System for automated production processing of smart cards
First Claim
1. A system for automated production processing of smart cards, comprising:
- an input magazine adapted to store a plurality of panels, wherein each of the plurality of panels comprises a plurality of smart card portions arranged in a predetermined array pattern, and wherein each of the plurality of smart card portions includes an integrated circuit device;
a processing station automated to successively perform a processing operation with respect to each of said plurality of panels, said processing operation relating to operability of each said integrated circuit device, wherein for each given one of said plurality of panels said processing station is automated to perform the processing operation substantially simultaneously with respect to each of the corresponding plurality of smart card portions thereof, and;
an output magazine adapted to store said plurality of panels; and
,a transfer member automated to sequentially transfer each of said plurality of panels between a plurality of predetermined locations within the system.
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Abstract
A smart card processing system for processing a plurality of smart card portions on a smart card panel substantially simultaneously. The system may include a transfer member for moving card panels. Smart card panels may be loaded into an input magazine capable of elevating the panels with respect to a processing station. A transfer member may transport smart card panels from the input magazine to the processing station wherein one or more pre-personalization operations may be conducted. The transfer member may also be operative to move the smart card panels from the processing station to a marking station such that defective smart portions may be marked. The transfer may also move panels from the marking station to an output magazine. The output magazine may lower the smart card panels with respect to the marking station to accommodate more initiated smart card panels.
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1. A system for automated production processing of smart cards, comprising:
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an input magazine adapted to store a plurality of panels, wherein each of the plurality of panels comprises a plurality of smart card portions arranged in a predetermined array pattern, and wherein each of the plurality of smart card portions includes an integrated circuit device; a processing station automated to successively perform a processing operation with respect to each of said plurality of panels, said processing operation relating to operability of each said integrated circuit device, wherein for each given one of said plurality of panels said processing station is automated to perform the processing operation substantially simultaneously with respect to each of the corresponding plurality of smart card portions thereof, and; an output magazine adapted to store said plurality of panels; and
,a transfer member automated to sequentially transfer each of said plurality of panels between a plurality of predetermined locations within the system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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