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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2004
Applicants:
Rudolf Eichler, Friedberg, DE;
Martin Delles, Landsberg am Lech, DE;
Inventors:
Rudolf Eichler, Friedberg, DE;
Martin Delles, Landsberg am Lech, DE;
Assignee:
Boewe Systec AG, Augsburg, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 19/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In an apparatus and a method for handling cards, wherein the cards comprise a memory element that may be read out in a contactless manner via a transponder, and pass through a plurality of handling stations, a card and a card carrier are initially brought together and joined. Subsequently, the card carrier is enveloped. Then a reading operation with regard to the card carrier which has been enveloped is performed so as to determine, on the basis of a signal received from the card carrier enveloped, whether a card is contained in the envelope.