Abstract: A photograph-personalized card for seating attendees at a social function, such as a restaurant sit-down retirement dinner, in which the cards are positioned at the possible 2-5 tables being used for the occasion, and thus distinguishes these tables from other tables being used by other diners. The attendees are instructed that the cards, being rectangular in shape, can be used as bookmarks, thus contributing to a keepsake value.

Abstract: A credit card with driver's license for providing credit to an individual, information regarding the individual and proof of registration to operate a motor vehicle on a single form of identification. The credit card with driver's license includes a semi rigid thin piece of material having a face side, a photograph of the individual positioned on the face side, additional identifying information positioned on the face side and a magnetic strip storing information providing access to credit of the individual and personal information regarding the individual upon reading of said magnetic strip by a credit card terminal. The credit card with driver's license is registered with a department of motor vehicles in a state in which the owner resides and credit is provided by either an independent financial institution or the state government issuing the driver's license.

Abstract: An identification booklet including a backing and a printed cover film having identification indicia printed thereon is automatically printed and assembled by an apparatus including means for holding the booklet in an open position with the backing exposed, printing means for printing indicia onto an inner surface of the cover film, transport means including an insertion blade rotatably mounted thereon, the insertion blade including a damp for holding the cover film in place thereon, die-cut means for cutting the cover film to a predetermined size while the cover film is held in place on the insertion blade by the clamp, to form the identification card and fusing means for fusing the identification card and the backing together.

Abstract: The invention relates to a registration form (1) for the registration of one or more particulars of a person or an object and of an identification means of that person or object, and for coupling the particulars and the identification mark to a registration means, to the registration mark. The form (1) comprises, at least for a part, an interacting upper part and under part which are detachable and reattachable to each other and between which upper part and under part the identification means can be visibly incorporated.

Abstract: A method for preventing fraudulent use of a document which is intended to be used by a designated individual, by the steps of, digitally photographing the face of an individual who has possession of the document to form a digital representation of the face; processing the digital representation to generate digital printer input data; and printing a visually observable image of the face of the individual on the document, using the digital printer input data.

Abstract: A personal identification system for children that includes two forms of identification. An identification card carried by the user contains the user's personal and medical information in an electronic medium. The identification card includes photographs of the user and their parent or legal guardian, a unique identification number for the user, and a list of corporate sponsors. The second identification device is to be worn by the user and includes the user's unique identification number and an access telephone number. A user interface enables the users to update their stored personal and medical information.

Abstract: A prelaminate has a plurality of layers intended for collective insertion in a mutually fixed spatial relation into the pinch between optionally heated, co-acting pressure rollers. The prelaminate includes a carrier layer, a first glue layer arranged thereon and adhered thereto, a cover foil, for instance of transparent material, such as PET, PVC or the like, and a second glue layer arranged thereon and adhered thereto. The two glue layers are directed toward each other. The layer have straight leading edges which are positioned above each other and are held in this registered position by a registering device. A rejecting device is used to prevent mutual adhesion between the two glue layers.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems and articles of manufacture for creating and authenticating self-verifying articles. Self-verifying articles include, for example, commercial instruments (i.e., notes, drafts, checks, bearer paper, etc.), transaction cards (i.e., ATM cards, calling cards, credit cards, etc.), personal identification documents (i.e., driver's licenses, passports, personal identification papers, etc.) and labels affixed to package surfaces for identification of the package owner or sender, which, for example, may be used for verifying imported goods by customs agents. Self-verifying article creation includes receiving recipient-specific data, encoding a first selected subset of the recipient-specific data and fixing the encoded subset along with other human-recognizable data on a surface of an article.

Abstract: An identification and information system for establishing a nexus between discrete entities includes primary and secondary information regarding primary and secondary entities borne by primary and secondary information means. The primary and secondary information may be encoded for mechanical reading which establishes the nexus between said primary and secondary entities.

Abstract: The application of Lippmann photographs as a unique security device on security documents, such as, e.g. identity cards, passports, credit cards is presented. The recording of such photographs requires a special type of photosensitive film layer in contact with a reflecting layer. Panchromatic photopolymer materials can be used and, after being recorded and processed, laminated to security documents. Lippmann photographs are almost impossible to copy and, certainly, cannot be copied by conventional photography or color copying machines.

Abstract: A self-laminating system for sealing a business card or the like to a luggage tag. The self laminating system comprises a rigid backing, a flexible transparent sheet with a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive material thereon and a removable cover liner which covers the entire area of the pressure sensitive adhesive material. The cover liner has a pre-cut crease which separates it into an upper portion and a lower portion, where the upper portion is pre-removed such that an exposed area of the pressure sensitive adhesive material on the flexible transparent sheet is affixed to the rigid backing. The card is placed between the rigid backing and the transparent sheet such that the lower portion of the cover liner is peeled off which exposes the rest of the pressure adhesive material so that the flexible transparent sheet can be securely affixed to the business card and the periphery of the rigid backing.

Abstract: A passport includes a data sheet of an individual and a plurality of visa sheets combined with the data sheet and bound by a thread to form a thread binding along a central folding line. A surface of an individual's data printing page of the data sheet is laminated with a protective film composed of a see-through synthetic resin film. An anti-counterfeit structure of the passport is characterized in that the protective film is laminated over a gutter portion of the data sheet including the central folding line, and the thread binding is formed through the laminated area of the gutter portion.

Abstract: A biometric security procedure for manufacturing an identity document, such as an identity card, credit card, visa or passport, which includes the steps of: providing a nucleus of the identity document, the nucleus including personal data of a holder of the identity document and a face image of the holder; carrying out, by a computer and an image capturer such as a scanner or a video camera, an analysis of face features of the face image, the computer carrying out an analysis of basic face features of the face image, comparing the basic face features with master/pattern features in a data base, wherein each master/pattern feature has a specific number; obtaining by the analysis a derived set of master/pattern features that corresponds to a characteristic synthetic image of the holder, the derived set of master/pattern features corresponding to a specific numeric code determined by the number of each of the master/pattern features making up the derived set of master/pattern features; and printing the specific

Abstract: A digital signal is imperceptibly embedded into an input source signal, such as an image or video signal, to produce an encoded (sometimes termed "watermarked") signal. The principle of quasi-rotational symmetry is employed to facilitate detection of the embedded signal notwithstanding rotation of the encoded signal. Single or multiple degrees of symmetry can be employed. In another aspect, the digital signal is transformed to a frequency domain and phase-only filtered prior to its combination with the input source signal. In an illustrative embodiment, this filtering operation helps hide the digital signal within the source signal, and facilitates detection of the embedded digital signal even after the encoded signal has undergone various forms of corruption.

Abstract: An optical recording material comprising: a thin film or membrane of a hydrophobic binding agent; and metallic particles having a diameter of 0.003 .mu.m to 3 .mu.m dispersed in said film or membrane wherein the density of said metallic particles is higher near at least one surface of said film or membrane as compared with another portion of said film or membrane, each metallic particle having a nucleus and an outer coating, said outer coating consisting of at least one metal having a melting point of 250.degree. C. to 1800.degree. C. and a thermal conductivity at 0.degree. C. of 5 W.multidot.m.sup.-1 .multidot.K.sup.-1 to 450 W.multidot.m.sup.-1 .multidot.K.sup.-1 wherein the reflectivity of the surface of said film or membrane where the density of said metallic particle is higher is 10 to 90%., a method for preparing the optical recording material and an optical card containing the optical recording material.

Abstract: A document laminate includes laminating sheets with adhesive on facing sides to laminate a document between the sheets, and shielding sheets covering the document and received within the laminating sheets. When the adhesive is heat activated, the shielding sheets are selected to be not degraded by the activating heat. A document can therefore be removed from the laminate by cutting along a line at one edge of the shielding sheets, and removing the document, which is not adhered to the shielding sheets or the laminating sheets.

Abstract: A recording medium is provided with picture information in a tamper-resistant and high-resolution form. The picture information is broken down into a light/dark portion and a color portion. The light/dark portion needed for the visual impression is incorporated in the recording medium in a high-resolution form. The colored picture information is congruently superimposed on this portion so as to produce an integral ensemble. Protection from falsification is ensured by incorporating one of the portions of the picture information in the card structure in largely tamper-resistant fashion.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a method of simply producing an ID card which can provide the Id card with character information shared by the same kind of ID cards issued in large numbers, and an ID card which offers improved protection of the gradation image formed on the image-receiving layer and which is difficult to forge or alter.The ID card is characterized in that a transparent resin sheet having character information shared by the same kind of ID cards is provided on the surface of an image-receiving layer which has a gradation image and character-information-bearing image and which has been formed on the support.

Abstract: A recording medium is provided with picture information in a tamper-resistant and high-resolution form. The picture information is broken down into a light/dark portion and a color portion. The light/dark portion needed for the visual impression is incorporated in the recording medium in a high-resolution form. The colored picture information is congruently superimposed on this portion so as to produce an integral ensemble. Protection from falsification is ensured by incorporating one of the portions of the picture information in the card structure in largely tamper-resistant fashion.

Abstract: A personal identifier greeting card selected by a sender includes a treated paper-like sheet construction having a greeting printed thereon and a colorless developing solution adapted to be coated on an object such that when the treated sheet construction is placed in temporary contact with the coated object, the card will immediately develop a visible personal identifier image related to the sender of the card.

Abstract: An autographed photograph of a baseball player or other person and method of making the autographed photograph. The autographed photograph has a standard photograph and has a signature sheet affixed to the standard photograph. The signature sheet is at least one of a plurality of separable clear flexible plastic material sheets having an adhesive layer on a back surface thereof to attach to any memento.

Abstract: A high-security identification card produced by thermal printing personalized data on a transparent image receiver sheet and laminating the image-bearing surface of the receiver sheet to an opaque card support optionally bearing background printing. During thermal printing of the personalized data, the receiver sheet is supported by a carrier sheet adhered to one side thereof. The carrier sheet is removed prior to lamination by mildly fusing the personalized data bearing surface of the receiver sheet to the pre-printed background information bearing surface of the identification card and mechanically flexing the sandwiched structure to cause the relatively inflexible carrier sheet to break free, at least in part, from the receiver sheet to enable its removal. After removal of the carrier sheet, the sandwiched structure is laminated by heat and pressure applied thereto to cause it to fuse permanently.

Abstract: An image forming method using a thermal transfer processes and an apparatus used in the method are disclosed. The images were formed on the image receiving layer of a image recording body and includes a gradation information-containing image formed by means of a thermal sublimation transfer method and a character information-containing image formed by means of a thermal fusion transfer method. A trans parent protective layer is transferred from a protective forming thermal transfer sheet to the surface of image receiving layer so as to cover the whole area of the image receiving layer by a hot stamping means. The hot stamping means has a heating roll which has a contacting length longer than the width of said image receiving layer and a peripheral length longer than the length of said image receiving layer.

Abstract: In an IC card and a manufacturing method therefor, an adhesive is applied between core layers in the vicinity of an opening in which an IC module is placed. The core sheet layers held between adhesive layers can easily be deformed when heat and pressure are applied. Therefore, a gap formed between the card substrate and the IC module is filled. Furthermore, the gap from the IC module is narrower at the corners of the IC module than conventionally shaped openings. As a result, gaps at the corners of the IC module after integral molding are prevented. Therefore, the gap between the IC module and the card substrate can be reliably filled during molding.

Abstract: A composite medical information and identity card adapted to be carried by a person who has had surgery resulting in installation of one or more metallic elements in his or her body of the type which, when passing through an X-ray inspection unit, results in the metal causing an alarm to be given. The card is composite and comprises a small basic card upon which is shown on one surface the name of the person, indication of the type of surgery, and the surgeon's name. The reverse side of the card is laminated with small photographs in side-by-side position respectively of the person's head and the X-ray of the surgery on the person, the card and photographs being sealed between two similar small sheets of transparent thermoplastic film which extend beyond the edges of the card sufficiently to be permanently heat-sealed and form a composite card.

Abstract: A transparent insert holder of the type characterized by being adapted to receive and protect cards such as photographs, permits and the like. The insert holder includes first and second four-edged plastic cover sheets for forming front and back surfaces of the insert holder. The first plastic cover sheet has a predetermined-sized transparent window therein defined by a surrounding non-transparent area, and a four-edged, double-sided frame is provided for being positioned between the first and second plastic sheets for securing the first and second sheets to opposing front and back sides of the frame to form the holder. The frame has a pressure sensitive adhesive coating the frame on its front and back surface. The first cover sheet is secured to the frame by the pressure-sensitive adhesive to completely enclose one of the front or back surfaces of the frame.

Abstract: A video printer is disclosed. An input video signal is converted into a digital signal and stored in a memory. The write/read operation and memory addresses of the memory are controlled by a memory control unit. The signal read out of the memory is converted into print data, and an image is printed by a printer. The print data and the printing operation are controlled by a print control unit, and at least a part of the memory areas of the memory is controlled in the write operation by an area control unit.

Abstract: A system for providing a personal booklet, such as a passport, with a picture of the face and personal data of the bookholder to thereby provide the booklet holder's identity. The system includes entering a picture of the face of an applicant, the picture being attached to an application form, as a figure image into an image composing device, entering personal data of the applicant entered in the application form as a character image, providing a composite image of the figure and character images, printing the composite image onto a thermal transfer type photosensitive printing paper, transfering the printed composite image onto an image receiving layer coated on a transparent cover sheet bound in the booklet, and sandwiching the image receiving material layer between a supporting sheet bound in the booklet next to the transparent cover sheet and the transparent cover sheet.

Abstract: An identification card of the kind including at least two and usually three resin sheets bonded together, with identification data at an interface between sheets visible through the outermost sheet, which is transparent, and incorporates added anti-tampering protection in the form of a band or other limited area weldment between the sheets usually formed by an ultrasonic weldment; the weldment is clearly visible due to surface distortion caused by it but is not so extensive as to prevent effective viewing of the identification data in its limited area. In a more particularized aspect of the invention, a portion of the identification data is more significant than the remainder of the data and thus more susceptible to being tampered with and the weldments are placed in this susceptible area of the identification data.

Abstract: A transparent insert holder of the type characterized by being adapted to receive and protect cards such as photographs, permits and the like. The insert holder includes first and second four-sided plastic sheets for forming front and back sides of the insert holder and a four-sided double-sided adhesive frame for being adhesively positioned between said first and second plastic sheets for securing said first and second sheets together in to form the holder. The adhesive frame defines an opening for receiving a card such as a photograph or identification card therein.

Abstract: A system for providing a personal booklet, such as a passport, with a picture of the face and personal data of the bookholder to thereby provide the booklet holder's identity. The system includes entering a picture of the face of an applicant, the picture being attached to an application form, as a figure image into an image composing device, entering personal data of the applicant entered in the application form as an character image, producing a composite image of the figure and character images, printing the composite image onto a thermal transfer type photosensitive printing paper, transfering the printed composite image onto an image receiving layer coated on a transparent cover sheet bound in the booklet, and sandwiching the image receiving material layer between a supporting sheet bound in the booklet next to the transparent cover sheet and the transparent cover sheet.

Abstract: A laminar structure, for example an identity card, comprises a photograph and a supported hologram. A moisture-impermeable barrier layer and an adhesive layer are disposed between the hologram and the photograph, so that the photograph can be secured to the hologram while the former is still wet. The supported hologram, the barrier and adhesive layers and the photograph are sandwiched between first and second sheets. The hologram is sufficiently adhered to the photograph that, if an attempt is made to separate the supported hologram from the photograph, fracture will occur within the hologram or between the hologram and its support sheet, so that at least part of the hologram will remain attached to the photograph, so that it is not possible to detach the hologram from the photograph, leaving the hologram attached to the first sheet, and thus substitute a different photograph in the laminar structure.

Abstract: An identity card in which a first image recording layer comprising a colorant capable of absorbing light of a visible wavelength region provided on a first support and a second image recording layer comprising a colorant capable of absorbing light of an infrared wavelength region provided on a second support are adhered to each other in face-to-face contact to form a laminated structure highly resistant to alteration and/or forgery.

Abstract: Pre-imaged high resolution transfer foil comprising a carrier having a surface. A releasable hardcoat is disposed on the surface. A vacuum coating is deposited on the hardcoat and an image formed in the vacuum coating.

Abstract: A high-security identification card is produced in a system in which a photograph from a video camera is converted to digital data and reproduced with high-fidelity on a video display screen. Other images, such as signatures and fingerprints, can be treated in a similar manner using either a video camera or a CCD (charge-coupled device). After processing, the video information is displayed on the screen where it is combined with variable data typed in from a keyboard. The digital data from the terminal is fed into a laser printer that prints the portrait and any desired alphanumeric information on a paper sheet. The paper is then laminated, under heat and pressure, between two sheets of transparent thermoplastic material, at a temperature and pressure sufficient to cause the plastic material to penetrate the interstices between the fibers of the paper card and form a unitary structure that cannot be delaminated without destruction of the identifying data.

Abstract: A scrambled facial image of an ID card bearer is recorded upon a card and is descrambled only by using the proper descrambling control code assigned to the proper bearer upon verification of the authenticity of the bearer. The pixel scrambling method prevents card duplication, as a reproduced card will unscramble only the image of the proper bearer, and the method inherently prevents producing a card which can be unscrambled by a verifier. Updated scrambling codes are used for newly issued cards from enhanced security. Issue clerk initials are automatically recorded upon the card to deter unlawful card issuance. Also, unscrambled image portions are video recorded for investigation of unlawful use.

Abstract: A booklet, such as a passport, for providing the identity of the holder thereof, with a picture of the face and personal data of the bookholder, includes transparent and supporting sheets bound in the booklet separately from and adjacent to each other. Furthermore, an image receiving layer is formed on one surface of one of the separate transparent and supporting sheets and an optically readable data printing section is provided on either one of the transparent and supporting sheets where optically readable personal data of said booklet holder is printed. Also, an adhesive layer is provided for adhering the transparent and supporting sheets together to sandwich the image receiving layer therebetween after having formed a composite image of the picture and personal data in the image receiving layer.

Abstract: A personal booklet with a picture and personal data of the bookholder, such as a passport for providing the bookholder's identity, comprises transparent and supporting sheets bound in the booklet separately from and adjacent to each other, and an identification data bearing sheet with an image receiving layer formed on a surface thereon. The image receiving layer includes a composite image of the picture and the personal data, and optically readable personal data of the bookholder described by optically readable characters such as font type numbers and/or alphabets. The transparent sheet and the supporting sheet are adhered with adhesive layers to sandwich the identification data bearing sheet therebetween.

Abstract: A dual-function information carrying sheet device comprising a digital data storage medium for storing digital data, electrical contacts and an interface through which data is to be stored into or fetched from the digital data storage medium. A visual information record medium on which visual information is associated with the data stored or to be stored in the digital data storage medium is recorded.

Abstract: A system for verifying the authenticity of documents such as negotiable instruments wherein a field of photoactive microcapsules is provided in a localized area on the document. By image-wise exposing the document, a latent image of a verification meand such as a signature, fingerprint, or the like can be produced on the document which can be instantly developed upon rupturing the microcapsules to verify the authenticity of the document when it is presented.

Abstract: An identification card comprises a center core layer, a photograph embedded in the core layer, a first assembly of multiple layers laminated on the upper surface of the core layer and the photograph, and a second assembly of multiple layers laminated on the back surface of the core layer and the photograph. The layers of the first and second assemblies have substantially similar thermal expansion properties. Accordingly, the thickness of the identification card is uniform since the thickness of the core layer is substantially the same as the thickness of the photograph. High reliability can be obtained without any accompanying warp as a result of the substantially symmetrical arrangement of the first and second assemblies with respect to the core layer and the embedded photograph.

Abstract: A security document comprising a flat support; one or more portions having identification codes; and a hologram; which hologram presents reference means along the edge, and a protective coating for preventing the hologram from being removed or damaged.

Abstract: A label includes a label body which is a conventional one that can be mass-produced in advance and a photograph which is bonded to the label body or inserted into a cut portion provided in the label body. At least the obverse surface of the combination of the label body and the photograph is covered with a substantially transparent film.

Abstract: There is disclosed a unique tamperproof security card comprised of a transparent upper layer having narrow parallel lenses on the outer surface, and an image containing substrate, said two layers forming a lenticular system by which images on the substrate are selectively visible depending upon the angle from which the card is viewed. By incorporating into a selectively visible image the information necessary to verify the identify of the cardholder, e.g. the cardholder's photograph or signature, the card may be rendered substantially tamperproof.

Abstract: A photo check is provided in which a photograph of a person is disposed upon a check to make quick identification of the person authorized to sign the check. A photograph dispensing device is also provided for adhering a photograph of the person onto the check.

Abstract: A soft, transparent film designed to wrap unitary products having a network of irregular scrambling lines printed on the film. The unit tags whose data are bar coded become illegible through the wrap while the collective tag whose data pertains to the collection of boxes included in the lot remains visible.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for the disclosure of medical test results or other medical or personal information, with features to maintain the security of the physician-patient relationship. An elongated card having a center portion and opposite, separable wing portions is supplied to the testing physician with patient information encoded on the center section. The physician records the pertinent medical information or test results by severing one of the wing portions to indicate the appropriate information by the presence of the remaining wing portion.

Abstract: There is disclosed a unitary laminated identification card and insignia comprising a lamination including a sheet element carrying photographic information, such as the likeness of the card bearer, a protective plastic sheet member therefor and a relatively thin embossed insignia member having an insignia pattern, the raised portions of the embossed insignia pattern providing an effect of optical dimensionality (depth) visually detectable through a protective plastic sheet member laminated thereto.

Abstract: Personal information is recorded on an information medium containing both visual images, such as a face image or fingerprint, and laser recorded data. The visual images are created on a piece of photographic material or eye readable laser recording material. The visual image material is adhered to a surface of a wallet-size card. A strip of laser recordable optical data storage material is also adhered to the card. After the strip is put on the card, a laser records personal information indicia on the strip in situ. The strip may be a reflective material of silver particles in a gelatin matrix, in which recording produces spots having a detectable difference in reflectivity. The card may be coated with a transparent protective laminate material.

Abstract: A high-security identification card is produced in a system in which a photograph from a video camera is converted to digital data and reproduced with high-fidelity on a video display screen. Other images, such as signatures and fingerprints, can be treated in a similar manner using either a video camera or a CCD (charge-coupled device). After processing, the video information is displayed on the screen where it is combined with variable data typed in from a keyboard. The digital data from the terminal is fed into a laser printer that prints the portrait and any desired alphanumeric information on a paper sheet. The paper is then laminated, under heat and pressure, between two sheets of transparent thermoplastic material, at a temperature and pressure sufficient to cause the plastic material to penetrate the interstices between the fibers of the paper card and form a unitary structure that cannot be delaminated without destruction of the identifying data.