Identification card and a method of producing same
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1. An identification document comprising:
- a base card;
identification information on said base card, said information being applied directly to said base card by a laser recorder;
a security pattern covering said base card in areas to be protected wherein said identification information is beneath the security pattern and visible without any auxiliary equipment;
colorants in said security pattern visibly unchangeable by the radiation of a laser recorder wherein said identification information is recorded through the security pattern without destroying said security pattern.
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Abstract
The disclosure concerns an identification card containing information such as name, account number, photo of the card owner, etc. The card is protected by a superjacent printed security pattern, such as a guilloche, or other pattern which is difficult to imitate, or a homogeneous printed surface. The information is inscribed into the identification card material through the printed security pattern by a laser beam recorder. The energy of the laser and the colors of the printed security pattern are coordinated with each other in such a way that the laser light is not absorbed by the printed security pattern and the latter is not destroyed by the laser light.
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1. An identification document comprising:
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a base card; identification information on said base card, said information being applied directly to said base card by a laser recorder; a security pattern covering said base card in areas to be protected wherein said identification information is beneath the security pattern and visible without any auxiliary equipment; colorants in said security pattern visibly unchangeable by the radiation of a laser recorder wherein said identification information is recorded through the security pattern without destroying said security pattern. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An identification document having identification information in the form of letters, numbers, images and combinations thereof comprising:
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a base card; means for covering said base card in an area to be protected wherein said means for covering is a visible security pattern; identification information applied to said base card through said security pattern by means of a laser recorder controlled so that the radiation of said laser recorder during application of said identification information does not visibly change said visible security pattern; wherein said identification information is beneath said security pattern and visible without any auxiliary equipment. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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