Card personalization system and method for the same
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Abstract
A system and method for personalizing cards and other secure identification documents. The card personalization system and method provide improved data integrity, system reliability, and system performance. Improvements to card handling and processing within the modules, improved card transfer between modules, improvements to control of the modules, and other improvements are set forth, all of which contribute, individually and collectively, to achieving these goals.
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41 Claims
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24. A roller for transporting or handling personalized identification documents in a document processing module, comprising:
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a cylindrical body including a top and a bottom and having an opening extending through the top and bottom;
a hub connected with the cylindrical body, the hub being disposed within the opening of the cylindrical body, the hub includes a top and a bottom and having a hub opening extending through the top and bottom, the hub having at least two through holes oppositely disposed through side surfaces of the hub, the through holes extending through the hub side surfaces; and
a retention member for retaining the roller in a processing module, the retention member being insertable through the oppositely disposed through holes. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A roller comprising:
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a generally cylindrical body, the body including a first end and a second end, and an opening extending through the generally cylindrical body from the first end to the second end;
a hub connected with the body and being disposed within the opening of the body, the hub including a side surface, a first end and a second end and having an opening extending therethrough from the first end thereof to the second end thereof, the hub having at least two oppositely disposed holes extending through the hub from the side surface to the hub opening, and the two holes are positioned closer to the first end of the hub and to the first end of the body than they are to the second end of the hub and to the second end of the body, wherein a distance between the first end of the body and the second end of the body is less than a distance between the first end of the hub and the second end of the hub, and the distance between the first end of the body and the second end of the body is greater than a distance between the second end of the hub and centers of the two holes; and
a recess area associated with each hole and formed in the first end of the cylindrical body to provide access to each hole. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39)
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40. A method of mounting a roller on a shaft having a through hole, comprising;
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a) providing a roller that includes a cylindrical body having a top and a bottom and having an opening extending through the top and bottom;
a hub connected with the cylindrical body, the hub being disposed within the opening of the cylindrical body, the hub includes a top and a bottom and having a hub opening extending through the top and bottom, the hub having at least two through holes oppositely disposed through side surfaces of the hub, the through holes extending through the hub side surfaces;
a retention member, the retention member being insertable through the oppositely disposed through holes; and
a deformable retention mechanism that retains the retention member in place when the retention member is inserted into the through holes of the hub and the shaft, the retention mechanism being disposed within a circumference of the cylindrical body;
b) placing the roller on the shaft by inserting the shaft through the hub opening of the hub;
c) deforming the retention mechanism so as to allow access to the through holes of the hub;
d) inserting the retention member into the through holes of the hub and the shaft; and
e) releasing the deformation of the retention mechanism so as to retain the retention member in its inserted position. - View Dependent Claims (41)
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Specification