US 8,540,163 B2 · Personalization of card-shaped data carriers

Abstract

In a method and an apparatus for personalizing card-shaped data carriers (10, 11, 12), for example chip cards in the formats ID000 to ID3 or other suitable formats, a card-shaped data carrier (10, 11, 12) 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 (13) of the card-shaped data carrier (10, 11, 12) by means of a personalization device (40). The transporting of the card-shaped data carrier (10, 11, 12) is effected by means of a band-shaped or tubular carrier (20, 21, 22, 23) on which a multiplicity of card-shaped data carriers (10, 11, 12) to be personalized are arranged one behind the other in the transport direction.

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A method for personalizing card-shaped data carriers, comprising the steps:

transporting at least one card-shaped data carrier to be personalized, and
transferring personalization data to an electronic storage device of the card-shaped data carrier by a personalization device during the transport motion,
effecting the transporting of the card-shaped data carrier by 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,
wherein upon a faulty transferring of personalization data to one of the data carriers, said data carrier is separated from the band-shaped or tubular carrier and replaced by another data carrier to which the corresponding personalization data have been transferred correctly after a recognizing of the faulty transferring of the personalization data.

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