JPH11321166A - ID card and method of making the same - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] A conventional ID card displays image information such as a photograph of a face and character information such as a name and a membership number on a card base material to confirm the identity of the card user. Although it is used as a means, it is not easy to check the security when an unauthorized use of another person's ID card by altering the image information display such as a face photograph. SOLUTION: The ID card according to the present invention is an ID card provided with an image information display section formed by a sublimation transfer section on a base material, wherein the ID card is formed on the image information display section by using a fluorescent ink by the sublimation transfer section. This is an ID card characterized by describing unique information such as a user's personal name, number, signature, fingerprint, and the like.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an ID card which displays unique information such as a photograph of a face, a name, a member number, a signature, and a fingerprint of an ID card holder. The present invention relates to technology that can prevent use.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, ID cards have been used as a medium for certifying the identity of a person, but the ID card owner's membership number, name, date of birth, etc. are usually provided on these ID cards. Character information and image information of a photograph of the face of the ID card owner are displayed. As a method of displaying the face photograph of the ID card owner on the ID card, a concave portion is formed in the ID card base material, and a photographic paper of the face photo is embedded in the concave portion, and then the ID card base material is covered with an oversheet layer. Covered and laminated, and then hot-pressed with a hot press machine to create an ID card with a photo of the face, and then a membership number, name,
It is created by embossing character information such as date of birth from outside the ID card.

[0003] As another conventional method, there is a method of making a film by a sublimation transfer method. 5 and 6 show an example of the configuration of an ID card manufactured by a conventional sublimation transfer method. FIG. 5 is a plan view of the ID card, and FIG.
Shows a sectional view thereof. Conventional ID card 1
Oversheet layers 3a, 3b are laminated on both front and back sides of the laminated center cores 2a, 2b to form a card base material 4.
Is composed. Center core 2 of this card base material 4
On the surfaces of a and 2b, a print layer 5 on which various patterns and patterns and common information are printed is formed. On the upper surface of the oversheet layer 3a, an image information display section 7 displaying a photograph 6 of the owner of the ID card 1 and the ID card 1
A sublimation dye and a melt transfer layer 11 having a character information display portion 10 displaying the member number 8, name 9, etc. of the owner of the sublimation dye are formed. The display of the face photograph image information and the display of the character information on the image information display section 7 of the face photograph 6 and the character information display section 10 such as the member number 8 and the name 9 are performed by sublimation transfer printing. Here, the sublimation transfer method is to evaporate the dye by heat using a sublimable dye,
It refers to a method of attaching or dyeing a dye that has evaporated on a transfer target. For example, membership number 8 and name 9 of the ID card owner
Is displayed using a sublimation transfer ribbon by appropriately multiplying yellow, magenta, and cyan, or using a black fusion ribbon, and image information such as a face photograph 6 is displayed in yellow, magenta, and cyan. Expressed as a color image using process ink. Further, in the sublimation transfer method, since a dye is used, other synthetic resins,
For example, the protective layer 12 is provided by transfer or coating on the upper side of the oversheet layer 3a so as to cover the area recorded by sublimation transfer because of the transferability to a card case or the like containing a plasticizer. .

However, since the character information and image information displayed on the ID card are visible to the naked eye, a person who intends to commit fraudulently alters or modifies the information on the ID card to illegally use the information. Create a fake ID card by using another ID card and displaying the same information as the character information and image information displayed on the ID card, and impersonate the person and use the fake ID card illegally There is fear.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and it is difficult for an ID card to be tampered with, falsified, or forged.
Even if the card is tampered with, altered or forged, the ID card is provided with a highly secure ID card medium that can easily and quickly judge and check the authenticity of the ID card when using the ID card. is there.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, an ID card according to the present invention comprises an ID card provided with an image information display section formed by a sublimation transfer means on a base material. A unique information such as a name, a membership number, a signature, a fingerprint, and the like of an ID card user is described on the unit using fluorescent ink by sublimation transfer means or melt transfer means.

[0007] Further, the method of producing an ID card according to the present invention comprises:
In a method for producing an ID card having an image information display portion formed by a sublimation transfer unit on a base material, several kinds of unique information data relating to an individual user using the ID card are stored in a storage device in advance, and Based on the unique information data at the time of card creation, an image information display section is formed on the card base material by sublimation transfer means, and further, on the image information display section, based on the unique information data, sublimation transfer means or melt transfer. This is a method for creating an ID card, characterized in that individual information of an ID card user is described using fluorescent ink by means. The ID card creation method is characterized in that the several kinds of unique information data are a personal photograph, name, member number, signature, and fingerprint of an ID card user.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An ID card according to the present invention is an ID card provided with an image information display portion such as a face photograph formed on a substrate by a sublimation transfer device. The ID information of the individual user of the ID card, such as a name, a membership number, a signature, a fingerprint, etc., is described using fluorescent ink by the fusion transfer means. Here, the fluorescent ink is an ink containing a fluorescent substance, and by writing unique information such as a personal name, a membership number, a signature, and a fingerprint of an ID card user on the card base material using the fluorescent ink, Irradiation of ultraviolet rays on the written portion causes the written items to emit light, so that the written items can be confirmed visually.

In the description using fluorescent ink, several kinds of personal information of the ID card user may be used together in the image information display section such as a face photograph, or fine characters using fluorescent ink may be described. May be described on the entire surface of the image information display unit. In particular, when unique information using fine characters using fluorescent ink is described on the entire surface of the image information display unit, it is necessary to use the fluorescent ink to make sure that a part of the image information display unit such as a face photograph is altered. Since such characters are also cut off, the effect of preventing alteration is great.

The sublimation transfer ink ribbon used in the method of producing an ID card according to the present invention is, for example, provided with a sublimation dye layer on a transfer ribbon base material in the order of yellow, magenta, cyan, and black, followed by a fluorescent ink and a protective layer. Use the provided one. Incidentally, a ribbon for fusion transfer may be used for the black portion. Alternatively, yellow, magenta,
Using a sublimation transfer ink ribbon provided with a sublimation dye layer in the order of cyan and black, an image information display portion such as a face photograph is formed on a card substrate using a sublimation type thermal head, and then the image is formed with another fluorescent ink ribbon. There is also a method in which unique information such as the name, membership number, signature, and fingerprint of the individual of the ID card user is described on the upper surface of the information display section, and a protective layer is provided thereon.

In the method of producing an ID card according to the present invention, after an image information display portion such as a face photograph is formed by a sublimation transfer ink ribbon of yellow, magenta, and cyan, the upper surface of the image information display portion is formed by a fluorescent ink ribbon. Specific information such as a name, a member number, a signature, and a fingerprint of an individual of the ID card user may be described.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of an ID card and a method for producing an ID card according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. Here, FIG. 1 is a plan view illustrating Embodiment 1 of the ID card according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view illustrating the case where the ID card according to the present invention is irradiated with ultraviolet rays,
FIG. 3 is an explanatory cross-sectional view illustrating Embodiment 1 of the ID card according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is Embodiment 2 of the ID card according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a plan view illustrating a conventional ID card, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view illustrating a conventional ID card.

First, Embodiment 1 of an ID card according to the present invention
Will be described below. As shown in FIG. 3, an ID card 1 according to the present invention has stacked center cores 2a and 2b and the center cores 2a and 2b, like the conventional ID card.
Oversheet layers 3a and 3b are further laminated on both surface sides of 2b to form a card base material 4. The center cores 2a and 2b are formed from a white sheet of vinyl chloride or the like having a thickness of about 0.5 mm. The oversheet layers 3a and 3b are formed of a transparent or translucent sheet of about 0.1 mm. On the surface of the center cores 2a and 2b of the card base material 4, a print layer 5 on which various pictures and patterns and common information are printed is formed. On the upper surface of the oversheet layer 3a, an image information display section 7 displaying a photograph 6 of the owner of the ID card 1 and a member number 8,
A sublimation dye and a melt transfer layer 11 having a character information display section 10 displaying a name 9 and the like are formed. The display of the face photograph image information and the display of the character information on the image information display section 7 displaying the face photograph 6 and the character information display section 10 such as the member number 8 and the name 9 are performed by the sublimation transfer method or the fusion transfer method. It is performed by A sublimation dye and a melt transfer layer 11 having a character information display portion 10 and an image information display portion 7 are provided on the upper part of the oversheet layer 3a of the card base material 4 by the above-described sublimation transfer means. As shown in FIG. 1, the character information display section 10 displays the character information of the member number 8 and the name 9. The character information referred to here includes not only hiragana, kanji, alphabets, but also numbers and the like. In addition, information specific to the person who owns the ID card, such as date of birth, address, etc., may be displayed as letters or numbers as necessary. Also, I
The object to be proved by the D card is not limited to a human, but includes an animal, a plant, an article, a real estate, and the like, and information specific to each object may be displayed in characters on the ID card. . In addition, the face photograph 6 of the ID card owner is displayed on the image information display section 7 by sublimation transfer means. In addition, each ID corresponds to the character information described above.
Depending on the use of the card, if the object to be certified by the ID card is an animal, a plant, an article, a real estate, or the like, the picture of those pictures may be displayed. If necessary, the oversheet layers 3 on both the front and back sides of the card base material 4 may be used.
character information display section 1 on the surfaces of a and 3b by sublimation transfer means
A sublimation dye and a fusion transfer layer 11 having the image information display portion 7 may be provided.

Next, the sublimation dye and the melt transfer layer 1 displaying the face photograph 6 of the image information display section 7 by the sublimation transfer means.
A fluorescent ink ribbon 13 is formed with a fluorescent ink ribbon 13 on which an ID card user's name 9a and member number 8a are described by a fluorescent ink ribbon. In the example of FIG. 2, a state in which ultraviolet light is irradiated from above the ID card is shown.
The member number 8a of the card user is illuminated by irradiating ultraviolet rays, and the name 9a written in fluorescent ink on the clothing is illuminated by irradiating ultraviolet rays, so that the card can be visually read. It is also possible to judge whether there is any falsification by comparing the description contents of the member number 8 and the name 9 not using the fluorescent ink with the description contents of the member number 8a and the name 9a using the fluorescent ink. Also,
In order to protect the character information display section 10, the image information display section 7, and the fluorescent ink application section 13 provided on the upper part of the card base material 4, a transparent protective layer 12 is formed on these areas by transfer or coating. Preferably, it is provided.

As shown in FIG. 1, the ID card of the present invention has a name 9a and a member number of an individual of the ID card user using fluorescent ink provided on the face photograph 6 of the image information display section 7 with the naked eye as shown in FIG. Fluorescent ink application unit 13 describing 8a
Cannot be visually recognized, so that if a fraudster steals another person's card, the part of the face photograph 6 is scraped off, and the face picture of the fraudulent person is displayed on the cut-off image information display section 7 by sublimation transfer means. However, when the portion of the face photograph 6 is scraped off, the fluorescent ink application section 13 provided on the face photograph 6 is also scraped off. Therefore,
When the card is irradiated with ultraviolet light, the fluorescent ink coating unit 1
Since the shaved portion of No. 3 does not emit light, it can be confirmed that the card has been altered.

FIG. 4 is a plan view illustrating an ID card according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In the second embodiment, the ID card user's individual name 9a and member number 8a are arranged side by side with fluorescent ink on the entire upper surface of the image information display section 7. In this case, various writing methods can be considered by devising the size of the written characters, the arrangement order, and the writing position.

Next, a method for producing an ID card according to the present invention will be described. First, after a predetermined picture or pattern, common information, or the like is printed on the surfaces of the center cores 2a, 2b, the card sheets 4 are formed by laminating the oversheet layers 3a, 3b and applying heat and pressure. On the other hand, a personal photograph, name, member number, signature,
Specific information data such as a fingerprint is stored in a storage device of the computer. Next, of the unique information data, the unique information data of the name, member number, and face photograph are called out from the storage device, and the dye layer of the sublimation transfer ribbon is pressed against the surface of the card base material 4 by a sublimation transfer type card printer device. And
The heating element group of the thermal head is appropriately heated to print the personal name 9 and the member number 8 of the ID card user at a predetermined position on the surface of the card base material 4 and to print a photograph 6 of the face.
Is also formed. Next, of the unique information data, the unique information data of the name and the member number is called out from the storage device, and the sublimation transfer method is applied to the entire upper surface of the image information display section 7 on which the image of the face photograph 6 is formed. The ID card user's name 9a and member number 8a are arranged side by side with a fluorescent ink ribbon by a card printer and printed with fluorescent ink.
Then, an ID card is created by providing a protective layer on these with a sublimation transfer ribbon.

Although the embodiments of the ID card and the method of producing the ID card according to the present invention have been described above, the method of producing the ID card and the ID card according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. Both the image information display section 7 and the character information display section 10 are displayed on the front and back surfaces of the base material 4 by sublimation transfer means, and the ID information is displayed on each display area of the image information display section 7 and the character information display section 10. The unique information by the fluorescent ink may be displayed on the card base material based on the unique information data of the card user.

[0019]

As described in detail above, the ID card according to the present invention is an ID card provided with an image information display portion formed by a sublimation transfer means on a base material, and sublimates the image information display portion. Transfer means using fluorescent ink
Since unique information such as the name, number, signature, fingerprint, etc. of the individual of the D card user is described, if an unauthorized person steals another person's card, cuts off the part of the face photo, and furthermore, the illegally displayed image information display section Even if the person's face photo is displayed by sublimation transfer means, when shaving off the face photo,
The personal information of the ID card user, which is formed by the fluorescent ink on the photograph of the face, is also removed together. Therefore, when the ID card is used, if the authenticity of the card is determined by irradiating ultraviolet rays, the portion that should emit light does not originally emit light, so that the ID card can be easily identified as a falsified ID card. Therefore, the ID card of the present invention
This is an ID card with high security that can prevent tampering, alteration, or forgery such as forgery. Further, in the method for creating an ID card according to the present invention, several types of unique information data relating to the individual user who uses the ID card are stored in a storage device in advance, and at least when the ID card is created, at least A unique information display portion is formed on the card base material based on one type of unique information data, and the ID card user individual is further formed on the unique information display portion by sublimation transfer means using fluorescent ink based on other unique information data. Unique information can be described, so that it is possible to select and write different unique information for each card, and it is difficult for a large amount of tampering, falsification, or forgery to be performed at once, and the effect of preventing such fraud is great. Things.

[0020]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view illustrating an ID card according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view illustrating Embodiment 1 when an ID card according to the present invention is irradiated with ultraviolet rays.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory cross-sectional view illustrating Embodiment 1 of the ID card according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view illustrating Embodiment 2 of an ID card according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a plan view illustrating a conventional ID card.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory cross-sectional view illustrating a conventional ID card.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ID card 2a Center core 2b Center core 3a Oversheet layer 3b Oversheet layer 4 Card base material 5 Printing layer 6 Face photograph 7 Image information display part 8 Member number 8a Member number 9 Name 9a Name 10 Character information display part 11 Sublimation dye And melt transfer layer 12 protective layer 13 fluorescent ink application section

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An ID card having an image information display section (7) formed by sublimation transfer means on a base material, wherein a fluorescent ink is applied on the image information display section (7) by sublimation transfer means or melt transfer means. An ID card characterized by describing unique information such as a name (9a), a member number (8a), a signature, a fingerprint, etc. of an ID card user. 2. A method for producing an ID card having an image information display section (7) formed by a sublimation transfer means on a base material, wherein several kinds of unique information data relating to a user who uses the ID card are stored in advance. An image information display section (7) is formed on a card base material based on the unique information data when the ID card is created by sublimation transfer means, and further stored on the image information display section (7). A method for producing an ID card, wherein individual information of an ID card user is described using fluorescent ink by sublimation transfer means or melt transfer means based on the unique information data. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of types of unique information data are ID information.
3. The method for producing an ID card according to claim 2, wherein the photograph is a face photograph (6), a name (9a), a member number (8a), a signature, and a fingerprint of an individual card user.