Printing and encoding of documents having a magnetic strip
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1. A system for printing a document and encoding information on a magnetic strip on the document, comprising:
- a printer for printing a document with a bar code on a sheet having a magnetic strip;
a bar code reader for receiving the printed document and for reading the information encoded in the bar code;
a document controller connected to the printer and bar code reader for translating the bar code information read from the bar code;
a magnetic strip encoder connected to the document controller for receiving the printed document and magnetically encoding information in the magnetic strip of the document based on the translated bar code information; and
a binder connected to the document controller for receiving plural magnetically encoded documents and for binding the plural documents into a book based on a binding signal transmitted from the document controller to the binder.
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Abstract
A system and method of printing a document and encoding information in a magnetic strip on the document wherein all the information to be printed and encoded is received from a single information source by the printer of the system. The document is printed with machine readable codes on a form having a magnetic strip. The printed codes are read by the system and used to magnetically encode information in the magnetic strip on the document. A system embodying the invention may also include a slitter for separating a printed and magnetically encoded document into sections, and a binder to bind plural documents or sections.
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1. A system for printing a document and encoding information on a magnetic strip on the document, comprising:
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a printer for printing a document with a bar code on a sheet having a magnetic strip; a bar code reader for receiving the printed document and for reading the information encoded in the bar code; a document controller connected to the printer and bar code reader for translating the bar code information read from the bar code; a magnetic strip encoder connected to the document controller for receiving the printed document and magnetically encoding information in the magnetic strip of the document based on the translated bar code information; and a binder connected to the document controller for receiving plural magnetically encoded documents and for binding the plural documents into a book based on a binding signal transmitted from the document controller to the binder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system for printing a document and encoding information on a magnetic strip on the document, comprising:
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a printer for printing a document with a bar code on a sheet having a magnetic strip; a bar code reader for receiving the printed document and for reading the information encoded in the bar code; a document controller connected to the printer and bar code reader for translating the bar code information read from the bar code; a magnetic strip encoder connected to the document controller for receiving the printed document and magnetically encoding information in the magnetic strip of the document based on the translated bar code information; and a slitter connected to the document controller for receiving a magnetically encoded document and for selectively separating the document into plural sections based on a slitting signal transmitted from the document controller to the slitter. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for printing a document and encoding information in a magnetic strip on the document, comprising:
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a printer for printing a first document with a bar code on a sheet without a magnetic strip and at least one subsequent document with a bar code on a sheet having a magnetic strip; a bar code reader for receiving the first and at least one subsequent documents and reading the information encoded in the bar codes; a document controller connected to the printer and bar code reader for translating the bar code information read from the bar codes; and a magnetic strip encoder connected to the document controller for encoding information in the magnetic strip of the at least one subsequent document based on the translated bar code information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A method of printing a document and encoding information on a magnetic strip on the document, comprising the steps of:
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printing a document with a bar code on a sheet having a magnetic strip; reading the bar code information and transmitting the bar code information to a document controller; encoding information in the magnetic strip of the document based on the bar code information; and binding plural documents into a document book. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of printing a document and encoding information on a magnetic strip on the document, comprising the steps of:
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printing a document with a bar code on a sheet having a magnetic strip; reading the bar code information and transmitting the bar code information to a document controller; encoding information in the magnetic strip of the document based on the bar code information; slitting the document into plural sections; and binding the plural sections into a book with a binder based on a binding signal transmitted from the document controller to the binder. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A method of printing a document and encoding information in a magnetic strip on the document, comprising the steps of:
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printing a first document with bar codes encoded with information on a printing job on a sheet without a magnetic strip; printing a subsequent document with a bar code on a sheet having a magnetic strip; reading the bar code information on the first and subsequent documents and transmitting the information to a document controller; and encoding information in the magnetic strip of the subsequent document based on the bar code information read from the first document. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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