US 12,254,364 B1
Programming with light for powered cards and devices
Bruce S. Cloutier, Jeannette, PA (US); and Jeffrey D. Mullen, Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Assigned to Dynamics Inc., Cheswick, PA (US)
Filed by Bruce S. Cloutier, Jeannette, PA (US); and Jeffrey D. Mullen, Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Filed on Sep. 24, 2010, as Appl. No. 12/890,203.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/287,366, filed on Dec. 17, 2009.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/249,692, filed on Oct. 8, 2009.
Int. Cl. G06K 19/00 (2006.01)
CPC G06K 19/00 (2013.01) 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A personalization machine for placing electronic personal data onto a plurality of cards comprising:
a programming module including
a first programming fixture including
a first infrared receiver, the programming module operable to receive a request indicative of programming data from a first card using the first infrared receiver, the request based on application code on the first card, and
a first infrared transmitter, the programming module operable to program, using the first infrared transmitter, the first card based on the programming data, and
a second programming fixture including
a second infrared transmitter, the programming module operable to program a second card with electronic personal data using the second infrared transmitter.