MODULAR PRINT ENGINES AND MODULAR PRINT ENGINE COMPONENTS

    公开(公告)号:US20180144217A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-24

    申请号:US15872395

    申请日:2018-01-16

    CPC classification number: G06K15/021 B41J13/12

    Abstract: Modular print engines and print engine components that are usable in desktop card printers for personalizing plastic cards such as financial cards including credit and debit cards, identification cards, driver's licenses, and other personalized plastic cards. The modular nature of the print engines and print engine components permit alteration in the specific functionality of the desktop card printers depending upon, for example, the personalization requirements of the plastic cards and intended applications of the desktop card printers. In addition, the modular print engine components can be completely tested prior to installation into the modular print engines to ensure that the modular print engine components are working correctly prior to installation. Furthermore, the modular print engine components add flexibility to the desktop card printers as upgraded functionality and features can be introduced by developing new modular components.

    FRONT AND BACK PRINTING ON SECURITY DOCUMENT SUBSTRATES

    公开(公告)号:US20170106665A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-20

    申请号:US15291573

    申请日:2016-10-12

    Abstract: Techniques are described for printing on front and back surfaces of security document substrates in a manner that conserves use of print ribbon, thereby extending the life of the print ribbon. In general, the printer controller knows the content, as well as locations and colors, of what has been printed on the front or first surface of the security document substrate. The printer control also knows the content, as well as locations and colors, of what is to be printed on the back or second surface of the security document substrate. When the back surface of the substrate is to be printed, the printer controller determines, for a particular color, whether any of the printing on the back surface would overlap with the printing on the front surface. For locations where there would be no overlap, the printer can reuse the section of print ribbon that was used to print on the front surface to print on the back surface.

    OBSCURING RESIDUAL IMAGES ON PRINT RIBBONS
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190366750A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-05

    申请号:US16429898

    申请日:2019-06-03

    Abstract: Techniques are described for obscuring residual images on print ribbons that have been used to print on plastic cards in order to prevent access to sensitive or personalized data appearing in the residual images. An image is printed on a retransfer film using the print ribbon, thereby creating a residual image of the printed image on the print ribbon. The retransfer film is then used to obscure some or all of the residual image on the print ribbon by transferring ink from the section of the print ribbon containing the residual image onto the retransfer film. In some embodiments, obscuring the residual image on the print ribbon occurs before the printed image on the retransfer film is transferred to the plastic card.

    ROUNDED IMAGE CANVAS CORNERS
    6.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180370220A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-27

    申请号:US16013209

    申请日:2018-06-20

    Abstract: A printing process that reduces the amount of flash that occurs when printing to a surface of a plastic card. The printing can occur by a retransfer printing process. The printing process includes generating an image canvas that has rounded corners instead of the conventional right angle corners. The use of rounded corners on the image canvas reduces the amount of printing in the image canvas at the corners compared to an image canvas that has right angle corners, thereby reducing the amount of printing that is present that could form flash at the corners of the card surface.

    ARRAY OF CARD MECHANISMS
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170358166A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-14

    申请号:US15616184

    申请日:2017-06-07

    Abstract: A card mechanism used in an array with other card mechanisms. Each card mechanism handles plastic cards that are to be personalized and provided to end users. The plastic cards can be cards such as financial cards including credit and debit cards, identification cards, driver's licenses, and other plastic cards that are personalized. The card mechanism(s) can supply cards to be personalized in one or more other card mechanisms and/or in a card personalization machine used with the card mechanism(s) in which case the card mechanism(s) is configured as a card input hopper, collect cards that have been personalized in which case the card mechanism is configured as a card output hopper, and/or perform one or more personalization operations on the cards in which case the card mechanism is configured as a card personalization mechanism.

    IMAGE CAPTURE IN A SECURITY DOCUMENT PRINTER
    9.
    发明申请
    IMAGE CAPTURE IN A SECURITY DOCUMENT PRINTER 审中-公开
    安全文件打印机中的图像捕获

    公开(公告)号:US20160350903A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-01

    申请号:US15163965

    申请日:2016-05-25

    CPC classification number: H04N5/2257 G06K15/4095 G07D7/01

    Abstract: Methods and systems are described that can be used to produce an electronic image of a surface of a security document, such as a surface of a card or a page of a passport, that is being processed in a security document printer. A camera within the printer is used to capture a plurality of electronic image segments of the surface of the security document while the document is within the printer. Conventional image stitching techniques can then be used to stitch the electronic image segments together to create the electronic image of the surface of the security document. Alternatively, the image segments can be analyzed without image stitching the image segments together.

    Abstract translation: 描述了可用于生成安全文件的表面的电子图像的方法和系统,例如正在安全文件打印机中处理的证件的表面或护照的页面。 打印机内的相机用于在文件在打印机内时捕获安全文档表面的多个电子图像段。 然后可以使用传统的图像拼接技术将电子图像片段拼接在一起以创建安全文件的表面的电子图像。 或者,可以分析图像片段而无需将图像片段拼接在一起。

    MODULAR PRINT ENGINES AND MODULAR PRINT ENGINE COMPONENTS
    10.
    发明申请
    MODULAR PRINT ENGINES AND MODULAR PRINT ENGINE COMPONENTS 有权
    模块化打印引擎和模块化打印引擎组件

    公开(公告)号:US20160300128A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-13

    申请号:US15094462

    申请日:2016-04-08

    CPC classification number: G06K15/021 B41J13/12

    Abstract: Modular print engines and print engine components that are usable in desktop card printers for personalizing plastic cards such as financial cards including credit and debit cards, identification cards, driver's licenses, and other personalized plastic cards. The modular nature of the print engines and print engine components permit alteration in the specific functionality of the desktop card printers depending upon, for example, the personalization requirements of the plastic cards and intended applications of the desktop card printers. In addition, the modular print engine components can be completely tested prior to installation into the modular print engines to ensure that the modular print engine components are working correctly prior to installation. Furthermore, the modular print engine components add flexibility to the desktop card printers as upgraded functionality and features can be introduced by developing new modular components.

    Abstract translation: 模块化打印引擎和打印引擎组件,可用于桌面卡打印机,用于个性化塑料卡,如金融卡,包括信用卡和借记卡,身份证,驾驶执照和其他个性化塑料卡。 打印引擎和打印引擎组件的模块化性质允许根据例如塑料卡的个性化要求和桌面卡打印机的预期应用来改变桌面卡打印机的特定功能。 此外,模块化打印引擎组件可以在安装到模块化打印引擎之前进行完全测试,以确保模块化打印引擎组件在安装之前正常工作。 此外,模块化打印引擎组件增加了桌面卡打印机的灵活性,因为可以通过开发新的模块化组件来引入升级的功能和功能。

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