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Card issuing apparatus having sequential processing units
Assignee: Toshiba TEC Corp
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Filing: 1992-02-13
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Granted: 1993-07-20
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Expires: 2012-02-13
Abstract
Abstract A card issuing apparatus comprising a convey path for a card, a conveying section for moving the card along the convey path, a magnetic card reading/writing device and a thermal printer which are arranged on the convey path and sequentially subject the card to magnetical recording and printing, respectively. The card issuing apparatus further comprises a main processor connected to receive boarding information, for converting the boarding information into control data for the magnetical recording and the printing, a memory section for storing the control data supplied from the main processor, and a sub-processor for causing each of the magnetic card reading/writing device and the thermal printer to process the card according to corresponding control data stored in the memory section while the card passes through the magnetic card reading/writing device and the thermal printer.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiromoto Ishii
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 12:57
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07B; G07B1/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
241 words
A card issuing apparatus comprising: a conveyor path for a card; conveying means for moving said card along said conveyor path; various types of recorder units arranged in series along said conveyor path, and including means for recording data on said card as it is being moved along said conveyor path; and control means for controlling said conveying means and said recorder units, wherein said control means includes: (a) first processing means for converting information signals received form a signal source into corresponding data for recording particularly suitable for use by said various types of recorder units, respectively; (b) memory means for storing said data for recording produced by said first processing means; and (c) second processing means for retrieving data stored in said memory means, and for driving at least one of said various types of recorder units in accordance with the retrieved data, while said card passes the respective recorder units, wherein said second processing means drives a plurality of said various types of recorder units in accordance with said data for recording retrieved from said memory means, with data for recording suitable for one of said various types of recorder units being retrieved by said second processing means as said card approaches said one type of recorder unit, and with data for recording suitable for another of said various types of recorder units being retrieved by said second processing means as said card approaches said another recorder unit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
241 words
A card issuing apparatus comprising: a conveyor path for a card; conveying means for moving said card along said conveyor path; various types of recorder units arranged in series along said conveyor path, and including means for recording data on said card as it is being moved along said conveyor path; and control means for controlling said conveying means and said recorder units, wherein said control means includes: (a) first processing means for converting information signals received form a signal source into corresponding data for recording particularly suitable for use by said various types of recorder units, respectively; (b) memory means for storing said data for recording produced by said first processing means; and (c) second processing means for retrieving data stored in said memory means, and for driving at least one of said various types of recorder units in accordance with the retrieved data, while said card passes the respective recorder units, wherein said second processing means drives a plurality of said various types of recorder units in accordance with said data for recording retrieved from said memory means, with data for recording suitable for one of said various types of recorder units being retrieved by said second processing means as said card approaches said one type of recorder unit, and with data for recording suitable for another of said various types of recorder units being retrieved by said second processing means as said card approaches said another recorder unit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
A card issuing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said first processing means includes means for sequentially producing said data for recording particularly suitable for use by said various types of recorder units, respectively, according to the order of said recorder units along said path.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
A card issuing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said conveying means includes detecting means connected to said second processing means for detecting the position of said card moving along said conveyor path.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A card issuing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said detecting means includes card sensors arranged along said conveyor path each of which supplies a detection signal to said second processing means when the card has reached a corresponding recorder unit.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
51 words
A card issuing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said various types of recorder units include a magnetic recording unit having means for magnetically writing said data for recording associated therewith on said card, and a printing unit having means for printing said data for recording associated therewith on said card.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
48 words
A card issuing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said memory means includes means for storing said data for recording, and a memory access controller means for selectively coupling said storing means to one of said first and second processing means under control of said first processing means.
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