graphics data. The image print data is created by adding the file name (file No.). For the magnetic stripe data, the write position of the magnetic stripe is selected and the file name (file No.) is added. When creating a plurality of data, the file name is set so that each data can be identified. Then, the control unit 4 stores the file of each of these data in the storage unit 5 which is a storage unit.

A magneto-optical disk, a hard magnetic disk, a floppy disk or the like is used as the storage unit 5. The printing unit 6 receives data transferred from the storage unit 5 under the control of the control unit 4 and prints an image, a character or a graphic on a card-shaped recording medium, and a magnetic stripe unit of the card-shaped recording medium. And a magnetic encoder device 8 for reading the data written in the magnetic stripe.

First, the file creation process by the control unit 4 will be described with reference to FIG.
Image frame setting processing A by inputting an image from the same, and image frame setting processing B by inputting a character graphic from the character / graphic input device 2.
Then, edit processing is performed to combine the image frames set in the image frame setting processing A and the image frame setting processing B,
Image processing such as color tone, contour correction, and density correction is applied to this to create image print data. And is stored in the storage unit 5.

On the other hand, magnetic stripe data is input from the magnetic stripe data input device 3 and the magnetic stripe recording position (the magnetic stripe has four types of three tracks of JIS-I type and one track of JIS-II type). Of the image print data file No. is added to this magnetic stripe data. The same file No. Storage unit with 5
To store.

Next, the printing process will be described with reference to FIG. First, the magnetic stripe data is read from the storage unit 5 and transferred to the printing unit 6, the printing unit 6 conveys the card-shaped recording medium to the magnetic encoder device 8, and the magnetic encoder device 8 transfers the magnetic stripe data to the card form. After writing on the magnetic stripe of the recording medium, the card-shaped recording medium is conveyed to the printing device 7, while the magnetic encoder device 8 writes the file No. The image print data corresponding to is read, and when the card-shaped recording medium is conveyed to the printing device 7, the image print data is printed on the card-shaped recording medium.

In the above printing process, first, the contents written by the magnetic encoder device 8 may be read out and stored in the storage unit 5, and the stored data may be read out as printing data.

Another example of this printing process will be described with reference to FIG. 4. This process is performed in advance on the magnetic stripe portion of the card-shaped recording medium in advance of the file No. This is an example of the case where the data of is written. At the start of printing, the card-shaped recording medium is conveyed to the magnetic encoder device, and the magnetic encoder device 8
File No. written in the magnetic stripe of the card-shaped recording medium. Of the read file No. Of the file number from the storage unit 5 to the control unit 4. The image printing data corresponding to the
To the printing device 6 and transfers the card-shaped recording medium to the printing device 7.
And print the image print data.

File No. When it is desired to record the read file No. on a card-shaped recording medium other than the read card-shaped recording medium. Is temporarily stored, the new card-shaped recording medium is conveyed to the magnetic encoder device 8, the magnetic stripe data and the image print data are read from the storage unit 5, and data writing and printing are performed.

As a result, first, one side of the card-shaped recording medium is printed and the magnetic stripe data is recorded, and then the card-shaped recording medium is reversed to print the image print data for which film is designated on the other side. By doing so, double-sided printing can be performed. When a part of the film is changed, the file No. If the card-shaped recording medium created before the change is supplied to the printing unit 6, the addition of the change unit or the new issue can be easily performed, and in the case of a new issue, the old card is provided. If so, it will be reliable in terms of management.

Here, a method for improving the reliability of the ID card will be described. Part of the image print data and position information are recorded in the magnetic stripe portion, and the relationship between the printed portion and the magnetic stripe portion is recorded. Have it so that you can check if both match if you check the card.

A concrete example will be described with reference to FIG. 5. When the input data is edited to be image print data and stored in the image file, the image print data is also stored in the magnetic stripe data file. For each individual card, image print data and additional data X1 to X3 and Y1 to Y5 to be selected and recorded in the magnetic stripe portion are created, and the additional data is combined with the image print data and printed on the card-shaped recording medium. , The same additional data is combined with the magnetic stripe data and written in the magnetic stripe portion of the card-shaped recording medium.

By doing so, the authenticity of the card can be confirmed by reading the magnetic stripe data of the card with the ID card confirmation device and displaying the additional data portion. In this case, the additional data can use codes, characters, logos, etc., and when printing, the additional data part is normally transparent and becomes visible when exposed to ultraviolet rays. It is possible to use a color whose print state is difficult to check.

[0020]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since the magnetic stripe data and the image print data are stored with the same file name, it is possible to shorten the card creation time and to ensure the sameness of the data of the magnetic stripe part and the print part, thus ensuring the reliability of the ID card. You can improve your sex.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a card making apparatus for carrying out the method of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of file creation processing.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a card printing process.

FIG. 4 is another flowchart of the card printing process.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a card.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Image input device, 2 ... Character graphic input device, 3 ... Magnetic stripe data input device, 4 ... Control part, 5 ... Storage part, 6
... printing unit, 7 ... printing device, 8 ... magnetic encoder device.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (72) Inventor Toshinori Takahashi 3-12 Moriya-cho, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Japan Victor Company of Japan, Ltd. (72) Terumasa Kuramoto 3--12 Moriya-cho, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama Address inside Victor Company of Japan

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. Printing data for printing characters, figures, images, etc. on a card-shaped recording medium and magnetic data to be written in a magnetic stripe are stored in a storage means as the same file name, and stored in this storage means. A method of making a card, wherein the printing data is read and printed on a card-shaped recording medium, and the magnetic data stored in the storage means is read and the magnetic encoder writes the data in the magnetic stripe. 2. The magnetic data written on the magnetic stripe of the card-shaped recording medium is read, the read data is stored in a storage unit, and the printing data designated by the magnetic data stored in the storage unit is read. A card making method, wherein printing is performed on the same card-shaped recording medium. 3. While writing data on a magnetic stripe formed on a card-shaped recording medium by a magnetic encoder, while printing one side of the card-shaped recording medium and reading data written on the magnetic stripe. The other side of the card-shaped recording medium is printed on the recording medium.
Or the card making method described in 2.