In-line document puncher/voider in a document personalization machine
US9195923B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 25, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 24, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 22, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K17/00
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Document personalization machines with a mechanism designed to operate as an in-line document puncher/voider. The document personalization machine includes a document personalization mechanism that performs a personalization operation on the document, a document transport mechanism that transports the document along a document path through the document personalization machine and a document punch mechanism that creates a punch hole on the document. The document can be, for example, a card such as a financial (e.g. credit and debit) card, drivers' license, and a national identification document, or another documents such as a passport. A punched hole can, for example, indicate that the document is void, destroy a magnetic stripe, integrated circuit chip or other information storage medium on the document, or provide access for a lanyard, a key ring and the like.
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