MXPA99004616A - Linkage identification system - Google Patents

Abstract

An identification and information system for establishing a nexus between discrete entities includes primary (30) and secondary information (40) regarding primary and secondary entities borne by primary (14) and secondary information means (16). The primary and secondary information may be encoded for mechanical reading which establishes the nexus between said primary and secondary entities.

Description

BINDING IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM This application claims the benefit of the United States Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/031, 365 filed on November 19, 1996. This invention relates to an information system of links and ties between entities and an identification method. wherein the identity of an entity or individual is established by a link with another entity or individual, and the method of using the system components provided by the invention, as well as the individual components of the system.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Identification cards, such as credit cards, driver's licenses and similar identification instruments have employed a variety of means to prevent counterfeiting and to properly identify an individual involved in a particular transaction. To avoid the use of such identification cards by individuals other than legitimate cardholders, an image, often in color, of the cardholder to the card or to another instrument is applied to allow recognition of the legitimate owner of the card. card or other instrument at the time the card is used to identify the legitimate owner of the card.

These images are usually made by entering video images to a computer. Subsequently, the image can be placed on a card or other instrument having a descriptive text printed on it by a selected conventional procedure. More recently, as the technique of symbology has advanced, it has been suggested to store on the identification card and near the image, symbol technology that comprises characteristic parameters of the image of the cardholder; US patent letters. No. 5,505,494. This allows to verify the identity of the card carrier by scrutinizing or observing the image of the card carrier, redetermining then the characteristic parameters of the card carrier and comparing them with the parameters of the corresponding symbology on the card. Therefore, the alteration of the card by replacing an image that is not the original image is ineffective thanks to the subsequent comparison of the image substituted with the original symbology. Another example of identification card of the prior art is described in the U.S. patent. No. 4,179,686, entitled "System for Checking the Authenticity of Identification Paper", issued December 8, 1979. Symbology is created by scrutinizing the image or using video and computer technology to record the image of the cardholder or the actual image presented when the cardholder requests the issuance of the card. To replace or in addition to the symbology mentioned above, an RFID (radio frequency identification) circuit can be used. Said identification means are related to the bearer of a particular card or document that carries the image and the corresponding coded symbol, which will approximately reproduce the image.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a system of identification of ties to establish links that can be used, for example, to establish the parental relationship between an adult, the primary entity, and a child, the secondary entity, providing the adult and the child with means of primary and secondary information carrying a representation of the adult and / or child, respectively, as well as coded information that establishes the fact that the child is, in reality, the child of the person claiming the parental relationship. The terms "nexus" or "loops" are used in the present description to broadly establish the parameters of the invention, since it can be used to provide evidence of different relationships such as parents and children., document and individual and several other relationships in which it is desirable to establish a link between individuals, individuals and objects or objects and objects. To achieve the desired purpose of establishing such relationships, the present provides nexus relationship teams or ties that incorporate the necessary components to establish the relationship between individuals or primary and secondary entities, such as an individual and certain issues, a relationship between certain issues and other matters, and the like. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a link establishment equipment that incorporates, as a means to establish said relationship, a primary identification card or badge; and a secondary identification means which may be in the form of an identification bracelet in which the manner of establishing the link includes a child or inanimate or animal components, or the like. For example, an identification bracelet may be incorporated into the equipment in conjunction with the identification badge or card that is placed on the wrist of, for example, an incompetent child or adult or the like to allow the card owner to establish the parental relationship or other relationship with the child or adult that needs to be established so that the cardholder can exercise parental or other rights with respect to the individual using the bracelet. Another object of the invention is the provision of a device of the aforementioned character, in which the respective components of the card and the bracelet are provided with a back layer of adhesive that is covered by a protective sheet to allow operation of the card and the bracelet in a conventional way. A further object of the invention is the provision of a device of the aforementioned character, in which the card and the bracelet are incorporated in a single sheet of material and in which slotted lines are provided around the perimeter of the card and the bracelet to allow them to be easily detached from the carrier sheet. A further object of the invention is the provision of a loop identification equipment that incorporates additional materials such as serial tickets, which allows the bracelet user and the card owner to participate in different entertainment facilities in a park. amusements Another object of the invention is the provision of an identification card that includes a photographic or other image of the individual using the card in conjunction with a coded representation of the photograph on the front of the card in juxtaposition to the image. If desired, the coded material can be brought from the front to the back of the card if the symbols used are so bulky that they can not be placed on the front of the card in juxtaposition to the image or other representation of the carrier of the card. card. A further object of the invention is the provision of a card of the aforementioned character, which was designed to establish the identity of the card bearer and will include, as mentioned above, a photographic or other image of the bearer of the card. card together with a coded symbolism of the photograph or other representation, wherein the encoded materials provide a different view of the cardholder to that provided in a photographic or other image. For example, an image of the entire face of the card carrier may be provided on the front of the card and an image, perhaps a side view, may be incorporated into the encoded material. In this way, a more comprehensive representation of the cardholder can be achieved according to the identification parameter established in police or other types of identification methods. A further object of the invention is the provision of a bracelet incorporating a photographic or other representation of the person wearing the bracelet together with coded images representing the card holder or other image or information, and which are comparable by the use of appropriate readers to establish the identity and relationship of the individual who wears the bracelet. Another object of the invention is a method for establishing a link between primary and secondary entities by using primary and secondary training means having primary and secondary information. Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description and the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is an example of the loop identification equipment embodying the teachings of the invention; Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the identification card or badge of the invention; Figure 3 is a rear view of the identification badge or badge; Figure 4 is a plan view of an identification bracelet embodying the teachings of the invention; and Figure 5 is a view showing additional materials incorporated in the identification equipment, capable of being used in conjunction with the card and / or bracelet to establish the identity between the additional materials and the user of the bracelet or the card holder. .

PREFERRED MODALITY OF THE INVENTION Referring to the drawings, and particularly to Figure 1 thereof, there is shown an identification equipment or link or loop information 10 having a generally rectangular configuration and which can be printed by conventional printing means or other more sophisticated means for establish communicable material on a receiving surface. The substrate 12 from which the equipment 10 is made may include plastics, such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polycarbonate, cellulose acetate, or alternatively, may comprise paper, paper coated with a resin or pigment, such as calcium carbonate or calcined clay. or synthetic paper, such as Tyvek®, manufactured by Dupont. On the surface of, for example, the paper of which the equipment 10 is formed, the different components of the equipment 10 are printed. In the present embodiment of the invention, these components include a primary identification card or badge 14, a bracelet of secondary identification 16, a plurality of tickets for rides in an amusement center 18 and a centrally located identification panel 22 indicating the place with which the various other elements of the identification equipment 10 are associated. The individual elements of the equipment 10, including card or badge 14, identification bracelet 16 and tickets 18 have slotted perimeters 24 allowing the separation of the different components of the equipment from each other. The back of the equipment is coated with pressure sensitive adhesive and includes a paper cover that can be detached from the respective elements of the equipment in a manner that will be described in more detail below. When using the particular equipment under consideration, the identification badge or card 14 is separated from the rest of the equipment 10 by using the slotted lines 24 and the paper reinforcement is detached from the pressure sensitive adhesive on the back of the card or badge This card or badge can be applied directly to the clothing of the individual whose image is displayed on the front of the badge. If it is desired that the portion 14 of the equipment be used as a card, the reinforcing paper material is not removed from the pressure sensitive adhesive to facilitate its handling. It should be understood that certain portions of the reinforcement material may not be removable from certain elements of the equipment 10. The primary informational image 30 visually perceptible on the card or badge 14 may be a photographic image or may be generated by computer or otherwise, and provides an immediate perception of the identity of the individual who presents the card or badge for the desired purpose. However, it is well known that the current technique allows the easy replacement of images on cards or other means of identification and, therefore, the present provides secondary coded informational symbology 40 juxtaposed to the visual image 30. Therefore, when the The card is presented for identification, it can be inserted into a reader, not shown, which will analyze the symbolism 40 and will result in the recreation of an image that is recognizably similar but not necessarily identical to the visual image on the card. The symbology or code 40 can be used in various ways; for example, in the form of the PDF 417 bar code symbology provided by Symbol Techologies of Bohemia, New York. Equivalent coding means include bar codes, magnetic tapes and a wide variety of equivalent means for incorporating condensed information. In addition to an image of the cardholder, other images and information such as fingerprints may be included in the symbology. In addition to the aforementioned symbology, an RF microcircuit or other circuit means may be incorporated in the selected elements of the equipment 10. It will be noted that the image 30 is also located on the identification bracelet 16 together with the symbology 40. The image 30, as it appears on the card 14 and the identification bracelet 16, is identical. Different images may be provided on the card 14 and the identification bracelet 16 for purposes that will be described in greater detail below. In the present application for the loop team 10, the primary individual who uses the tickets 18 is the identity that will be established, and the link is through the bracelet 16 and the tickets themselves 18. Although the tickets 18 show the use of the bracelet 16 and the bar code to establish secondary information referring to the individual, it should be understood that any type of coding can be used, including an RF microcircuit or equivalent circuitry. By using the loop equipment 10, the card 14, the bracelet 16 and the strip of tickets 18 are separated from each other. As previously explained, the decision as to how the card 14 should be used determines whether the reinforcement on the pressure sensitive adhesive on the card 14 should be exposed to allow the use of the card 14 as a badge by your adherence to the clothing of the individual who uses the card. However, when the identification cuff is separated from the other components of the equipment 10, the cuff is further separated from the rest 42 of the equipment. In this connection, it should be noted that the protective release paper (not shown) covering the rear of the equipment 10 is grooved correspondingly with the perforations 24 on the front of the equipment so that the release paper can be separated correspondingly with the individual components of the equipment 10. After the separation of the bracelet 16 and its additional separation from the rest 42 of the equipment 10, the bracelet 16 is placed around the wrist of the carrier of the tickets 18 and the card or badge 14. The back of the bracelet at an extremity 44 has the protective release paper segmented by additional perforations 46, which allows the pressure sensitive adhesive on the back of the cuff 16 to be exposed as required by the size of the wrist using the cuff. For example, if a person has a relatively large doll, only the first portion of the slotted reinforcement can be removed. For smaller dolls, additional portions of the reinforcement will have to be removed so that the bracelet 16 can be secured adhesively around the wrist of the user of the tickets.

The portion or portions of the reinforcement on the cuff 16 that are not designed to be easily removable to fit the cuff can be relatively permanently secured to said cuff. Therefore, when the owner of the equipment 10 begins the use of the different resources of the amusement park, he will release the ticket that is suitable for the game he wants to climb. The coded barcode 52 will be automatically entered from the amusement park computer system and indicates the use of that particular ticket so that control of the use of the different trips can be maintained. After all 18 tickets have been used, the individual wearing the bracelet 16 and the badge or card 14 is prevented from using any of the other games or repeating rides at the amusement park. Although the components of the equipment 10 incorporate a presentation of the use of the equipment, the equipment 10 can incorporate into the code 40 various other materials than those of a representation of the use of the equipment 10, such as textual or other information in a readable form by machines that is pertinent to the purchase or other aspects of the equipment 10 and the tickets 18 provided thereon. . Moreover, although the card or badge 14 is shown with a code 40 on one side thereof, excess material referring to or constituting a continuation may be applied or printed on the back of the card or badge 14. of the code 40, as illustrated in figure 3 of the drawings. Therefore, the reader can continue to read the additional encoded material on the back of the card or badge 14 after the initial reading of the coded material on the front of the card 14. As previously mentioned, the portion or portions of the reinforcement which covers the additional coded material on the back of the card 14 can be detached selectively from said reinforcement. In addition, although the individual shown on the photographic or other image 30 is presented in front view on both the card 14 and on the bracelet 16, a different image of the individual may be presented, such as a side view, facilitating immediate understanding of the appearance of the individual presenting the card 14 or the bracelet 16. As mentioned above, the image 30 is encoded and printed as bar code 40 on the card 14 and the bracelet 16. When the card is presented, the code 40 it is scrutinized and decompressed, but the original image may not be reproduced identically by the reproduction of the image 30 in the scanning device. Therefore, the use of two different views can be indicated. Of course, you can print visually readable materials 50 on the card 14 and the bracelet 16 for the immediate visual perception of the source and purpose of the individual elements of the equipment 10.

As mentioned above, the visual image on the card 14 and the bracelet 16 can be photographed or electronically generated. In electronic generation, a camera is used to feed a signal to a computer and a digital portrait of the subject can be displayed on a monitor associated with the computer. An image comprehension algorithm reduces the amount of data to store the image. In this way, the compression of the image from the real representation of the person being scrutinized will result in the alteration of the encoded image. The computer program generates a machine-readable coded version of a human's recognizable data on the monitor screen. The encoded version is then printed on the card by a printer. For verification, the card 16 is scrutinized by a computer or hand-held scanner that reads the information encoded 40 on card 14. This information is transmitted from the scanner to the computer and, from this scanned coded information, they are regenerated in approximate form the photographic data, graphics or textual information originally encoded. However, there is a loss involved in the identity of the original image, particularly when a photograph is applied to the card 14 and is scanned by the computer.

Although the preferred embodiment of the invention shows the use of the card 14 and the bracelet 16 in a context in which only one individual is involved, there are many applications of the equipment 10 that include a significant link with another individual or with objects other than the individual whose image is displayed on the card 14 and / or bracelet 16. Furthermore, the card 14 and the bracelet 16 do not need to display the same image. For example, in a situation in which a mother takes her child to a shopping center that provides entertainment facilities for the child's enjoyment, the equipment 10 can be generated in a completely different way, or the components thereof can be generated separately from the team as integers. To use the loop aspect of the invention, a card (primary information medium) can be generated that includes a visual image of the mother (primary information) and a coded image of the child (secondary information medium) or vice versa. The child will have a bracelet (secondary information medium) installed on his wrist, which will have a visual image of the child (secondary information) and a coded image of the mother, or vice versa. Therefore, when the bracelet or card is presented, the nexus between the mother and the child is established. The use of the card will cause the coded image of the child and / or the mother to appear, thus verifying the relationship between the mother and the child. Similarly, the bracelet can be read to show the portrait of the mother and / or child, and / or fingerprints on the coded material. Moreover, the ties aspect of the invention can be used as a means of verification to carry out certain requirements necessary to enter a particular area of a show. At the Le Mans Grand Prix, France, a desirable place to watch the race is in the central field. However, that place is also a dangerous place, since the injured vehicles can be projected through the central field causing injuries to the spectators who are there. As a result, viewers have to sign an exemption letter that is kept in the computer files. When the exemption letter is applied, a card is created that has an image of the person signing it, along with coded material that indicates the application of the letter by the individual carrying the card. The individual may also be provided with a bracelet that carries an image and the encoded letter. When the individual approaches the entrance to the central field, the card is read by a reader, it is confirmed that the individual has signed that letter and the ties between the individual and the letter are established. Many other identity ties can be implemented by using the equipment or components of the equipment described hereinabove.

Although the loop identification equipment and the individual components thereof have been described in specific applications, it will be obvious, of course, to those skilled in the art, that many variants of the concept may still be provided that still fall within the scope of the invention. .

Claims (12)

NOVELTY OF THE INVENTION CLAIMS

1. - In a system of identification ties to establish a nexus between discrete primary and secondary entities, the combination of: primary information media that have primary information about them and secondary information about them; and secondary information means having secondary information about them, said secondary information means have primary information means thereon to establish a link between said primary and secondary means, said primary and secondary information means refer to primary entities and discrete secondary in existence when said primary and secondary information media are prepared.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein said primary information on said primary information means is readable by the eye and said secondary information is readable by a machine to establish said nexus between said primary information on said means of information. primary information and said secondary information about said secondary information means.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein said secondary information on said secondary information means is readable by the eye and said primary information is readable by a machine to establish said nexus between the primary information readable by the eye said first information means and said primary information readable by a machine of said secondary information means.

4. The loop information system according to claim 1, wherein said primary information means is an identification card and said primary information is an image of the carrier of the card, and said secondary information means is a identification bracelet that has an image of the bracelet holder on it.

5. The system according to claim 4, wherein said secondary information on said card is readable by a machine and said primary information on said bracelet is readable by a machine.

6. The system according to claim 5, wherein said secondary information readable by a machine on said card incorporates said primary information on said secondary information means and said primary information readable by a machine on said bracelet incorporates said primary information readable by the eye on said card.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein said primary and secondary information means are initially connected to each other to facilitate the joint use thereof by said primary and secondary entities.

8. The system according to claim 1, further characterized in that said first and second information means incorporate identification information of a patient of a hospital, said system includes an identification bracelet as the first information medium applicable to the wrist of a patient of a hospital that incorporates primary and secondary patient information, and said secondary information means has secondary identification information to create said link between said patient and various medications and services provided by said hospital.

9. The system according to claim 1, for use in applications for crowd control, further characterized in that said primary information means is an identification card carrying an image of the card carrier, and said secondary information is provided on a bracelet having a plurality of tickets associated therewith to enable said card holder to have access to various facilities in said entertainment center.

10. In a method for establishing an identification loop between discrete entities, the steps of: preparing an identification card with primary information having primary information in the form of an image of the cardholder on same; apply secondary information that is readable by a machine to said card; provide a bracelet as a secondary information medium that will be worn on the wrist of the individual carrying the card; applying secondary information on said bracelet and applying said primary information on said bracelet in coded form, said primary and secondary information means refer to discrete primary and secondary entities in existence when said primary and secondary information means are prepared. 11.- In a method to establish a nexus between discrete entities, the steps of: preparing a primary information medium that incorporates an image of a primary entity; provide readable secondary information by a machine on said primary identification means; provide a secondary information medium that incorporates an image of said secondary entity; apply primary information readable by a machine to said secondary information means, whereby the machine that reads said primary information means on said secondary information means will establish said link between said first and second entities, said first and second means of information referring to to discrete primary and secondary entities in existence when such primary and secondary information media are prepared. 12. The method according to claim 10, wherein said card and said bracelet are printed on a common substrate and are separable from each other for use by said primary and secondary entities.