Magtek, Inc.

Richard Jablonski

Lawrence V Maldarelli

Terrence R Benson

Howard Siu

A card issuing and processing system embodied in a terminal to accomplish issuing and processing operations on cards bearing both human-readable and machine-readable data, e.g., cards bearing visual indicia, one or more magnetic stripes, and/or an integrated circuit ('chip') is provided, having an input hopper mechanism for storing and dispensing new cards, multiple transport mechanisms for transporting the cards, and various processing stations, including a cleaning station, an IC station, a magnetic-write station, a magnetic-read station, and a print station. The cleaning station cleans the surface of the card in preparation for a subsequent operation. The IC station accomplishes electronic data transfer with cards bearing a chip. The magnetic-write and read stations accomplish magnetic data transfer with cards bearing either high and/or low coercivity magnetic medium, and the print station accomplishes the application of visual data, including graphic images, text, background designs, or even bar codes. Input/output devices, including a PIN selection device, or modems may be used with the terminal as appropriate. Image capturing devices may also be used with the terminal to provide pictorial data such as a photo-image or security logo for the card.

Terminal for issuing and processing data-bearing documents

A printing apparatus includes a transport for cards to be repeatedly scan printed with component colors. In the transport, a pair of belt rollers are fixed axially parallel in a frame, the belt rollers defining circumferential annular aligned grooves. Belts encircle the belt rollers, positioned in the grooves, and extend to define a virtual working bed on which the card is moved to be printed. Pinch rollers retain the card fixed to the belts. In sequence, cards are cleaned, magnetically processed and printed.

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Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, United States of America

Richard Jablonski