Enterprise based issuance of identification cards
First Claim
1. A system for issuance of identification cards in an enterprise, said system comprising:
- a plurality of card issuance components for production of identification cards of different types;
a card issuance controller coupled to said plurality of card issuance components for controlling said plurality of card issuance components to service requests for said production of identification cards, wherein the requests include production of cards of different types including at least two of a debit card, an ATM card, a credit card, a mag stripe card and a smart card;
an enterprise server coupled to said card issuance controller through an enterprise network for managing requests for production of said identification cards, wherein the enterprise server is configured to determine an appropriate card issuance component to produce the card based at least in part on the card type and to transmit production information to an appropriate card issuance controller to produce the card; and
a card issuance client coupled to said enterprise server through the enterprise network for generating requests for said production of identification cards.
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Abstract
Methods and associated systems for enterprise-wide issuance of identification cards. A single enterprise server component and a plurality of card issuance machine controller components are distributed over an enterprise network. Each card machine controller component controls one or more devices for the production of identification cards including, for example, embossed and/or digitally encoded information. The single enterprise server component acts as a server to route the card issuance requests to the proper card machine controller component on behalf of client programs at each location used to request the production of an identification card. The enterprise server component further provides enhanced security and encryption to provide requisite security in the exchange of sensitive information in the production of such identification cards. An administrative component, which can be used anywhere on the network, provides centralized management of common data used by the server, card machine controllers and client programs in the production of identification cards. The administrative component also provides for centralized administration of the plurality of PCs, card issuance machines and software components to permit easy re-assignment of future production requests for purposes of management and/or for end user convenience.
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1. A system for issuance of identification cards in an enterprise, said system comprising:
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a plurality of card issuance components for production of identification cards of different types;
a card issuance controller coupled to said plurality of card issuance components for controlling said plurality of card issuance components to service requests for said production of identification cards, wherein the requests include production of cards of different types including at least two of a debit card, an ATM card, a credit card, a mag stripe card and a smart card;
an enterprise server coupled to said card issuance controller through an enterprise network for managing requests for production of said identification cards, wherein the enterprise server is configured to determine an appropriate card issuance component to produce the card based at least in part on the card type and to transmit production information to an appropriate card issuance controller to produce the card; and
a card issuance client coupled to said enterprise server through the enterprise network for generating requests for said production of identification cards. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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