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ID card issuing system
Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co Ltd
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Filing: 1994-01-26
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Granted: 1995-04-25
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Expires: 2014-01-26
Abstract
Abstract A plurality of different kinds of information, for example, full-color photographic image information and attribute information such as a name, date of birth, etc., are input by use of a CCD scanner (1a), a camera (1b), a keyboard (1c), a mouse (1d), etc., with coordinate information assigned to each piece of information. The input pieces of information are matched with each other with reference to the coordinate information, and an arrangement of the coordinated information is determined with reference to layout information prepared separately, and then the information is printed out onto a card substrate. Thus, an ID card can be made accurately and efficiently. In addition, forgery prevention processing is applied by simultaneously inputting forgery prevention information and further falsification prevention processing is applied by carrying out emboss processing, thereby enabling an improvement in the security of the ID card. In addition, it is possible to prevent the making of forged cards and the undesired issue of cards which are not conformable to a particular production purpose by adding a special pattern (113) to a blank card (110) and applying print processing thereto after recognizing the special pattern by a card processing machine (112).
Inventors
- 👤 Miyuki Hakamatsuka
- 👤 Yoshihisa Ashida
- 👤 Akiyoshi Sagara
- 👤 Katsuyuki Ohshima
- 👤 Jitsuhiko Andoh
- 👤 Michio Kurata
- 👤 Tetsuo Irita
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 03:39
CPC Classifications
B; B42; B42D; B42D25/00; B42D25/20; B42D25/23; B42D25/40; B42D25/405; B42D25/425; G; G06; G06F; G06F40/00; G06F40/10; G06F40/166; G06F40/174; G06K; G06K17/00; G06K19/00; G06K19/06; G06K19/08; G06K19/083; G06Q; G06Q20/00; G06Q20/30; G06Q20/34; G06Q20/341; G06Q20/38; G06Q20/40; G06Q20/401; G06Q20/4014; G06Q20/40145; G07; G07C; G07C9/00; G07C9/20; G07C9/22; G07C9/25; G07C9/253; G07F; G07F7/00; G07F7/08; G07F7/10; G07F7/1008; B42D2035/02; B42D2035/16; B42D25/30; B42D25/309; B42D25/324; B42D25/48; B42D25/485
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 42
Claim 1
Independent Claim
131 words
An ID card issuing system for composing information on a card substrate, comprising: means for inputting respective primary information relating to first and second individuals, said primary information including associated coordination bar code information, and for separately inputting respective secondary information relating to said first and second individuals; means for identifying the respective primary information on the first and second individuals by the associated coordination bar code information, identifying the respective secondary information on said first and second individuals, and automatically pairing together the primary information and the secondary information relating to the same individual in accordance with commonality of identification; means for determining laid-out information on paired primary and secondary information relating to said individual; and means for outputting the laid-out information pertaining to said individual onto a card substrate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
131 words
An ID card issuing system for composing information on a card substrate, comprising: means for inputting respective primary information relating to first and second individuals, said primary information including associated coordination bar code information, and for separately inputting respective secondary information relating to said first and second individuals; means for identifying the respective primary information on the first and second individuals by the associated coordination bar code information, identifying the respective secondary information on said first and second individuals, and automatically pairing together the primary information and the secondary information relating to the same individual in accordance with commonality of identification; means for determining laid-out information on paired primary and secondary information relating to said individual; and means for outputting the laid-out information pertaining to said individual onto a card substrate.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
235 words
A method for providing a gradation image and a non-gradation image on a card substrate for forming an ID card, the method comprising: (a) providing gradation image information that is characteristic of a given individual concurrently with coordination bar code information for the given individual within a first information storage that provides storage for gradation information on a plurality of individuals; (b) providing non-gradation image information concerning the given individual within a second information storage that provides storage for non-gradation image information on a plurality of individuals, said non-gradation information including coordination information in common with that encoded via the coordination bar code information of said gradation image information for the given individual; (c) automatically retrieving from the associated ones of the first information storage and second information storage one of said gradation image information and non-gradation image information for the given individual and then the other of said gradation image information and non-gradation image information for the given individual, said other information for the given individual being retrieved upon establishing a commonality between the coordination bar code information and the coordination information in said non-gradation information such that said gradation image information and non-gradation image information for the given individual are automatically paired together for placement on the same card substrate; and (d) outputting said gradation image information and said non-gradation image information for the given individual as paired onto said same card substrate.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
235 words
A method for providing a gradation image and a non-gradation image on a card substrate for forming an ID card, the method comprising: (a) providing gradation image information that is characteristic of a given individual concurrently with coordination bar code information for the given individual within a first information storage that provides storage for gradation information on a plurality of individuals; (b) providing non-gradation image information concerning the given individual within a second information storage that provides storage for non-gradation image information on a plurality of individuals, said non-gradation information including coordination information in common with that encoded via the coordination bar code information of said gradation image information for the given individual; (c) automatically retrieving from the associated ones of the first information storage and second information storage one of said gradation image information and non-gradation image information for the given individual and then the other of said gradation image information and non-gradation image information for the given individual, said other information for the given individual being retrieved upon establishing a commonality between the coordination bar code information and the coordination information in said non-gradation information such that said gradation image information and non-gradation image information for the given individual are automatically paired together for placement on the same card substrate; and (d) outputting said gradation image information and said non-gradation image information for the given individual as paired onto said same card substrate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method according to claim 2, wherein at least one of steps (a) and (b) comprises storing respective image information concurrently with said coordination information.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method according to claim 2, wherein at least one of steps (a) and (b) comprises obtaining said image information by electrooptically scanning a planar medium having the image information thereon.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 4, wherein the scanning also comprises cropping a desired region of said image information.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method according to claim 2, wherein said outputting of step (d) comprises transferring said image information by sublimation or thermal transfer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method according to claim 2, further comprising the step of: (e) transferring a protective layer over at least a part of the information outputted onto said card substrate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method according to claim 2, wherein the non-gradation information of step (b) includes emboss encoding information, and said method further comprises the step of: (e) embossing said card substrate with said emboss encoding information.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 8, wherein said embossing is applied to said gradational image information.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 8, wherein step (e) comprises forming an original type or mark by said embossing.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
46 words
A method according to claim 2, wherein the non-gradation image information of step (b) includes forgery prevention information, and step (d) further comprises providing forgery prevention processing of said card substrate at the same time as the outputting of said image information onto the card substrate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method according to claim 11, wherein said forgery prevention processing produces, according to said forgery prevention information, an image pattern on at least a part of a gradational image information region.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method according to claim 12, wherein said image pattern comprises a linear pattern such as parallel lines, wave lines, oblique lines or chain lines.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method according to claim 12, wherein said image pattern comprises a logo mark.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
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The method according to claim 12, wherein said image pattern comprises a character pattern.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method according to claim 11, wherein said forgery processing produces, according to said forgery prevention information, notches in the edge portion of a gradational image information region.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method according to claim 11, wherein said forgery processing produces, according to said forgery prevention information, a tally seal on at least a part of a boundary region between a gradational image information region and said card substrate.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method according to claim 17, wherein said tally seal is printed simultaneously with the printing of a card pattern, and a gradational image is printed out by sublimation transfer so that a part of said tally seal overlaps said image.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
72 words
An ID card issuing system according to claim 1, further comprising a card processing machine having means for pre-printing a special pattern on a blank card before printing, said special pattern differing for each lot, and means for effecting recognition for each special pattern according to a specifying code set therefor, so that information is printed out onto a blank card that is judged to be good by said card processing machine.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
28 words
An ID card issuing system according to claim 1, further comprising means for storing at least one of the input information, the paired information and the laid-out information.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
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An ID card issuing system according to claim 1, wherein said input means is a plane scanning image input means.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
24 words
An ID card issuing system according to claim 21, wherein said plane scanning image input means has a function of cropping a desired region.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
25 words
An ID card issuing system according to claim 1, wherein said input means is a keyboard, a magnetic information reader or an optical information reader.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
37 words
An ID card issuing system according to claim 1, wherein said identification and pairing means obtains matching between the different input information on the basis of coordinating information that is input in connection with each input information.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
21 words
An ID card issuing system according to claim 1, wherein said output means comprises a sublimation transfer and/or thermal transfer printer.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
32 words
An ID card issuing system according to claim 1, further comprising means for transferring a protective layer over a part or the whole area of the information formed on said card substrate.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
24 words
An ID card issuing system according to claim 26, wherein the transfer of said protective layer is effected by use of a thermal head.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
35 words
An ID card issuing system according to claim 1, further comprising emboss encode means, whereby emboss encode processing is carried out with matching obtained between different kinds of information on the basis of coordinating information.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
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An ID card issuing system according to claim 28, wherein said primary information includes a gradational image, and emboss processing is applied either on the gradational image or over the gradational image and said card substrate.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
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An ID card issuing system according to claim 28, wherein original type or mark is formed by said emboss processing.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
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An ID card issuing system according to claim 28, wherein said emboss processing is applied with a gradational image provided at a position where conventional emboss processing is applied.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
33 words
An ID card issuing system according to claim 1, wherein forgery prevention information is additionally input, and forgery prevention processing is carried out at the same time as the laid-out information is output.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
52 words
An ID card issuing system according to claim 32, wherein said primary information includes a gradational image, and said forgery prevention information is an image pattern which is drawn on at least a part of the gradational image region or a boundary region between the gradational image region and said card substrate.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
28 words
An ID card issuing system according to claim 33, wherein said image pattern is a linear pattern selected from parallel lines, wave lines, oblique lines and chain lines.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
17 words
An ID card issuing system according to claim 33, wherein said image pattern comprises a logo mark.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
17 words
An ID card issuing system according to claim 33, wherein said image pattern comprises a character pattern.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
25 words
An ID card issuing system according to claim 32, wherein said forgery prevention information makes notches in the edge portion of a gradational image region.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
39 words
An ID card issuing system according to claim 32, wherein said forgery prevention information is a tally seal that is drawn on at least a part of a boundary region between a gradational image region and said card substrate.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
46 words
An ID card issuing system according to claim 32, wherein a tally seal is printed simultaneously with the printing of a card pattern, and the gradational image is printed out by a sublimation transfer method so that a part of said tally seal overlaps said image.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
25 words
An ID card issuing system according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of different kinds of information are gradational image information and non-gradational image information.
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