Validator for magnetic tickets
US4144548A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 10, 1978 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K1/126
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A magnetic ticket validator includes a housing having a ticket receiving channel for receiving a coded magnetic ticket with a heat source adjacent the channel in the form of a flashbulb, with an exposure slot exposing a magnetic strip on the ticket to the flashbulb and a coded masking tape, for imposition of a binary code on the magnetic strip upon initiation of the flashbulb. The heat from the flashbulb heats selected portions of the magnetic tape exposed by the mask.
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