Method of transferring information from the front to the back of a document, and apparatus for performing the method
US4802013A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 18, 1986 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB42D25/485
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method of transferring information from the front of a document (1) constituting an integral part of a strip (2) to the back of said document. The method consists in reading at least some of the information on the front of the document by means of a reader (5) disposed opposite said front and connected to control a printer (6) disposed opposite the back thereof, information sent by the reader is used to control the printer via an electronic circuit without individual processing of the sensed information. The document may be a document such as an identity card or a credit card where identical information is to appear both on the front and on the back of the card.
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