JPH10272869A - ID medium creating apparatus and control method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To automatically set an optimum color correction value for a printing press according to the use situation of a plurality of photographing machines, thereby always providing good color without burdening a staff member. Provided is an ID medium creating apparatus capable of printing and a control method thereof. SOLUTION: Direct photographing machine 1a, 1b, copying photographing machine 2
a, 2b, and face image data obtained by the direct photographing dedicated machines 3a, 3b, respectively.
At 0, color correction for color printing is performed with a color correction value corresponding to the camera number added to the face image data to be printed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to an ID medium producing apparatus for printing a photograph of an applicant, personal data, an ID code, etc. on a medium such as a card.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There is an ID medium creating apparatus for creating an ID card by printing a photograph of the applicant's face, personal data, an ID code, etc. on a medium such as a card in color. This device includes a photographing machine and a printing machine. The photographing machine reads the ID code of the application form and photographs the face of the applicant. The printing machine converts the face image data obtained by shooting with the camera into
Color print on the card along with the applicant's personal data and ID code. The applicant's personal data is registered in an external computer or the like in advance, retrieved and read based on the ID code read by the camera, and supplied to the apparatus.

[0003] Such an ID medium creating apparatus is characterized in that the lightness and density of the color of the face image data obtained by the photographing machine change according to the installation location and the like. For this reason,
After the installation of the apparatus, the user checks the state of color printing and sets a color correction value for color printing of the printing press so that a good color printing result is always obtained.

[0004]

As an ID medium creating apparatus, it is conceivable to construct a system in which a plurality of photographing machines are installed and one printing machine is commonly used for these photographing machines. In the case of such a system, the color condition of the face image data obtained by each camera differs from each other depending on the installation location and model of each camera, and the color printing of the printing machine depends on the usage of each camera. There is a problem that colors are different.

[0005] As a countermeasure, it is necessary for an attendant to change and set a color correction value for the printing press each time according to which one of the photographing machines is used. This is a burden on attendants. In addition, the color correction value may be set erroneously, in which case good color printing cannot be performed.

[0006] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances,
The purpose is to automatically set the optimal color correction value for the printing press according to the usage status of a plurality of photographing machines, so that good color printing can always be performed without burdening the staff. An object of the present invention is to provide a possible ID medium creating apparatus.

[0007]

Means for Solving the Problems First Invention (Claim 1)
A plurality of photographing machines for photographing the face of an applicant or reading a facial photograph of an application form and adding the photographing machine code to face image data based on the photographing or reading; And a printing machine for color-printing the face image data obtained in step (1) on a medium with a color correction value corresponding to the photographing machine code added to the face image data.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an ID medium producing apparatus for photographing an applicant's face, adding a photographing machine code to face image data based on the photographing, a first photographing machine, and an application form. A second photographing device that reads the face photograph of the photographer and adds the photographing device code to the face image data based on the reading, and the photographing device code added to the face image data obtained by each photographing device. And a printing machine for performing color printing on a medium with a color correction value corresponding to.

A ninth aspect of the present invention (claim 9) is to read the ID of the application form and transfer it to the outside, photograph the face of the applicant, and photograph the face image data based on the photographing. The first camera that transfers to the outside together with the machine code, and the ID of the application form is read and transferred to the outside,
A second photographing device that reads a face photograph of the application form and transfers the face image data based on the reading to the outside together with the photographing apparatus code, and reads the ID of the application form and transfers it to the outside, and photographs the face of the applicant. A third photographing apparatus for recording the face image data based on the photographing together with the photographing machine code on a recording medium; a storage means for storing personal data with an ID; Reading means for retrieving and reading personal data from the means, and transferring the personal data read by the reading means to face image data transferred from the first camera or face image data transferred from the second camera. Or a printing machine that performs color printing on the medium with the face image data recorded on the recording medium and a color correction value corresponding to the photographing machine code added to the face image data. .

[0010] An ID medium creating apparatus according to an eleventh aspect of the present invention (claim 11) reads an ID code of an application form and transfers it to the outside, shoots the face of the applicant, and converts the face image data based on the shooting into the image data. A first camera which transfers the image data to the outside together with the camera code, an ID code of the application which is read and transferred to the outside, a face photograph of the application is read, and face image data based on the read is read out together with the camera code; And a second camera for reading the ID code of the application form and transferring it to the outside, photographing the face of the applicant, and recording face image data based on this photographing together with the photographing apparatus code on a recording medium. 3 photographing machines, and personal data with an ID code, which are connected to the photographing machines via a network, are stored in advance, and an ID code transferred from each photographing machine from the stored personal data. And corresponding read the personal data to the host computer, a network connection to the motion picture camera and the host computer, personal data and ID codes corresponding thereto is read by the host computer, the first
Along with the face image data transferred from the camera, the face image data transferred from the second camera, or the face image data recorded on the recording medium, the camera code added to the face image data is A printing machine for performing color printing on a medium with a corresponding color correction value.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for controlling an ID medium creating apparatus, wherein a face of an applicant is photographed or a face photograph of an application is read, and face image data based on the photographing or reading is obtained. In an ID medium creating apparatus including a plurality of photographing machines and a printing machine for printing face image data obtained by these photographing machines on a medium, a photographing machine code is added to the face image data obtained by each photographing machine. In advance, the printing press performs color correction for color printing with a color correction value corresponding to the photographing machine code added to the face image data to be printed.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of, for example, two direct photographers (first photographers) 1a, 1b,
A plurality of, for example, two copy photographing machines (second photographing machines) 2a,
2b, a plurality of, for example, two direct photographing machines (third photographing machines) 3a and 3b, one printing machine 10, and a host computer 6 are installed.
Direct photographing machines 1a and 1b except for a and 3b, each copying photographing machine 2
a, 2b, a printing machine 10, and a host computer 6 are interconnected by a LAN (local area network) 5.

Although the photographing machines are used as abbreviations of the direct photographing machines 1a and 1b and the copying photographing machines 2a and 2b, the photographing machines are similarly used for the abbreviations of the direct photographing machines 3a and 3b.

Each of the direct photographing machines 1a and 1b includes a scanner for reading characters, lighting equipment, and a photographing booth.
The D code is read optically and transferred to the host computer 6, and the applicant's face is photographed with a camera.
The face image data based on this photographing is transferred to the printing machine 10 together with the photographing machine code, for example, the photographing machine number. Further, the direct photographing apparatuses 1a and 1b store face image data based on photographing in a built-in hard disk drive HDD as a face image data file.

In the application form P, at least an ID code, for example, an ID number given at the time of personal data registration in advance is described as items necessary for creating an ID card, and a photograph of the applicant's face is attached. It is attached.

Each of the copying machines 2a and 2b includes a scanner for reading characters and a scanner for reading photographs, optically reads the ID number on the application form P, transfers the ID number to the host computer 6, and transmits the ID number to the host computer 6. Optically reads the face photo of
The face image data based on the reading is transferred to the printing machine 10 together with the photographing machine number. Further, the copy photographing machines 2a, 2b
Saves face image data based on the reading as a face image data file in a built-in hard disk drive HDD.

Each of the direct photographing machines 3a and 3b includes a scanner for reading characters, lighting equipment, and a photographing booth, and further includes an optical disk device 4 for optically reading the ID number on the application form P. Is transferred to the host computer 6, the face of the applicant is photographed by the camera, and the face image data based on the photographing is recorded on the optical disc as the recording medium of the optical disc device 4 together with the photographing machine number. Also,
The dedicated-photographing machines 3a and 3b store the face image data based on the shooting as a face image data file in the built-in hard disk drive HDD.

The printing machine 10 includes a memory 11 as storage means for preliminarily storing color correction values corresponding to each photographing machine, and further includes an optical disk device 12 attached thereto, and personal data read by the host computer 6. And the corresponding ID number, the face image data transferred from one of the direct photographing devices 1a (1b) or the indirect photographing device 2a
Along with the face image data transferred from any of (2b) or the face image data recorded on the optical disk (= read by the optical disk device 12), color printing is performed on a medium such as a card. Further, the printing press 10
Based on the photographing machine number added to the face image data to be printed, a predetermined color correction value is selected and read out from each color correction value in the memory 11, and color correction for color printing is performed based on the color correction value. Perform

Each color correction value in the memory 11 is set by a person in charge after each camera is installed. That is, the staff
The face image data is obtained from each photographing machine, and it is sequentially printed in color by the printing machine 10, and while confirming the color condition (lightness, density, etc.) of the color printing, the optimum color correction value for each photographing machine is determined. Set. To each color correction value to be set, a photographing machine number of the corresponding photographing machine is added.

The host computer 6 has a memory 7 as storage means for storing personal data registered in advance with an ID number, and further retrieves personal data from the memory 7 based on the ID number read by each camera. A reading means for reading and transferring the read personal data to the printer 10 together with the ID number.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. In the direct photographing machine 1a, the ID number of the application form is read,
When the applicant's face is photographed, the read ID number is transferred to the host computer 6, and the face image data obtained by the photographing is printed together with the photographing machine number on the printing machine 1.
0 is transferred.

In the host computer 6, the direct photographing machine 1
The personal data corresponding to the ID number is retrieved and read, and is transferred to the printing press 10 together with the ID number. In the printing machine 10, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 2, face image data sent directly from the photographing machine 1 is received (step 101), and personal data (and an ID number) sent from the host computer 6 are received (step 101). Step 102
).

As shown in FIG. 3, the head of the face image data to be printed is attached with the photographing machine number of the sender, and the photographing machine of the sender is identified according to the photographing machine number. (Step 103).

In this case, since the transmission source is the direct photographing device 1a, a dedicated color correction value corresponding to the direct photographing device 1a is selected and read out from the memory 11, and the color correction value for color printing is obtained based on the color correction value. Is performed (step 104).

If the transmission source is the copy photographing machine 2a, a dedicated color correction value corresponding to the copy photographing machine 2a is selected and read from the memory 11, and color correction of color printing is performed by the color correction value. (Step 105).

If the transmission source is the dedicated direct photographing machine 3a, a dedicated color correction value corresponding to the dedicated direct photographing machine 3a is selected and read from the memory 11, and color correction for color printing is performed based on the color correction value. This is done (step 106).

Then, the color printing with the color correction is actually performed on the card 30 as shown in FIG. 4 (step 107). That is, the card 31 is printed in color with the photograph 31 based on the face image data, and the personal data 32 and the ID number 33 from the host computer 6 are printed.

Therefore, even if the color condition of the face image data obtained by each photographing machine is different from each other depending on the installation location and model of each photographing machine, it is necessary for the attendant to change the color correction value at all. And good color printing can always be performed.

The operation of color correction in each photographing machine is of course unnecessary. In the above embodiment, the case where a card is created as an ID medium has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to a card, and various ID media can be created. In addition, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention.

[0030]

As described above, according to the present invention, a photographing machine code is added to face image data obtained by each photographing machine, and the printing machine code is added to the face image data to be printed in the printing machine. Since the color correction for color printing is performed with the color correction value corresponding to the camera code, the optimum color correction value for the printing machine can be automatically set according to the usage status of multiple camera devices. Accordingly, it is possible to provide an ID medium producing apparatus capable of always performing good color printing without placing a burden on a staff member.

According to the present invention, a photographing machine code is added to the face image data obtained by each photographing machine, and the printing machine responds to the photographing machine code added to the face image data to be printed. The color correction for color printing is performed using the color correction values that have been set, so that the optimal color correction value for the printing press can be automatically set according to the usage status of multiple photographing machines, thereby reducing the burden on the staff. It is possible to provide a method of controlling an ID medium producing apparatus capable of always performing good color printing without using it.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a format of face image data in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an exemplary view showing an example of a card created in the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1a, 1b: Direct photographing machine 2a, 2b: Copy photographing machine 3a, 3b: Direct photographing dedicated machine 5: LAN 6: Host computer P: Application form 10: Printing machine 30: Card (medium)

Claims (13)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of photographing machines for photographing a face of an applicant or reading a face photograph of an application form and adding the photographing machine code to face image data based on the photographing or reading; A printing machine for color-printing the obtained face image data on a medium with a color correction value corresponding to a photographing machine code added to the face image data; 2. A plurality of photographing machines for reading the ID of the application form and photographing the face of the applicant and adding the photographing machine code to the face image data based on the photographing, and storing personal data with ID. Means for retrieving and reading personal data from the storage means based on the ID read by each of the photographing devices; and personal data read by the reading means and face image data obtained by each of the photographing devices. A printing machine for performing color printing on a medium with a color correction value corresponding to a photographing machine code added to the face image data. 3. The ID medium creating apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the printing machine stores a color correction value corresponding to each of the photographing machines, and personal data and each of the photographing machines read by the reading means. The face image data obtained in step (a) is color-printed on a medium, and a predetermined color correction value is selected from the stored color correction values according to the camera code added to the face image data to be printed, and the color An ID medium creating apparatus for performing color correction of color printing based on a correction value. 4. A plurality of photographers for reading an ID and a face photograph of the application form and adding the photographer code to the face image data based on the reading; a storage means for storing personal data with an ID; Reading means for retrieving and reading personal data from the storage means based on the ID read by the photographing device; and personal data read by the reading means and face image data obtained by each of the photographing devices. A printing machine for performing color printing on a medium with a color correction value according to a photographing machine code added to the ID medium creating apparatus. 5. The ID medium creating apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the printing machine stores a color correction value corresponding to each of the photographing machines, and personal data and each of the photographing machines read by the reading means. The face image data obtained in step (a) is color-printed on a medium, and a predetermined color correction value is selected from the stored color correction values according to the camera code added to the face image data to be printed, and the color An ID medium creating apparatus for performing color correction of color printing based on a correction value. 6. A first photographing apparatus for photographing the face of the applicant and adding the photographing machine code to the face image data based on the photographing, reading a face photograph of the application form, and converting the face image data based on the reading. A second photographing device to which the photographing device code is added; and printing of color printing of the face image data obtained by each photographing device on a medium with a color correction value corresponding to the photographing device code added to the face image data. An ID medium producing device, comprising: a device; 7. A first camera for reading the ID of the application form and photographing the face of the applicant, and adding the photographing apparatus code to the face image data based on the photographing, and reading the ID and the face photograph of the application form. A second photographing device for adding the photographing device code to the face image data based on the reading, a storage device storing personal data with an ID, and personal data from the storing device based on the ID read by each of the photographing devices. Reading means for retrieving and reading personal data; and a color correction value corresponding to the photographing machine code added to the face image data, wherein the personal data read by the reading means and the face image data obtained by each of the photographing machines are converted. An ID medium creating apparatus, comprising: a printing machine that performs color printing on a medium with the printing machine. 8. The ID medium creating apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the printing machine stores a color correction value corresponding to each of the photographing machines, and personal data and each of the photographing machines read by the reading means. The face image data obtained in step (a) is color-printed on a medium, and a predetermined color correction value is selected from the stored color correction values by the photographing device code added to the face image data to be printed, and the color is selected. An ID medium creating apparatus for performing color correction of color printing based on a correction value. 9. A first method for reading the ID of an application form and transferring it to the outside, photographing the face of the applicant, and transferring the face image data based on the photographing to the outside together with the photographing apparatus code.
A second camera for reading the ID of the application form and transferring it to the outside, reading a face photograph of the application form, and transferring the face image data based on the reading to the outside together with the camera code; And a third camera for photographing the face of the applicant and recording the face image data based on the photographing together with the camera code on a recording medium, and storing personal data with the ID. Reading means for retrieving and reading personal data from the storage means based on the ID transferred from each of the photographing devices; and storing the personal data read by the reading means in the first
A photographing device code added to the face image data together with the face image data transferred from the photographing device, the face image data transferred from the second photographing device, or the face image data recorded on the recording medium. A printing machine for performing color printing on a medium with a color correction value according to the following. 10. The ID medium creating apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the printing machine stores a color correction value corresponding to each of the photographing machines, and stores the personal data read by the reading means in the first printing device. Face image data transferred from a camera, or face image data transferred from the second camera, or face image data recorded on the recording medium, color printed on a medium, and a face image to be printed Creating an ID medium, wherein a predetermined color correction value is selected from the stored color correction values according to a photographing machine code added to the data, and color printing color correction is performed based on the selected color correction value. apparatus. 11. A first camera that reads an ID code of an application form and transfers the same to the outside, captures the face of the applicant, and transfers face image data based on the shooting to the outside together with the camera code. A second method for reading the ID code of the application form and transferring it to the outside, reading a face photograph of the application form, and transferring the face image data based on the readout to the outside together with the photographing apparatus code.
A third camera which reads the ID code of the application form and transfers the same to the outside, shoots the face of the applicant, and records the face image data based on the shooting on a recording medium together with the camera code; A host computer that is connected to these photographing devices via a network and stores in advance personal data with an ID code, and reads, from the stored personal data, personal data corresponding to the ID code transferred from each of the photographing devices; The personal data and the corresponding ID code read from the host computer are transferred from the first camera or the face image data from the second camera, and are connected to the respective cameras and the host computer via a network. Together with the face image data to be recorded or the face image data recorded on the recording medium. ID medium production apparatus characterized by comprising and a printing machine for color printing on a medium with a color correction value corresponding to the imaging machine code being. 12. The ID medium creating apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the printing machine is network-connected to each of the photographing machines and the host computer, and stores a color correction value corresponding to each of the photographing machines. Personal data read by the host computer and an ID code corresponding to the personal data,
The face image data transferred from the first camera, the face image data transferred from the second camera, or the face image data recorded on the recording medium is printed in color on a medium, A predetermined color correction value is selected from the stored color correction values according to the photographing device code added to the face image data, and color correction for color printing is performed based on the color correction value. I
D medium creation device. 13. A plurality of photographers for photographing a face of an applicant or reading a face photograph of an application form and obtaining face image data based on the photographing or reading, and a medium for storing face image data obtained by these photographers. A printing machine that performs color printing on the face image data, wherein a face machine data is added to the face image data obtained by each camera, and the face machine data is added to the face image data to be printed by the printing machine. A color correction for color printing with a color correction value corresponding to the set photographing machine code.