CA2599705C

CA2599705C - Book-type document, in particular an identification document

Info

Publication number: CA2599705C
Application number: CA2599705A
Authority: CA
Inventors: Carsten Mueller; Michael Lortz
Original assignee: Bundesdruckerei GmbH
Current assignee: Bundesdruckerei GmbH
Priority date: 2005-03-03
Filing date: 2006-02-28
Publication date: 2011-11-08
Anticipated expiration: 2026-02-28
Also published as: RU2007133758A; CN101132932A; CA2599705A1; RU2404067C2; CN100575117C; BRPI0607485A2; EG26228A; DE102005018912A1; DE202005003644U1; EP1866168A1; DE102005020198A1; EP1866168B1; WO2006092273A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a book-type document, in particular an identification document, comprising a binding (12) or cover, which contains at least one support system (17) for at least one transponder unit (24) and internal pages (18), which are encompassed by the binding (12) or cover. According to the invention, the support system or systems (17) is or are sewn to at least one internal page (18) and said support system or systems (17) is or are configured as a pre-laminated page, which can be printed on at least one side and act or acts as a personal data page or header (14) for the binding (12) or cover.

Description

Book-type document, in particular an identification document The invention relates to a book-type document, in 5particular an identification document or document of value, such as passports, , book-type personal identification papers, drivers' licenses, provisional personal documents, security documents, access authorizations or the like, comprising a book binding 10and paper and/or plastic internaA pages accommodated therein.

The internal pages are fixed to the end paper or to the inner cover page by means of a seam. The end paper or 15the inner cover page is joined to the book binding. In the case of identification documents, the internal pages comprise at least one personalization data page, on whioh the most important personal data and the image of the holder are arranged for identification. Further 20data can contain entries relating to the holder or free regions for subsequent entries. These personalization data pages are provided with a laminate layer on a front side and a rear side in order to form a laminate layer covering.
The further internal pages are normally formed of paper and are used for the application of stamps and visas.
The personalization data pages are stitched together 30with the further internal pages and adhesively bonded to the book binding as the book content. This embodiment has the disadvantage that, in terms of fabrication, a large number of operations are necessary in order to apply the laminate layers and to form a 35completely enclosed laminate layer covering.
Furthermore, the formation of the fold region of such a laminate layer covering in the seam area of the book content is threatened by cracking or fracture by the

2 -flexible stressing and is relatively rigid in the fold region.

There is in principle considerable interest in 5protecting book-type documents., in particular identification documents, against forgeries and in making the production of forgeries technically impossible or at least unprofitable. At the same time, there is considerable interest in carrying out the 10production of documents of value inexpensively.

The invention is therefore based on the object of providing a book-type document, in particular an identification document, in which a high degree of 1.5security against forgery is provided with low production costs.

According to the invention, this object is achieved by a book-type document, in particular an identification 20document, according to the features of the main claim.
Further advantageous refinements and developments of the invention are specified in the further dependent claims.

25By means of the configuration according to the invention of a book-type document, in particular an identification document, in which the at least one carrier system is stitched to at least one data page and the carrier system is formed as a pre-laminate, 30whlch can be treated by printing on at least one side and is provided as a personalization data page or as an end, paper for the book binding or book cover, a reduction in the, production costs is achieved by the reduction in the production. steps. By using a pre-351aminate as end product which merely still has to be printed, further processing steps, such, as the application of laminate layers, can be dispensed with and, at the same time, the security requirements for

3 PCT/EP2006/001833 forestalling forgeries can be maintained. By means of the carrier system, which can. be treated by printing on at least one side, the pre-laminate: can be printed and personalized as a personalization data page or end 5paper. Thus, for example, document or passport blanks can be produced inexpensively in which, for the purpose of fabrication, the carrier system is treated by printing for the purpose of personalization as required and the transponder unit is stored a selected data set 10of holders of the document. The introduction of the carrier system into the book-type document as a pre-laminate can be provided both for a personalization data page and for an end paper for the book binding or book cover, which means that various structures are l5made possible in book-type documents whilst maintaining the security requirements and inexpensive production.
According to an advantageous refinement of the invention, provision is made for the carrier system 20provided as a pre-laminate to have a carrier layer to accommodate at least one transponder unit and at least one layer covering the transponder unit, which are non-detachably connected to each other. This ensures that manipulation by separating a. top or carrier layer and 25reinoval or replacement of the :transponder unit is prevented. The non-detachable connection can be made possible by means of cold or hot adhesive bonding, lamination, welding and/or a chemical reaction to form the at least partly material connection. Likewise, a 30non-detachable connection consists in separation of the carrier layer or of the top layer causing fragmentation on account of the structuring of one layer, in the event that an attempt is made to separate the top layer from the carrier layer or vice versa.
In order to form a seam area that can be folded well in the book-type document, provision is advantageously made for the carrier system provided as a pre-laminate

4 -to comprise a region having only one layer which, when the carrier system is introduced or arranged in the book-type document, is assigned to,the seam area. As a result, the risk of fracture under bending can be 5minimized considerably. In addition, a reduction of the thickness in the fold region can be achieved. The layer accommodating the transponder unit is preferably provided in the seam area, and the top layer is provided with a punched-out region or the top layer l0ends before the seam area.

The carrier system provided as a pre-laminate, which is used as a personalization data page, advantageously has a flap opposite the seam area or a complete data page.
l5As a result of the at least one surface that can be treated by printing, the pre-laminate has the same function as a data page and can be used to accommodate stamps or visas.

20The carrier system provided as a pre-laminate which, according to an alternative refinement, is introduced into the book-type document of value as an end paper, can extend completely over both internal pages of the book binding or book cover or can be provided at least 25on one internal page and in the seam area of the book binding or book cover.

The carrier system provided as a pre-laminate has at least one flexible and tear-resistant layer. As a 30resu.lt, removal or destruction of the layer can be carried out only with considerable force and damage.
This flexible layer is advantageously difficult to tear- The at least one further layer which covers the at least one transponder unit is preferably likewise 35flexible, so that the pre-laminate is formed as an arrangement similar to paper or film, which has a layer thickness similar to a paper or film of the data page-

- 5 -According to a further advantageous refinement of the invention, provision is made for the carrier system to comprise at least one carrier layer and at least one top layer, at least one of the two layers being 5produced from thermoplastic material, such as polycarbonate, from thermoplastic elastomer, from thermosetting material, from paper, paper-nonwoven fibers, fibrous nonwoven, laminated and/or pressed paper and/or nonwoven material, composite material, 10composite materials made of nonwoven substances and/or thermoplastic elastomers, rubber., latex and/or natural substances.

According to a further advantageous refinement of the 15invention, provision is made for at least one layer of the carrier system formed as a pre-laminate to have a film-like, paper-like, fabric-like, nonwoven-like, smooth, embossed. or structured surface. As a result, flexibility for different configurations can be made 20possible, the application of personalization data being provided.

Provision is preferably made for the at least one layer to be capable of treatment by means of an offset, book, 25screen, pad, embossing, laser or inkjet printing process. By means of drying techniques following the printing process, the various printing processes can be selected and short production times can be achieved.

30The pre-laminate can preferably lave further security features as a result of punched-out portions, kiss-cut portions, slits, perforations, embossments or a combination thereof. As a result, further security features can be added to the pre-laminate in a 35straightforward manner, which further increases the security against forgery, Furthermore, provision is made, according to the

- 6 -invention, for a carrier system having at least one carrier layer and at least one top layer and having at least one transponder unit lying between them to be formed as a pre-laminate, which is provided as a 5personalized document or can be introduced into or applied to a book-type document or a document of value as a personalization data page or as a sticker. This pre-laminate, which is an intermediate product, can thus be employed in an inexpensive way for further lOprocessing.

Provision, is advantageously made for it to be possible for the carrier system formed as a pre-laminate to be treated by printing on at least one side in order to l5produce a visa and to be positioned on a data page or internal page of a book-type document or document of value by means of a hot or cold adhesive bond. Thus, such pre--laminates can be used and employed not only for binding into a book-type document of value but also 20as a visa or sticker. As a result of the printability, this intermediate product can be completed in a straightforward manner as an end product. The above-described embodiments and variants of the pre-laminate are likewise possible for the configuration of a 25sticker.

The pre-laminate, as intermediate product, is preferably processed by one or more processing steps, such as printing, labeling, pasting, perforating, 30embossing, punching, kiss-cutting or stamping, to form the end product and forms a personalized document.
Further processing steps for finishing the pre-laminate, such as the application of a hologram film or further individualization constituents, are possible.
A document to be personalized or the personalized document is preferably produced in an IQ1 or ID2 format. Likewise, other formats or intermediate

-7-formats can also be chosen. The above-described embodiments and alternatives of a carrier system in a book-type document can also be used for a personalized document.
In a broad aspect, the present invention relates to a book-type document, having a book binding or book cover, which comprises at least one carrier system having at least one transponder unit and internal pages, which are accommodated in the book binding or book cover, and further comprises at least one carrier system, which is stitched to at least one internal page, characterized in that the at least one carrier system is formed as a prelaminate which has a carrier layer to accommodate the at least one transponder unit and at least one top layer covering the transponder unit, which top layer is connected to the carrier layer in such a manner that it is difficult to detach and a seam area of the carrier system is formed by a carrier layer said prelaminate being an end product that is provided as a personalization data page or end paper for the book binding or book cover which is treatable by printing on at least one side, and a selected data set of the holder of the document is storable into the transponder unit.

In another broad aspect, the present invention relates to a carrier system for an identification document having at least one transponder unit, characterized in that the carrier system is formed by a prelaminate having a carrier layer to accommodate at least one transponder unit and at least one top layer covering the transponder unit and connected to the carrier layer in such a manner that it is difficult to detach the top layer from the carrier layer and in that the prelaminate is treatable by printing on at least one side, and in that a seam area of the carrier system is formed by a carrier layer, and in that the prelaminate is an end product for a personalized document or a personalization data page (17) stitchable in a book-type document.

The invention and further advantageous refinements and developments of the same will be described and explained in more detail below by using the examples illustrated in the drawings. The features to be gathered from the description and the drawings can be used, according to the invention on their own or in a plurality in any desired combination.
In the drawings:

7a figure 1 shows a perspective illustration of a book-type identification document according to the invention, figure 2 shows a schematic sectional illustration of the documents according to figure 1, and figure 3 shows a schematic sectional illustration of an alternative configuration of a book-type identification document.

A book-type document 11 is illustrated in figure 1. This document 11 is, for example, an identification document such as a passport or a personal identity document.
The document 11 comprises a book binding 12. Provided on an inner side of the book binding 12 is an end paper 14, which is fixed to the book binding 12. Via a common seam 16, a carrier system 17 having internal pages 18 is connected to one end paper 14. The internal pages 18 of the book-type document 11 are used to accommodate visas or stamps or other entries.

A schematic sectional illustration of the book-type document 11 according to figure 1 is illustrated in Figure 2. The structure of the book binding 12

8 -illustrated in figure 2 is merely exemplary. The book binding 12 is formed by a front and rear side, which can be folded together by means of .a crease in the seam area 21. The front and rear side can be formed from a 5reinforced paper, a paperboard, a: plastic film or a combination thereof. Alternatively, the book binding 12 can comprise a multilayer structure, in which the front and rear sides are formed by a book cover binding, which can additionally be provided with a 10spine in the seam area. The end paper 14 is applied to the book cover.

The embodiment illustrated in figure 2 constitutes an embodiment with reduced fabrication costs. To this 15end, the carrier system 17 is formed from a pre-laminate. Such pre-laminates are intermediate products which are provided for further: processing. For example, this pre--laminate is incorporated completely into a chip card by means of a pressure casting method 20or a laminating technique. A top layer applied to a carrier layer is used merely for protection against soiling. Such intermediate products, which can be modified as required, are processed and used in accordance with the invention as an end product in a 25book-type document. The carrier system 17 comprises a film-like carrier layer 23, to which at least one transponder unit 24 for reading data in and out without contact, such as document number, document holder, further person.-specific data, is applied. At least one 30top layer 26 is applied to this carrier layer 23 such that it is difficult to detach from the carrier layer 23. At least one outer side of the carrier system 17 can be treated by printing. To the latter, according to the exemplary embodiment in figures 1 and 2, a 35decoration and/or personalization.data is applied. The decoration is preferably applied first, if it is required, and then the personalization data. For example, offset, book, screen, pad, cmbos,sing, laser, WO 2006/092273 PCT/EP2006/001e33

- 9 -inkjet or security underprinting processes can be used.
The introduction of the personalization data can be carried out before the introduction of the carrier system 17 into the book binding 12. Likewise, a blank 5of a book-type document can also be produced, in which the carrier system 17 is contained in the book-type document 11, so that subsequent personalization of the carrier system 17 and also of the at least one transponder unit 24 contained in the carrier, system 17 10is made possible. In addition to the at least one transponder unit 24 arranged in the carrier system 17, at least one further transponder unit can be provided in the book binding 12. The personalization data or further data can be stored and deposited in the at i.5least two transponder units 24 iz a redundant and/or distributed manner and linked with one other.

The carrier system 17 is formed as an insert sheet.
One side can be formed in accordance with the ICAO
20standard. A photograph of the document holder, an OCR
machine-readable ICAO line : 29 and further personalization data 28 can be applied. According to the exemplary embodiment, the carrier system 17 can comprise a flap 31 which extends beyond the seam area 2521. Alternatively, instead of the flap 31, a complete data page 18 can be provided. The transponder unit 24 is arranged within one data page 18, for example.
Alternatively, the transponder unit 24 can be provided in the edge region or else extend over the seam area 3021.

The carrier layer 23 consists for example of thermoplastic material such as polycarbonate or thermoplastic elastomer, of a thermoplastic or 35thermosetting material and is tear-resistant. In addition, fabrics or nonwovens can be provided in order to increase the tear resistance.

- 10 --The at least one transponder unit 24 is adhesively bonded, pressed or at least laid on the carrier layer 23. The at least one top layer 26, which fixes at least one transponder unit 24 to the carrier layer 23 5and, if necessary, additionally positions the latter, can be produced from a material which is provided, at least in some sections, such that it is difficult to detach from the carrier layer 23. For example, the top layer 26 can be provided from the material of the 10carrier layer 23 for a structure that is the same on both sides- Furthermore, the top layer 26 can be formed from a fibrous nonwoven, paper nonwoven, laminated and/or pressed paper and/or nonwoven material, composite materials made of nonwoven 15substances and/or thermoplastic elastomers. At least one surface of the carrier system 17 can be printed technically, so that the carrier system 17, as a personalization data page, can be completed with personalization data.
A structure of a carrier system 17 that is the same on both sides can consist, for example, in a paper-like surface being applied to a PE layer or, respectively, a PE layer being coated with a paper-like surface. The 25transponder unit 24 is applied to the PE layer. This is in turn covered by a PE layer which is provided or coated with a paper-like layer. Instead of a paper-like coating, a fabric-like, a film-like, a smooth, embossed or a structured coating or a surface of 30various materials can be provided. Alternatively, an uncoated carrier or top layer can be formed exclusively from the same or a different material.

In the seam area 21, the carrier system 17 is 35preferably formed in one layer. The tear-resistant carrier layer 23 or top layer 26 extends along the seam area 21, so that the seam 16 is introduced therein.
Alternatively, provision can also be made for the

- 11 -carrier system 17, as a pre-laminate having a carrier layer. 23 and at least one top layer 26, to extend completely over the seam area 16.

5An alternative embodiment is illustrated in figure 3 in a sectional illustration relating to figure 2. The carrier system 17 is connected to a book binding 12. A
surface of the carrier system 17 pointing towards the internal pages 18 is formed as an. end paper 14, which l0at the same time can also comprise the personalization data page. Embodiments of this type can be used, for example, as a driver's license or access authorization and also as further personal documents. The carrier system 17 is preferably adhesively bonded on the book 1.5binding 12 together with the carrier layer 23 accommodating the at least one transponder unit 24.
The top layer 26 forms the end: paper 14. In the exemplary embodiment, the carrier system 17 extends completely over the book binding 12 and forms the end 20paper 14 for the inner front side and rear side of the book binding 12. Alternatively, the carrier system 17 can also extend only over the inner front or inner rear side of the book binding 12 as far as the seam area 21, so that the carrier system 17 is connected to the 25internal pages 18 by the at least one seam 16.

By means of the use according to the invention of a pre-laminate as carrier system 17, inexpensive production can be achieved in a cost-effective way, 30leaving out many production :steps, such as the application of laminate layers and the formation of a laminate layer covering. At the same time, it is made possible for blanks for book-type documents to be produced inexpensively, which are provided at a later 35time with personalization data and also registration.
numbers or passport numbers or further person identification numbers.

12 The features described above are in each case essential to the invention on their own and can be combined with one another as desired.

Claims

1. A book-type document, having a book binding (12) or book cover, which comprises at least one carrier system (17) having at least one transponder unit (24) and internal pages (18), which are accommodated in the book binding (12) or book cover, and further comprises at least one carrier system (17), which is stitched to at least one internal page (18), characterized in that the at least one carrier system (17) is formed as a prelaminate which has a carrier layer (23) to accommodate the at least one transponder unit (24) and at least one top layer (26) covering the transponder unit (24), which top layer (26) is connected to the carrier layer (23) in such a manner that it is difficult to detach and a seam area (21) of the carrier system (17) is formed by a carrier layer (23) said prelaminate being an end product that is provided as a personalization data page or end paper (14) for the book binding (12) or book cover which is treatable by printing on at least one side, and a selected data set of the holder of the document is storable into the transponder unit (24).

2. The book-type document as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the top layer (26) and the carrier layer (23) prelaminate are connected to each other such that they cannot be detached without partial destruction.

3. The book-type document as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the carrier system (17) provided as a personalization data page opposite the seam area (21) is formed as a flap (31) or internal page (18).

4. The book-type document as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the carrier system (17) provided as an end paper (14) extends at least partly as far as the seam area (21) or completely on the inner front or rear side of the book binding (12) or book cover.

5. The book-type document as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that at least one layer (23, 26) of the carrier system (17) consists of a material that is flexible and tear-resistant or of a material that is difficult to tear.

6. The book-type document as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the carrier system (17) comprises at least one carrier layer (23) and at least one top layer (26), at least one of the two layers (23, 26) being produced from thermoplastic material, such as polycarbonate, from thermoplastic elastomer, from thermosetting material, from paper, paper-nonwoven fibers, fibrous nonwoven, laminated or pressed paper or nonwoven material, composite material, composite materials made of nonwoven substances or thermoplastic elastomers, rubber, latex or natural substances.

7. The book-type document as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that at least one layer (23, 26) of the carrier system (17) has a film-like, paper-like, fabric-like, nonwoven-like, smooth, embossed or structured surface.

8. The book-type document as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that at least one layer (23, 26) of the carrier system (17) is capable of treatment by means of an offset, book, screen, pad, embossing, laser, inkjet or security underprinting printing process.

9. The book-type document as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the prelaminate formed as a carrier system (17) has further security features as a result of kiss-cut portions, slits, perforations, embossments or a combination thereof.

10. A carrier system for an identification document having at least one transponder unit (24), characterized in that the carrier system (17) is formed by a prelaminate having a carrier layer (23) to accommodate at least one transponder unit (24) and at least one top layer (26) covering the transponder unit (24) and connected to the carrier layer (23) in such a manner that it is difficult to detach the top layer (26) from the carrier layer (23) and in that the prelaminate is treatable by printing on at least one side, and in that a seam area (21) of the carrier system (17) is formed by a carrier layer (23), and in that the prelaminate is an end product for a personalized document or a personalization data page (17) stitchable in a book-type document.

11. The carrier system as claimed in claim 10, characterized in that the prelaminate is produced at least by means of printing, labeling, pasting, perforating, embossing, punching, kiss-cutting or slitting, to form the end product as a personalized document.

12. The carrier system as claimed in claim 10, characterized in that the document to be personalized or the personalized document is produced in the or ID2 format.