JPH0754397B2 - Printer for creating booklets with photos - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a photo booklet printer, and more particularly to a photo booklet preparation used for preparing a photo booklet used for a passport (passport), a bank passbook and the like. For printers.

[Conventional technology]

In a booklet including a photo, for example, a passport, a photo for identifying the owner is attached to a page in the booklet. A transparent sheet is adhered on the photograph so as to cover the photograph, and an emboss seal is applied on the photograph and the transparent sheet to prevent falsification. In addition, information such as name, nationality, date of birth, gender, issue date, issue number, etc. is entered in this passport.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

When making the passport, at least the steps of type-printing bibliographic items such as name, nationality, and gender, attaching a photograph, and covering the attached photograph with a transparent sheet are necessary. Therefore, it takes time and effort to create the passport, and it is difficult to easily and efficiently create the passport. Therefore, there is a problem that the passport issuing business cannot be rationalized.

In addition, conventionally, when applying for a passport, it is necessary to attach a photo to the application form in addition to the photo for attaching the passport, and there is the problem that multiple-leaf photos must be prepared.

In addition, with the advent of the era of mass transit of international passengers, the introduction of MRP (Machine Reedable Passport) was proposed in order to speed up immigration procedures in each country and ease congestion at immigration procedures at various international airports, Although it is experimental in some countries, it has been partially adopted.

This MRP is a passport that is created according to a unified standard and that allows machine information to be read by a person. Therefore, this MRP is adopted, and passport data such as personal information written on the MRP can be optically or electronically read by a certain reading device to streamline the immigration procedure work, and to get in and out at various international airports, etc. It will be possible to reduce the congestion during the procedure.

However, when adopting the above MRP, when creating a passport, the type printing step, photo sticking step,
In addition to the transparent sheet contact step, etc., a new step of printing characters that optically or electronically read the passport data is required, making it even more troublesome to create. A new problem arises that hinders the rationalization of issuing operations.

[Object of the Invention] The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and it is possible to easily and efficiently create a photo booklet while preventing forgery and tampering. An object of the present invention is to provide a printer for producing a booklet with photographs, which can streamline the work and can easily cope with the adoption of the MRP.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention, in order to achieve the above object, a photosensitive member cassette containing a photosensitive member, and an exposure unit for exposing a composite image of a person image and a character image on the emulsion surface of the photosensitive member pulled out from the cassette. A booklet storage case for storing a booklet on which an image receiving layer is formed, and an ironing unit for superposing the image receiving layer of the booklet carried out from the booklet storing case and the exposed photosensitive member to extract air and the like therebetween. And a heat-development transfer section for sandwiching the image-receiving layer and the photosensitive member from above and below after ironing and applying heat to them to perform heat-development and transfer.

[Action]

In the present invention, a composite image of a person image and a character image is exposed on the emulsion surface of the photosensitive member by the exposure section, the exposed photosensitive member and the image-receiving layer of the unprocessed sheet are superposed, and the superposed photosensitive member and The air between the image receiving layer and the like is drawn out by an ironing unit, and then the image receiving layer and the photosensitive member are sandwiched by the heat development transfer unit from above and below and heat is applied to perform heat development.
I am trying to transfer it. Therefore, when creating a photo booklet such as a passport with an image receiving layer onto which a composite image of a person and characters is transferred, a person photo (face photo) is attached as in the past, and character images such as names are typed. Eliminating the labor of printing and the like, the photo booklet can be automatically created by the photo booklet creating printer according to the present invention, and the photo booklet can be easily and efficiently created. Become. In addition, it is possible to eliminate the need to attach a photo to the passport when applying for a passport.

Further, since a composite image such as a character image and a person image is transferred to the image receiving layer by a transfer method, it is possible to perform a dry process without using a chemical. Therefore, the developing device can be simplified as compared with the case of developing using a chemical,
Also, since it is a dry process and there is no deterioration of chemicals,
It will be possible to deal with small amount processing during the off-season.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a photosensitive paper cassette 41 in which a heat-developable photosensitive paper 40 is stored in a roll form.
And an exposure section 3 consisting of a CRT 29 for printing, which exposes a composite image on the emulsion surface of the photosensitive paper 40 pulled out from the cassette 41.
9, a looper device 42 for storing the exposed photosensitive paper 40 in a loop to smoothly perform the process of the next step, and is installed on the downstream side of the looper device 42 to easily perform the thermal transfer of the next step. For this purpose, a water coating device 43 for uniformly coating water on the emulsion surface of the photosensitive paper 40 as a diffusion aid, and the exposed photosensitive paper 40 installed downstream of the water coating device 43 are cut into individual frames. The cutter 44, the storage case 45 of the unprocessed booklet 5 in which the booklet 5 before the thermal transfer processing is opened and overlapped so that the image receiving layer 1 faces upward, and the booklet 5 is unloaded from the storage case 45 one by one. After the overlapping positions of the image receiving layer 1 of the unprocessed booklet 5 and the exposed and cut photosensitive paper 40 for each frame are matched, the air between the overlapped photosensitive paper 40 and the image receiving layer 1 of the booklet 5 is adjusted. A pair of squeezing rollers 46 for extracting the air etc. Booklet storage after processing, in which the image-receiving layer 1 and the photosensitive paper 40 sandwiched from above and below are sandwiched in the vertical direction and heat is applied to them to perform heat development / transfer, and the heat-transferred booklet 5 is sequentially stacked. Case 48,
It is composed of a scrap photosensitive paper receiver 49 for accumulating and storing scrap photosensitive paper 40a after thermal transfer.

The base for supporting the photosensitive emulsion of the photosensitive paper 40 is made of paper, plastic, or a composite material thereof. Further, the printing CRT 29 is configured to expose the photosensitive paper 40 by forming an image on the photosensitive paper 40, which is a negative image, on the photosensitive paper 40, based on an output signal from an image synthesizing device 14 described later. Has been done. That is, specifically, the CRT 29 for printing sequentially displays a monochrome image in which a blue composite image is displayed with lightness, a monochrome image corresponding to a green composite image, and a monochrome image corresponding to a red composite image in sequence. While the shutter 51 is open by the shutter drive device 50, the photosensitive paper 40 is exposed through the lens 52. This triangular surface sequential exposure includes a blue filter 53, a green filter 54,
The red filter 55 is selectively inserted by the filter switching device 56, and the monochrome image displayed on the printing CRT 29 is converted into monochromatic images of blue, green and red.

When the photosensitive paper 40 is exposed, the photosensitive paper 40 is intermittently transferred by one frame by a frame feeder (not shown). The photosensitive paper 40 thus transferred one by one and sequentially exposed is passed through the loop device 42, and then water is uniformly and thinly applied to the photosensitive emulsion coating side by the water coating device 43. This water acts as a diffusion aid in the next heat development transfer step.
In the case of the meltable diffusion aid method, urea, water of crystallization, microcapsules, etc., which become water-like by heating, are previously added as a diffusion aid at the time of manufacturing the image receiving layer 1, so that the superimposing step Need not be added.

After the water application, the photosensitive paper 40 is cut into pieces by the cutter 44, and then conveyed to a predetermined position by a conveying device (not shown), and the unprocessed booklet is also conveyed from the cassette 45 at this position. 5 of the image receiving layers 1 are superposed so as to match each other. After this, the water applied in the previous step is uniformly spread on the emulsion surface by a pair of ironing rollers 46.

Next, the unprocessed booklet 5 in which one sheet of the photosensitive paper 40 is superposed on the image receiving layer 1 is heated by the heat development transfer section 47 including the heat plate and the lower heat plate, and the photosensitive emulsion of the photosensitive paper 40 is removed. Dye is thermally transferred to the image receiving layer 1 of the booklet 5. Since the processing time of this heat development transfer step is longer than that of the other steps, it is desirable that the heat development transfer section 47 be composed of a plurality of stages to perform parallel processing. By providing a plurality of stages in this way, the processing capability of the video printer 15 as a whole can be improved. After thermal development transfer, scrap photosensitive paper 40a after thermal transfer
The heat-transferred booklets 5 are accumulated in the processed booklet storage case 48.

In this way, the booklet 5 having the image receiving layer on which the composite image is heat-developed and transferred is subjected to the laminating process, and the MRP as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 is produced. This MRP is
Character image 1a such as name, person image 1b, graphic image 1c provided as needed, and optically readable OC
A transparent sheet 2 having on one surface an image receiving layer 1 on which one of the R character images 1d is synthesized and transferred by heat, a support sheet 3 arranged on the side of the transparent sheet 2 facing the image receiving layer 1, and a support for this. An adhesive layer 4 provided in a layered manner on the surface of the sheet 3 on the side of the transparent sheet 2 and for adhering the support sheet 3 and the transparent sheet 2, and a bookkeeping sheet 7 on which immigration marks, visa stamps, etc. It is composed of a booklet 5 provided.

As described later, a composite image such as a character image 1a, a person image 1b, a graphic image 1c, and an OCR character image 1d is transferred to the image receiving layer 1, and the image receiving layer 1 and the image receiving layer 1 to which the composite image is transferred. As shown in FIG. 4, the transparent sheet 2 on which the layer 1 is layered is bonded to the support sheet 3 via the adhesive layer 4, so that finally, the transparent sheet 2, the image receiving layer 1, The adhesive layer 4 and the support sheet 3 are integrated in layers to form a composite sheet body having a four-layer structure in the booklet 5 as a front cover.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, this MRP issuance process is broadly divided into acceptance of a passport application 11 and personal information of the application 11 to a text information floppy disk 13 by a word processor 12. Previous process to enter
100, an image synthesizing step 110 for synthesizing the image of the face photograph 11a of the application form 11 and synthesizing the input person image and the character information by the image synthesizing device 14, and the image synthesizing step 110 A video printing step 120 for thermally transferring and printing the composite image thus obtained on the image receiving layer 1 by the video printer 15, and the image receiving layer 1 thermally transferred in this step 120 is fixed to the support sheet 3 via the adhesive layer 4 and is transparent. The sheet 2, the image receiving layer 1, the adhesive layer 4, and the supporting sheet 3 are laminated and integrated in four layers, and a post-process 130 for issuing the MRP thus configured is performed.

In the previous step 100, an application form receiving step 101 for receiving a passport application form 11 on which a facial photograph 11a is attached and necessary personal information is entered, and a barcode label 16 for identification on the received application form 11 It comprises a bar code label attaching step 102 for attaching and a character information inputting step 103 for inputting personal information of the application form 11 to the floppy disk 13 for character information. The application acceptance step 101 and the barcode label attaching step 102 are performed manually.

Specifically, the character information input step 103 is performed by an operator using a word processor 12 having a display CRT 12a, a bar code reader 12b, and a keyboard 12c shown in FIG. The bar code of the application 11 is read using the bar code reader 12b before inputting the character information. Corresponding to the identification code by the read bar code, the personal information described in the application form 11 is input as encoded character information by keyboard input, and the floppy disk for character information is used.
Recorded in 13. Instead of keyboard input, the personal information of the application form 11 may be input by a camera and the character image information obtained thereby may be stored in, for example, a storage medium.

The image synthesizing step 110 is the facial photograph 1 attached to the application form 11.
The person image input step 111 for reading the person image 1b of 1a, the person image 1b input in this person image input step 111, and the character information extracted from the character information floppy disk 13 is transferred to the character image 1a via the character generator. Converted character image 1a, floppy disk 17 for graphic image in advance
Figure image 1c and character image input step 10
The image composing / displaying step 112 consists of extracting only the necessary information from the character image information input in 3 and arranging and composing / displaying each of the OCR character images 1d converted into OCR characters.

This image synthesizing step 110 is specifically described in FIGS.
This is performed by the image synthesizing device 14 shown in the figure. The image synthesizing device 14 is a console including a person image input unit 22 including a television camera 20 or a color image scanner 21 that performs the person image input step 111, a color monitor CRT 23, a keyboard 24, and a barcode reader 25. 26
And a reading unit for reading coded character information from the character information floppy disk 13 and reading graphic image information from the graphic image floppy disk 17.
27, an image synthesizing section 28 comprising a microcomputer for synthesizing these based on the above respective information to obtain a synthetic image, and a color monitor CRT 23 and a monochrome CRT 29 for printing of the video printer 15 based on the image synthesizing data of this. And a CRT controller 30 for doing so.

A monochrome camera is used as the television camera 20 in order to improve the resolution, and a rotary drive type RGB filter 20a is arranged in front of the camera 20 to perform three-color plane sequential imaging.

As shown in FIG. 2, the image composition unit 28 reads out the data of the human image 1b captured by the human image input unit 22 in association with the identification code from the barcode reader 25,
Further, the character information data input from the word processor 12 and stored in association with the identification code from the bar code reader 12b is read out from the floppy disk 13 for character information, and in this manner based on the identification code by the bar code. Corresponding / matched data read out, through the control circuit 36, a frame memory 31 for a person image, a frame memory 32 for a character image, and a look-up table matrix for performing gradation correction on the person image. circuit
33, a lookup table 34 for performing gradation correction on a character image, a synthesizing circuit 35, and a synthesizing / thinning circuit 35a are processed to synthesize the respective images 1a-1d. Reference numeral 37 in the figure denotes an A / D converter for converting each video signal B, G, R of the television camera 20 into a digital signal. Reference numerals 38a and 38b denote D / A converters that convert the digital signals of the combined screen data obtained by the combining circuit 35 and the combining / thinning circuit 35a into analog signals.

As shown in FIG. 5, in the video printing step 120, a composite image exposing step 121 of exposing the composite image created in the image combining step 110 onto the photosensitive paper 40, and the exposed photosensitive paper 40 are exposed. And a thermal development transfer step 122 of thermally developing the composite image and transferring it to the image receiving layer 1. Specifically, this video printing step 120 is performed by the heat developing type video printer 15 of the present embodiment.

The post-processing step 130 is performed by referring to FIGS.
As shown in the figure, the image receiving layer 1 on which the composite image is thermally transferred
Laminating step 131 in which the transparent sheet 2 having the above is superposed on the support sheet 3, and these are integrated into a sheet shape via the adhesive layer 4, and the person image 1 of the booklet 5 thus created.
An inspection step 132 that finally inspects whether or not b and the character image 1c match, and whether there is an error in the character image 1a, and a delivery step 133 that delivers the passport after the inspection to the applicant.
It consists of and.

As shown in FIG. 7, the transparent sheet 2 and the support sheet 3 used in the laminating step 131 are bound in the booklet 5 at a position where these 2 and 3 are superposed. The support sheet 3 is the front cover of the booklet 5,
For example, 100-800 μm paper, plastic sheets,
It is composed of a composite support or the like in which these papers and plastics are stuck together, or one or both sides of the papers are laminated with plastics. Examples of plastics include, but are not limited to, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polycarbonate, acetyl cellulose, cellulose ester, polyvinyl acetal, polystyrene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, nylon, polyethylene and the like. Also,
Among these plastics, white pigments such as TiO ₂ and
May be used a dispersion of Z _n O, it may be used after further contain other colored pigment or dye. The transparent sheet 2 is made of a transparent plastic sheet having a thickness of 50 to 350 μm, such as PET, and is formed to have a size substantially the same as or slightly smaller than the size of the support sheet 3. In addition to PET, the transparent plastic sheet may be made of various materials mentioned as the plastics constituting the support sheet 3.

The image receiving layer 1 is layered on the surface of the transparent sheet 2 on the support sheet 3 side in a thickness of about 10 μm. The image receiving layer 1 is composed of a material capable of receiving a dye released by a heating phenomenon from the photothermographic material of the photosensitive paper 40, and contains, for example, a dye fixing agent such as a dye mordant. As this dye fixing agent, a useful one can be selected and used depending on the physical properties of the released dye, the components other than the dye contained in the photothermographic material, the transfer conditions, etc. For example, a high molecular weight polymer mordant is used. . The photothermographic material used in this example releases a movable dye imagewise by heat development, and transfers the movable dye to a dye fixing element having a mordant with a solvent such as water. A method of transferring to a dye fixing element by a boiling point organic solvent, a method of transferring to a dye fixing element by a hydrophilic thermal solvent incorporated in the dye fixing element, a dye of a support or the like in which a movable dye is heat diffusible or sublimable It is considered to be a transfer type heat-developable color light-sensitive material such as a method of transferring to a receiving element. Such heat-developable color light-sensitive materials are described in detail in U.S. Pat.No. 4,500,626, JP-A-60-133449, JP-A-59-218443, JP-A-61-238056,
It is described in publications such as European Patent (EP) 220,746A2. In these heat-developable photosensitive materials, JP-A
A base precursor described in 60-269147, etc.,
It is advantageous to incorporate a base generating means into the image forming reaction system, such as a method for generating a base utilizing the complex formation reaction described in European Patent No. 210,660A2.

The adhesive layer 4 is provided on the back side of the support sheet 3, that is, the surface on the transparent sheet 2 side, and adheres so that the surface of the image receiving layer 1 of the transparent sheet 2 and the back surface of the support sheet 3 are in close contact with each other. Is. For this adhesive layer 4, an adhesive agent is selected and used which does not damage the images 1a to 1d thermally transferred to the image receiving layer 1 and causes less air bubbles between the sheets 2 and 3 at the time of contact, and, for example, 1 to It is formed to a thickness of 200 μm. A release paper 6 is stuck on the surface of the adhesive layer 4. Note that a heat-adhesive type adhesive (hot melt) may be used instead of the adhesive layer 4 having a normal adhesive surface that can be adhered at room temperature. In this case, the release paper 6 attached to the surface of the adhesive layer 4 can be omitted as a matter of course. Further, the adhesive layer 4 is provided as a layer on the surface of the support sheet 3 on the transparent sheet 2 side, but the adhesive layer 4 is not limited to this, and after the image is transferred to the image receiving layer 1, it is formed thereon. An adhesive layer may be applied. Further, another adhesive sheet can be used, and further, an adhesive sheet coated on the release paper can be used.

In the laminating step, the image receiving layer 1 is a booklet 5.
The transparent sheet 2 bound to the transparent sheet 2 is layered, and the adhesive layer 4 is layered on the support sheet 3 bound to the booklet 5 so as to face the transparent sheet 2, but instead of this, for example, in FIG. As shown, the image receiving layer 1 is layered on the support sheet 3 bound to the booklet 5, and the adhesive layer 4 is layered on the transparent sheet 2 bound to the booklet 5 so as to face the support sheet 3. May be.

After the laminating step 131, an embossing step may be added to emboss a certification mark or the like. In the inspection step 132, it is inspected whether or not the person image 1b and the character image 1a match.
As described above, in the image synthesizing step 110, the character image 1a and the person image 1b are automatically made to correspond to each other and synthesized based on the identification code by the barcode, and thus it is checked whether or not the images match. Can be omitted.

According to the present embodiment, when the booklet 5 with photographs is created, the image synthesizing step 110 and the video printing step 120 are automated by using the image synthesizing device 14 and the video printer 15, respectively. Most of the above can be machine-processed, and the creation work can be rationalized.

Particularly, in this embodiment, since the OCR character image 1d is combined in the combined image, it is possible to easily cope with the adoption of the MRP.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the photosensitive paper 40 is exposed by the exposure unit 39 composed of the printing CRT 29, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the exposure of the photosensitive paper 40 is performed by, for example, LED or liquid crystal. , Laser, FOT or the like may be used.

Further, in the above embodiment, the character image 1a, the person image 1b
A composite image such as the above is electronically computer-composited by the image compositing device 14, and the composite image is exposed on the photosensitive paper 40 by the printing CRT 29 or the like, but the present invention is not limited thereto. As in the printer 60 of the second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the person photograph of the application form and the person information of the printing mount 65 are optically combined to form this on the photosensitive paper 40. You may make it expose directly and thereby obtain a synthetic image. In the constituent members of the printer 60 in the second embodiment, the same members as those of the video printer 15 shown in FIG. 1 above are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted. As shown in FIG. 9, the printer 60 includes a photosensitive paper cassette 41 for storing the photosensitive paper 40 in a coil shape.
Then, a first exposure unit 61 that exposes the image of the face photograph 11a of the application 11 on the photosensitive paper 40 that is pulled out from the cassette 41 by one frame, and the person image 1b is exposed by the first exposure unit 61. A second exposure unit 62 that exposes the character image 1a of the print mount 65 at a position different from the exposed portion of the person image 1b of the photosensitive paper 40 that has been formed, and is provided downstream of the second exposure unit 62. A looper device 42, and a water application device 43, a cutter 44, a storage case 45 for the pre-processing booklet 5, a wiping roller 46, which is the same as the above-mentioned video printer 15 which is sequentially provided on the downstream side of the looper device 42.
A heat development transfer unit 47, a processed booklet storage case 48, and a scrap photosensitive paper receiver 49 are provided.

The first exposure unit 61 connects a lamp (not shown) that irradiates the face photograph 11a of the application 11 with light and the image of the face photograph 11a irradiated by this lamp on the emulsion surface of the photosensitive paper 40. The image forming lens 63 includes an image forming lens 63 and a first mask 64 which is disposed close to the photosensitive paper 40 and exposes only the image of the face photograph 11a on the photosensitive paper 40.

The second exposure unit 62 applies light to the print mount 65 on which the personal information of the application form 11 is printed by a word processor or the like for one frame of the photosensitive paper 40 on which the person image 1b is exposed by the first exposure unit 61. A lamp (not shown) for irradiating the light, and an imaging lens 66 for forming an image of the character image 1a, the graphic image 1c, and the OCR character image 1d of the printing mount 65 irradiated by the lamp on the photosensitive emulsion surface of the photosensitive paper 40. The second mask 67 is disposed in proximity to the photosensitive paper 40 and exposes only the character image 1a and the like on the photosensitive paper 40. It should be noted that the print mount 65 is preprinted with fixed characters and a tint block, which are common items.
Personal information is printed on the top by a word processor or the like. Further, in each of the masks 64 and 67, as shown in FIG.
As shown in (B), an opening 64a for exposing the person image 1b at a predetermined position on the photosensitive paper 40, a character image 1a, and the like are formed on the photosensitive paper 40.
An opening 67a for exposing at a predetermined position is formed. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 10 (C) and 10 (D), each of the masks 64 and 67 forms one frame 40 of the photosensitive paper 40.
A person image 1b, character image 1a, graphic image 1c, O
The CR character image 1d is exposed.

In the case of optically obtaining a composite image, instead of the one using the first and second exposure units 61 and 62 in the second embodiment, the third embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 11 is used. Alternatively, one exposure unit 70 may be used to obtain a composite image. That is, one exposure unit 70 may first expose the person image 1b and then the character image 1a and the like.
As shown in FIG. 11, the exposure section 70 includes an original table 71 on which the application 11 or the printing mount 65 is placed, and an original table 71.
The image of the face photograph 11a of the application 11 and the character image 1a of the printing mount 65, etc., which is placed on the image forming lens 72 for forming an image on the photosensitive emulsion surface of the photosensitive paper 40, and the image forming lens 72 forms an image. A mask 73 for a person image and a mask 74 for a character image, etc. for exposing only the respective images 1a, 1b etc. to the photosensitive emulsion surface. In this case, first, the person image mask 73 is automatically inserted on the emulsion surface of the photosensitive paper 40, and the application 11 is manually set on the document table 71 to expose the person image 1b. Exposure. Next, the character image mask 74 is automatically inserted on the emulsion surface of the photosensitive paper 40, and the print mount 65
Is manually set on the document table 71 to perform a second exposure for exposing the character image 1a and the like.

Further, when optically obtaining a composite image, the exposure unit 80 may obtain a composite image as in the fourth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. That is, the application form is placed on the manuscript table 81.
11 and the print mount 65 are placed, the imaging lenses 82 and 83 are tilted to form an image on the photosensitive emulsion surface of the photosensitive paper 40, and each of the imaged person image 1b and character image 1a is formed. The person image 1b, the character image 1a, and the like may be sequentially exposed while masking with the masks 84 and 85. With this structure, the structure of the exposure unit 80 can be simplified.

Instead of the exposure section 80, an exposure section 90 as shown in FIG. 13 of the fifth embodiment of the present invention can be used.
In the fifth embodiment, the same members as those in the fourth embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted. According to the exposure unit 90, the masks 84 and 85 can be omitted by placing the mask 87 made of black paper or the like having the opening 86 that exposes only the facial photograph 11a on the application form 11. Therefore, the device configuration can be simplified.

Next, a procedure for creating and issuing an MRP using the printer shown in the second to fifth embodiments will be described. This issuance procedure is, as shown in FIG. 14, an application form receiving step 150 for receiving the application form 11 with the person photograph 11a attached,
The character information input step 151 for inputting personal information based on the content of the application form 11 by a word processor or the like, the character printing step 152 for printing the input character, and the printed character and the content of the application form 11 match. A character inspection step 153 for inspecting whether or not there is a person image exposure step 154 for directly exposing the face photograph 11a of the application form 11 to the photosensitive paper 40 using reflected light;
A character image exposure process 15 for directly exposing the character image 11b printed in the character printing process 152 onto the photosensitive paper 40 using reflected light.
5, a thermal development / transfer step 156 for thermally developing the photosensitive paper 40 thus exposed and transferring it to the image receiving layer 1, and the first
A laminating step 157 similar to the post-step 130 in the embodiment,
It comprises an inspection process 158 and a delivery process 159.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, a composite image of a human image and a character image is exposed on the emulsion surface of the photosensitive member by the exposure section, and the exposed photosensitive member and the image receiving layer of the unprocessed sheet are superposed. By pulling out air or the like between the superimposed photosensitive member and image receiving layer with an ironing roller, and then sandwiching the image receiving layer and the photosensitive member from above and below by the heat development transfer section and applying heat to perform heat development / transfer, When creating a photo booklet such as a passport with an image receiving layer onto which a composite image of a person image and a character image is transferred, a person photograph (face photograph) is attached as in the past, or a character image such as a name is typed. It becomes possible to automatically create a booklet with a photograph by the printer for producing a booklet with a photograph according to the present invention, without the labor of printing and the like. This makes it possible to easily and efficiently create a booklet with photographs. Further, since the person image is combined with the character image and recorded, it is possible to eliminate the need for a photograph to be attached to a passport or the like, which is conventionally required. Furthermore, by including the OCR character image in the composite image, it is possible to easily adopt the MRP. Also, character images,
Since a composite image such as a human image is transferred to the image receiving layer by a transfer method, a dry process can be performed without using a chemical. Therefore, the developing device can be simplified as compared with the case of developing using chemicals, and since it is a dry process and there is no deterioration of chemicals, it is possible to cope with small-volume processing during the off-season. become able to.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of a video printer which is a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a part of the video printer and the image synthesizing device in the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an MRP created using the video printer of the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a sectional view of an essential part showing the layered structure of the MRP. FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing a process of issuing an MRP using the video printer of the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an outline of a system for issuing an MRP (machine-readable passport) using the video printer of the embodiment. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a procedure of a laminating step in the MRP issuing step. FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing another MRP created by using the video printer of the embodiment. FIG. 9 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of the printer for producing booklets with photographs according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a plan view showing the mask used in the same example and the exposure content thereby. FIG. 11 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of the exposure unit of the photo booklet making printer in the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of an exposure unit of a photo booklet making printer according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of the exposure unit of the photo booklet making printer in the fifth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 14 is a flow chart showing a procedure for producing an MRP using the photo booklet producing printer of the second to fifth embodiments. 1 …… Image receiving layer 1a …… Character image 1b …… Portrait image 1c …… Graphic image 1d …… OCR character image 2 …… Transparent sheet 3 …… Supporting sheet 4 …… Adhesive layer 11 …… Passport application form 12… … Word processor 14 …… Image synthesizer 15 …… Video printer 29 …… Printing CRT 40 …… Photosensitive paper 41 …… Photosensitive paper cassette 46 …… Ironing roller 47 …… Thermal development transfer unit 60 …… Printer.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Kazuo Shiota 798, Miyadai, Kaisei-cho, Ashigarashie-gun, Kanagawa Fuji Film Co., Ltd. Photo Film Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Kiichiro Sakamoto 798, Miyadai, Kaisei-cho, Ashigarashie-gun, Kanagawa Photo Film Co., Ltd. (56) Reference JP-A-62-65576 (JP, A) JP-A-62-65577 (JP, A) JP 62-184446 (JP, A)

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A photosensitive member cassette containing a photosensitive member, and an exposure unit for exposing a composite image of a human image and a character image on the emulsion surface of the photosensitive member pulled out from the cassette.
A booklet storage case for storing a booklet on which an image receiving layer is formed,
An ironing portion for overlapping the image receiving layer of the booklet carried out from the booklet storage case and the exposed photosensitive member to extract air and the like between them, and nipping the image receiving layer and the photosensitive member from above and below after ironing A printer for producing a booklet containing a photograph, which is composed of a heat development and transfer section that heats and develops and transfers heat to the. 2. The exposure unit comprises a printing CRT for exposing a photosensitive member with a composite image in which a human image and a character image are computer-composited, and the exposure unit comprises a printing CRT. A printer for making booklets with photos. 3. The exposure unit is configured to optically combine a person photograph of an application form and person information of a print mount to expose the photosensitive member. A printer for making a booklet with photographs according to item 1. 4. The photo booklet preparation according to claim 1, wherein the photosensitive member cassette is configured to accommodate a roll-shaped photosensitive member. Printer. 5. The exposure unit comprises a looper device on the side of the squeezing unit for storing the exposed photosensitive member in a loop shape and smoothly performing the process of the next step. A printer for making booklets with photographs as described in item 4. 6. The ironing unit includes a pair of ironing rollers,
3. A water coating device, which is provided on the side of the exposing section of the ironing roller and which uniformly coats water as a diffusion aid on the emulsion surface of the photosensitive member. A printer for producing a booklet containing a photograph according to any one of item 5.