Printer driver log security verification for identification cards
US6929413B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 11, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB42D2035/08
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The present invention provides a counterfeit resistant ID card where a printed security feature is applied to the ID card at the issuance location at the time the card is issued. Specifically, the present invention provides for a process of producing an ID card having a unique imbedded security code that is generated and specifically matched to the particular ID card being printed and is applied at the time and place that the card is issued thereby providing a code by which the authenticity of the ID card can be cross verified. Verification is completed by comparing the code on the ID card to the date stamped log of all ID cards printed by the printer at the issuance location. Each entry in the log is encoded with a unique code number that corresponds to the specific print job and more importantly to the specific ID card printed. The present invention provides for the recording of this print log code into a central database to be maintained with the records corresponding to the particular ID card that was printed.
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