The digital transformation is changing both the environment and the conditions for authenticating documents. Trained document examiners at the borders generally have less time to inspect travel documents and some others are required to detect evidence of document fraud based on images or videos captured remotely. Simultaneously, providers of mobile onboarding software solutions are challenged with the opportunity to use artificial intelligence, where machines and mobile devices equipped with software algorithms capture images and perform template matching to confirm authenticity.
It is with these trends in mind that OVD Kinegram has introduced the KINEGRAM® PCI with Full Data Protection (FDP) as an example of the next generation for data page protection in polycarbonate documents. As depicted in the generic “Bee Design” shown below, the ability to integrate the embedded Kinegram elements over a larger area in perfect optical harmony with other features such as the pre-printed patterns and images, leads to an overall document design which is intuitive and self-explanatory and hence suitable for quick and reliable human inspection. The FDP solution is suitable for both ID3 format passport data pages and ID1 format identity cards or driver’s licenses.
The optically brilliant metallized image of a bee can be seen collecting nectar from a flower in the background print design. The wings of the bee, depicted by fine metallic lines, flap as the document is tilted indicative of perfect registration between the metal and diffractive structures which is characteristic of the KINEGRAM ZERO.ZERO® technology.
Another bee which overlaps the laser-etched primary photo is prepared as a transparent image with a virtual 3D effect. The body of the bee appears to protrude from the surface. Running a finger of the image confirms that it is completely flat and non-tactile.
While this Kinegram design is ideal for human inspection, the individual security features of the Kinegram are designed to be amenable to computer vision and optical machine authentication using desk-top document readers and mobile phones.
