According to a first aspect, the invention relates to a secure multilayer identification component (10) comprising a transparent zone (5) and, level with the transparent zone: a personalisable layer (22) intended to receive identification information (6); and a semi-reflective element (4) arranged on the back side (V) of the component relative to the personalisable layer, such that the identification information can be checked in reflection from the back side of the component and in transmission both from the back and front sides of the component. The semi-reflective element (4) can be formed of a semi-reflective layer that can be seen in direct reflection, selected from an index layer, a fine metallisation layer or a partial metallisation layer, or comprise a diffractive element that can be seen at a given diffraction angle different from the specular reflection angle, or a DID-type zero order diffractive optical component. The personalisable layer (22) intended to cover the identification information can be a layer that is sensitive to laser marking.
B42D 25/00 - Cartes ou structures de type feuille portant des informations caractérisées par leurs éléments d’identification ou de sécurité; Leur fabrication
B42D 15/00 - Cartes ou imprimés d'un format ou d'un type particulier non prévu ailleurs
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OPTICAL SECURITY COMPONENT WITH A REFLECTIVE EFFECT, PRODUCTION OF SUCH A COMPONENT AND SECURE DOCUMENT PROVIDED WITH SUCH A COMPONENT
According to one aspect, the invention concerns an optical security component (10) intended to be observed by direct reflection, comprising an observation face (100) and identifiable information (22), said component comprising, successively, starting from the side opposite the observation face: a first support layer (11), identification elements (12) obtained by printing an absorbent material to reproduce at least a portion of said identifiable information, structured on one of the faces thereof that opposes the face opposite the support layer, to form a first subwavelength grating, a second layer (13) having a high refractive index, covering the first support layer and the identification elements, a third layer (14) having a low refractive index, in contact with said second layer, structured on the entire surface of same to form a second subwavelength grating, a fourth layer (15) having a high refractive index, in contact with said third structured layer (14), a fifth layer (16) having a low refractive index, in contact with said fourth layer (15).
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G07D 7/00 - Vérification spécialement adaptée à la détermination de l’identité ou de l’authenticité de papiers de valeur ou pour discriminer ceux qui sont inacceptables, p.ex. qui ne correspondent pas à une monnaie
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OPTICAL SAFETY COMPONENT, MANUFACTURE OF ONE SUCH COMPONENT, AND PROTECTED PRODUCT PROVIDED WITH ONE SUCH COMPONENT
According to one aspect, the invention relates to an optical safety component (60) that is to be controlled during reflection in a controlling spectral band. The optical safety component includes a reflective layer (602) in said controlling spectral band. Said reflective layer has a structured area. The structured area includes microstructures spatially distributed in a uniform manner over the entire area so as to form an optical structure at least partially diffusing in said controlling spectral band. The heights of said microstructures are distributed, according to a modulated random structure, on said area by means of a modulation function so as to form, after lighting the component at a given angle, an image that is identifiable by observing the reflection thereof.
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The invention relates to a prefabricated secure foldable multilayer label intended to be adhered onto a substrate, including built-in security means (13, 23), characterized in that it includes a first flap (1) and a second flap (2), each including a transparent substrate layer (11, 21), said flaps being separated by a folding line and capable of overlapping and being adhered along a first surface (61, 62) of said flaps (1, 2). According to one advantageous aspect, the prefabricated label includes a removable printable sheet (4), which can be used e.g. as a receipt. The invention also relates to the manufacture of said secure label.
One aspect of the invention relates to an optical security component (10) for being observed in a spectral band between 380 and 780 nm and having direct reflection, including a layer made of a dielectric material (101) which is transparent in said observation spectral band, a continuous metal layer (102) forming a metal-dielectric interface with said layer made of a dielectric material and having a thickness (t) sufficient to enable the reflection of the light incident on said interface in the observation spectral band with a residual maximum transmission as a function of the wave length of 2% and structured at said interface to form, in a first coupling area, two sets of undulations extending in two directions and forming a first two-dimensional network having the sub wavelength periods (Λ1, Λ2) in each one of the directions.
One aspect of the invention relates to an optical security component (10) comprising at least one diffractive element (7) formed by at least one annular diffractive grating (111, 113, 115, 117, 131, 133, 135) characterized by a minimum radius (Rmin), a maximum radius (Rmax) and a period (d). According to the invention, using a polychromatic light-emitting object, the aforementioned diffractive element can form a plurality of images at different observation distances from the component, the spectral characteristics of said images varying as a function of the observation distance from the component.
G06K 19/06 - Supports d'enregistrement pour utilisation avec des machines et avec au moins une partie prévue pour supporter des marques numériques caractérisés par le genre de marque numérique, p.ex. forme, nature, code
G06K 19/16 - Supports d'enregistrement pour utilisation avec des machines et avec au moins une partie prévue pour supporter des marques numériques caractérisés par le genre de marque numérique, p.ex. forme, nature, code utilisant des marquages de différentes sortes sur le même support d'enregistrement, p.ex. un marquage étant lu optiquement et l'autre par des moyens magnétiques au moins une sorte de marquage étant utilisée pour l'authentification, p.ex. de cartes de crédit ou de cartes d'identité le marquage étant lu par irradiation le marquage étant constitué par un hologramme ou un réseau de diffraction
According to one aspect, the invention relates to an optical safety component having a plasmonic effect intended to be observed by transmission, including two layers (101, 103) made of a transparent dielectric material, a metal layer (102) that is arranged between said layers made of dielectric material to form two dielectric-metal interfaces (105, 106), and is structured to form on at least a portion thereof corrugations (104) that are capable of coupling surface plasmon modes supported by said dielectric-metal interfaces with an incident light wave. The corrugations are arranged in a first coupling area in a first main direction and in at least one second coupling area separate from said first coupling area, in a second main direction that is substantially perpendicular to said first main direction, said metal layer being continuous on each one of said coupling areas.
G02B 5/00 - OPTIQUE ÉLÉMENTS, SYSTÈMES OU APPAREILS OPTIQUES Éléments optiques autres que les lentilles
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G07D 7/12 - Lumière visible, rayonnement infrarouge ou ultraviolet
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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTHENTICATING A SECURE DOCUMENT
The invention relates to a method for automatically authenticating a document comprising a tag portion, including the following steps: a) printing an authentic tag (101) having optically variable elements; b) photographing the authentic tag (101) in order to create a first reference image; c) calculating and registering a digital reference imprint of the tag; d) photographing a tag (102) to be verified sequentially under first lighting conditions, and under second lighting conditions essentially different from those of the first lighting conditions, so as to create first and second verification images, using a imaging apparatus (107) having a communication unit (109), a memory unit (113), and a calculation unit (112); e) verifying the optically variable character on the basis of first and second verification images and calculating a digital verification imprint of the tag to be verified; and f) comparing the digital verification imprint and the corresponding digital reference imprint, calculating the distance between said two digital imprints, and comparing said distance relative to a predetermined threshold.
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The present invention relates to a machine for transferring, at high temperature and under pressure, at least one layer, known as a transfer layer, that is a constituent part of a multilayer laminate (10), said transfer layer being intended in particular for the protection of a flat substrate (100).
Secure product and method of production, comprising a reflective first layer, a second layer and a third layer including legible information, the first layer being enclosed between the second and third layers, in which product the first and the second layers are transparent, at least a first part of the internal face of the second layer comprises a diffusing microstructure and the diffusing microstructure is positioned in such a way as to cover a predetermined portion of the legible information.
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B42D 15/00 - Cartes ou imprimés d'un format ou d'un type particulier non prévu ailleurs
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The invention relates to a security element (12) for security papers, valuable documents and other data carriers, comprising a surface hologram structure (14) and a volume hologram structure (16). In this case, the invention provides for the volume hologram structure (16) to be swollen up in partial regions (24) and thereby to form additional information in the form of a two- or multicoloured motif (18) and in the form of a microstructure (70).
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G07D 7/00 - Vérification spécialement adaptée à la détermination de l’identité ou de l’authenticité de papiers de valeur ou pour discriminer ceux qui sont inacceptables, p.ex. qui ne correspondent pas à une monnaie
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OPTICAL AUTHENTICATION COMPONENT AND METHOD OF FABRICATING SAID COMPONENT
According to one aspect, the invention relates to an optical authentication component visible in reflection comprising an etched structure (23) on a support (20) of index n0, a thin layer (60) of a dielectric material of optical index ni different from n0 deposited on said structure (23), a layer (50) of a material of index n2 close to n0 encapsulating the structure (23) coated with the thin layer (60). The structure (23) exhibits a first pattern (22) modulated by a second pattern, the first pattern (22) being a bas-relief comprising a set of facets (24) whose shapes are determined so as to simulate a relief image of a relief object (10), and the second pattern (26) being a periodic grating determined so as to modulate the first pattern (22) in order to produce, after deposition of the thin layer (60) and encapsulation of said structure (23), a first colour according to a first orientation of observation and a second different colour according to a second orientation of observation obtained by an azimuthal rotation of the component.
B42D 15/00 - Cartes ou imprimés d'un format ou d'un type particulier non prévu ailleurs
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G06K 19/16 - Supports d'enregistrement pour utilisation avec des machines et avec au moins une partie prévue pour supporter des marques numériques caractérisés par le genre de marque numérique, p.ex. forme, nature, code utilisant des marquages de différentes sortes sur le même support d'enregistrement, p.ex. un marquage étant lu optiquement et l'autre par des moyens magnétiques au moins une sorte de marquage étant utilisée pour l'authentification, p.ex. de cartes de crédit ou de cartes d'identité le marquage étant lu par irradiation le marquage étant constitué par un hologramme ou un réseau de diffraction
G07D 7/12 - Lumière visible, rayonnement infrarouge ou ultraviolet
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METHOD FOR SECURING AN OBJECT AND CORRESPONDING OBJECT
The invention relates in particular to a method for securing an object, which includes steps consisting of: creating a multilayer graphic signature (23), by means of stacking with partial or complete transparency a first random graphic element (20) on a first layer (11) and a second graphic element (21) on a second layer (12); and storing said graphic signature on or in the object (10). The method according to the invention is essentially characterised in that: the relative position of the first graphic element (20) and the second graphic element (21) is random.
G07D 7/00 - Vérification spécialement adaptée à la détermination de l’identité ou de l’authenticité de papiers de valeur ou pour discriminer ceux qui sont inacceptables, p.ex. qui ne correspondent pas à une monnaie
G07F 7/08 - Mécanismes actionnés par des objets autres que des pièces de monnaie pour déclencher ou actionner des appareils de vente, de location, de distribution de pièces de monnaie ou de papier-monnaie, ou de remboursement par carte d'identité codée ou carte de crédit codée
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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY CHECKING THE AUTHENTICITY OF AN IDENTITY DOCUMENT
The invention relates to a method which includes a data-acquisition phase and the creation of a database (17) of multi-component digital signatures making up identity document impressions, associated with a central server (10) delocalised relative to a primary database including variable textual data and images of reference identity documents. A phase of delocalised checking of identity documents in a checking station (20) includes scanning (22) an identity document to be checked, creating an impression (18) of the scanned document, comparing (19) the latter with the impression of a document in the database of impressions (17) indexed with the same reference number and emitting (25) a message according to the result of the comparison.
G06K 9/00 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture ou la reconnaissance de caractères imprimés ou écrits ou pour la reconnaissance de formes, p.ex. d'empreintes digitales
The present invention relates to a device (1) for checking a secured object (10) provided with at least one security element (11) for generating sequential or dynamic optical effects according to the orientation thereof and/or the movements applied thereto, comprising a display screen (2), a position and/or motion sensor (3) and a means for generating and displaying on the screen (2) a simulation (4) of the nominal security element associated with the secured object (10), the display depending on the orientation of the device (1) as determined by the position and/or motion sensor (3), so as to be able to compare the security element (11) of the object (10) to be checked and the simulation (4) according to the respective orientations or movements thereof. The present invention also relates to a method for checking the secured object (10) by means of such a device (1).
G07D 7/12 - Lumière visible, rayonnement infrarouge ou ultraviolet
G07D 7/00 - Vérification spécialement adaptée à la détermination de l’identité ou de l’authenticité de papiers de valeur ou pour discriminer ceux qui sont inacceptables, p.ex. qui ne correspondent pas à une monnaie
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CUSTOMISED SECURE DOCUMENT AND PROCEDURE FOR SECURING A DOCUMENT
The present invention relates to a method for securing a document (1), as well as to a secure document (1) including a data medium (2) and an optical security component (3). The medium (2) includes a first surface (12) and a second surface (13). The optical component (3) includes a means (21) for generating optical effects and adhesive means (5) adhering to the first surface (21) of the medium (2). Customisation data (16,17,18,19,20) are written on the secure document (1). The secure document (1) also includes an additional sealing component (4) including adhesive means (10) adhering to the second surface (13) of the medium (2), the medium (2) including at least one perforation (14, 15) arranged so that the optical (3) and additional (4) components are bonded to each other through the perforation (14, 15).
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SECURE DOCUMENT AND METHOD FOR MAKING A DOCUMENT SECURE
The invention relates to a secure document (1) comprising a data support (2) comprising perforations (3) visible to an observer (6), characterized in that the secure document comprises reflecting means (4, 10) arranged so that light passing through the perforations (3) of the support (2) is reflected through the perforations.
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B42D 15/00 - Cartes ou imprimés d'un format ou d'un type particulier non prévu ailleurs
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OPTICAL SECURITY MARKING COMPONENT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SUCH A COMPONENT, SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH A COMPONENT, AND READER FOR CHECKING SUCH A COMPONENT
The present invention relates to an optical security marking component producing a first visible configuration when observed through a polarizer oriented in a first orientation, and a second configuration, separate from the first, visible when observed through the polarizer oriented in a second orientation, the optical component comprising a stamped film for forming at least two diffraction gratings having different orientations, characterized in that each of said gratings has a period of less than 550 nm and a modulation between 0.25 and 0.5 relative to a reference plane.
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G03H 1/26 - Procédés ou appareils adaptés spécialement pour produire des hologrammes multiples ou pour en obtenir des images, p.ex. procédés pour l'holographie à plusieurs couleurs
The invention concerns a security marking system for producing a secure marking label, comprising a support sheet (1) such as a silicon-containing sheet having two separate flaps (4, 5) on a first folding line (2), the first flap (4) supporting on the recto side a first holographic component (6) whereof the surface contacting the support sheet is coated with an adhesive film (7). The second flap (5) supports on the same recto side a second component formed by a film (8) whereof the surface contacting the support sheet is coated with an adhesive film (9) and the opposite surface bears personalizing indicia (10), and the first flap comprises a second folding line (3) substantially parallel to the first folding line.
B42D 15/10 - Cartes d'identité, cartes de crédit, cartes bancaires ou cartes analogues portant des informations (supports d'enregistrement, p.ex. cartes d'identité ou cartes de crédit, pour utilisation avec des machines et avec au moins une partie prévue pour supporter des marques numériques G06K 19/00)
A method for producing graphics on the so-called working surface (20) of an optical medium (2), which surface carries information (2000, 2001), including manufacturing said medium (200) from a clear material, selectively depositing a first reflective material (203) on said working surface in a area corresponding to said graphics, uniformly depositing a second reflective material (201), and depositing a protective coating (202). The first (203) and second (201) materials are of contrasting colours, thereby differentiating the areas coated with the first material from non-coated adjacent areas when the working surface (20) is exposed to a light source (la). The invention also relates to optical media (2), such as CDs or DVDs, obtained via said method.
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