Abstract: An identification unit for checking and/or access authorization of a person includes a representation of the person and of personal data as visually readable alphanumeric data and/or machine readable codes. The identification unit includes a unitary woven product of at least two woven sections, wherein a first woven section includes a specific woven image for visually representing the person, wherein a thread pattern on a visible side of the first woven section simultaneously has a code function which may be machine readable. A second woven section includes at least one of a woven text and woven code with data which relate to the person and/or determine a validity range of the identification units.

Abstract: An identification unit for checking and/or access authorization of a person includes a representation of the person and of personal data as visually readable alphanumeric data and/or machine readable codes. The identification unit includes a unitary woven product of at least two woven sections, wherein a first woven section includes a specific woven image for visually representing the person, wherein a thread pattern on a visible side of the first woven section simultaneously has a code function which may be machine readable. A second woven section includes at least one of a woven text and woven code with data which relate to the person and/or determine a validity range of the identification units.