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Personalization of physical media by selectively revealing and hiding pre-printed color pixels

US8314828B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 18, 2009
Grant dateNov 20, 2012
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Expiry dateJan 6, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB42D2035/26
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Personalization of identity card by producing a color image thereon by selectively exposing photon-sensitive layers on the card to change between transparent and opaque thereby selectively revealing opaque colors from the photon-sensitive layer or from a printed substrate. Other systems and methods are disclosed.

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