Multi-hopper card embosser
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1. A multi-hopper embosser comprising:
- a card processing apparatus for performing embossing processing on a card;
plural hoppers which are connected to said card processing apparatus and adapted to stock different card types therein;
a control apparatus for controlling said card processing apparatus to perform the embossing processing on a card taken out from a selected one of said plural hoppers, said control apparatus adapted to determine whether embossing has been performed correctly and to determine whether cards are left behind in the multi-hopper embosser; and
a reject unit, communicating with said control apparatus, for receipt of cards on which embossing is performed incorrectly and for receipt of cards that are left behind in the multi-hopper embosser.
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Abstract
A multi-hopper embosser comprising a card processing apparatus (13, 14, 15) for performing encoding, embossing and tipping processings on a card, plural hoppers (11) which are connected to the card processing apparatus via a loader unit (12) and adapted to stock cards therein, and a control apparatus (18) for controlling the card processing apparatus and the loader unit (12) to take out the card from a selected one of the plural hoppers (11) and perform the encoding, embossing and tipping processings on the card taken out.
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1. A multi-hopper embosser comprising:
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a card processing apparatus for performing embossing processing on a card; plural hoppers which are connected to said card processing apparatus and adapted to stock different card types therein; a control apparatus for controlling said card processing apparatus to perform the embossing processing on a card taken out from a selected one of said plural hoppers, said control apparatus adapted to determine whether embossing has been performed correctly and to determine whether cards are left behind in the multi-hopper embosser; and a reject unit, communicating with said control apparatus, for receipt of cards on which embossing is performed incorrectly and for receipt of cards that are left behind in the multi-hopper embosser. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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