Verifying insertion system apparatus and method of operation
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1. Method of automatic verification and insertion of credit cards in carriers therefor comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing carriers to a first station, said carriers having disposed thereon machine readable information relating to an individual cardholder account, said information being selected from information on the number of credit cards authorized for said account, and information uniquely identifying said cardholder or account,(b) machine reading at least a portion of said information on said carriers in said frist station,(c) providing credit cards to a second station, said cards having thereon machine readable information relating to an individual cardholder or account,(d) machine reading said information on said cards in said second station,(e) sequentially comparing said card information with said carrier information until a condition of matched information is produced,(f) inserting the correct number of properly matched cards into the appropriate carrier in response to said matched information condition.
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Abstract
Apparatus and method of verification of credit cards, including sensing information thereon and comparing said information with information on a specially designed pre-printed carrier, followed by insertion of one or more cards in the matching carrier as required, folding and stacking card-inserted carriers in a manner ready for subsequent insertion into mailing envelopes. Sensing, input, comparison logic, and timed command circuitry for coordination of operation includes a pause mode of card advance and may optionally include a multiple card search mode to find matching cards when card sequence is improper.
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1. Method of automatic verification and insertion of credit cards in carriers therefor comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing carriers to a first station, said carriers having disposed thereon machine readable information relating to an individual cardholder account, said information being selected from information on the number of credit cards authorized for said account, and information uniquely identifying said cardholder or account, (b) machine reading at least a portion of said information on said carriers in said frist station, (c) providing credit cards to a second station, said cards having thereon machine readable information relating to an individual cardholder or account, (d) machine reading said information on said cards in said second station, (e) sequentially comparing said card information with said carrier information until a condition of matched information is produced, (f) inserting the correct number of properly matched cards into the appropriate carrier in response to said matched information condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. Method of automatic verification and insertion of credit cards to carriers therefor comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing carriers adapted to retain credit cards in association therewith, (b) providing credit cards having thereon machine readable information uniquely identifying a cardholder or account, (c) inserting the correct number of credit cards into each said carrier in accordance with information on the number of cards authorized for said cardholder or account, (d) identifying said carrier with information uniquely identifying the cardholder or account cards inserted therein. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. Method of automatic verification and retentive engagement of credit cards in association with carriers therefor comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing carriers to a first station, said carriers having disposed thereon machine readable information relating to an individual cardholder account, said information being selected from information on the number of credit cards authorized for said account, and information uniquely identifying said cardholder or account, (b) machine reading at least a portion of said information on said carriers in said first station, (c) providing credit cards to a second station, said cards having thereon machine readable information relating to an individual cardholder or account, (d) machine reading said information on said cards in said second station, (e) comparing said card information with said carrier information until a condition of matched information is produced, (f) retainingly engaging the correct number of properly matched cards into association with the appropriate carrier in response to said matched information condition. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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