A portable data collection device including an imaging assembly including a two dimensional (2D) photosensor array. The imaging assembly is selectively actuatable with a first trigger for reading a target dataform in the imaging assembly's target area and actuatable with a second trigger for capturing a image of the target object in the target area. The device also includes an illumination assembly including an circuit board assembly supporting illumination and targeting light emitting diodes and a lens array or panel positioned adjacent the circuit board assembly for focusing an even pattern of illumination on the target area and generating a crosshair illumination pattern for aiming the device at the target dataform. The device further includes an optic assembly for focusing reflected illumination from the target area onto the two dimensional photosensor array. The optic assembly includes a focusing optic for changing a best focus distance of the optic assembly as a function of moving a wedge shaped optic with respect to a stationary optic to change a thickness of the focusing optic.

Portable data collection device with variable focusing module for optic assembly

We provide a system for issuing identification documents to a plurality of individuals, comprising a first database, a first server, and a workstation. The first database stores a plurality of digitized images, each digitized image comprising a biometric image of an individual seeking an identification document. The first server is in operable communication with the first database and is programmed to send, at a predetermined time, one or more digitized images from the first database to a biometric recognition system, the biometric recognition system in operable communication with a second database, the second database containing biometric templates associated with individuals whose images have been previously captured, and to receive from the biometric recognition system, for each digitized image sent, an indicator, based on the biometric searching of the second database, as to whether the second database contains any images of individuals who may at least partially resemble the digitized image that was sent. The a workstation is in operable communication with the first server and is configured to permit a user to review the indicator and to make a determination as to whether the individual is authorized to be issued an identification document or to keep an identification document in the individual's possession.

Systems and methods for managing and detecting fraud in image databases used with identification documents

The present invention relates to image-formation on any selected kind of objective body. The characterizing features reside in such that, based upon fed image data, required images are formed on an image-transferable sheet acting for image carry-over service and in reliance on sublimation image transfer technique, and then, by the use of said sheet with said images thus formed thereon, the formed images thereon are transferringly applied on the objective body. By adopting the above measures, the objective body can be formed sharply and clearly with any desired images, irrespective of kind and configuration thereof, with such superior results of highly improved unity and solidability between the formed images and the objective body to be decorated with.

Image formation on objective bodies

Disclosed is a thermal transfer image receiving sheet comprising a substrate sheet, an intermediate layer provided on at least one surface side of the substrate sheet and a dye receptor layer provided on the surface of the intermediate layer, wherein the substrate sheet is a pulp paper, the intermediate layer is formed from an organic solvent solution of a resin, and the dye receptor layer is formed from an aqueous resin liquid. By virtue of this structure, the thermal transfer image receiving sheet can be prevented from occurrence of curling caused by temperature change. Also disclosed is a thermal transfer image receiving sheet comprising a substrate sheet, an intermediate layer provided on at least one surface side of the substrate sheet and a dye receptor layer provided on the surface of the intermediate layer, wherein the intermediate layer is formed from either an acrylic resin or a resin at least a part of which is crosslinked. By virtue of this structure, the thermal transfer image receiving sheet can be excellent in smoothness, strength, cushioning properties and writing properties, and further can give an image of high density and high resolution.

Thermal transfer image-receiving sheet

An image-receiving sheet comprising a base sheet and a receiving layer, provided on one surface of said base sheet, for receiving a dye or a pigment migrating from a heat transfer sheet, said base sheet comprising one or two or more layers, at least one layer of said base sheet having a porous structure or a foamed structure.

Image-receiving sheet

The present invention relates to a cover film for a color hard copy printing paper by which a colorless and transparent protective layer can be formed on a surface of a printing paper on which a color-print is made. The cover film for a color hard copy printing paper according to the present invention comprises a heat-resistant base and a cover material layer including a colorless and transparent ultraviolet ray shielding layer which is formed on the heat-resistant base, has no adhesive property for the heat-resistant base and is melted and transferred to a surface of a printing paper by heating. According to the cover film for a color hard copy printing paper, it is possible to form with ease a protective layer having small curl and high color fading protection property on a surface of a color-copied printing paper.

Cover film for color hard copy printing paper

PURPOSE: To prevent melting and sticking with dyeing ribbon perfectly and to obtain the titled photographic paper which maintains excellent transferring and coloring property, by applying a treating liquid, wherein a part of a resin that performs dyeing of sublimation dye excellently is substituted by a specified compound, on the surface of paper, and hardening the liquid. CONSTITUTION: A treating liquid comprises a composition of 20W98 parts (weight) of a heat fusible resin (e.g. saturated line shaped polyester resin, epoxy resin, cellulose acetate resin, or the like) having dyeing property with respect to dispersing dye and 80W2pts of a compound (e.g. diallyl phthalate, bisphenol A type epoxy acrylate, or the like) having two or more unsaturated couplings with radical polymerization property in one molecule. The treating liquid is applied on the suface of a base material such as paper and dried, the composition is bridged, and photographic paper for sublimation transfer type color hard copy is obtained. COPYRIGHT: (C)1983,JPO&Japio

Photographic paper for sublimation transfer type color hard copy

The present invention relates to a cover film for hard copy printing paper which can easily form a colorless and transparent protecting layer on the surface of, for example, a printing paper on which a color picture image is printed. The cover film for hard copy printing paper is such one that the cover film for hard copy printing paper is formed on the surface of a hard copy printing paper on which the printing is carried out by the sublimation transfer method and the cover film is designed to include at least one layer the glass transition temperature of which is selected to be higher than 40° C. and whose water absorbing ratio (ASTM D570) is selected to be lower than 2%, whereby even under high temperature and high humidity, the bad influence exerted by the movement of a dye can be removed.

Cover film for hard copy printing paper.

A composition for fixing water-color ink for fixing a water-color ink is disclosed. The composition for fixing a water-color ink contains an ion exchanger, such as, a clay based interlayer compound or an ion-exchange resin. The composition for fixing water-color ink contains a water absorptive resin or a heat-melting resin as a binder. A cover film for thermal transfer is formed by forming a water-color ink fixing layer consisting of the composition for fixing water-color ink peelably on a base material. An adhesive layer or a heat-melting resin layer is formed on the water-color ink fixing layer. The cover film for thermal transfer image is superposed and thermo-compression bonded onto a thermal transfer image or a thermal transfer image having a protective layer, with the water-color ink fixing layer, the adhesive layer or the heat-melting resin layer facing the thermal transfer image or the thermal transfer image having the protective layer. The water-color ink fixing layer is transferred and stacked onto the cover film for thermal transfer image.

Composition for fixing water-color ink, cover film for thermal transfer image using composition for fixing water-color ink, and thermal transfer image recorded medium

A heat-sublimable ink ribbon comprising a heat-resistant base sheet and a heat-sublimable ink formed on the base sheet surface. The ink comprises a sublimable ink, a binder, and 30 to 200 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of the sum of the dye and the binder, of solvent-insoluble particles with high thermal conductivity uniformly dispersed in the binder and dye. The use of this ribbon enables the dye to be transferred through sublimation effectively by slight heat and prevents welding between the ribbon and print paper by heat.

Yoshio Fujiwara

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Cover film for color hard copy printing paper

Photographic paper for sublimation transfer type color hard copy

Cover film for hard copy printing paper.

Composition for fixing water-color ink, cover film for thermal transfer image using composition for fixing water-color ink, and thermal transfer image recorded medium

Heat-sublimable ink ribbon