METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE AUTOMATIC PRODUCTION OF PERSONALIZED CARDS AND POUCHES

A method is provided for continuously and automatically producing contactless or regular smart cards, such as identity cards, passes and the like, bearing personalizing, and optionally non-personalizing, graphic matter, including text and, generally, identifying photographs. A base layer (11) compri...

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Main Authors HASSAN, JACKOB, LANDMAN, AVI, ROZEN, ELI
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 02.07.2003
Edition7
Subjects
BOOK COVERS
BOOKBINDING
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR
FILES
HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
LAYERED PRODUCTS
LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT ORNON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
LOOSE LEAVES
MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
PRESENTATION OF DATA
PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITYFEATURES
PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOTOTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
RECOGNITION OF DATA
RECORD CARRIERS
SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A method is provided for continuously and automatically producing contactless or regular smart cards, such as identity cards, passes and the like, bearing personalizing, and optionally non-personalizing, graphic matter, including text and, generally, identifying photographs. A base layer (11) comprising the electronic components (13, 14) is provided, is laminated to two intermediate layers (16, 17) to form a core, and the core is laminated to two cover sheets (18, 19). The card can be made directly in a continuous process, in which case the intermediate layers (16, 17) carry the previously printed, personalizing graphic matter; or a pouch can be made, in which core and cover sheets (18, 19) are connected along a side only, and be transformed into a card by transfer printing personalizing matter on the cover sheets (18, 19) and fully laminating them to the core. An apparatus for continuously and automatically carrying out the method is also provided. Smart cards having a longer life are thus obtained in a more productive and economical way.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP19980953001