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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 07, 1999
Walter C. Bonneau, Jr., Escondido, CA (US);
Graham H. Hilton, San Diego, CA (US);
Neal Blodgett, San Diego, CA (US);
Katarzyna Lombardi, San Diego, CA (US);
Richard A. Pearson, San Diego, CA (US);
Gregory E. Miller, San Diego, CA (US);
Cubic Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus automatically analyzes and culls-out defective contactless smart cards. Analysis of smart cards may include RF ranging for both near and far ranges, card type decoding for sorting or encoding using a multi-protocol reader, full memory reading and writing, concave and convex card flexing, optical graphics verification of both sides of card, reading and verifying printed serial numbers, and matching encoded serial numbers with printed serial number. The apparatus also provides high speed encoding and initializing of contactless smart cards. Contactless cards moved through machine serially without belts and rollers. The testing and encoding sequence includes bending and flexing the smart cards followed by RF testing. Self-positioning capability provides accurate card positioning over RF antennas.