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US 12,541,995 · App. 18/310,535 · Granted Feb 3, 2026

Verification system, verification method, and verification program of id card

Inventor: Tomohiro Mizuno (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
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Patent No.
US 12,541,995
App. No.
18/310,535
Granted
Feb 3, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A issuing apparatus is configured to acquire a first face image obtained by imaging a face of a person, output a verification image including the first face image and verification information for verifying validity to a printer that issues the ID card by printing the verification image on a card-shaped recording medium, and store, in a memory, a first captured image obtained by capturing the verification image printed on the ID card via a camera. A verification apparatus is configured to acquire, as a second captured image, an image obtained by capturing a verification image printed on an ID card to be verified via a camera, and verify authenticity of the ID card to be verified by comparing density characteristics of each of the first captured image acquired from the memory and the second captured image acquired from the camera.

Claims (60)

1 . A verification system of an ID card, the verification system comprising:

an issuing apparatus that issues an ID card; and

a verification apparatus that verifies the ID card,

wherein the issuing apparatus includes a first processor,

the first processor is configured to:

acquire a first face image obtained by imaging a face of a person;

output a verification image including the first face image and verification information for verifying validity to a printer that issues the ID card by printing the verification image on a card-shaped recording medium; and

store, in a memory, a first captured image obtained by capturing the verification image printed on the ID card via a camera,

the verification apparatus includes a second processor, and

the second processor is configured to:

acquire, as a second captured image, an image obtained by capturing a verification image printed on an ID card to be verified via a camera; and

verify authenticity of the ID card to be verified by taking into consideration a change in time of a color optical density of the verification image printed on the ID card and comparing density characteristics of each of the first captured image acquired from the memory and the second captured image acquired from the camera.

2 . The verification system of the ID card according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second processor is configured to, even in a case where the same image is printed on recording media of the same type, verify the authenticity of the ID card to be verified using uncertainty of the color optical density that is variation in a state of occurrence of density unevenness for each printing.

3 . The verification system of the ID card according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second processor is configured to, even in a case where the same image is printed on recording media of the same type, verify the authenticity of the ID card to be verified using variation in a frequency characteristic of the color optical density of the image for each printing.

4 . The verification system of the ID card according to claim 1 ,

wherein a collation part used for comparing the density characteristics is included in a part of the verification image, and

the second processor is configured to verify the authenticity of the ID card by comparing density characteristics of the collation part of each of the first captured image and the second captured image.

5 . The verification system of the ID card according to claim 4 ,

wherein the collation part is a plain solid pattern composed of one color.

6 . The verification system of the ID card according to claim 1 ,

wherein the printer is a printer of a density modulation method.

7 . The verification system of the ID card according to claim 6 ,

wherein the printer is an instant photo printer that uses an instant film developing color via a photosensitive material including a silver salt as the recording medium.

8 . The verification system of the ID card according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second processor is configured to:

acquire a face of a person who is an owner of the ID card to be verified as a second face image; and

verify that an identify of the owner of the ID card to be verified is correct by comparing a feature amount of the face extracted from the first face image included in the second captured image with a feature amount of the face extracted from the second face image.

9 . The verification system of the ID card according to claim 8 ,

wherein the first processor is configured to embed the feature amount of the face extracted from the first face image in the verification image, and

the second processor is configured to verify that an identity of the person is the owner of the ID card by comparing the feature amount of the face extracted from the verification image included in the second captured image with the feature amount of the face extracted from the second face image.

10 . The verification system of the ID card according to claim 9 ,

wherein the verification information and the feature amount of the face are embedded in the verification image as an electronic watermark.

11 . The verification system of the ID card according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first processor and the printer are incorporated in one housing.

12 . The verification system of the ID card according to claim 11 ,

wherein the camera that acquires the first captured image is incorporated in the housing.

13 . The verification system of the ID card according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first captured image and the second captured image are acquired by cameras having the same imaging performance.

14 . The verification system of the ID card according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second processor is configured to:

correct the second captured image based on a difference in imaging performance between the camera that acquires the first captured image and the camera that acquires the second captured image; and

verify the authenticity of the ID card to be verified using the second captured image after correction.

15 . A verification method of an ID card using an issuing apparatus of an ID card and a verification apparatus of the ID card, the verification method comprising:

causing the issuing apparatus of the ID card to execute

a first face image acquisition step of acquiring a first face image obtained by imaging a face of a person,

an output step of outputting a verification image including the first face image and verification information for verifying validity to a printer that issues the ID card by printing the verification image on a card-shaped recording medium, and

a storage step of storing, in a memory, a first captured image obtained by capturing the verification image printed on the ID card via a camera; and

causing the verification apparatus of the ID card to execute

a second captured image acquisition step of acquiring, as a second captured image, an image obtained by capturing a verification image printed on an ID card to be verified via a camera, and

a verification step of verifying authenticity of the ID card to be verified by taking into consideration a change in time of a color optical density of the verification image printed on the ID card and comparing density characteristics of each of the first captured image acquired from the memory and the second captured image acquired from the camera.

16 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a verification program of an ID card for operating a verification system of an ID card including a first computer that issues an ID card, and a second computer that verifies the ID card, the verification program causing

the first computer to execute

a first face image acquisition step of acquiring a first face image obtained by imaging a face of a person;

an output step of outputting a verification image including the first face image and verification information for verifying validity to a printer that issues the ID card by printing the verification image on a card-shaped recording medium; and

a storage step of storing, in a memory, a first captured image obtained by capturing the verification image printed on the ID card via a camera,

the second computer to execute

a second captured image acquisition step of acquiring, as a second captured image, an image obtained by capturing a verification image printed on an ID card to be verified via a camera; and

a verification step of verifying authenticity of the ID card to be verified by taking into consideration a change in time of a color optical density of the verification image printed on the ID card and comparing density characteristics of each of the first captured image acquired from the memory and the second captured image acquired from the camera.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 5, 2023
From: MIZUNO, TOMOHIRO
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063545/0456 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-188314 · Nov 11, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2021040423 · Nov 2, 2021
Related Publication 20230274576A1 · Aug 31, 2023
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