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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2010
Thomas Gotz, Markt Schwaben, DE;
Thomas Schneider, Munich, DE;
Lucas Perlitz, Munich, DE;
Giesecke & Devrient GmbH, Munich, DE;
Abstract
In a method and an apparatus for personalizing card-shaped data carriers (), for example chip cards in the formats ID000 to ID3 or other suitable formats, a card-shaped data carrier () to be personalized is transported by means of a transport device within the apparatus. During the transport motion, personalization data are transferred to an electronic storage device () of the card-shaped data carrier () by means of a personalization device (). The transporting of the card-shaped data carrier () is effected by means of a band-shaped or tubular carrier () on which a multiplicity of card-shaped data carriers () to be personalized are arranged one behind the other in the transport direction.