US4222662A
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Access control system
Assignee: VISUAL METHODS Inc
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Filing: 1979-04-04
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Granted: 1980-09-16
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Expires: 1999-04-04
Abstract
Abstract A photo I.D. card having the photograph, and/or signature, and/or coded indicia of an authorized holder which is visible under ordinary room illumination also carries a second photograph of the user. The second photograph is in the form of a transparency which is sandwiched between a piece of retroreflective material and an optical filter which is opaque to light of normal intensity and wavelength but which is transparent to infra-red or ultra-violet radiation. Also disclosed is apparatus for reading both the visible and invisible photographs, signature, and data on the card by means of a CCTV system. Any attempt to alter or forge the I.D. card can, thus, be readily detected.
Inventors
- 👤 Herman Kruegle
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 23:12
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K19/00; G06K19/06; G06K19/08; G06K19/10; G06K19/14; G07; G07C; G07C9/00; G07C9/20; G07C9/22; G07F; G07F7/00; G07F7/08; G07F7/086
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
Apparatus for reading an identification card of the type that includes (1) visible indicia decriptive of an authorized holder; and (2) further visible indicia descriptive of said holder sandwiched between a reflecting medium and a filter which is opaque to visible radiation but substantially transparent to infra-red or ultra violet radiation, said apparatus comprising: a source of a beam of infra-red or ultra-violet radiation; means for directing said beam of infra-red or ultra-violet radiation onto the surface of said card and substantially normal thereto, thereby to cause said beam to be reflected off said reflecting medium and to be modulated by the information contained by said further visible indicia; and means, substantially aligned with the normal to said surface and responsive to said modulated, reflected infra-red or ultra-violet beam, for detecting said further visible indicia.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
135 words
Apparatus for reading an identification card of the type that includes (1) visible indicia decriptive of an authorized holder; and (2) further visible indicia descriptive of said holder sandwiched between a reflecting medium and a filter which is opaque to visible radiation but substantially transparent to infra-red or ultra violet radiation, said apparatus comprising: a source of a beam of infra-red or ultra-violet radiation; means for directing said beam of infra-red or ultra-violet radiation onto the surface of said card and substantially normal thereto, thereby to cause said beam to be reflected off said reflecting medium and to be modulated by the information contained by said further visible indicia; and means, substantially aligned with the normal to said surface and responsive to said modulated, reflected infra-red or ultra-violet beam, for detecting said further visible indicia.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
The apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising: a source of a beam of visible radiation; means for directing said beam of visible radiation onto said card thereby to illuminate said visible indicia whereby said detecting means detects both said visible indicia and said further visible indicia.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The apparatus according to claim 2 wherein said detecting means comprises a television camera having a spectral response extending into both the visible and infra-red or ultra-violet regions of the optical spectrum.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
The apparatus according to claim 3 further comprising: means for multiplexing onto the beam of visible radiation reflected off said card into said television camera an image of the person presenting said card to the card-reading apparatus.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
The apparatus according to claim 4 wherein said further visible indicia includes optically encoded digital data and said apparatus further comprises: means, connected to the output of said television camera, for generating a digital signal corresponding to said optically encoded digital data.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
58 words
The apparatus according to claim 4 wherein said visible indicia and further visible indicia comprise a photograph of the authorized holder of said card, and said apparatus further comprises: means for comparing the photograph of the authorized holder detected by said infra-red or ultra-violet beam with the photograph of the authorized user detected by said visible radiation beam.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
48 words
The apparatus according to claim 4 wherein said filter opaque to visible radiation includes a polarizing filter and said apparatus further comprises: a first polarizing filter associated with said infra-red or ultra-violet beam directing means; and a second polarizing filter at the optical input to said television camera.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1983-09-16 | 1984-03-17 | 1984-09-16 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1987-09-16 | 1988-03-17 | 1988-09-16 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1991-09-16 | 1992-03-17 | 1992-09-16 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |