Ticket processing terminal device which accepts previously issued tickets for modification or exchange

Patent 4992647 Issued on February 12, 1991. Estimated Expiration Date:

April 25, 2008. 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.

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Inventors

Assignee

Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.

Application

No. 185382 filed on 04/25/1988

US Classes:

235/379, Banking systems235/384Transportation

Examiners

Primary: Jablon, Clark A.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Spencer & Frank

Foreign Patent References

0103759 EP. 03/25/1984
0225602 JP. 10/25/1986
8504972 WO. 07/25/1985
8504973 WO. 07/25/1985
2102740 GB. 02/25/1983

International Classes

G07B 001/00
G07B 011/02
G06K 001/14
G06K 017/00

Foreign Application Priority Data

1987-04-23 JP

Abstract

A ticket processing terminal device includes a hopper to store medium that is to become prescribed tickets, a separation and pick-up section for separating and picking up one sheet of medium at a time from the hopper, a stacker to store those of the tickets inserted through the insertion opening which are replaced by the medium, a print section for printing on the ticket that has been inserted through the insertion opening or the medium picked up from the hopper, and is to be discharged through a discharge opening, a transport path to transport the tickets and medium between the above mentioned component elements, and a ticket information reader for magnetically or optically reading the information that has been given to the ticket, and a magnetic write section disposed along the transport path for writing, erasing or rewriting on the magnetic stripe if the ticket inserted through the insertion opening or the medium picked up from the hopper has such a magnetic stripe. The terminal device can accept a plurality of tickets, temporarily store them, and subsequently reissue either modified versions of less than the original number inserted or a new medium to replace the plural inserted tickets.