JPH03237589A - Id card issuing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simply obtain a card with a personal image bar code by receiving an identification(ID) signal corresponding to each owner, automatically forming its corresponding bar code image data signal and setting up the bar code image data signal as a part of an image data signal. CONSTITUTION:A personal image data signal, a bar code image data signal and other written image data are inputted from a video camera 1, an image scanner 2 and a keyboard 3 to a prescribed memory in an editing/synthesizing device 4 and edited and synthesized by the device 4. The synthesized image is stored in a prescribed memory as a printing image data signal and an image corresponding to the printing image data signal is printed out on prescribed paper by a video printer 6. Since respective images are processed as image signals, an ID card with a personal image and a bar code can be extremely easily issued.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention is an ID for issuing ID cards such as library admission passes, student ID cards, employee ID cards, patient ID cards, membership cards, and driver's licenses.
The present invention relates to a card issuing device.

[Conventional technology]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, ID cards have been provided in which, in addition to predetermined information, a personal image of the card holder and a barcode unique to the holder are written. The barcode is sent to a barcode reader for various management purposes when using the ID card (for example, in the case of a library admission card, check of visitors, management of borrowing/returning of books, etc.). This is what is read.

Conventionally, such ID cards with images of people and barcodes are produced by photographing predetermined information and the person on photographic film, and using each photographic film to print the image of the predetermined information and the person image onto a predetermined sheet of paper. It was issued by printing a barcode on the paper either afterwards or in advance.

Therefore, there is a drawback that issuing an ID card containing a person's image and a barcode requires a considerable amount of time and effort.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an ID card issuing device that can extremely easily issue an ID card containing a person's image and a barcode.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention takes in a person image data signal and other written image data signals, edits and combines these signals to create a print data signal, and responds to the print data signal based on the print data signal. An ID card issuing device that prints an image on paper using a video printer receives an identification signal corresponding to each owner and automatically creates a barcode image data signal corresponding to the identification signal. A signal generating means is provided to make the barcode image data signal a part of the described image data signal.

[For production]

According to the present invention, an image of a person or an image of other descriptions is treated as an image data signal, and by editing and combining these signals, an image of a person or an image of other descriptions is edited and combined on a sheet of paper. It will be printed. and,
In the present invention, a barcode image data signal generation means is provided, and the barcode image data signal is made a part of the described image signal, so the barcode image is also treated as an image data signal, and this signal is also included in the above-mentioned signal. In the end, the image of the person, the image of the predetermined description, and the image of the barcode are edited and combined on the paper and printed. In this way, since each image is treated as an image signal, there is no need to use photographic film or print only barcodes on paper in advance as in the conventional method described above, and it is extremely easy to create IDs containing images of people and barcodes. cards can be issued. Further, the barcode image data signal generating means receives an identification signal corresponding to each owner and automatically generates a barcode image data signal corresponding to the identification signal. This makes it easy to take in the ID card, and from this point of view, it also becomes easier to issue the ID card.

〔Example〕

The present invention will be described below based on embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an ID card issuing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In Figure 1, l is a video camera, 2 is an image scanner, 3 is a keyboard, 4 is an editing/synthesizing device, and 5 is a CR
T, 6 is a video printer.

The video camera 1 converts images of people and, if necessary, signatures, company logos, marks, figures, etc., into image signals. Various TV cameras can also be used instead of the video camera l.

Further, the image scanner 2 converts signatures, company logos, marks, figures, etc. into image signals. Other image input devices may be used in place of the image scanner 2, but these do not necessarily need to be provided.

Further, the keyboard 3 is used to input predetermined command signals and input signals such as characters and graphics to the editing/synthesizing device 4.

Furthermore, the CRT 5 can display operating procedures, images input by the video camera 1 and image scanner 2, images such as characters and graphics, images in the process of editing and compositing these, and images finally edited and compositing. It is used for monitoring.

Further, the video printer 6 prints an image corresponding to the print data signal finally obtained by the II collection/synthesizer 4 on a predetermined sheet of paper.

Furthermore, the editing/synthesizing device 4 receives a command signal from the keyboard 3, digitizes the image signal from the video camera 1 or image scanner 2 using a built-in signal processing circuit, and stores the image data in a predetermined built-in memory. Each signal is stored in memory. The editing/synthesizing device 4 receives input signals from the keyboard 3 and stores various graphic images such as character images, lines, circles, etc. in a predetermined memory as image data signals. Further, the editing/synthesizing device 4 is configured to function as a barcode image signal creation means that receives an identification signal corresponding to the card owner and automatically creates a barcode image signal corresponding to the identification signal. It is configured. That is, for example, when the registration number corresponding to the card owner is entered using the keyboard 3, an identification signal is received from the keyboard 3, and the position data corresponding to each digit of the registration number stored in the memory in advance is displayed. The bar pattern data corresponding to each digit number is read out, and a signal in which the bar pattern data corresponding to each digit number is arranged at a position corresponding to each digit is automatically stored in a predetermined memory as a barcode image signal. It is meant to be remembered. Note that the identification signal may be inputted not from the keyboard 3 but from another external device or the like. Then, the editing/synthesizing device 4
In response to a command signal from the keyboard 3, editing/synthesis pattern data (data such as arrangement, enlargement, reduction, trimming, etc. of each image) inputted using the keyboard 3 or inputted in advance into a predetermined memory using the keyboard 3. ), the above-mentioned image data stored in a predetermined memory are edited and combined and recorded in a predetermined memory as a print data signal. That is, the print data signal is created by editing and combining the human image data signal and other written image data signals including the barcode image data signal.

The editing/synthesizing device 4 also has a signal processing circuit that converts the print data signal into a signal suitable for the video printer 6, and receives a command signal from the keyboard 3 to send the video printer 6 an image corresponding to the print data signal. is printed on a designated paper. In addition, the editing/synthesizing device 4
receives a command signal from the keyboard 3, etc., outputs a predetermined signal to the CRT 5 via the signal processing circuit, and, as appropriate,
Display operating instructions on CRT5, or display video camera 1
It is designed to display images inputted by the image scanner 2, images of characters and graphics, images of barcodes, images in the process of editing and compositing these, and images finally edited and compositing. .

Note that the editing/synthesizing device 4 is specifically composed of an input/output signal processing circuit, a memory, an arithmetic processing device, a predetermined program, and the like.

Based on the above description, it is obvious from well-known techniques such as computer graphics, word processing, image processing, etc., so a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

According to the above ID card issuing device, a person image data signal, a barcode image data signal, and other written image data are captured into a predetermined memory of the editing/synthesizing device 4 by the video camera 1, the image scanner 2, and the keyboard 3. , these signals are edited and synthesized by the editing/synthesizing device 4 and stored in a predetermined memory as a print data signal,
The video printer 6 prints an image corresponding to the printing data signal on a predetermined sheet of paper. In this way, since each image is treated as an image signal, there is no need to use photographic film or print only barcodes on paper as in the past, making it extremely easy to create ID cards containing images of people and barcodes. Can be issued. In addition, since the editing/synthesizing device w4 is designed to function as a barcode image data signal creation means as described above, it is easy to import the barcode image signal, and from this point of view, the above-mentioned ID card is issued. becomes easier.

Note that FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an example of the ID card 7 issued by the ID card issuing device. This ID
The card 7 is issued as a library admission card, and has a person image 8, a barcode 9, and other written images printed on it. In the case of the ID card 7 shown in the second figure, it is not in a completed state, but is completed by folding it in half and laminating it with a predetermined laminator. Note that in the present invention, such a laminator is not necessarily provided, and the printed paper may be used as it is, or it may be coated as appropriate.

Alternatively, the front surface and the release surface may be printed on separate sheets of paper and both may be pasted together, or only the front surface may be printed.

In addition, in the above-mentioned ID card issuing device, for example, a written image common to each card owner is edited and synthesized in advance,
It is convenient to combine the common written image with a written image owned by each owner (person image, barcode image, name, etc.) each time it is input. Also,
If print data is stored in a predetermined storage device, it can also be used as a so-called ledger. It is also possible to call up the previous print data and modify it to obtain new print data. It goes without saying that multiple identical ID cards can be easily issued, and only the color can be easily changed.

Note that the ID card issuing device according to the present invention further includes:
After receiving the identification signal corresponding to each owner, the JIS standard (JIS C6250゜JIS
There is also an OCR character image data signal creation means for automatically creating a character image data signal for optical character recognition (hereinafter referred to as roCRJ) specified by C6252) etc., and the OCR character image data signal also complies with the above description. It may also be part of the image data signal. In this case, ID cards containing OCR characters can be issued very easily.

If necessary, instead of reading the barcode with a barcode device, the OCR characters can be read with an optical character recognition device, and the read signal can be used to perform various management when using the ID card. . In addition, in this way, character image data signal generation for OCR is provided, and the OC
When the R character image data signal is used as a part of the above-mentioned written image data signal, it is not necessarily necessary to provide a barcode image data signal generating means as in the present invention.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, it is possible to extremely easily issue an ID card containing a person's image and a barcode.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an ID card issuing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 2 is a plan view showing an example of the card. 1... Video camera, 2... Image scanner, 3... Keyboard, 4... Editing/compositing device, 5... CRT, 6... Video printer. 561-

Claims (1)

[Claims] A person image data signal and other written image data signals are taken in, these signals are edited and combined to create a print data signal, and a corresponding image is printed on paper using a video printer based on the print data signal. The ID card issuing device is provided with barcode image data signal creation means for receiving an identification signal corresponding to each owner and automatically creating a barcode image data signal corresponding to the identification signal; An ID card issuing device characterized in that the signal is a part of the described image data signal.