367results about "Auxillary ticket-issuing devices" patented technology

A network electronic ticket 1003 is provided in an electronic ticket 1000. Start page data 1016, a ticket owner secret key 1017, an electronic ticket possession certificate 1018, and a network service program 1019 are provided in the network electronic ticket 1003, the network service program 1019 controls various types of processing and an electronic ticket storage terminal, and the ticket owner secret key 1017 and the electronic ticket possession certificate 1018 are used for authentication processing with an information providing apparatus on a network, whereby it is made possible to connect to the network from the electronic ticket itself and receive information service.

Payment transactions using a payment infrastructure are efficiently combined with e-merchandise transactions using an e-merchandise infrastructure, while allowing each infrastructure to concentrate on its primary function. An electronic payment device configured according to the payment infrastructure is interrogated by a payment module (also configured according to the payment infrastructure) of a first terminal to obtain financial data. Electronic merchandise-related information is generated by an electronic merchandise module (configured according to the electronic merchandise infrastructure) of the first terminal, and such information is transferred to the electronic payment device within a transaction conducted in accordance with the financial data and the payment infrastructure.

A casino game is implemented on the basis of a wireless mobile player unit adapted to play poker, slots, bingo and other casino games. The unit obtains random game outcomes from a central computer over a radio channel utilizing a data encryption technique relying on an authentication key. The authentication key is downloaded into the unit from the central computer via a secure wired communication channel while the unit is stored, recharged and locked in a dispensing kiosk controlled by the central computer. A player rents the unit from the kiosk, plays it throughout the casino and returns the unit to the kiosk to obtain prizes and / or bonus points earned. The central computer tracks the inventory of the units in the kiosk and on the casino floor.

Payment transactions using a payment infrastructure are efficiently combined with e-merchandise transactions using an e-merchandise infrastructure, while allowing each infrastructure to concentrate on its primary function. An electronic payment device configured according to the payment infrastructure is interrogated by a payment module (also configured according to the payment infrastructure) of a first terminal to obtain financial data. Electronic merchandise-related information is generated by an electronic merchandise module (configured according to the electronic merchandise infrastructure) of the first terminal, and such information is transferred to the electronic payment device within a transaction conducted in accordance with the financial data and the payment infrastructure.

Disclosed is a variable voltage protection device for electronic devices which in one aspect comprises a thin layer of neat dielectric polymer or glass positioned between a ground plane and an electrical conductor for overvoltage protection, wherein the neat polymer or glass layer does not include the presence of conductive or semiconductive particles. Also disclosed is the combination of the neat dielectric polymer or glass thin layer positioned on a conventional variable voltage protection material comprising a binder containing conductive or semiconductive particles. A multi-layer variable voltage protection component is disclosed comprising three layers of overvoltage protection material wherein the outer two layers contain a lower percentage of conductive or semiconductive particles and wherein the inner layer contains a higher percentage of conductive or semiconductive particles. The multi-layer component can optionally be used in combination with the neat dielectric polymer or glass layer and can optionally have interposed metal layers. A method is disclosed for dispersing insulative particles and conductive or semiconductive particles in a binder using a volatile solvent for dispersement of the insulative particles and the conductive or semiconductive particles before mixing with the binder.

A printing apparatus and method for printing receipts and for controlling the cutting of each receipt in succession from a recording medium such as print paper at an appropriate position determined from the print data received from a host computer. The printing apparatus 50 prints first print data representing transaction information with a paper cut command appended thereto and second print data representing additional information from print data received from a host computer 40. A first control unit 521 prints the first print data and delays executing the paper cut command added to the first print data when first print data is received from the host computer. When print data is received while execution of the paper cut command is delayed, a print data detection unit 522 determines the type of print data received based on the presence or absence of an identifier in the received print data. If the received print data is recognized as second print data, a second control unit 523 prints the received second print data and then executes the paper cut command. If the received print data is determined not to be second print data, the second control unit 523 executes the paper cut command before printing the received print data.

A card printer in a card information management system. The card printer has a data input part for inputting data acquired by a user. The data is character information of a character generated by a program stored in a predetermined apparatus according to predetermined operations of a user. The card printer has a user ID input part for inputting an ID of the user. The data inputted from the data input part is converted into print information by a print information generation part. Approval information of the supplier of the card is generated by an approval information generation part. This print information and the approval information are printed on a card by a print part through an image processing part and a print control part. The user can obtain the card to which the approval information is added on demand.

A method of printing a certificate purchased online, such as a printed ticket, directions, a food coupon, a parking pass, a merchandise coupon or other types of certificates, may include purchasing at least one certificate across a computer network and printing the certificate onto the media using a desktop printer. The media may be a sheet having a plurality of separate printing areas separated by lines of weakness. In one embodiment of the media, a sheet has equally-sized printing areas separated into rows and columns by lines of weakness. In another embodiment of the invention, a consumer purchases one or more tickets across a computer network, and then prints the ticket or tickets using a desktop printer. The ticket may be printed onto a media having a ticket printing area defined on at least one edge by a line of weakness. In a particular way of implementing this embodiment, purchasing a ticket across a computer network can further include providing ticket selection information across the network from a computer and transmitting ticket printing information across the network back to the computer.

An evaluation device for evaluating the operability of an object device based on the operation of the object device by an examinee, comprising a means of defining the initial status of the above object device, a means of defining a target status after the operation of the object device, an operation identifying means for identifying the operation by the examinee of the object device, a status identifying means for identifying the operation status of the object device by the above operation, a means for judging whether or not the above operation status agrees with a target status, and a clock means for measuring elapsed time required for the above operation status to migrate from an initial status to a target status.

A dielectric body 12 has internal conductor layers 14 arranged in it. At the far sides of the internal conductor layers 14 separated by ceramic layers 12A, internal conductor layers 16 are arranged. A length W of a side of the dielectric body 12 running along a stacking direction Y of the ceramic layers is made longer than the lengths L and T of any other two sides running along directions (X- and Y-directions) intersecting the side running along the stacking direction (Y-direction). The internal conductor layers 14 and 16 are formed with cut parts 18a and 18b, the internal conductor layers 14 are divided into channel parts 20A and 20B across the cut part 18a, and the internal conductor layers 16 are divided into channel parts 22A and 22B across the cut part 18b. These channel parts are connected through uncut ends 19, whereby the current flows in reverse directions. It is therefore possible to greatly reduce the effective inductance of the multilayer capacitor and reduce the voltage fluctuations of the CPU power source.

An electronic ticket management system mainly includes a vendor module, a ticket process module, a Web module, a ticket order module, a delivery module and a ticket verification module. After a consumer has purchased a ticket through a communication network, a service center transmits the information of the electronic ticket to a designated mobile communication device equipped with graphic display capability. When in use the consumer displays bar code graphics of the electronic ticket. Through a scanner at a ticket verification end the graphics of the electronic ticket on the mobile communication device can be captured, and identification result is verified online. Thus the total process does not have physical contact. The risk of carrying the currency can be prevented. The costs of manual operation and paper ticket can be saved. Therefore ticket processing efficiency increases.

Ticketing systems and methods, as well as related computer product programs, provide efficient and user-friendly seat selection by incorporating realistic seating charts. An advantageous ticketing system may include data related to a physical layout of a venue. The ticketing system may generate a three-dimensional model of the venue, from which one or more seating charts may in turn be generated. A user may search the ticketing system for seats based on customized user search parameters, which may include searching across multiple performances. In response to the user search, the ticketing system may provide an interactive three-dimensional seating chart depicting a relatively accurate seat layout based on the venue data. The user may manipulate the seating chart to view the venue from various perspectives, and the user may select seats from the seating chart. Other embodiments of the ticketing system are also disclosed herein.

The invention relates to an offline electronic ticketing system and a method thereof, in particular to an electronic ticketing system capable of checking tickets off line and a method for purchasing, checking and returning tickets. The system comprises an electronic ticketing platform, a ticket booking terminal and a ticket checking terminal, wherein the owner of the ticket booking terminal is a client, and the owner of the ticket checking terminal is a merchant; the electronic ticketing platform is connected with the ticket booking terminal and the ticket checking terminal by Ethernet or a mobile communication network; and the basic process comprises the following steps that: a digital signature is performed by the electronic ticketing platform on an electronic ticket which is provided by the merchant; then, the electronic ticket and the digital signature of the electronic ticket are manufactured into a two-dimensional barcode; the electronic ticket and the two-dimensional barcode are sent to the client who books the ticket; and under the condition that the merchant is off line, the digital signature of the electronic ticket and the ticketing information on the electronic ticket which are contained in the two-dimensional barcode provided by the client are checked by the ticket checking terminal so as to determine whether the electronic ticket is real, valid and complete. Due to the adoption of the system and the method, the operation cost of the electronic ticketing system is reduced, the ticket purchasing time of clients is saved, and the ticket checking speed is improved.

Systems and methods for printing various length adhesive labels using continuous adhesive label stock and a mechanical cutter that eliminates problems associated with the build up of adhesive on the cutter blade are provided. A continuous label stock includes regions where adhesive is provided interspersed with regions where there is no adhesive provided. After printing has occurred, the continuous label stock is fed to a mechanical cutter that separates the printed label from the continuous label stock by cutting through a region where there is no adhesive provided. As such, no adhesive will be transferred to the cutter blade, thereby removing any possibility of a build up of adhesive on the cutter blade. Since there will not be any build up of adhesive on the cutter blade, problems associated with the build up of adhesive on the cutter blade are eliminated.

Methods and apparatus for bursting perforated paper stock are provided. A feed mechanism is provided for feeding perforated paper stock in a feed direction along a paper path in a printer. The perforated paper stock has sections separated by perforations. A loop area is provided in the printer for accumulating one of the sections of the perforated paper stock. A burst element is provided for bursting a perforation of the accumulated section. In order to burst the perforation of the accumulated section, the feed direction is reversed to draw the perforation of the accumulated section against the burst element, thereby separating the section from the perforated paper stock. A paper dispensing mechanism is provided for advancing the separated section out of the loop area and dispensing the section from the printer.

A system and method for rapidly customizing and printing documents is disclosed. The system supports product lines having a plurality of customizable products therein, through the use of a single Web page that is continually updated in a data-driven fashion. The system is robust, easily expandable, and quickly deployable across a plurality of user platforms and geographic locations. Methods of the invention disclosed herein enable users to perform customization projects and to print the documents created thereby, either at a remote printer such as at a document factory, or at the user's own, local printer.

The invention discloses an automatic card sending machine comprising a card storage mechanism, a card poking mechanism for poking cards in the storage mechanism into a card forwarding channel one by one and a card forwarding mechanism for forwarding the cards in the card feeding channel; wherein, the card forwarding channel comprises two or more than two card feeding channels having different longitudinal heights, and a card guiding mechanism can control the cards to enter different card feeding channels. Although the automatic card sending machine is provided with only one card forwarding mechanism, one fewer than the existing automatic card sending machine has, the automatic card sending machine is still capable of forwarding cards to two or more than two card feeding channels having different heights, therefore, compared with the existing automatic card sending machine, the invention not only meets the requirements for vehicles of various cab heights, but also greatly expands the card storage space of the card storage area and further expands the card storage capacity. The invention can not only satisfy various requirements of users, but also send cards to both high-cab and low-cab vehicles in a balanced manner by making full use of the capacity of the card storage mechanism; and additionally, the invention has the advantages of lower cost and lower failure rate by arranging only one card forwarding mechanism.

The invention relates to a cutting device for an instant lottery ticket. The cutting device for the instant lottery ticket comprises a housing that at least integrates left and right side plates, a bottom mounting hole, a ticket feeding slot, a first sensor port, a mounting hole of a driving plate and a blade fixing frame; a transmission rubber covered roller, an upper rubber covered roller, a driving rubber covered roller and a turning shaft provided with a pressing plate, which are rotationally supported and extend between the left and right side plats of the housing; an intermediate shaft arranged on the right side plate; a motor arranged on the housing, an electromagnetic solenoid arranged on the left side plate, a blade provided with a second sensor port and arranged on the blade fixing frame, and a driving plate electrically connected with the motor and the electromagnetic solenoid, wherein a power-on rotating angle is predetermined for the electromagnetic solenoid fixedly connected with the turning shaft; and a set of gears engaged with each other in sequence and arranged on the right side plate, wherein the gears comprise a motor gear, an idle gear, a transmission gear and a driven gear. The cutting device for the instant lottery ticket disclosed by the invention has the advantages of capabilities of automatically cutting the ticket according to commands and monitoring the ticket cutting process, reduced space occupation and high work efficiency.

To provide a sheet material cutting unit which can retain the posture of a sheet material when the sheet material is cut such that a movable blade can bite the sheet material with stability. A sheet material fixedly holding portion provided in parallel with a fixed blade and a sheet material movably holding portion linked with a movable blade are provided downstream from a sheet material cutting position in a sheet material transfer direction to retain a sheet material from both sides of the sheet material when the sheet material is cut.

An improved ticket dispensing apparatus to efficiently and expeditiously control the separation and dispensing of tickets from a continuous strip of tickets. Once a ticket selection is made, a control circuit activates the dispensing mechanism for dispensing the selected number of tickets. The strip of tickets is drawn into engagement with a pair of drive rollers and forced into engagement with a downstream deflector plate. Once a measured and predetermined ticket length has been met, the direction of movement for the drive rollers is reversed and a unidirectional clutch engaged. The clutch rotates a deflector plate used to force the strip of tickets into engagement with a stationary cutting blade along a perforated line scored in the ticket strip so that the desired number of tickets are separated from the ticket strip.

A multi-channel separation mechanism assembly for a lottery or other ticket dispensing machine includes a separate detachable feed mechanism associated with each separate feed channel, such that the feed mechanism for a single channel can be removed and replaced without replacing the entire assembly. Each such detachable feed mechanism includes a compact transmission wherein drive is efficiently transferred from a vertically-oriented feed motor to horizontally-oriented feed rollers. Each feed channel is additionally equipped with a bidirectional mechanical flag which triggers an optical sensor to detect presence of a ticket strip in the channel while still allowing appropriate reverse motion of the ticket strip within the associated channel.

The invention discloses a ticket stack supply device. The device comprises a frame, a ticket card input channel mechanism which is arranged on the frame, a ticket card stacking mechanism, a ticket card output mechanism and a ticket card recovering container. A ticket outlet of the ticket card input channel mechanism is arranged just above the ticket card stacking mechanism, a recovered ticket inlet of the ticket card recovering container is arranged just below the ticket card stacking mechanism, and the ticket card stacking mechanism is connected with the ticket card output mechanism. As the ticket outlet of the ticket card input channel mechanism of the ticket stack supply device is arranged just above the ticket card stacking mechanism, and the recovered ticket inlet of the ticket card recovering container is arranged just below the ticket card stacking mechanism, the ticket stack supply device consisting of the ticket card input channel mechanism, the ticket card stacking mechanism, the ticket card output mechanism and the ticket card recovering container is arranged by stacking sequentially and has compact and simple structure, thus reducing space requirement for configuring the device in the whole system, and greatly enhancing availability of the device.

A printer module paper feed-out procedure in which a sheet-transfer roller set transfers the paper sheet forwards during printing, and paper feed-out rollers are rotated forwards for a predetermined time period and then stopped so that the paper feed-out rollers hold down the lead end of the paper sheet when the printing action of the printing head and the paper sheet transferring action of the sheet-transfer roller set are being continued, and then a paper cutting unit is operated to cut off the printed front part of the paper sheet when the printing action is finished, and then the paper feed-out rollers are rotated to transfer the cutoff piece of paper out of a paper outlet of a face panel of the printer module and then he paper feed-out rollers are stopped to hold down the rear end of the cutoff piece of paper, avoiding falling of the cutoff piece of paper away from the paper outlet of the face panel.

The cabinet 1 for the information terminal device 41 and the gaming machine 42 which are installed on the floor or the stand and used is constructed from the ceiling portion 2 which is arranged at the upper position of the liquid crystal display device 10 and has the measure corresponding to the width of the liquid crystal display device 10, the left and right side plate portions 3, 4 which are arranged at both the left and right sides of the liquid crystal display device 10 and each of which has the uniform width corresponding to the depth of the liquid crystal display device 10 over entire length thereof and the length regulated corresponding to the height of the information terminal device 41 or the gaming machine 42 except for the liquid crystal display device 10, the bottom portion 5 capable of contacting with the floor or the stand and the rear panel 6 which is arranged between the ceiling portion 2 and the bottom portion 5 and can separately install the information process device 31 and the power unit 32 so that both the information process device 31 and the power unit 32 does not superimpose with each other in the front-and-rear direction.

A system for carrying out transactions (10) includes customer stations (18) and a service provider station (14). The system is operated in a building (12) or other facility in which a service provider operates the service provider station in a secure room (36). Audio and video communications are established between customers at the customer stations and the service provider at the service provider station. Items are exchanged between customers and the service provider through carriers (26) transmitted through a pneumatic tube system (22). A video material presentation device (50) provides promotional or other video material which is presented on displays at the customer stations. Video material is presented to customers when the customer terminal is not in communication with the service provider terminal. The customer stations are readily installed and configured in the transaction facility to maximize the floor space available for other purposes.

The invention discloses a method and a system for judging the vehicle driving state. The method comprises the following steps: S1, vehicle driving behavior information in a vehicle bus is acquired in real time, wherein the vehicle driving behavior information includes accelerator force, brake force, acceleration and time information; S2, whether a dangerous driving behavior exists is judged according to the vehicle driving behavior information, S3 is executed if a dangerous driving behavior exists, and the method returns to S1 if no dangerous driving behavior exists; S3, dangerous driving behavior information is transmitted to a monitoring center; S4, the monitoring center timely looks for the location of a vehicle having a dangerous driving behavior through a satellite positioning system, and stores the dangerous driving behavior information and the location information of the vehicle having a dangerous driving behavior in a database of the monitoring center; and S5, a vehicle driver having a dangerous driving behavior is reminded. A vehicle driver can be timely monitored and reminded, and vehicle driving parameters at the time when a traffic accident happens are stored to provide a legal basis for duty fixing of the traffic accident.

A method of electronically authenticating an electronic ticket upon entry to a venue can include displaying a first scannable code on a display of a user device, placing the user device adjacent to a scannable code reader device, scanning the first scannable code of the user device with the scannable code reader device, generating a second scannable code and displaying the second scannable code on the scannable code reader device, scanning the second scannable code with a camera on the user device, generating a user ticket code on the display of the user device, and displaying the user ticket code on the user device to gain admittance into the venue.