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In a small sauce pot, slowly bring the vinegars, sugar, bay leaves, and thyme to a boil. Adjust the flavor with water if too acidic. Pour this mixture over the onions in a medium, heat-proof bowl; allow to sit for 5 minutes. Drain off the excess vinegar, season with salt and pepper, then toss lightly with the olive oil. Store the picked onions in an airtight jar in the refrigerator until ready for use.
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The Orioles wanted to bring back McLouth, who signed a one-year, $2 million deal during last year's Winter Meetings. However, early projections had him getting $10 million over two years.
No further details are available at the moment, but the deal is believed to be in the $10-$11 million range.
Good for him.
McLouth batted .258/.329/.399 with 12 homers, 36 RBIs and 30 stolen bases.
osforlife wrote:I'd say Nate McLouth is basically worth that money; maybe it was a slight overpay. But it was still a good deal for the Nationals. I've always thought it's smart to carry four outfielders capable of starting on a baseball team, maybe five it it's a national league. I bet Corey Brown is now available! I'd be interesting in attaining him. Bryce Harper, Jayson Werth, Denard Span, Nate McLouth, Scott Hairston, and Eury Perez are ahead of him on the depth chart. He's proven he can hit at AAA.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/minor ... own-002cor
He can hit for power, steal a good amount of bases, and I'm sure he hits RHP very well.
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You make some good points. You think "it's smart to carry four outfielders capable of starting on a baseball team" like the nationals are doing. When it comes to the Orioles you want guys like Brown and Dyson that can be had fairly cheap. Why won't the Orioles want to carry four outfielders capable of starting? Why are the Orioles not going after major league players and stars with good track records? Please don't say it's the money. I know better, you know better, and everyone knows better. The Orioles are not poor even though they want everyone to think they are.
Seafordeagles wrote:Attendance has nothing to do with what and how much he spends. angelos makes a lot of money that's not tied to attendance figures. Try looking at attendance figures when Angelos DID SPEND MONEY................
osforlife wrote:I found this very article very useful; http://www.askmen.com/sports/business/1 ... iness.html
I'd say a proper thesis would be; If attendance numbers increase, then so will the team payroll. Not; If the team payroll increases, then so will the attendance numbers.
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You may want to send this link to Peter Schmuck. Please read his article I posted earlier.
osforlife wrote:Basically my reaction from that article is...do fans/writers realize the off-season is not over? Fans complain every year, with the heart of it coming before the winter meetings even start. They get pissed off that the GM hasn't overpaid for an aging star, and instead has simply made depth moves. The only way to please them would be to start the off-season out with a bang, and then fill out the depth. There's nothing wrong with adding depth, and then filling a hole. It's almost like Oriole fans want to give up a first round pick in order to pay a diminishing 37 year old outfielder/DH $15MM a year for the player he used to be, not the player he will be. Orioles signed Wei Yen Chen on Jaunary 10th of 2012. JJ Hardy was acquired three years ago today. Orioles signed Tsuyoshi Wada on December 14th, 2011. There is such a thing as making a major league transaction past November and/or the first week of December. I say the Orioles attendance and payroll practically is identical in terms of MLB rank, but you say Peter Angelos makes money from stuff other than tickets. Then I provide an article of everything the owner has to pay for other than the opening day payroll. Yet, you still insist he's being cheap because he hasn't made a major move? The off-season is not over yet.
osforlife wrote:I'm no expert in economics, but what makes you think Angelos is rolling in cash? Doesn't team payroll relate to average attendance?
Attendance; Team Payroll
2013- 18th; 15th
2012- 20th; 19th
2011- 26th; 18th
2010- 24th; 17th
2009- 21st; 23rd
2008- 24th; 22nd
2007- 23rd; 10th
2006- 20th; 15th
2005- 14th; 14th
2004- 12th; 20th
2003- 12th; 13th
2002- 10th; 16th
2001- 6th; 12th
Average- 17th; 16th. It doesn't seem like he's being cheap to me, as his attendance and team payroll match up just about perfectly. This is not 1997/1998. The economy was booming during Clinton's presidency. Demographics have changed most likely. Things change. Angelos is putting forth the money that the attendance offers him. I don't think an owner would be able to sustain a top ten payroll with not even a top fifteen attendance. The higher the attendance, the higher the payroll. As you can see in 2011-2013, a higher payroll does not necessarily mean a higher total of wins. The fact of the matter is, although the Orioles were a high payroll team in the late 90's, as I'm sure they were a top ten attendance team, they are no longer a top payroll team. The Orioles are a mid-market team. Until the attendance increases, the payroll won't. Fans come to see wins, not players. The off-season isn't even over. What makes you think Angelos doesn't want win?
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Running back Devrin Young defended his head coach, "First of all I want to say we appreciate our fans and all the support but sometimes they just miss the big picture. I mean obviously the biggest thing is winning but they don't see the behind the scenes work. Coach Dooley really does care about this program and cares about us individually. There's a number of things you can point out; all the hours he puts in, the VFL program. He cares about everything. Its easy to get sidetracked sometimes but we are just going to ignore that and focus on this week."
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It was one of those life-changing moments," said Thomas, who broke down crying in Meier's office. "Without saying so much, he calmly drafted a schedule and put a plan into place. He understood what I had yet to realize, and I walked out of his office a psychology major. He had a plan, and looking back ... I'm thankful he did."
Immersed in her plan, Thomas excelled in the classroom, but her personal life began to unravel. Her romantic relationship grew emotionally abusive and, ultimately, physically abusive. With help from her academic mentor and friends she made in Moscow, Thomas left her fiancé, found a safe place to stay and finished her degree off-campus through video technology.
"I learned a lot about myself," Thomas said. "My two and a half years in Idaho helped to shape who I am. Professor Meier gave me the opportunity to understand myself, build internal self-worth and see the many future possibilities."
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She went on to pursue a master's degree in counseling at California State University Northridge and was determined to contribute to her community. "I felt so fortunate that I had a strong support system around me," she said. "I didn't 'get away' from a person, but I got out, broke the cycle. I wanted to help others."
Thomas began working at the Valley Trauma Center, a rape crisis facility, as a counselor and advocate for survivors. During an overnight shift at the hospital, she watched as a survivor opened a care package that included fresh clothing, toiletries and some cosmetics. As the woman turned to the mirror and timidly applied some lipstick, the moment hit Thomas.
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That philosophy would become the cornerstone of Thomas' career. Everyone gets dressed, and their clothing affects every aspect of their lives, she said.
"What we wear is a visual expression of who we believe we are. Before you just put 'something' on, it's important to understand first who you are and what you want to say. It's one of the first decisions of your day and it's one of the most important. From your love life to your career, and the less obvious moments in between, the way people see you will filter your opportunities. Ultimately, what they see is what you get," she said. . . Continued.


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In the past, these problems proved unsolvable and were thus relegated to a position of secondary importance in audio system design. However, phase and amplitude integrity is essential to accurate sound reproduction. Research shows that the information which the listener translates into the recognizable characteristics of a live performance are intimately tied into complex time and amplitude relationships between the fundamental and harmonic components of a given musical note or sound. These relationships define a sound's "sound".
When these complex relationships pass through a speaker, the proper order is lost. The higher frequencies are delayed. A lower frequency may reach the listener's ear first or perhaps simultaneously with that of a higher frequency. In some cases, the fundamental components may be so time-shifted that they reach the listener's ear ahead of some or all of the harmonic components.
This change in the phase and amplitude relationship on the harmonic and fundamental frequencies is technically called "envelope distortion." The listener perceives this loss of sound integrity in the reproduced sound as "muddy" and "smeared." In the extreme, it can become difficult to tell the difference between musical instruments, for example, an oboe and a clarinet.
BBE Sound, Inc. conducted extensive studies of numerous speaker systems over a ten year period. With this knowledge, it became possible to identify the characteristics of an ideal speaker and to distill the corrections necessary to return the fundamental and harmonic frequency structures to their correct order. While there are differences among various speaker designs in the magnitude of their correction, the overall pattern of correction needed is remarkably consistent.
The BBE Process is so unique that 42 patents have been awarded by the U.S. Patent Office.
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This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/325,434, filed Dec. 18, 2002, which claims priority to Application Nos. 60/344,718, filed Dec. 24, 2001, 60/344,683, filed Dec. 24, 2001, and 60/341,569, filed Dec. 18, 2001, which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
The present application is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/747,735, filed Dec. 22, 2000, Ser. No. 09/602,313, filed Jun. 23, 2000, and Ser. No. 10/094,593, filed Mar. 6, 2002, U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/358,321, filed Feb. 19, 2002, as well as U.S. Pat. No. 6,066,594. Each of the above U.S. Patent documents is herein incorporated by reference.
The invention relates in general to an information-bearing laminar assembly suitable for use as an identification card, and more particularly, to an information-bearing laminar assembly having thereon a plurality of lenticular lens elements that provide a multiple image security feature.
Identification documents (hereafter "ID documents") play a critical role in today's society. One example of an ID document is an identification card ("ID card"). ID documents are used on a daily basis—to prove identity, to verify age, to access a secure area, to evidence driving privileges, to cash a check, and so on. Airplane passengers are required to show an ID document during check in, security screening, and prior to boarding their flight. In addition, because we live in an ever-evolving cashless society, ID documents are used to make payments, access an ATM, debit an account, or make a payment, etc.
Many types of identification cards and documents, such as driving licenses, national or government identification cards, bank cards, credit cards, controlled access cards and smart cards, carry thereon certain items of information which relate to the identity of the bearer. Examples of such information include name, address, birth date, signature and photographic image; the cards or documents may in addition carry other variant data (i.e., data specific to a particular card or document, for example an employee number) and invariant data (i.e., data common to a large number of cards, for example the name of an employer). All of the cards described above will hereinafter be generically referred to as "ID documents".
In the production of images useful in the field of identification documentation, it is oftentimes desirable to embody into a document (such as an ID card, drivers license, passport or the like) data or indicia representative of the document issuer (e.g., an official seal, or the name or mark of a company or educational institution) and data or indicia representative of the document bearer (e.g., a photographic likeness, name or address). Typically, a pattern, logo or other distinctive marking representative of the document issuer will serve as a means of verifying the authenticity, genuineness or valid issuance of the document. A photographic likeness or other data or indicia personal to the bearer will validate the right of access to certain facilities or the prior authorization to engage in commercial transactions and activities.
Identification documents, such as ID cards, having printed background security patterns, designs or logos and identification data personal to the card bearer have been known and are described, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 3,758,970, issued Sep. 18, 1973 to M. Annenberg; in Great Britain Pat. No. 1,472,581, issued to G. A. O. Gesellschaft Fur Automation Und Organisation mbH, published Mar. 10, 1976; in International Patent Application PCT/GB82/00150, published Nov. 25, 1982 as Publication No. WO 82/04149; in U.S. Pat. No. 4,653,775, issued Mar. 31, 1987 to T. Raphael, et al.; in U.S. Pat. No. 4,738,949, issued Apr. 19, 1988 to G. S. Sethi, et al.; and in U.S. Pat. No. 5,261,987, issued Nov. 16, 1993 to J. W. Luening, et al. All of the aforementioned documents are hereby incorporated by reference.
The advent of commercial apparatus (printers) for producing dye images by thermal transfer has made relatively commonplace the production of color prints from electronic data acquired by a video camera. In general, this is accomplished by the acquisition of digital image information (electronic signals) representative of the red, green and blue content of an original, using color filters or other known means. These signals are then utilized to print an image onto a data carrier. For example, information can be printed using a printer having a plurality of small heating elements (e.g., pins) for imagewise heating of each of a series of donor sheets (respectively, carrying sublimable cyan, magenta and yellow dye). The donor sheets are brought into contact with an image-receiving element (which can, for example, be a substrate) which has a layer for receiving the dyes transferred imagewise from the donor sheets. Thermal dye transfer methods as aforesaid are known and described, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 4,621,271, issued Nov. 4, 1986 to S. Brownstein and U.S. Pat. No. 5,024,989, issued Jun. 18, 1991 to Y. H. Chiang, et al. Each of these patents is hereby incorporated by reference.
Commercial systems for issuing ID documents are of two main types, namely so-called "central" issue (CI), and so-called "on-the-spot" or "over-the-counter" (OTC) issue.
CI type ID documents are not immediately provided to the bearer, but are later issued to the bearer from a central location. For example, in one type of CI environment, a bearer reports to a document station where data is collected, the data are forwarded to a central location where the card is produced, and the card is forwarded to the bearer, often by mail. Another illustrative example of a CI assembling process occurs in a setting where a driver passes a driving test, but then receives her license in the mail from a CI facility a short time later. Still another illustrative example of a CI assembling process occurs in a setting where a driver renews her license by mail or over the Internet, then receives a drivers license card through the mail.
Centrally issued identification documents can be produced from digitally stored information and generally comprise an opaque core material (also referred to as "substrate"), such as paper or plastic, sandwiched between two layers of clear plastic laminate, such as polyester, to protect the aforementioned items of information from wear, exposure to the elements and tampering. The materials used in such CI identification documents can offer the ultimate in durability. In addition, centrally issued digital identification documents generally offer a higher level of security than OTC identification documents because they offer the ability to pre-print the core of the central issue document with security features such as "micro-printing", ultra-violet security features, security indicia and other features currently unique to centrally issued identification documents. Another security advantage with centrally issued documents is that the security features and/or secured materials used to make those features are centrally located, reducing the chances of loss or theft (as compared to having secured materials dispersed over a wide number of "on the spot" locations).
In addition, a CI assembling process can be more of a bulk process facility, in which many cards are produced in a centralized facility, one after another. The CI facility may, for example, process thousands of cards in a continuous manner. Because the processing occurs in bulk, CI can have an increase in efficiency as compared to some OTC processes, especially those OTC processes that run intermittently. Thus, CI processes can sometimes have a lower cost per ID document, if a large volume of ID documents are manufactured.
In contrast to CI identification documents, OTC identification documents are issued immediately to a bearer who is present at a document-issuing station. An OTC assembling process provides an ID document "on-the-spot". (An illustrative example of an OTC assembling process is a Department of Motor Vehicles ("DMV") setting where a driver's license is issued to person, on the spot, after a successful exam.). In some instances, the very nature of the OTC assembling process results in small, sometimes compact, printing and card assemblers for printing the ID document.
OTC identification documents of the types mentioned above can take a number of forms, depending on cost and desired features. Some OTC ID documents comprise highly plasticized polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or have a composite structure with polyester laminated to 0.5-2.0 mil (13-51 .mu.m) PVC film, which provides a suitable receiving layer for heat transferable dyes which form a photographic image, together with any variant or invariant data required for the identification of the bearer. These data are subsequently protected to varying degrees by clear, thin (0.125-0.250 mil, 3-6 .mu.m) overlay patches applied at the print head, holographic hot stamp foils (0.125-0.250 mil 3-6 .mu.m), or a clear polyester laminate (0.5-10 mil, 13-254 .mu.m) supporting common security features. These last two types of protective foil or laminate sometimes are applied at a laminating station separate from the print head. The choice of laminate dictates the degree of durability and security imparted to the system in protecting the image and other data.
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To protect the information 26 a-c that is printed, an additional layer of overlaminate 24 can be coupled to the card blank 25 and printing 26 a-c using, for example, 1 mil of adhesive (not shown). The overlaminate 24 can be substantially transparent. Materials suitable for forming such protective layers are known to those skilled in the art of making identification documents and any of the conventional materials may be used provided they have sufficient transparency. Examples of usable materials for overlaminates include biaxially oriented polyester or other optically clear durable plastic film.
Because ID documents 10 can be used to enable and facilitate personal identification, it often is desirable to manufacture the ID document 10 in a manner to deter counterfeiting and/or fraudulent alteration. There are a number of known ways to increase the security of ID documents 10, including methods that incorporate additional information or security features and methods that adapt existing information on the card to help prevent or make evident fraud. For example, numerous types of laminations have been employed in which the information-bearing surface is heat or solvent-laminated to a transparent surface. The materials for and the process of lamination are selected such that if an attempt is made to uncover the information-bearing surface for amendment thereof, the surface is destroyed, defaced or otherwise rendered apparent the attempted intrusion.
While an identification card that essentially cannot be disassembled without being destroyed may provide suitable resistance against fraudulent alteration, it might not significantly challenge all attempts of counterfeiting. The counterfeiting of identification cards also can involve the fabrication and issuance of identification cards by persons not authorized to do so. Such counterfeiting presents additional and different security problems to the art. One possible way of preventing fraudulent fabrication and issuing could involve strict control over the possession of the materials and equipment involved in the fabrication of the identification card. In some instances, however, this approach is impractical and/or impossible, especially if any of the materials involved are commercially available and used in other applications.
One response to the counterfeiting problem has involved the integration of verification features that are difficult to copy by hand or by machine. One such verification feature is the use in the card of a signature of the card's issuer or bearer. Other verification features have involved, for example, the use of watermarks, biometric information, microprinting, fluorescent materials, fine line details, validation patterns or marking, and polarizing stripes. These verification features are integrated into an identification card in various ways and they may be visible or invisible in the finished card. If invisible, they can be detected by viewing the feature under conditions which render it visible. At least some of the verification features discussed above have been employed to help prevent and/or discourage counterfeiting. However, at least some of the features can be expensive and, in the case of features hidden from casual visual inspection, require specialized equipment and trained operator for authentication. It would be advantageous if an ID document included a security feature that would be difficult to reproduce either in a counterfeited document or by the fraudulent alteration of an original, but would for authentication require neither specialized equipment nor trained operators.
One possible solution to the desire to provide visible, self-authenticating security features on cards is using a so-called lenticular lens and lenticular image. A lenticular image is comprised of a sequence of images that are interlaced to form a singular image, where each individual image (or frame) is viewable at a different angle to the viewer when viewed through a lenticular lens. These various images are termed views.
For example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,869,946 ("the '946 patent") issued Sep. 26, 1989 describes a tamperproof security card comprised of a transparent upper layer having narrow parallel lenses on the outer surface, and an image containing substrate, the two layers forming a lenticular system by which images on the substrate are selectively visible depending upon the angle from which the card is viewed. The disclosure of this patent, insofar as it relates to the structure and operation of lenticular systems, is incorporated herein by reference. The embodiments disclosed in the '946 patent appear to contemplate having lenticular lens material over the entire surface of a card. In addition, the '946 patent states that the individual data image which is to be viewed through the lenticular lens is formed by laying down a photographic emulsion on an image substrate layer by means of a lenticular system (col. 3, lines 11-20).
It can be difficult to print variable/personalized information on ID documents using known methods, especially if the variable/personalized information varies in type, size, and location from card to card and if it is not desired that the entire card incorporate a lenticular lens feature. Because registration of the image to the lens can be important in ensuring good transitions in image appearance from one view to another, known systems have used simpler lenticular lens features, such as using the same pair of images (e.g., a pair of logos) on every card. A number of known systems, such as the '946 patent, also utilize the lens itself as a means to lay down the image to be viewed by it. One prior art system even uses a laser to engrave an image through the lenticular lens. Using the lens to create an image can be impractical for high volume applications (such as the aforementioned CI systems), where variable image data is printed on a core or substrate and/or on a laminate affixed to the core or substrate. In some situations, using a lens to create an image might limit the quality of the resultant image, because the angle at which the information is written requires a high degree of precision, increasing manufacturing costs.
Some other known systems print the multiple images on the lens itself, instead of on the substrate to which the lens attaches. Printing on the lens can make it difficult to achieve good registration between the lens and the image, which can result in poor image transition from one image to the other as image is viewed at varying angles. Printing on the lens also can limit the ability to handle images of varying sizes. Further, printing on a lens can be very difficult to do in high volume manufacturing environments such as making drivers licenses, because drivers licenses can have several formats which vary for different holders (e.g. under 21 driver, learners, and driver ID), and the aforementioned CI type driver license system can produce licenses for more than one state, which might involve using different art work and security features in different locations. It is inconvenient and expensive to have to change consumables (e.g., lens sheets) to enable varied printing.
It could be advantageous if the variable or personalized information associated with a card bearer could be used as a security feature, in a manner where the security feature is difficult to detect and/or duplicates, yet still able to be printable on the card at the time of card personalization. It could be advantageous if an identification document with a multiple image lenticular lens feature that uses personal information could be manufactured using conventional, inexpensive consumables already being used in the manufacture of identification documents (e.g., without requiring the use of expensive lenticular lens sheets). It further could be advantageous if an identification document could have a personalized full color multiple image lenticular lens feature.
The invention provides methods for making identification documents and identification documents with optically variable security features. One method provides image information arranged to include at least two different images. The method uses pressure to form a lens profile in a laminate, including combining the laminate with ink representing the image information to form the document. The document is formed together with the laminate and ink or dye such that the lens profile enables display of the at least two different images when the document is viewed at different predetermined angles.
An information bearing document comprises a core layer, an image layer depicting at least two different images, and a laminate layer. The laminate layer is pressed on the core layer such that it forms a lens profile that enables display of the at least two different images when the document is viewed at different predetermined angles.
Systems and methods are provided for making a secure ID card with multiple images. Printed information in the form of an interlaced image (which includes the interlacing of at least two images) is provided to an information-bearing layer. A substantially transparent film material is provided to substantially cover the information-bearing layer. A lens profile is embossed in a selected portion of the film material, such as the portion that at least partially covers the interlaced material. The portion of the interlaced image that is covered by the lenticular lens will present a different appearance depending on the angle at which the interlaced image is viewed. With the arrangement of the first embodiment, a secure ID card with multiple images security feature can be provided on a portion of the ID card while information on the other portions of the ID card are not obscured by the lenticular lens. In accordance with a further aspect of the invention, the lenticular lens can be fabricated prior to ID card construction and aligned with the ID card in order to provide the multiple images security feature on a portion of the ID card.
A method for making a secure ID card with multiple images is provided. Information is provided to an information bearing layer, the information constructed and arranged to be, capable of providing multiple images when printed information is viewed at different predetermined angles through an appropriate lens. At least a portion of the information is covered with a substantially a transparent film material. A lens profile is embossed on at least a second portion of the film material, the embossing forming a lens on the film material, the lens enabling the information to display multiple images when the information-bearing laminar assembly is viewed at different predetermined angles.
One embodiment provides an information bearing document having at least first side, the information bearing document comprising a core layer, an interlaced image, and a lenticular lens. The interlaced image is formed on the core layer, the interlaced image comprising at least two images constructed and arranged to provide at least two images when then interlaced image is viewed through a predetermined lenticular lens through at least two different predetermined angles. The lenticular lens is operably coupled to at least a portion of the interlaced image, the lenticular lens constructed and arranged be operable with the interlaced image to enable at least two images in the interlaced image to be viewable through the lenticular lens at two different angles.
The foregoing and other features and advantages of the present invention will be even more readily apparent from the following Detailed Description, which proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The advantages, features, and aspects of embodiments of the invention will be more fully understood in conjunction with the following detailed description and accompanying drawings, wherein:
The drawings are not necessarily to scale, emphasis instead generally being placed upon illustrating the principles of the invention. In addition, in the figures, like numbers refer to like elements.
In the foregoing discussion, the use of the word "ID document" is broadly defined and intended to include all types of ID documents, including (but not limited to), documents, magnetic disks, credit cards, bank cards, phone cards, stored value cards, prepaid cards, smart cards (e.g., cards that include one more semiconductor chips, such as memory devices, microprocessors, and microcontrollers), contact cards, contactless cards, proximity cards (e.g., radio frequency (RFID) cards), passports, driver's licenses, network access cards, employee badges, debit cards, security cards, visas, immigration documentation, national ID cards, citizenship cards, social security cards and badges, certificates, identification cards or documents, voter registration and/or identification cards, police ID cards, border crossing cards, security clearance badges and cards, gun permits, badges, gift certificates or cards, membership cards or badges, and tags. It is even contemplated that aspects of the invention may have applicability for devices such as compact disks, consumer products, knobs, keyboards, electronic components, etc., or any other suitable items or articles that may record information, images, and/or other data, which may be associated with a function and/or an object or other entity to be identified. Note also that, for the purposes of this disclosure, the terms "document," "card," "badge" and "documentation" are used interchangeably.
In addition, in the foregoing discussion, "identification" includes (but is not limited to) information, decoration, and any other purpose for which an indicia can be placed upon an article in the article's raw, partially prepared, or final state. Also, instead of ID documents, the inventive techniques can be employed with product tags, product packaging, business cards, bags, charts, maps, labels, etc., etc., particularly those items including marking of an laminate or over-laminate structure. The term ID document thus is broadly defined herein to include these tags, labels, packaging, cards, etc.
"Personalization", "Personalized data" and "variable" data are used interchangeably herein, and refer at least to data, images, and information that is "personal to" or "specific to" a specific cardholder or group of cardholders. Personalized data can include data that is unique to a specific cardholder (such as biometric information, image information, serial numbers, Social Security Numbers, privileges a cardholder may have, etc.), but is not limited to unique data. Personalized data can include some data, such as birthdate, height, weight, eye color, address, etc., that are personal to a specific cardholder but not necessarily unique to that cardholder (for example, other cardholders might share the same personal data, such as birthdate). In at least some embodiments of the invention, personal/variable data can include some fixed data, as well.
"Laminate" and "overlaminate" include (but are not limited to) film and sheet products. Laminates usable with at least some embodiments of the invention include those which contain substantially transparent polymers and/or substantially transparent adhesives, or which have substantially transparent polymers and/or substantially transparent adhesives as a part of their structure, e.g., as an extruded feature. Examples of potentially usable laminates include at least polyester, polycarbonate, polystyrene, cellulose ester, polyolefin, polysulfone, and polyamide. Laminates can be made using either an amorphous or biaxially oriented polymer as well. The laminate can comprise a plurality of separate laminate layers, for example a boundary layer and/or a film layer. Other possibly usable laminates include security laminates, such as a transparent laminate material with proprietary security technology features and processes, which protects documents of value from counterfeiting, data alteration, photo substitution, duplication (including color photocopying), and simulation by use of materials and technologies that are commonly available. Laminates also can include thermosetting materials, such as epoxy. Laminates can include synthetic resin-impregnated or coated base materials composed of successive layers of material, bonded together via heat, pressure, and/or adhesive.
The material(s) from which a laminate is made may be transparent, but need not be. The degree of transparency of the laminate can, for example, be dictated by the information contained within the identification document, the particular colors and/or security features used, etc. The thickness of the laminate layers is not critical, although in some embodiments it may be preferred that the thickness of a laminate layer be about 1-20 mils. Lamination of any laminate layer(s) to any other layer of material (e.g., a core layer) can be accomplished using any conventional lamination process, and such processes are well known to those skilled in the production of articles such as identification documents. Of course, the types and structures of the laminates described herein are provided only by way of example, those skilled in the art will appreciated that many different types of laminates are usable in accordance with the invention. Various lamination processes are disclosed in assignee's U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,783,024, 6,007,660, 6066594, and 6,159,327. Other lamination processes are disclosed, e.g., in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,283,188 and 6,003,581. Each of these U.S. patents is herein incorporated by reference.
For purposes of illustration, the following description will proceed with reference to ID document structures (such as TESLIN-core, multi-layered ID documents) and fused polycarbonate structures. It should be appreciated, however, that the present invention is not so limited. Indeed, as those skilled in the art will appreciate, the inventive techniques can be applied to many other structures formed in many different ways to provide a multiple image feature thereon. Generally, the invention has applicability for virtually any product which is to be printed and especially those products which need to be uniquely identified and/or protected against fraud and/or tampering. For example, at least some embodiments of the invention are usable to form multiple image features on articles formed from paper, wood, cardboard, paperboard, glass, metal, plastic, fabric, ceramic, rubber, along with many man-made materials, such as microporous materials, single phase materials, two phase materials, coated paper, synthetic paper (e.g., TYVEC, manufactured by Dupont Corp of Wilmington, Del.), foamed polypropylene film (including calcium carbonate foamed polypropylene film), plastic, polyolefin, polyester, polyethylenetelphthalate (PET), PET-G, PET-F, and polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and combinations thereof.
It is further anticipated that the invention could even have applicability in manufacturing articles which are to have a multiple image feature formed thereon, but where the multiple image feature is not necessarily provided as a security feature. For example, it is anticipated that the invention has applicability in forming decorative multiple image features and/or customized multiple image features.
In one embodiment, the invention provides a novel information-bearing laminar assembly that would be suitable for use as or incorporated into an identification document, such as the ID document 10 of
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Note that the invention is not limited to using any specific inks or equipment to print any of the features, including the interlaced images described herein. Inks such as ultraviolet (UV), infrared (IR), etc. are usable in at least some embodiments of the invention, as well as inks that are toner-based and/or UV-curable. Further, in at least some embodiments of the invention, the equipment and/or printing presses used can include offset, digital variable offset, inkjet, laser toner-based, etc.
It also will be appreciated that the first and second security images 130, 130′, in at least some embodiments, can even comprise the same image or different forms of the same image. For example, the first security image 130 could be a front facing portrait of a card bearer and the second security image 130′ could be a profile image of the card bearer. In at least some embodiments, the first security image 130 could be a visible portrait image of a card bearer and the second security image 130′ could be the same portrait image of the card bearer, but printed in a non-visible ink (e.g., UV or IR ink) or an optically variable ink. Many different possible combinations are contemplated to be within the spirit and scope of the invention.
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In at least one embodiment, the information bearing inner layer 106 corresponds to a core layer (also referred to as a substrate) of an identification document. In at least one embodiment, the information bearing inner layer 106 is made from a substantially opaque material, such as TESLIN. Other rigid or semi-rigid planar materials can, of course, be used. Further, it will be appreciated that the invention can be adapted to work with many other materials used as an information bearing layer 106, such as thermoplastic, polymer, copolymer, polycarbonate, fused polycarbonate, polyester, amorphous polyester, polyolefin, silicon-filled polyolefin, foamed polypropylene film, polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene, thermoplastic resins, engineering thermoplastic, polyurethane, polyamide, polystyrene, expanded polypropylene, polypropylene, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), ABS/PC, high impact polystyrene, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), PET-G, PET-F, polybutylene terephthalate PBT), acetal copolymer (POM), polyetherimide (PEI), polyacrylate, poly(4-vinylpyridine, poly(vinyl acetate), polyacrylonitrile, polymeric liquid crystal resin, polysulfone, polyether nitride, and polycaprolactone, and combinations thereof.
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In at least on embodiment, some of the 118 a-118 n includes variable/personal information and is provided on the surface 104 of inner information-bearing layer 106 that is used in cooperation with the lenticular lenses 116, to provide the multiple image optical effect. In at least one embodiment of the invention, the information 118 includes interlaced images that include a color portrait (the creation of such images is discussed further herein). The information 118 also could includes text or graphics that is representative of data desired to be displayed in the information bearing document, or any type of personal/variable data discussed herein. For example, textual data may include, but is not limited to, the name, address, state, or privileges of the holder of the document. Graphical data may include, but is not limited to, such items as a photographic image of the holder (in black and white, grayscale, or color) of the information bearing document, the seal of the state or corporation issuing the document, a trademark, or other security such as a complex geometric pattern.
One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that information 118 other than security images could be similarly provided on any surface on information-bearing inner layer 106 or outer layers 102 and 108. In addition, information could also be provided on either adhesive layer 110 and 112. Similarly, one of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate, in light of the teachings provided herein, that the information on certain of these surfaces would require the information to be printed using a reverse format. Further, one of skill in the art will appreciate that the information 118 could be distributed among a plurality of layers that lie beneath the lenticular lens layer 116. Thus, this disclosure is not intended to be limited to providing the information in a particular orientation or to a particular surface.
In addition, the information may be provided on the desired surface using any known techniques. For example, affixing the information could include any process in which a marking material is applied to a substrate to generate a permanent mark. Thus, one skilled in the art will appreciate that the invention can be adapted for color and/or black and white printing techniques, such as photogravure, flexographic and lithographic printing, printing by means of ink jet printers (using solid or liquid inks), phase change printers, laser printing, laser engraving and electro photographic printing. For example, laser engraved information could be provided on surface 104 of inner information-bearing layer 106 creating another level of security. Persons skilled in the printing art will appreciate that with some of these printing techniques, the "inks" used need not necessarily be conventional liquid inks but also could be solid phase change inks, solid colors, dyes, etc. This disclosure is intended to include any means of affixing the information to a particular desired surface.
The optimal dimensions of the lenticular lens formed by the laminate 102 and its lenticules 116 a-116 n for viewing the information 118 are at least in part dependent on and adapted to suit the thickness of the laminate layer 102, the thickness of the information printed 118, and the expected focal length with which the information 118 is to be viewed. For example, in an embodiment of the invention having a standard 30 mil thick identification card with D2T2 printing of variable information to a TESLIN core, which is to be viewed by a human at a distance of about one to two feet, the focal length is about 0.015 inches and depends on the distance between the edge of the lenticular lens and the information 118 printed on the core. In
The number of lenticules 116 per inch ranges, in at least one embodiment of the invention, between about 45 to 100 lines per inch. As those skilled in the art will appreciate, the number of lenticules 116 required depends at least in part on the resultant size of the multiple image feature to be created, the number of images being interlaced to form it, and/or the desired "flipping" (e.g., gradual or quick) between and among the multiple images.
The lens 116 is preferably transparent at least where the underlying information 118 can be viewed. Underlying information 118 can be any information printed on the information bearing layer 106 or on any layers disposed between the information bearing layer 106 and the lens 116. Therefore, each document can be personalized for the cardholder. As is understood by those skilled in the art, the design of the lens 116 dictates the degree of rotation the ID card 100 needs for viewing the information. By rotating the ID card 100, the first and second security images 130, 130′ appear to a viewer to appear and disappear.
In one embodiment, lens 16 a is designed to require a rotation of the. ID card 100 to order to view the underlying information. Rotating the ID card 100 causes the underlying information to seem to appear and disappear as viewed through the lens 116, as shown in
The lenticules 116 of
For adhesive layers 104 and 108, in at least one embodiment of the invention a usable adhesive material is an ethylene-vinyl acetate adhesive such as KRTY, which is the commercial trade designation for an adhesive available from Transilwrap. Other heat- or pressure-activated adhesive can of course be utilized, the selection thereof depending on the nature of the processes by which the inner-information bearing layer 106 is to be coupled to the outer protective layers 102 and 114. For a heat-activated adhesive, one can employ an ethylene ethyl acrylate copolymer of an ethylene ethyl acrylate or mixture thereof, as well as any of a number of polyolefinic hot melts.
In step 200, the desired first and second security images are received (step 200) for this process. The security image can be virtually any type of image or data. For example, in at least one embodiment, the security image is a string of one or more characters, such as a birthdate. The string can be in any font or color, and can include fixed and/or variable information. The string can be supplied in many ways, such as from a database, entered by hand, or extracted from a file.
In at least one embodiment, the security image is part of an image that was captured from a subject, such as a facial portrait, a fingerprint, or a signature. For example, in at least one embodiment, several pieces of such information about a subject can be stored in an object file that is usable as a security image input. In one embodiment, the method of
This file format is designed to encapsulate all the data needed to process an individual ID card. All the data needed to print and handle the card will be included in the file. This permits this file to be shipped as an entity across a network where it can be printed, displayed or verified without need for additional information. The specific fields and their order in text area are not specified, there is a provision for a separate block of labels for the fields for display purposes. The format is suitable for encoding on 'smart cards' as well as transmission and printing of the records.
The image file formats were chosen for their compatibility with the AAMVA standards and for their widespread acceptance as file formats in popular applications and libraries.
AAMVA (American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators) has begun work on a transmission standard for Image/Text data and is revising its best practices guide for image storage format. This format may have to be revised to conform with this new standard.
The AAMVA baseline standard for signatures is currently 8 bit grayscale (JPEG compressed), the standard also supports bi-level with CCITT group 3 or 4 as an accepted alternate. It needs to be determined with of these formats is preferred by the marketplace.
Text Block (tag 0x0001)
JPG Portrait Block (tag 0x0011 or tag 0x0211)
ID-3000 or TIF Signature Block (tag 0x0420 or 0x0520)
They may optionally include fingerprint blocks
Header POFF 4 byte literal Version 2 byte unsigned integer (high byte major version low byte minor version) Object Count 2 byte unsigned integer File Length 4 byte unsigned integer Directory Area Directory Checksum 4 byte unsigned integer Object Type Tag 2 byte unsigned integer [Beginning of directory] Length of Object 4 byte unsigned integer Offset of Object 4 byte unsigned integer [from beginning of file] . . . additional directory entrys End of Directory Tag Data Area Object Type Tag 2 bytes [Included in length of object] Object Checksum 4 bytes Object Data . . . additional data sections
Checksums are the 32 bit unsigned integer sums of all the bytes in the checksum range, for data sections the checksum range is all the bytes that follow the checksum until the next object tag, for the directory area the checksum range is all the individual directory entrys (the length should be 6 times the object object count). The length in the header is the length of the original data object (it does not include the tag an the checksum).
Text Data
All numeric values are in Intel x86 format (byte order)
Primary Format
Alternate Formats
.PCX (CCITT Group 3 or 4 Compatible Modes)
.JPG (8 bit grayscale JFIF compressed)
.TIF (Any B&W or Grayscale TIFF 6 Compatible File Format)
.CSV (comma separated value)
A comma as data is represented by ESC, or by single quoting field
Two commas together indicates a blank field
All other characters must be printable ASCII Text (32-126,128-254)
Text Field Labels
Double Byte Text
(for use with Asian character sets)
Double Byte Labels
(for use with Asian character sets)
Front Portrait
JFIF (JPG File format)
Left View Portrait
JFIF (JPG File format)
Right View Portrait
JFIF (JPG File format)
Front Portrait
Left View Portrait
Right View Portrait
Front Portrait
Left View Portrait
Right View Portrait
Bi-Level PCX (group 3 or 4)
Grayscale (JFIF Compressed)
Grayscale (JTIF Compressed)
ID-3000 Grayscale
ID-3000 Binary
TIFF (any TIFF 6.0 type)
Bitmap Fingerprint Data
Right Thumb
Right Index Finger
Rignt Middle Finger
Right Ring Finger
Right Little Finger
Left Thumb
Left Index Finger
Left Middle Finger
Left Ring Finger
Left Little Finger
Minutae Fingerprint Data
Right Thumb
Right Index Finger
Rignt Middle Finger
Right Ring Finger
Right Little Finger
Left Thumb
Left Index Finger
Left Middle Finger
Left Ring Finger
Left Little Finger
Digitial Signature Tags
CRC Method
Polaroid Bingo Method
Datastream Tags
PDF-417 Barcode Data
End of Directory
User Definable Tags
(where xx is 0x00-0xFF)
The Tag Patern 0x0Fxx is reserved for special operations.
The Digital signature tags are for improved file security. The system is a compromise between encrypting the actual data elements, and leaving the data unsecured. A Digital signature object contains a Digital Signature structure (defined elsewhere) that includes information about the specific object it protects. The original object is unchanged by the method, an application which wishes to validate the authenticity of an object builds the signature for the object and compares it to the value stored in the field.
The Datastream tags are used to represent data that is passed into the system for special purpose processing. They are used when the higher levels of the system do no have the ability to make sense of the data contained. An specific example of this would be when encrypted data is being passed in the system for printing as a barcode.
Now referring again to
Referring again to
In step 210, an image row in the image is selected as a starting point to begin the interlacing. The image row can comprise of, for example a single row of pixels or can, for example, be multiple rows of pixels. The size of the image row depends on various factors, such as the design of the lens (e.g., lens dimensions), lens features (e.g., lenticules per inch), the size of the first security image, the size of the second security image, the degree of switching (fast or slow) between images that is desired, focal length, and surface quality.
For example, assume that a lenticular lens formed on the laminate 102 (
To determine a starting image row (that is, the row in the image where the method begins will begin the "on-off" interlacing, the method of
It is anticipated that the invention can be adapted to be able to determine the starting image row dynamically, based on the type and/or size of the first and/or second security images. For example, assume that the first security image is a full color image portrait having a first size and the second security image is a text string that can vary from user to user (e.g., an address) and thus may have a different "height" for different users (assuming that the text string could "wrap around" to fill the available image space. The method of
Although not specifically addressed in the exampled discussed in connection with
In step 215 of
If the first and second security images are different sized, an interlace file is defined (step 217) and the interlaced data is written to it from the first and second security images. The interlace file has a bitmap format. This begins by writing the desired starting image raw from the first security image to the interlace file (step 220). For example, if the first security image corresponded to the 450 by 450 example described above, the starting image row could be the first 10 rows of pixels in the first security image. Next, the desired starting image row (also, in this example, 10 rows of pixels) is written from the second security image (step 225). In one embodiment, this row is written in the interlace file to position directly adjacent to the row just written from the first security image. As shown in steps 225, 230, and 235 this process is alternated back and forth from the first to the second security image until the desired amount of interlacing is complete or one of the images "runs out" of rows of pixels. Note that the method of
If one of the images is out of rows, the rows in the other image continue to be written to the interlace file, alternating with rows of "blanks", until there are either no rows of the image left or the desired interlacing is complete (step 240). In this embodiment, by "blank" it is meant that the other image will be overwritten with what ever background color (e.g., white, but need not be white) that the information bearing layer 106 is. The interlaced image file is then complete (step 245) and ready to be provided to a printer for printing on a card (step 250). In at least one embodiment, the resultant interlaced image file resembles the file shown in
Referring again to step 215, if the first and second security images are the same size, it is not required to create a new interlaced image file (although in at least one embodiment it is contemplated that a new interlaced image file nonetheless can be created in a manner similar to that described in steps 217 through 250). Rather, one of the security images can be "turned into" an interlaced image file via steps 255 through 250. For purposes of example only, it is assumed here that the first security image is to be "turned into" the interlaced image file.
The starting image row in the first security image is retained (step 255) (note that starting image row and subsequent image rows are the same as defined above). The next image row in the first security image is overwritten with the starting image row from the second security image (step 260). This process continues (alternately overwriting the image rows in the first security image) until the desired degree of interlacing is achieved or all rows are interlaced (step 265). The resultant interlaced image will have a similar general appearance to the image of
It will be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art that several print technologies including but not limited to indigo (variable offset) laser xerography (variable printing), offset printing (fixed printing) and inkjet (variable printing) can be used to print the information 118 (which can include the above mentioned interlaced image file) on the inner information-bearing layer 106. The information can be printed using dots or lines of varying colors to form text or images. The information also can comprise process colors or pantone colors. The multiple image features, can include personal information in a color format.
In one embodiment of the invention, the ID card 100 of
The imaging system includes a back printer 508 for printing the back side of the card and a front printer 510 for printing the front side of the card. Each printer has its own high speed controller 514, 515. The laminate and die cutter system 504 includes a laminator 522, an embosser 524, a die cutter 558, and a laminator/die cutter/embosser controller 553. In one embodiment, the laminator/die cutter/embosser controller helps to implement the method of
The document production control system includes central servers 540, a report station 534, a quality control station 536, and a mailer 530. The QC Station 536 and its associated bar code scanner (not shown) can be used by an operator to scan the bar code of a defective sheet or document. Keyboard entry can also be used to report or to check documents and sheets.
Production of the ID document begins at the Imaging System 505, where card substrates, such as preprinted TESLIN sheets 516, are fed into the back printer 508. The back sides of the TESLIN sheets 516 can be customized with desired information (e.g., restriction codes or other information unique to each document on the sheet). In addition, bar codes for tracking the documents through the production process can be added. As the. TESLIN sheet enters the second section of the Imaging System 505, the front printer 510 prints appropriate portrait and signature images on the front of the documents based on personalized cardholder information stored in a file. The front printer 510 also prints the interlaced images (which, in one embodiment, comes from an interlaced image file accessible to the laminator/die cutter/embosser controller 553) on the front of the TESLIN sheets 516. Note that since a plurality of ID documents are being produced simultaneously, the front printer 510 can print an interlaced image file for each document onto the appropriate locations of the TESLIN sheets 516. The output of the front printer 510 are document sheets 550 printed on the front and back.
As completed sheets accumulate in the output hopper of the Imaging System 505, in one embodiment, an operator performs a visual inspection and transfers the completed sheets to the input hopper of the Laminating/Embossing/Die-Cutting System 504. Any sheets failing visual inspection can be brought to the QC station 536 where their bar code is scanned and production of a replacement automatically ordered. The failed sheets are then destroyed.
When the document sheets 550 are about to enter the Laminating/Embossing/Die-Cutting System 504, automatic scanners confirm that the front and back sheets 550 match, that sheets 550 have not stuck together, and that the sheets 550 are right side up. After the scanning process, the laminator 522 applies the desired laminate material (e.g., polyester) on both sides (front and back) material to all sheets to form a continuous web of laminated sheets. The embosser 524 then embosses the laminate to form the lenticules 116 (
The web of laminated sheets leaves the embosser then passes into the die cutter 558, which cuts the sheet into individual documents. After the ID documents are produced and given a final quality control inspection, they are fed into the mailer 530. The mailer prints the applicant's address on the card holder and inserts the ID document into the holder. The holder is then inserted into an envelope for mailing
Although not visible in
The plurality of lenticular dies 554 enable the embossing of a corresponding plurality of ID documents that pass through in the ID document orientation direction 552. Specifically, each lenticular die 554 is capable of creating a plurality of lenticules on the laminate that covers each interlaced image printed on respective ID document. In the embodiment shown in
The quality of the surface of die 554 can have a significant impact on the quality and "on off" effect of the lenticules that it forms. For instance, if a rough surface is generated from the manufacturing process of the embossing die 554, the rough surface could be transferred to the lenticular lens 116 and the functionality could suffer, accordingly. Note also that various machining processes can be used do create different depths of the sinusoidal patterns of the die 554 shown in
In one embodiment, the resultant lenticules formed by the die 554 can be improved by electroplating the die 554 with various materials such as TEFLON, Polyond, Ni-plating, Cu plating or Cr-plating. As those skilled in the art will appreciate, the plating depends on the die material and the compatibility of the plating material.
In one embodiment the die 554 can be plated then coated over the plating with a polytetrafluoroethylene coating to reduce, the adhesion of the die 554 to the laminate. Referring to
For purposes of further illustration,
The above described embodiments were provided to illustrate one aspect of the invention, in which a multiple imaged ID document having a lenticular lens feature can be manufactured by laminating the ID document then embossing a lenticular lens into the laminate. It should be understood, however, that the invention is not limited solely to forming a lenticular lens after lamination in the above-described manner. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that lenticules can be formed after lamination in many different ways. For example, in at least some embodiments of the invention the lenticules 116 of the identification documents described herein can be created by physically removing some of the laminate to achieve the desired shape, such as by etching, engraving, milling, scratching, stamping, abrading, bending, filing, cutting, inscribing, and the like. The removal of the laminate can be done using any known tooling, through chemical processes (e.g., chemical etching) or by a laser. It also is contemplated that in at least some embodiments of the invention, a mold could be used to form the laminate into lenticules as the laminate is applied to the information bearing layer 106.
It is unclear at the time of filing whether roll laminates containing an extrusion formed lens or laminate with previously formed lenses and respective registration marks for later lamination processes to form ID documents are available. However, the invention proposes a method to make such a roll laminate, below.
In another aspect of the invention, the formation of lenticules 116 on the laminate 102 occurs prior to the laminating of the laminate to the information bearing layer 106. For example, embossing of the laminate 102 with lenticules can occur prior to lamination. In one embodiment, a multiple imaged ID document can be formed by using sheets of laminate having lenticular lenses already formed thereon. A separate process step can be used to form the lenticular lenses on the laminate. This embodiment of the invention can be achieved using a system similar to the system shown in
For example,
Referring to
Referring again to
In at least one embodiment, the sheet of laminate 800 is part of a larger sheet of laminate that is eventually rolled (step 715) so that it can be used as the special laminate 559 of
It should be understood that the lenticular multiple image information of at least some embodiments of the invention can be provided in any color, not only black. This is accomplished at least in part because the interlaced image is printed directly on the card and is produced using the original images. If the original images are in color then the interlaced image can have the same color replicated therein.
Having described and illustrated the principles of the technology with reference to specific implementations, it will be recognized that the technology can be implemented in many other, different, forms.
Although certain words, languages, phrases, terminology, and product brands have been used herein to describe the various features of the embodiments of the invention, their use is not intended as limiting. Use of a given word, phrase, language, terminology, or product brand is intended to include all grammatical, literal, scientific, technical, and functional equivalents. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of description and not limitation.
The technology disclosed herein can be used in combination with other technologies. Examples include the technology detailed in the following applications, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference: Ser. No. 09/747,735 (filed Dec. 22, 2000), Ser. No. 09/969,200 (filed Oct. 2, 2001). Also, instead of ID documents, the inventive techniques can be employed with product tags, product packaging, business cards, bags, charts, maps, labels, etc., etc., particularly those items including engraving of an over-laminate structure. The term ID document is broadly defined herein to include these tags, labels, packaging, cards, etc. In addition, while some of the examples above are disclosed with specific core components, it is noted that-laminates can be sensitized for use with other core components.
To provide a comprehensive disclosure without unduly lengthening the specification, applicant hereby incorporates by reference each of the patents and patent applications referenced above.
The particular combinations of elements and features in the above-detailed embodiments are exemplary only; the interchanging and substitution of these teachings with other teachings in this and the incorporated-by-reference patents/applications are also expressly contemplated. As those skilled in the art will recognize, variations, modifications, and other implementations of what is described herein can occur to those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the spirit and the scope of the invention as claimed. Accordingly, the foregoing description is by way of example only and is not intended as limiting. The invention's scope is defined in the following claims and the equivalents thereto.
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