Patent ID: 7147148

Claim:
A system for remote personalization and issuance of identity documents, comprising: a portable personalization machine having a housing that includes therein: i) at least one personalization unit for performing a personalization operation on an identity document, ii) an identity document input for inputting an identity document to be personalized, iii) an identity document output for outputting an identity document personalized by the personalization unit, iv) a control unit controlling the personalization unit, v) communications equipment comprising communications transceiver to permit communications between the control unit and a controlling authority remote from the personalization machine, and vi) an interface to permit connection between the control unit and a local controller; vii) a receiver for obtaining the current geographic location of the portable personalization machine; wherein the local controller permits entry of locally collected data to the portable personalization machine, the local controller being external to the portable personalization machine and being interfaceable with the interface of the personalization machine.