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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31 Claims
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24. A card personalization system comprising:
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a card input capable of holding a plurality of cards and that inputs cards into the system; a card output that collects processed cards; a plurality of card processing stations between the card input and the card output, each processing station capable of performing a card processing operation; an operator station disposed upstream of the card input; a support pole connected to the operator station; a status indicator on the support pole that is capable of indicating an operational status of the system; and a first stop button disposed on the card input, and a second stop button disposed on at least one of the card processing stations or on the card output, the first stop button and the second stop button each capable of stopping operation of the system when pressed. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A card personalization system comprising:
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an operator station; a card input that inputs cards into the system, a plurality of card processing mechanisms, and a card output that collects processed cards; and a first stop button disposed on at least one of the card input and the card output, or on at least one of the card processing mechanisms, the first stop button capable of stopping operation of the system when pressed. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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31. A card personalization system comprising:
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a card input capable of holding a plurality of cards and that inputs cards into the system; a card output that collects processed cards; a plurality of card processing stations between the card input and the card output, each processing station capable of performing a card processing operation; an operator station disposed upstream of the card input; a support pole connected to the operator station; and a status indicator on the support pole that is capable of indicating an operational status of the system.
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Specification