CA2185206C - Process for the production of documents with a security feature in the form of a foil component and document with such a security feature - Google Patents

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CA2185206C
CA2185206C CA002185206A CA2185206A CA2185206C CA 2185206 C CA2185206 C CA 2185206C CA 002185206 A CA002185206 A CA 002185206A CA 2185206 A CA2185206 A CA 2185206A CA 2185206 C CA2185206 C CA 2185206C
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42DBOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D15/00Printed matter of special format or style not otherwise provided for
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42DBOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D25/00Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
    • B42D25/20Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof characterised by a particular use or purpose
    • B42D25/29Securities; Bank notes
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42DBOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D25/00Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
    • B42D25/30Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery
    • B42D25/328Diffraction gratings; Holograms

Abstract

Each document (W1) is provided with a security feature in the form of a foil component (2) which is permanently attached to the document and cannot be changed without destroying it. Before the foil components are applied to the documents, they are provided with machine-readable image information which is variable from one foil component to another (3a, 4a). Once the foil component has been applied, the documents are passed through a reading device which reads the variable image information (3a, 4a) and controls a printer which applies a copy of this variable image information to the document outside the foil component. This can be in particular a combination of characters (7a) which is printed as part of a serial number (6a).

Description

DE LA RUE GIORI S.A. LAUSANNE / SWITZERLAND
Process for the production of documents with a security feature in the form of a foil component and document with such a security feature.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates to a process for the production of documents, in particular securities or notes of value, with a security feature in the form of a foil component which is permanently attached to the document and cannot be changed without destroying it, and to a document, in particular a note of value with a security feature of this kind.

PRIOR ART

Documents of this kind in the form of notes of value are known for example from EP-A-0 625 466. According to it, to increase security against forgery pieces of film with optically variable images are stuck on the notes, these images being in particular holograms or cinegrams, which change their appearance depending on the angle from which they are viewed. Notes of this kind cannot be reproduced with colour copiers.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

This invention is based on the task of further increasing the security of documents against forgery, above all bank notes, via the use of foil components, by creating an additional security feature which not only allows the individual registration of a document but also can be detected by any member of the general public without technical aids and which can be produced simply and reliably.

According to a broad aspect, the present invention provides a process for the production of documents with a security feature in the form of a foil component, which is permanently attached to the document and cannot be changed without being destroyed, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: giving the foil component visible machine-readable image information which varies from one foil component to another and a non-variable image section, applying said foil component to the document, passing the document through a reading device once the foil component has been applied, and applying via a printer controlled by said reading device a copy of said visible variable image information to the document outside the foil component.

The variable image information contains preferably a combination of characters in the form of a sequence of letters and/or figures which for example can be placed on the notes as part of the serial number and can be reproduced to the same or to a different scale.

The foil component preferably contains not only the variable image information but also an unchanging part of the image, for example in the form of a hologram.

The variable image information read is applied to the documents preferably with a non-impact printer, in particular an inkjet printer.

A document in accordance with the invention is characterised by the fact that the foil component permanently attached to it has image information which is variable from one document to another and that the same image information is printed again, outside the foil component, on the document, as a copy to the same or a different scale.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The invention is more clearly explained by the drawing of one embodiment, namely notes or bills with a serial number. The illustrations show:

Figures 1 and 2, two different notes of value which were made by the process in accordance with the invention.

2a DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT(S) Each note of value W1, W2 has a normal serial number 6a or 6b, in the embodiment concerned the serial number 13467 and 13468, and has a foil component 2 permanently attached to it which cannot be changed without destroying it. These foil components 2 are applied for example by hot-embossing on the notes.

Before being applied to the notes, these foil components 2 are provided on the one hand with a machine-readable image information which is changed from one foil component to another, and on the other hand with an image section which is not changed and which is the same for all the foil components. In the embodiment concerned, the variable image information comprises a combination of characters 3a and 3b and a simple figure 4a and 4b for the notes Wl and W2, and the non-variable part of the image 5 comprises for example a hologram indicated only schematically, which thus is the same for all notes. In the embodiment concerned, the foil component 2 on note W 1 has a combination of characters 3a comprising the sequence of characters ABC3 and as figure 4a a triangle, whereas the foil component 2 on note W2 has a combination of characters 3b comprising the sequence of characters XYZ5 and as figure 4b a circle.

Once the foil components 2 have been applied to the notes, the latter are passed through a reading device which reads the variable image information, thus the combination of characters 3a and 3b and figures 4a and 4b. This variable image information is then applied to the relevant note outside the foil component 2 via a printer controlled by the reading device, and in the embodiment concerned the combination of characters read 3a and 3b is placed at the end of the serial numbers 6a and 6b as copies 7a and 7b, so that this combination of characters forms for the observer part of the serial number. At the same time, the figures 4a and 4b read on foil components 2 are placed underneath the serial numbers as figure copies 8a and 8b. This variable image information is applied to the notes, preferably with a non-impact printer, in particular an inkjet printer, whereby this reproduction can be to the same or, as shown for copies 8a and 8b, a different scale.

The invention is not limited to the embodiment described, but allows for many variations with regard to the variable image information, which can be any sequence of numbers and/or letters and/or a variable figure, for example a variable interference figure, and with regard to the place where this image information is reproduced on the note of value. In addition, of course, variable information in the form of an additional figure does not have to be present. Also, any suitable known printing process can be used to make the variable image information, whereby after each individual print, a change to the image information takes place for the subsequent print.

Claims (13)

1. Process for the production of documents with a security feature in the form of a foil component, which is permanently attached to the document and cannot be changed without being destroyed, characterized in that it comprises the following steps:
- giving the foil component visible machine-readable image information which varies from one foil component to another and a non-variable image section, - applying said foil component to the document, - passing the document through a reading device once the foil component has been applied, and - applying via a printer controlled by said reading device a copy of said visible variable image information to the document outside the foil component.
2. Process according to claim 1, characterized by the fact that the variable image information contains a combination of characters.
3. Process according to claim 2, characterized in that the combination of characters is a sequence of letters and/or figures.
4. Process according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the combination of characters is applied as part of a serial number to the document.
5. Process according to claim 4, characterized in that the document is a note of value.
6. Process according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the variable image information also contains a figure.
7. Process according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that said copy of the variable image information is applied to the same scale.
8. Process according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that said copy of the variable image information is applied to a different scale.
9. Process according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that that foil components are used which in addition to the image information which is variable form one document to another also contain a non-variable image section.
10. Process according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the printer used is a non-impact printer.
11. Process according to claim 10, characterized in that the non-impact printer is an inkjet printer.
12. Document with a security feature in the form of a foil component, which is permanently attached to the document and cannot be changed without destroying it, characterized in that the foil component has machine-readable image information which is variable from one document to another and that this same image information is printed on the document again outside the foil component, this being in the form of a copy to the same scale.
13. Document with a security feature in the form of a foil component, which is permanently attached to the document and cannot be changed without destroying it, characterized in that the foil component has machine-readable image information which is variable from one document to another and that this same image information is printed on the document again outside the foil component, this being in the form of a copy to a different scale.
CA002185206A 1995-10-12 1996-09-10 Process for the production of documents with a security feature in the form of a foil component and document with such a security feature Expired - Fee Related CA2185206C (en)

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