Process and device for dispensing individual chip cards
First Claim
1. A process for dispensing individual chip cards to a plurality of individual chip card users comprising following steps:
- employing a chip card dispensing station with at least one storage container;
storing chip cards in the chip card dispensing station wherein the chip cards are capable for use in external read-write stations and contain electronic components requested by a card user for implementing chip card applications;
employing a remotely located verification or monitoring station;
connecting the chip card dispensing station via a cable-linked and/or radio-linked active data connection to the remotely located verification or monitoring station;
entering personal data into the chin card dispensing station via a user menu;
transmitting the personal data to the remotely located verification or monitoring station whereby programs and/or data of the chip card dispensing station can be changed by back-transmitted data and/or programs from the remotely located verification or monitoring station;
loading at least one of the chip cards with programs and/or data as a function of programs and/or data coming from the remotely located verification or monitoring station;
issuing a loaded chip card to the card user operating the user menu and selected from the chip card dispensing station.
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Abstract
A process for dispensing individual chip cards to a plurality of individual chip card users employs a chip card dispensing station (1) with at least one storage container (2). Chip cards are stored in the chip card dispensing station (1). The chip cards are capable for use in external read-write stations and contain electronic components requested by a card user for implementing chip card applications. A remotely located verification or monitoring station (5) is linked to the chip card dispensing station (1) via a cable-linked and/or radio-linked active data connection (4) for entering personal data into the chip card dispensing station via a user menu (3). A loaded chip card is issued to the card user operating the user menu. The loaded chip card is selected from the chip cards stored the chip card dispensing station (1).
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18 Claims
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1. A process for dispensing individual chip cards to a plurality of individual chip card users comprising following steps:
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employing a chip card dispensing station with at least one storage container; storing chip cards in the chip card dispensing station wherein the chip cards are capable for use in external read-write stations and contain electronic components requested by a card user for implementing chip card applications; employing a remotely located verification or monitoring station; connecting the chip card dispensing station via a cable-linked and/or radio-linked active data connection to the remotely located verification or monitoring station; entering personal data into the chin card dispensing station via a user menu; transmitting the personal data to the remotely located verification or monitoring station whereby programs and/or data of the chip card dispensing station can be changed by back-transmitted data and/or programs from the remotely located verification or monitoring station; loading at least one of the chip cards with programs and/or data as a function of programs and/or data coming from the remotely located verification or monitoring station; issuing a loaded chip card to the card user operating the user menu and selected from the chip card dispensing station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A device for dispensing individual chip cards to a plurality of individual chip card users comprising
a chip card dispensing station having at least one storage container for storing chip cards wherein the chip cards contain electronic components with functions requested by card users for implementing chip card applications and wherein the chip cards are capable for use in external read/write stations; -
a remotely located verification or monitoring station;
a cable-linked and/or radio-linked active data connection linking the chin card dispensing station and the remotely located verification or monitoring station for purposes of loading the chip cards with data via a user menu by a card user able to enter individual, person-specific or person-related particulars into the chip card dispensing station; anda card printing station having an optical/electronic recording unit, whereby pictures taken by the optical/electronic recording unit can be applied onto a card surface by means of the card printing station. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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