MULTIFACE DOCUMENT

• US 20110266350A1
• Filed: 04/29/2011
• Published: 11/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bryan P.Chapman
• Original Assignee: Bryan P.Chapman
• Inventors: CHAPMAN, BRYAN P.
• Granted Patent: US 8,342,414 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/488
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 15/042 Foldable cards or sheets B42D15/045 and B42D15/08 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 25/00 Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof printing processes to produce identification or security features B41M3/14
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 25/23 Identity cards
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 25/305 Associated digital information record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings G06K19/00
• CPC Class Codes: G09C 5/00 Ciphering apparatus or methods not provided for in the preceding groups, e.g. involving the concealment or deformation of graphic data such as designs, written or printed messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/32 including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system or for message authentication, e.g. authorization, entity authentication, data integrity or data verification, non-repudiation, key authentication or verification of credentials

Abstract

A multisided card having at least two obverse faces and two reverse faces that are adjacent one another, can be used to print and store relatively insecure information of the obverse faces and to have more sensitive information stored and printed on the adjacent reverse faces. To protect privacy, a caricature or cartoon of an individual can be placed on an obverse face, which image cannot be read by facial recognition techniques but could be recognized by human observers. Many of the features of the card can be utilized in a virtual card that exists in machine memory or cyberspace. A virtual purse or wallet can be created in which to store such virtual cards

Claims

1. A method of identification for granting access using a multi faced document comprising at least two external and visible faces and at least two internal and not generally (accidentally) visible faces wherein each face visually reveals different combinations of data in sensible notation capable of being perceived by persons and by apparatus:

a. creating on one of the external faces, a digital file capable of being displayed as a visual image representative of an individual which is recognisable by human observers as a representation of that individual;

b. creating on another of said external faces a digital file capable of being displayed as a visual image representative of an entity which is recognisable by human observers as a representation of that entity;

c. creating on one of the internal faces, a digital file capable of being displayed as a visual image representative of a database location wherein the individual card'"'"'s information is maintained and which visual image is readable by machine;

d. creating on another of the internal faces, a digital file capable of being displayed as a visual image representative of at least one individual entity database location which is readable by machine;

e. accessing a surface for displaying said digital file created thereon to a human controller for the purpose of comparing said digital file visual image with the individual carrying the card; and

f. granting access to that individual if said controller recognises the individual as the individual whose image is displayed.

2. The method in claim 1 wherein the step of storing said digital file is done in a tamper evident manner

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of storing said digital files includes the storing of an indicia of source,

4. The method of claim 1 further includes the step of adding additional indicia to the card.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one of said digital files further includes visually identifiable attributes.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one of said digital files is stored in a matrix.

7. The method of claim 1 further including the step of storing machine readable information on the card for the purposes of subsequent data acquisition.

8. The method of claim 1 further including the step of storing at least one of said digital files and other identifiable attributes in a database

9. The method of claim 1 further including the step of creating a data-store as part of the card.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the image stored in at least one of the digital, files and displayed by the card is a caricature of said individual.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein said caricature is a degraded image of said individual.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein said caricature is not recognisable as a representation of that individual by machines.

13. The method of claim 10 wherein said caricature is a drawing

14. The method of claim 13 wherein said caricature is not recognisable as a representation of that individual by machines.

15. A method of claim 1 wherein at least one visual image is a photographic representation of the individual.

16. A method of claim 1 wherein said inner faces are reserved for information preferably kept private.

17. A method of claim 1 wherein said outer faces are reserved for information not deemed sensitive if viewed by others.

19. The means for confirming identity of claim 1B above wherein said first and second cards are multilayered.

20. The means for confirming identity of claim 1B above wherein at least one of said faces has a magnetic strip for storing data.

18. Means for confirming identity to gain access comprising:

a. A first card capable of storing data and having an obverse face and a reverse face;

b. A second card capable of storing data and having an obverse face and a reverse face;

c. Fastening means for securing said first and second cards together with reverse faces adjacent each other and with obverse faces being external, said fastening means permitting access to said reverse faces; and

d. Data storage means on all of said faces, said external obverse faces being reserved for data not deemed sensitive if viewed by third parties and said internal reverse faces being reserved for data deemed sensitive and private;

Whereby data is easily recovered from said external faces and a user would have to expose said internal faces before data could be recovered from said internal faces and access is only obtained utilizing data from said internal faces.

21. The means for confirming identity of claim 18 above wherein at least one of said faces has a matrix code in which information is embedded.

22. The means for confirming identity of claim 18 above wherein at least one of said cards contains an RFID capable data storage element.

23. The means for confirming identity of claim 18 above wherein at least one of said cards includes a transparent area.

24. The means for confirming identity of claim 23 wherein said transparent area is not apparent when the first and second cards are in adjacent alignment.

25. The means of claim 23 wherein said transparent area is subdivided into a plurality of transparent areas arranged in a predetermined array to form a mask.

26. The means of claim 18 further including an RFID chip on at least one of said inner layers and faraday screens laminated in the interior of said cards between said inner and outer faces whereby said RFID chip cannot be accessed when said cards are in adjacent alignment.

27. A method of identification for granting access comprising the steps of:

a. creating a digital file capable of being displayed as a visual image representative of an individual which is recognisable by human observers as a representation of that individual.

b. storing said digital file in carrier means suitable for transport by the individual represented by said digital file

c. accessing said carrier means for displaying said digital file to a human controller for the purpose of comparing said digital file visual image with the individual carrying said digital means

d. granting access to that individual if said controller recognises the individual as the individual whose image is displayed

28. The method in claim 27 wherein the step of storing said digital file is done in a tamper evident manner

29. The method of claim 27 wherein the step of storing said digital file includes the storing of an indicia of source

30. The method of claim 27 further includes the step of adding additional indicia to said digital carrier means

31. The method of claim 27 wherein said digital file further includes visually identifiable attributes.

32. The method of claim 27 wherein said digital file is stored in a matrix

33. The method of claim 27 further including the step of storing machine readable information in said digital carrier means for the purposes of subsequent data acquisition

34. The method of claim 27 further includes the step of storing said digital file and other identifiable attributes in a database.

35. The method of claim 27 further includes the step of creating a data store as part of said digital, carrier means.

36. The method of claim 27 wherein the image stored in said digital file and displayed by said carrier means is a caricature of said individual.

37. The method of claim 36 wherein said caricature is a degraded image of said individual.

38. The method of claim 36 wherein said caricature is not easily recognisable by machines as a representation of that individual.

39. The method, of claim 36 wherein said caricature is a drawing.

40. The method, of claim 39 wherein said caricature is not easily recognisable by machines as a representation of that individual.

41. The method of claim 27 wherein said visual image is a photographic representation of the individual,

42. The method of claim 27 wherein said carrier means include a display device.

43. The method of claim 27 wherein said carrier means include a camera.

44. The method of claim 27 wherein said carrier means include a touch screen display.

45. The method of claim 27 wherein said carrier means include means for wireless communication.

46. The method of claim 27 wherein said carrier means include means for communication.