Heat Transfer Ticket for Event Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional admission tickets are prone to loss, destruction under adverse conditions, and counterfeiting, and they pose concerns regarding personal information handling.
Innovation Solution
A heat transfer label applied to apparel items, incorporating bar codes and QR codes, which serves as a ticket for event access, eliminating the need for paper tickets and providing an authentic souvenir while preventing counterfeiting through ultraviolet-curable inks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If paper tickets are used for event admission, then the tickets can be easily printed and distributed, but they are prone to loss, destruction under adverse conditions, and counterfeiting
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the ticket function with apparel by applying heat transfer labels to clothing items. The ticket information is permanently integrated into the fabric through heat transfer technology, eliminating the separation between the ticket and the wearer. This combination ensures the ticket cannot be lost or destroyed independently from the apparel.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses composite material structure by combining heat transfer label material with fabric. The heat transfer label consists of multiple layers including adhesive layers and protective layers that work together to create a durable, weather-resistant ticket that maintains integrity under adverse conditions unlike plain paper.
2Productivity
If personal information is printed on tickets, then rapid retrieval is enabled, but security concerns arise regarding information disclosure
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by differentiating the visibility and accessibility of different information elements on the ticket. Certain information is printed in visible formats for quick scanning, while personal information is stored in encrypted databases accessible only through authorized systems. This allows rapid retrieval of essential data while protecting sensitive personal information from public exposure.
3Productivity
If conventional printing methods are used on paper tickets, then tickets can be quickly produced, but they are susceptible to counterfeiting
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs color changes and optical variable ink technologies in the heat transfer labels. These inks change appearance based on viewing angle, lighting conditions, or other stimuli, creating security features that are difficult to replicate. The colored inks provide both aesthetic appeal for promotion and cryptographic security for counterfeiting prevention.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution ensures secure, durable, and authentic event access without paper tickets, protecting against loss and destruction, and promotes the event through wearable merchandise.
Implementation Method 1
The printed matter can be printed with ultraviolet-curable inks, or other suitable inks as is known in the art.
Data Source
AI summary
A unique heat transfer is disclosed for use on specific merchandising articles for a specific event. The heat transfer would be used to promote an event and would be used as a ticket to that event. The heat transfer comprises printed matter applied to a base material. The base material would be part of a clothing article, such as a t-shirt, cap, sweatshirt, garment, accessory etc. The printed matter would be visually recognizable information incorporating text, pictures, numbers, bar codes, and QR codes. The visually recognizable information can be printed with ultraviolet-curable inks, or other suitable inks. Once the heat transfer is applied to the clothing article, user would use the clothing article as a ticket to the event. The heat transfer on the clothing article would be scanned and the unique bar code and/or QR codes would be used to identify the user's seat location and other identifying details.