Method and system for issuing portable data carriers

US8888007B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GMBH · DE

Inventors

• Patrick Raschner · Birkenfeld, DE
• Bernd Brus · Ottobrunn, DE
• Michael Ritzer · Weilheim, DE
• Bernhard Seen · Oberhausen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 2, 2012
• Grant date: Nov 18, 2014
• Expiry date: Jan 11, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07F7/1008
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method for managing issuance of a portable data carrier using multiple production units for issuing portable data carriers, a data provisioning unit and an assignment unit. The data provisioning unit receives data for the portable data carrier in a production unit independent format. At least one production unit is assigned to use the data for issuing the portable data carrier in the assignment unit. The data are provided by the data provisioning unit to the assigned production unit and the portable data carrier is issued in the assigned production unit. The data are provided by the data provisioning unit to the assigned production unit in response to a data independent polling for data by the assigned production unit and in the production unit independent format. In the assigned production unit the provided data are converted from the production unit independent format into a production unit dependent format.