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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 1984
Filed:
May. 07, 1982
Robert H Schmidt, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Leroy E Gerlach, Bloomington, MN (US);
Craig A Fordahl, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Data Card Corporation, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Abstract
A system for forming an image on the outer surface of a plastic card and for correlating image data with corresponding alphanumeric data, comprises a data acquisition subsystem, an embosser/encoder, an exposure station for scanning an electrophotographic medium in accordance with digital image data generated by the data acquisition system, and a toning station for toning the electrophotographic medium to produce a toner image. The embosser/encoder forms identifying information corresponding to the alphanumeric data on the card and provides the embossed/encoded card to an image transfer station. At the image transfer station, the toner image on the electrophotographic medium is transferred to a portion of the card through heat and pressure. A protective layer is placed over the fused toner image.