Card personalization system and method for the same

• US 7,753,279 B2
• Filed: 02/21/2008
• Issued: 07/13/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2002
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Entrust Datacard Corporation (Entrust Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Datacard Corp. (Entrust Corp.)
• Inventors: Wendt, Richard W., Nichols, Dean Raymond, Sells, Robert Anders, Johnson, Brian Paul
• Primary Examiner(s): Hess; Daniel A
• Application Number:
  US12/034,848
• Publication Number:
  US 20080179813A1
• Time in Patent Office: 873 Days
• Field of Search: 235/486, 235/375, 235/380, 400/521
• US Class Current: 235/486
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 18/103 Reel-to-reel type web winding and unwinding mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2301/5111 Printing; Marking
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2403/942 Bidirectional powered handling device
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2701/1914 Cards, e.g. telephone, credit and identity cards
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 17/00 Methods or arrangements for effecting co-operative working between equipments covered by two or more of main groups G06K1/00 - G06K15/00, e.g. automatic card files incorporating conveying and reading operations
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07716 the record carrier comprising means for customization, e.g. being arranged for personalization in batch

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.

Claims

1. A card personalization system comprising:

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 one of the card processing stations or on the card output, the first stop button button and the second stop button each capable of stopping operation of the system when pressed.

2. The system of claim 1, the operator station includes a third stop button that is capable of stopping operation of the system when pressed.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the first stop button and the second stop button can restart the system.

4. A card personalization system comprising:

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 the card input the first stop button capable of stopping operation of the system when pressed and further comprising a second stop button on one of the card processing mechanisms, the second stop button capable of stopping operation of the system when pressed.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the operator station includes a third stop button that is capable of stopping operation of the system when pressed.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein the first stop button can restart the system.

7. A card personalization system comprising:

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;

stop buttons disposed on two or more of the card processing stations, each stop button is capable of stopping operation of the system when pressed; and

the operator station includes a stop button that is capable of stopping operation of the system when pressed.

8. The card personalization system of claim 7, further comprising a stop button on the card input or on the card output.