JPH11334265A - Forming method of individual identification material, individual identification material and forming device of individual identification material - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To favorably form an image and consequently surely identify an individual at the formation of an individual identification material such as an ID card, an ID booklet or the like. SOLUTION: The forming method is to form an individual identification material by pasting a light transmitting light transmittance sheet 12 to a base material 11 having an ID memory. In this case, images 15 and 16 are formed on the light transmittance sheet 12. The light transmittance sheet 12, on which the images 15 and 16 are formed, is pasted on the base material 11 having the IC memory so as to form the individual identification material 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an ID card and an ID card.
The present invention relates to a method for creating a personal identification material such as a booklet, a personal identification material, and a creation device, and more particularly, to a method for creating a personal identification member having an IC memory, a personal identification material, and a creation device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An ID card such as a driver's license, a credit card, a member's card, and an ID booklet such as a passport (hereinafter, the ID card and the ID booklet are collectively referred to as personal identification materials) include: An image such as a face photograph visible from the surface of the personal identification material is recorded, and is used to confirm whether or not the user is the person. In recent years, a personal identification material incorporating an IC memory has been used. The personal identification material incorporating the IC memory forms an image on a substrate having the IC memory,
It is formed by bonding a light-transmitting light-transmitting sheet on the substrate surface on which the image is formed.

[0003]

However, when an image is formed on a substrate having an IC memory and the images overlap on the IC memory, the presence of the IC memory makes it difficult to obtain flatness of the substrate. A good image cannot be formed, and a defect occurs in the formed image. Therefore, in the created personal identification material, distortion or chipping occurs in the recorded image, and a problem occurs when the individual is identified.

Accordingly, in the present invention, when creating a personal identification material such as an ID card or an ID booklet, it is possible to form an image well and to create a personal identification material capable of reliably identifying an individual. It is an object to provide a method and a production device.

[0005]

An object of the present invention is to form an image on a light-transmitting sheet by forming a personal identification material by bonding a light-transmitting light-transmitting sheet on a substrate having an IC memory. Then, the light transmitting sheet on which the image is formed is
A method for creating a personal identification material, characterized in that a personal identification material is created by bonding the material on a substrate having C memory, or
Image forming means for forming an image on a light transmitting light transmitting sheet, and laminating means for bonding the light transmitting sheet on which the image is formed by the image forming means to a substrate having an IC memory The problem can be solved by a personal identification material creating apparatus characterized in that:

That is, in the present invention, before the light transmitting sheet is bonded to the base material having the IC memory, an image recorded on the personal identification material is formed on the light transmitting sheet. To form an image, and a good image can be formed without distortion or chipping.

Further, the image formed on the light-transmitting sheet is a mirror image, and the surface of the light-transmitting sheet on which the image is formed is stuck on the base material, or the image is formed on the light-transmitting sheet by the image forming means. The image to be formed is a mirror image, and the bonding unit preferably bonds the image-formed surface of the light transmitting sheet to the base material.

That is, since an image exists between the light transmitting sheet and the base material, even if the light transmitting sheet and the base material are to be peeled off in order to forge the personal identification material, the formed image is peeled cleanly. As a result, forgery can be prevented.

[0009] Further, the image formed on the light transmitting sheet includes a personal identification code, and obtains the personal identification code formed on the personal identification material created by bonding the light transmitting sheet on the base material. The image forming means for recording personal data based on the obtained personal identification code in the IC memory of the personal identification material having acquired the personal identification code, or forming an image including the personal identification code on a light transmitting sheet; Acquisition means for acquiring a personal identification code formed on a personal identification material created by laminating a light-transmitting sheet on a base material, and an individual based on the personal identification code acquired by the acquisition means. The data is stored in the I of the personal identification material whose personal identification code was
It is preferable that the C memory have a data recording unit for recording.

That is, an image is formed on the light transmitting sheet before the light transmitting sheet and the base material are bonded to each other.
If personal data is recorded in the IC memory of the base material before bonding, the light-transmitting sheet on which the image is formed and the base material on which the personal data is recorded will be different, and the image and the personal data will not match. there is a possibility. However,
After laminating the light transmitting sheet on which the image is formed and the substrate, the personal identification code of the formed image is obtained, and the personal data corresponding to this is recorded in the IC memory.
Inconsistency between the formed image and the recorded personal data can be prevented.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Before describing an embodiment of the present invention, an ID card 1 as a personal identification material created will be described with reference to FIG. 1 which is a plan view and a sectional view of the ID card 1. Will be explained. FIG. 1A shows the inside of the ID card 1 although it is a part. In this example, the employee card of the company is shown as the ID card 1.

On the ID card 1, a character image 15 and a face photograph image 16 visible from the front surface are recorded. The character image 15 is personal information for identifying an individual carrier of the ID card 1, and for example, a personal code, a name, a company name, a workplace, an issue date, and the like are recorded on the ID card 1 as images. In the example of FIG. 1A, a personal code, which is a personal identification code, and a name and a company name are recorded. This character image 15 is used to enhance the identification of characters.
It is preferable that the image is a binary monochrome image. The face photograph image 16 is a color image recorded on the ID card 1 with a photograph of the face of the person (employee) of the ID card 1 as an image. The face photograph image 16 has gradation (multi-valued).
Preferably a color image, but a monotone image,
A halftone image or a dither image may be used.

Here, the configuration of the ID card 1 incorporating the IC memory 13 will be described with reference to FIG. The ID card 1 includes a base material 11 having an IC memory 13.
And a laminate sheet 1 which is a light-transmitting light-transmitting sheet
And 2. The base material 11 has a first base material sheet 111 made of a synthetic resin and a second base material sheet 112 adhered through an adhesive layer 113. The IC memory 13 and the antenna 14 are provided on the first base sheet 111 between the first base sheet 111 and the second base sheet 112 and embedded in the adhesive layer 113. And is fixed by the adhesive layer 113. This IC
The memory 13 is an IC chip capable of storing digital data, and the antenna 14 is used to read information stored in the IC memory 13 or to read information stored in the IC memory 13.
Is a signal transmission / reception unit for writing information to the device.

The laminate sheet 12 is made of a material
It is a light-transmitting sheet that is bonded to the top, and is also a protective sheet. An adhesive layer (not shown) is provided on the base material 11 of the laminate sheet 12, and the base material 11 and the laminate sheet 12 are bonded to each other. Further, between the laminate sheet 12 and the base material 11, the above-mentioned images, that is, the character image 15 and the face photograph image 16 are recorded.

The base sheets 111 and 112 and the laminate sheet 12 are preferably at least partially a biaxially stretched polyester film or a film made of ABS or polyester / biaxially stretched polyester film. May be.

The ID card 1 according to the present embodiment has a so-called non-contact type ID having an antenna 14 built therein.
The card (IC card) 1 is provided with electrical contacts on the surface of the ID card 1 and transmits and receives data via the electrical contacts, that is, a so-called contact type ID card (IC card) 1
It may be. Further, in the present embodiment, the IC memory 11 is provided inside the ID card 1;
May be provided with an IC memory 11 on the surface thereof.

Next, an outline of the ID card creating apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. 2 which is a schematic functional block diagram of the ID card creating apparatus.

The photographing means 20 photographs a portrait of a person,
A means for acquiring face image data, for example, a digital still camera. The photographing unit 20 captures an image of a person's face, and performs photoelectric conversion on the image for each pixel to obtain digital face image data. When obtaining face image data by the photographing means 20, an operator inputs a personal code of a person to be photographed from an input means (not shown) of the photographing means 20. The obtained face image data is appropriately
The image is subjected to image processing and transmitted to the image forming means 30 described later together with the input personal code.

The face image data may be obtained not by the photographing means 20 but by reading a face photograph recorded on a recording medium such as photographic paper by image reading means such as a scanner. It may be obtained by reading face image data stored in a face photograph image data storage unit such as a database based on the input personal code.

The image forming means 30 converts the character image 15 and the face photograph image 16 as shown in FIG.
2 means for forming an image. As the image forming unit 30, for example, a thermal transfer (sublimation type or fusion type) printer,
Various image forming means such as an electrophotographic printer, an ink jet printer, and a printer made of a silver halide photosensitive material can be used.

The image forming means 30 stores the personal code transmitted from the photographing means 20 in a database 40 described later.
To obtain personal data corresponding to the transmitted personal code, for example, a name, a company name, a workplace, and an issue date from the database 40. Then, the personal data obtained from the database 40, the personal data and the face image data obtained from the photographing means 20 are applied to a predetermined model and synthesized to generate synthesized image data of the character image 15 and the face photograph image 16. . The image forming unit 30 forms an image on the laminate sheet 12 based on the generated composite image data.

As described above, in the present embodiment, since the image recorded on the ID card 1 is formed on the laminate sheet before being bonded to the base material 11, it is necessary to form the image with flatness. And a good image without distortion or chipping can be formed.

The image formed by the image forming means 30 is a mirror image. The image forming means 30 converts the mirror image of the character image 15 and the face photograph image 16 visible from the surface of the ID card 1 as shown in FIG. An image is formed on the laminate sheet 12. For this purpose, the image forming means 30 combines the character data (personal data, personal code) and the face image data so as to be a mirror image. This is because the image forming unit 3 is located between the laminate sheet 12 and the substrate 11.
This is to make the image formed with 0 exist. Here, the formed image is configured to include, for example, a personal code which is a personal identification code of information that can specify an individual. As will be described in detail later, the image formed on the laminate sheet 12 and the I
This is to prevent inconsistency with data recorded in the C memory 13.

In this embodiment, the image forming means 3
0 is configured to combine the face image data and the character data. However, the imaging unit 20 and another information processing unit (such as a computer) are combined, and the image forming unit 30 is combined by the imaging unit 20. An image may be formed based on the data. Further, the image forming means 30 may form each image based on each image data without combining the face image data and the character data.

The database 40 is storage means for storing a plurality of personal codes and personal data (name, company name, workplace, etc.) in association with each other. When the database 40 receives a personal code from the image forming unit 30 or an image reading unit 60 described later, the database 40 searches for a personal code that matches the personal code, and stores personal data corresponding to the matching personal code into the image forming unit. 30 and the data recording means 70. That is, personal data relating to the character image 15 formed on the laminate sheet 12 is transmitted to the image forming means 30, and personal data recorded in the IC memory 13 is transmitted to the data recording means 70.

The laminating means 50 includes the image forming means 30
The laminated sheet 12 on which an image is formed by
This is a bonding means for bonding on the base material 11 having the C memory 13. The laminating means 50 includes an exclusion laminator,
Various laminating (lamination) devices such as a dry laminator, a wet laminator, and a heat laminator can be used. The laminating means 5
The base material 11 when bonding at 0 is the first base material sheet 111, the second base material sheet 112, the adhesive layer 113,
This is a state in which the IC memory 13 and the antenna 14 are integrally formed. The base material 11 and the laminate sheet 12
When laminating is performed, the surface of the laminate sheet 12 on which the image is formed (by the image forming unit 30) is laminated on the base material 11, in other words, the laminate sheet 12 and the base material 11 In the meantime, the image forming unit 30
Are pasted together so that the images (character image 15 and face photograph image 16) formed by the above exist. This allows
Even if the lamination sheet 12 and the base material 11 are peeled off in an attempt to forge the ID card 11, the formed image cannot be peeled off cleanly, and as a result, forgery can be prevented.

The image reading means 60 includes a laminating means 50
From the ID card 1 in which the base material 11 and the laminate sheet 12 are adhered to each other, a personal code which is formed by the image forming means 30 and is visible from the surface of the ID card 1 (visible through the laminate sheet 12) is read. This is an acquisition means for acquiring. This image reading means 60
Consists of a scanner, etc., captures personal codes,
This is photoelectrically converted for each pixel to obtain digital personal code data, and the personal code data is subjected to character recognition by image processing to obtain a personal code. The acquired personal code is transmitted to the database 40.

In the present embodiment, the personal code of the ID card 1 is read by the image reading means 60 and obtained by character recognition. The personal code formed on the ID card 1 may be input to a (not shown) to obtain the personal code. Further, in the present embodiment, the personal code is obtained, but information for specifying the individual other than the personal code, such as a name, may be used.

The data recording means 70 includes a database 40
Is a means for writing and recording the personal data transmitted from the IC card 13 of the ID card 1 via the antenna 14 of the ID card 1. That is, the image reading means 6
0 is stored in the database 40
To the database 4 that received the personal code
0 is searched for a personal code that matches the received personal code, and personal data (personal data recorded in the IC memory 13) corresponding to the matched personal code is transmitted to the data recording means 70. 4
The personal data transmitted from 0 is received by the data recording means 70 and written and recorded via the antenna 14 in the IC memory 13 of the ID card 1 from which the personal code has been acquired by the image reading means 60.

Here, a specific example of the creation apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. 3 which is a schematic configuration diagram of the creation apparatus. In this example, the photographing means 20 and the database 40
Is connected to the outside of the creating apparatus, for example, to a local area network.

The laminate sheet 12 is housed in a roll shape in a laminate housing container 81. The laminate sheet stored in the laminate storage container 81 is pulled out by a roller pair 82 serving as a laminate feeding unit, and is conveyed to the image forming unit 30. The image forming unit 30 is a color face photograph image in each of yellow (Y), magenta (M), cyan (C), and black (B) based on the face image data sent from the photographing unit 20 (not shown). 16 is formed as an image on the laminate sheet 12 as a mirror image, and the personal code transmitted from the photographing means 20 is transmitted to the database 40 (not shown).
The personal data is acquired, and based on the personal data, a character image 15 in black (B) is
2 is formed as a mirror image.

When a mirror image is formed on the laminate sheet 12, the sheet is inverted and conveyed by conveying means (no reference numeral). Here, the base materials 11 stacked and stored in the base material storage container 83 are separated one by one by a roller 84 serving as a base material feeding unit, and supplied in synchronization with the reversely transported laminate sheet 12. Paper. Then, after the image of the laminate sheet 12 and the substrate 11 are combined, the two are laminated by the laminating means 50.

After that, since the laminate sheet 12 is in a long state, it is adjusted to the size of the base material 11 and
The individual ID card 1 is cut by a cutter 85 as cutting means. ID card 1 that has been cut
Is further conveyed by a conveying unit (no code), and the image reading unit 60 reads a personal code in the image formed by the image forming unit 30 to acquire the personal code. Then, the acquired personal code is transmitted to a database 40 (not shown). The database 40 searches for a personal code that matches this personal code, and returns personal data to be recorded in the IC memory 13 corresponding to the matching personal code to the data recording unit 70.

The data recording means 70 receives the personal data from the database 40 and records the received personal data in the IC memory 13 of the ID card 1 from which the personal code has been read by the image reading means 60. The recorded ID card 1 is discharged into the discharge container 86.

As described above, in the present embodiment, prior to laminating the laminate sheet 12 and the base material 11 having the IC memory 13, the ID card 1 is
Is formed on the laminate sheet 12, the image can be formed with flatness, and good image formation without distortion or chipping can be achieved. Furthermore, the image to be formed is a mirror image, and the surface of the laminate sheet 12 on which the image is formed is attached to the base material 11, in other words, the image is attached so that the image exists between the laminate sheet 12 and the base material 11. Therefore, even if an attempt is made to forge this ID card and the laminate sheet 12 and the base material 11 are to be peeled off, the formed image cannot be peeled cleanly, and as a result, forgery can be prevented.

Further, in the present embodiment, after laminating the laminate sheet 12 on which the image including the personal code is formed and the base material 11, the personal code is obtained, and the personal data based on the personal code is stored in an IC. Since the recording is performed in the memory 13, it is possible to prevent a mismatch between the formed image and the recorded personal data. However, before laminating the laminated sheet 12 on which the image is formed and the substrate 11, personal data may be recorded in the IC memory of the substrate 11. In this case, it is necessary to obtain a personal code after laminating. Therefore, simplification of the apparatus and cost reduction can be achieved.

In this embodiment, the ID card 1 has been described as an example of the personal identification material. However, it goes without saying that an ID booklet such as a passport may be used.

[0038]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention,
When creating a personal identification material such as an ID card or an ID booklet, it is possible to provide a method and an apparatus for creating a personal identification material that can form an image well and reliably identify an individual. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view and a sectional view of an ID card.

FIG. 2 is a schematic functional block diagram of an ID card creation device.

FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of an ID card creation device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ID card (personal identification material) 11 Base material 12 Laminate sheet (light transmission sheet) 13 IC memory 15 Character image 16 Face photograph image 20 Photographing means 30 Image forming means 40 Database 50 Laminating means (pasting means) 60 Image reading means (Acquisition means) 70 Data recording means

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A method of forming a personal identification material by bonding a light-transmitting light-transmitting sheet on a base material having an IC memory, wherein an image is formed on the light-transmitting sheet, and A method for producing a personal identification material, comprising: attaching a transparent sheet to a base material having an IC memory to produce a personal identification material. 2. The individual according to claim 1, wherein the image formed on the light-transmitting sheet is a mirror image, and the surface of the light-transmitting sheet on which the image is formed is attached to the base material. How to create identification materials. 3. An image formed on the light-transmitting sheet includes a personal identification code, and acquires a personal identification code formed on a personal identification material created by bonding the light-transmitting sheet on a base material. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein personal data based on the personal identification code is recorded in an IC memory of the personal identification material from which the personal identification code has been acquired. 4. A personal identification material created by the method for creating a personal identification material according to claim 1. 5. An image forming means for forming an image on a light-transmitting light-transmitting sheet, and laminating the light-transmitting sheet on which the image is formed by the image forming means on a substrate having an IC memory. Means for creating a personal identification material. 6. The image formed on the transmission sheet by the image forming unit is a mirror image, and the bonding unit bonds the image-formed surface of the light transmission sheet on the base material. The personal identification material creating apparatus according to claim 5, characterized in that: 7. An image forming means for forming an image including a personal identification code on a light-transmitting sheet, and a personal identification material formed by bonding the light-transmitting sheet onto a base material by the bonding means. Acquiring means for acquiring a personal identification code, and data recording for recording personal data based on the personal identification code acquired by the acquiring means in the IC memory of the personal identification material from which the personal identification code has been acquired by the acquiring means. And means.
An apparatus for creating a personal identification material according to the above.