Patent ID: 7048182
Filing Date: 2006-05-23
Classification: B42D,G06K

Abstract:
1. A method of providing a card carrier for bringing together with a card, the method comprising: (a) providing the card; (b) acquiring card data from the card; (c) based on the card data, providing a card-carrier blank having a first identification mark; (d) based on the card data, printing predetermined data and a second identification mark associated with the predetermined data onto the card-carrier blank so as to form the card carrier; (e) acquiring the first identification mark and the second identification mark from the card carrier; (f) based on the first identification mark and on the second identification mark, determining whether the data printed and the card-carrier blank belong together; and (g) if it is determined that the data and the card-carrier blank belong together, providing the card carrier for bringing it together with the card.