Patent ID: 8342414

Claim:
A method of identification for granting access using a multi faced document comprising at least two external and visible faces and at least two internal and not generally visible faces wherein each face visually reveals different combinations of data in sensible notation perceivable by persons and by apparatus: a. creating on an external face, a digital file displayable as a visual image representative of an individual which is recognisable by human observers as a representation of that individual; b. creating on an external face a digital file displayable as a visual image representative of an entity which is recognisable by human observers as a representation of that entity; c. creating on an internal face, a digital file containing a database location wherein the individual document's information is maintained and which digital file is readable by machine; d. creating on an internal face, a machine readable digital file displayable as a visual image containing at least one individual entity database location; e. accessing an internal face digital file for displaying to a human controller a visual image for the purpose of comparing said digital file visual image with the individual carrying the document; and f. granting access to that individual if said controller recognises the individual as the individual whose image is displayed.