Patent ID: 7147165

Claim:
A plurality of identical adapting elements, for at least one programmable electronic holder to be personalized, having surface size larger than that of all programmable electronic holders to be personalized and having a geometry enabling it to be accepted by a personalization machine, wherein the adapting element having a housing of suitable shape and size to house and maintain at least one programmable electronic holder, so that a contact or contactless communication arrangement of the programmable electronic holder is respectively positioned opposite or close to a respective contact or contactless communication arrangement of the personalization machine, the elements being in combination with a multipurpose personalization machine for programmable electronic holders, the personalization machine comprising at least; an unstacking system to unstack adapting elements from an input hopper, and a stacking system to stack adapting elements in an output hopper, the input hopper and the output hopper possibly being separate or not, an insertion system to insert programmable electronic holders in adapting elements at a start of the personalization machine, and a removal system to remove the programmable electronic holders from adapting elements at an end of the personalization machine, a driving system to drive the adapting elements provided with programmable electronic holders, to cause them to transit through the personalization machine, and a personalization device comprising a communication system between a database supplying the personalization data and the programmable electronic holders via contact or contactless link between the personalization device of the personalization machine and the communication means of the programmable electronic holder, to enable personalization of the programmable electronic holders by programming personalization data.