Method and apparatus for providing a card carrier for bringing together with a card
First Claim
1. A method of providing a card carrier for bringing together with a card, the method comprising:
- (a) providing the card;
(b) acquiring card data from the card;
(c) based on the card data, providing a card-carrier blank having a first identification mark;
(d) based on the card data, printing predetermined data and a second identification mark associated with the predetermined data onto the card-carrier blank so as to form the card carrier;
(e) acquiring the first identification mark and the second identification mark from the card carrier;
(f) based on the first identification mark and on the second identification mark, determining whether the data printed and the card-carrier blank belong together; and
(g) if it is determined that the data and the card-carrier blank belong together, providing the card carrier for bringing it together with the card.
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Abstract
In a method and an apparatus for providing a card carrier for bringing it together with a card, the card is initially provided, and card data are acquired from it. On the basis of this card data, a card-carrier blank having a first identification mark is provided. On the basis of the card data, predetermined data and a second identification mark associated with the predetermined data are printed onto the card-carrier blank so as to form the card carrier. Subsequently, the first and the second identification marks are acquired by the card carrier to determine whether the data applied and the blank belong together. If it is determined that the data and the card-carrier blank belong together, the card carrier is provided for bringing it together with the card.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of providing a card carrier for bringing together with a card, the method comprising:
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(a) providing the card;
(b) acquiring card data from the card;
(c) based on the card data, providing a card-carrier blank having a first identification mark;
(d) based on the card data, printing predetermined data and a second identification mark associated with the predetermined data onto the card-carrier blank so as to form the card carrier;
(e) acquiring the first identification mark and the second identification mark from the card carrier;
(f) based on the first identification mark and on the second identification mark, determining whether the data printed and the card-carrier blank belong together; and
(g) if it is determined that the data and the card-carrier blank belong together, providing the card carrier for bringing it together with the card. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for providing a card carrier for bringing it together with a card, comprising
a card hopper for holding a card or a plurality of cards; -
a reader for reading card data from a card;
a card-carrier blank feeder providing a card-carrier blank with a first identification mark;
a printer operatively connected to the card-carrier blank feeder to receive a card-carrier blank therefrom and to provide the card-carrier blank with predetermined data and a second identification mark associated with the predetermined data, so as to produce the card carrier;
a second reader for reading the first identification mark and the second identification mark from the card carrier; and
a processor adapted to receive the card data from the first reader and to control the card-carrier blank feeder, based on the card data, to provide a predetermined card-carrier blank, to receive the first identification mark and the second identification mark from the second reader, to determine whether the data printed onto the card-carrier blank, and the card-carrier blank belong together, and to control the second reader to provide the card carrier for bringing it together with the card, if the data and the card-carrier blank belong together. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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Specification