Patent ID: 6494365
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
A card issuing device comprising:a plurality of card stackers for storing cards, each card stacker having a card supplying part for supplying the stored cards one at a time; a card reader having a recording part for recording information on the card, and a card issuing port for issuing the card; a card extracting and moving mechanism movably provided for extracting one card at a time from anyone of the card stackers and for transporting the extracted card to the card reader; and a control part for controlling the card extracting and moving mechanism and the card reader; wherein the card extracting and moving mechanism includes a first moving mechanism for moving the card in a first direction and a second moving mechanism for moving the card in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction; wherein the card issuing device further comprises a detector for detecting an edge of the card held by the card extracting and moving mechanism, and a marker for marking characters on the card; and wherein the control part controls the card extracting and moving mechanism to move the card to the marker, controls the detector to detect the inclination of the card held by the card extracting and moving mechanism with respect to the first direction, and controls the first and second moving mechanisms to move the card during a marking process based on the detected inclination of the card.