US4400616A
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Document card containing information in holographic form
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1981-08-17
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Granted: 1983-08-23
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Expires: 2001-08-17
Abstract
Abstract An identification card provided with secret data contained in the form of a wave guide hologram recorded in a layer on the card. Light for developing or displaying the hologram is introduced into a wave guide layer extending along the surface of the card through a grating that admits light only of a given wave length suitable for developing the wave guide hologram. The secrecy of the wave guide hologram is further enhanced by incorporating into the light coupling grating a further hologram by which light only of a predetermined pattern can be coupled to the wave guide for delivery to the wave guide hologram.
Inventors
- 👤 Pierre R. Chevillat
- 👤 Fritz Gfeller
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 11:42
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F7/00; G07F7/08; G07F7/086; G06; G06K; G06K1/00; G06K1/12; G06K1/126; G06K19/00; G06K19/06; G06K19/08; G06K19/10; G06K19/16; G07D; G07D7/00; G07D7/003; G07D7/0032; G03; G03H; G03H1/00; G03H1/0005; G03H1/0011; G03H1/04; G03H1/0402; G03H1/0408; G03H2222/00; G03H2222/40; G03H2222/47; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S283/00; Y10S283/901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
123 words
A document form comprising a base, a transparent layer overlying said base and forming an optical waveguide defining an elongated light path extending parallel to said base, an image layer contiguously overlying said transparent layer and containing, at a first location along said light path, at least one hologram that is developable in response to light of a given wave length traveling through said wave guide, and means, located at a second location along said light path, for coupling only light of said given wave length from outside said card into said transparent layer, said coupling means comprising a further hologram of a unique light source pattern whereby only light of said unique light source pattern can be coupled to said transparent layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
123 words
A document form comprising a base, a transparent layer overlying said base and forming an optical waveguide defining an elongated light path extending parallel to said base, an image layer contiguously overlying said transparent layer and containing, at a first location along said light path, at least one hologram that is developable in response to light of a given wave length traveling through said wave guide, and means, located at a second location along said light path, for coupling only light of said given wave length from outside said card into said transparent layer, said coupling means comprising a further hologram of a unique light source pattern whereby only light of said unique light source pattern can be coupled to said transparent layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A document form as defined in claim 1 wherein a plurality of holograms are formed in successive locations along said light path.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A document form as defined in claim 1, wherein said coupling means comprises a grating coupler.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
A document form as defined in claim 1 further comprising a transparent protective layer overlying said image layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
53 words
A document form as defined in claim 2, wherein a portion of said image layer is removed at a location along said light path to obliterate at least one hologram without interfering with the continuity of said light path between said coupling means and at least one other of said plurality of holograms.
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