Embedded variable line patterns

Abstract

A system is capable of generating identifications that include distinctive line patterns corresponding to different portions of secure customer information. In some implementations, data indicating one or more linear patterns and data indicating customer information to be embedded within an identification document is obtained. Respective subsets of the customer information are assigned to each of the one or more linear patterns. A photographic image to be included within the identification document is then modified based at least on generating a portion of the photographic image that is composed of at least one of the one or more linear patterns. The modified photographic image is then disposed on an identification document to yield embedded customer information.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An identification document comprising:
 a photographic image of an individual associated with the identification document, at least a portion of the photographic image comprising one or more linear patterns comprising one or more line segments; and   customer information embedded within the photographic image, the customer information comprising respective subsets of the customer information that are assigned to each of the one or more linear patterns;   wherein at least a portion of a line segment of a line pattern corresponds to binary data configured to be interpreted by a processing unit of a computer.