System for forming an image on the surface of a plastic card
US4467335A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 7, 1982 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 7, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07C9/253
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for forming an image on the outer surface of a plastic card and for correlating image data with corresponding alphanumeric data, comprises a data acquisition subsystem, an embosser/encoder, an exposure station for scanning an electrophotographic medium in accordance with digital image data generated by the data acquisition system, and a toning station for toning the electrophotographic medium to produce a toner image. The embosser/encoder forms identifying information corresponding to the alphanumeric data on the card and provides the embossed/encoded card to an image transfer station. At the image transfer station, the toner image on the electrophotographic medium is transferred to a portion of the card through heat and pressure. A protective layer is placed over the fused toner image.
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