Embossed card package production system with modular inserters for multiple forms and card verification apparatus
US5923015A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 9, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 13, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2701/1914
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A card package production system (10) with interchangeable inserters (24A, 24B) and carrier folders 86B) to enable use of forms (26A, 26B) of different types verifies the carriers (30) if they are properly produced and rejects them if they are not prior to the attachment to a carrier. The embossed characters and encoding read from the card are compared with the stored card data to verify accuracy and are compared to coding on the carrier form (26A, 26B) to determine if there is a match. A code on the carrier is also compared to stored carrier data and to the cards provided for insertion and are rejected without cards if incorrectly prepared.
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