Printed matter – Having revealable concealed information – fraud preventer or... – Utilizing electromagnetic radiation
Patent
1993-12-22
1995-06-06
Payer, Hwei Siu
Printed matter
Having revealable concealed information, fraud preventer or...
Utilizing electromagnetic radiation
283 7793, 430140, B42D 1510
Patent
active
054216192
ABSTRACT:
An optical data identification card for an individual containing a photograph of the authorized user and a strip of optical contrast laser recording material with a laser-written macroscopic bi-level image of the authorized user to authenticate the photograph. The bi-level image is constructed by applying a dither matrix to a digital image file corresponding to the photograph. Each dark pixel consists of an array of high-density laser recorded spots or lines.
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Drexler Technology Corporation
Payer Hwei Siu
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