Processing a data-bearing card

A system is disclosed for processing and/or issuing cards containing machine-readable information. The system is preferably housed in a terminal which includes an insertion port to accept a card from a user. The system further includes a hopper which stores a plurality of blank cards. In one embodim...

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Main Authors JIAYI NIU, WILLIAM FRANKLIN VOIT, TERRACE BENSON, RICHARD FISHER, KAVEH TAYEBAN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 24.01.2001
Edition7
Subjects
CALCULATING
CHECKING-DEVICES
COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
COMPUTING
COUNTING
HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
PHYSICS
PRESENTATION OF DATA
RECOGNITION OF DATA
RECORD CARRIERS
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Summary:A system is disclosed for processing and/or issuing cards containing machine-readable information. The system is preferably housed in a terminal which includes an insertion port to accept a card from a user. The system further includes a hopper which stores a plurality of blank cards. In one embodiment, the hopper and insertion port both lead to a card flipping device, which receives a card and may rotate and/or advance the card to either a card printing module or a card reading/writing module. The card flipping device may rotate through 180{, so that both sides of the card may be printed at the printing module and/or processed in the card reading/writing module. In another embodiment, the system is adapted to receive a personal identification number (PIN) entered directly by a user, and generate corresponding "offsets" or coded inputs for storage on the card.
Bibliography:Application Number: GB20000011078