Self-service passenger ticketing system
Patent 4247759 Issued on January 27, 1981. Estimated Expiration Date: 
October 10, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
October 10, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3445633 3622995 3750103 3760164 Automated fuel dispenser Off-line cash dispenser and banking system Automatic banking equipment Novel identification card Token-control On-line verification system for identification card or the like InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 05/949975 filed on 10/10/1978US Classes:235/381, With vending235/493MagneticExaminersPrimary: Kilgore, Robert M.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG07F 17/00 (20060101)G06Q 10/00 (20060101) G07B 15/00 (20060101) G07F 7/08 (20060101) G07F 17/42 (20060101) AbstractA system is disclosed for issuing airline tickets without the intervention of any ticket agent. The system includes a plurality of electro-mechanical ticket terminals in communication with a central computer. Each of the terminals has a card reader, a modem, destination select buttons, and a printer. In operation, the card reader reads data from a magnetic strip on a ticket purchasers credit card and the modem transmits signals identifying this credit card to the central computer. Subsequently, the modem receives signals from the central computer indicating good or bad credit. The push buttons are provided on the terminal to enable the purchaser to manually select his destination; and the printer prints a ticket to the selected destination conditional on the credit check signals received from the modem. | |
