Method at the production of an identity card or similar, and an arrangement at the production of such a card

• US 7,757,941 B2
• Filed: 11/13/2003
• Issued: 07/20/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Speed Identity AB
• Original Assignee: Speed Identity AB
• Inventors: Brodin, Peter
• Primary Examiner(s): Frech; Karl D.
• Application Number:
  US10/534,834
• Publication Number:
  US 20060131388A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,441 Days
• Field of Search: 235/382, 235/382.5, 235/375, 235/380
• US Class Current: 235/380
• 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 25/21 for multiple purposes
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 25/23 Identity cards
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 25/24 Passports
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 25/309 Photographs
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 25/405 Marking
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 25/485 by electronic processing means

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and to an arrangement for producing an ID document (9) or a like document in which a photograph (2) shall be included in the ID-document and in which the photograph (2) is produced in a digital form and transferred (7) for direct copying into the document (9) while still in its digital form. According to the invention additional information concerning an owner of the ID document (9) is produced in a digital form and transferred for incorporation in the ID document (9) in an electronic form (13).

Claims

1. A method of producing an ID document (9) or a like document in which a photograph (2) is produced in a digital form and transferred (7) for direct copying into the document (9) while still in its digital form, comprising:

producing in digital form additional information concerning an owner of the ID document (9) in the form of a facial recognition image that is created by software;

by computer processing the photograph produced in digital form; and

transferring said additional information for incorporation in the ID document (9) in an electronic form (13).

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein additional information in the form of imaging (14) of the owner'"'"'s iris is also produced in digital form, said imaging (14) being effected at the same place as the photograph (2) is produced, and transferring said additional information for incorporation in the ID document (9) in an electronic form (13).

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the iris image (14) is created by software, by computer processing the photograph produced in digital form.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein additional information in the form of information relating to the owner'"'"'s fingerprint (15) is also produced digitally in connection with said owner also writing his signature (12), and transferring said additional information for incorporation in the ID document (9) in an electronic form (13).

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the ID document is produced subsequent to the acceptance of a document issuing official;

and in that identification information (16) concerning said official is also stored on the ID document (9) in an electronic form (13), together with said additional information.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the additional information is stored in a smart card (13) on the ID document (9).

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the photograph (2) produced in digital form and also said additional information is sent to a central location at a different place for the production of the ID document (9) at a secure document production site.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method produces biometric information.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the biometric information is iris identification, palm print identification or facial recognition data.

10. An arrangement for producing an ID document (9) or a like document, where a photograph (2) shall be included in the ID document and where the photograph (2) is produced in a photo booth (1) in digital form and transferred for direct copying into the ID document with the photograph still in a digital form, comprising:

means for capturing additional information in the form of a facial recognition image relating to an owner of the ID document, for incorporation in the ID document (9) as additional information in electronic form (13), said additional information (14, 15) being produced in a digital form and transferred for incorporation in an electronic form (13) in the ID document (9).

11. The arrangement according to claim 10, wherein the photo booth (1) also includes equipment for taking a picture of the iris (14) of the person being photographed, said picture (14) of the iris being processed and the resultant iris image being incorporated in the ID document (9) in an electronic form (13) as additional information.

12. The arrangement according claim 11, wherein equipment provided in the photo booth (1) is adapted to take a separate picture of the iris (14) of the person being photographed.

13. The arrangement according to claim 11, wherein the equipment provided in the photo booth (1) comprises software designed to automatically make a detailed view of the iris (14) of the person taken from a photograph taken of said person.

14. The arrangement according to claim 10, wherein the arrangement also includes a fingerprint reader which registers the fingerprint (15) of said person and which is connected to means for processing said fingerprint (15), wherewith the result is incorporated on the ID document (9) as additional information in an electronic form.

15. The arrangement according to claim 10, wherein the photograph (2) produced in digital form and also the additional information (14, 15) are transferred to a central location (11) at another place for production of the ID document (9) at a secure and safe production site (11).

16. The arrangement according to claim 10, wherein the arrangement produces biometric information.

17. The arrangement according to claim 16, wherein the biometric information is iris identification, palm print identification or facial recognition data.

18. A method of producing an ID document (9) or a like document in which a photograph (2) is produced directly in a digital form and transferred (7) for direct copying into the document (9) while still in its digital form, comprising:

producing directly in digital form additional information concerning an owner of the ID document (9) in the form of a facial recognition image that is created by software;

by computer processing the photograph produced directly in digital form; and

transferring said additional information for incorporation in the ID document (9) in an electronic form (13).