Method of forming a personal information card

• US 4,692,394 A
• Filed: 01/22/1985
• Issued: 09/08/1987
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/1982
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: LaserCard Corp. (Assa Abloy AB)
• Original Assignee: Drexler Technology Corporation (Assa Abloy AB)
• Inventors: Drexler, Jerome
• Primary Examiner(s): Kittle, John E.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Dees, Jose G.
• Application Number:
  US06/693,856
• Time in Patent Office: 959 Days
• Field of Search: 430/12, 430/15, 430/140, 430/320, 430/394, 430/945, 346/76 L, 346/135.1, 283/77, 283/78, 283/85, 283/93, 283/54, 283/57, 283/900, 369/273
• US Class Current: 430/140
• CPC Class Codes: G03C 11/02 Marking or applying text
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 1/126 by photographic or thermographic registration recording apparatus for measuring instruments G01D15/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/08 using markings of different kinds or more than one marking of the same kind in the same record carrier, e.g. one marking being sensed by optical and the other by magnetic means
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/25 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 7/003 with webs , filaments or wires, e.g. belts, spooled tapes or films of quasi-infinite extent
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 7/0032 for moving-picture soundtracks, i.e. cinema cameras or projectors with sound recording or reproducing means G03B31/02
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 7/0033 with cards or other card-like flat carriers, e.g. flat sheets of optical film
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 7/24 Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material characterised by the arrangement of information on the carrier G11B7/007
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 283/90 Medical record
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 430/146 Laser beam
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 430/167 X-ray

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.

Claims

1. A method for recording personal information comprising,

creating visually readable information on a piece of photographic material, said information relating to a person,

disposing said visually readable information in a wallet-size card,

disposing a high data capacity laser recordable direct-read-after-write optical data storage lamella in said wallet-size card, and

recording information indicia related to said person onto said optical data storage lamella, in situ, by means of a laser, said laser recorded information indicia being data spots representing changes in reflectivity in a surrounding optically contrasting field of said lamella, said data spots being spaced at most ten microns apart from edge to edge.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said visually readable information includes a fingerprint photograph.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said visually readable information includes a face photograph.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said information recorded on said lamella is insurance information.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said information recorded on said lamella is medical information.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein said information recorded on said lamella is banking transaction information.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein said information recorded on said lamella is security related information.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein said information recorded on said lamella is the digital recorded voice of the card owner.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein said information recorded on said lamella is the digitized signature of the card owner.

10. A method for recording personal information comprising,

creating visually readable information on a piece of laser recordable material, said information relating to a person,

disposing said visually readable information in a wallet-size card,

disposing a high data capacity laser recordable direct-read-after-write optical data storage lamella in said wallet-size card, and

recording information indicia related to said person onto said optical data storage lamella, in situ, by means of a laser, said laser recorded information indicia being data spots representing changes in reflectivity in a surrounding optically contrasting field of said lamella, said data spots being spaced from at most ten microns apart from edge to edge.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein said visually readable information includes a fingerprint photograph.

12. The method of claim 10 wherein said visually readable information includes a face photograph.

13. The method of claim 10 wherein said information recorded on said lamella is insurance information.

14. The method of claim 10 wherein said information recorded on said lamella is medical information.

15. The method of claim 10 wherein said information recorded on said lamella is banking transaction information.

16. The method of claim 10 wherein said information recorded on said lamella is security related information.

17. The method of claim 10 wherein said information recorded on said lamella is the digital recorded voice of the card owner.

18. The method of claim 10 wherein said information recorded on said lamella is the digitized signature of the card owner.