Patent · US Expired

Ticket issuing machines

US5021984A · kind A · utility

20Cited by
3References
4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 23, 1990
Grant dateJun 4, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 23, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03M11/08
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

This invention has reference to a ticket issuing machine including a keyboard (3) to enter into the machine information about a ticket to be issued, a printer (5) to print out ticket information on a ticket, store circuits (15, 20, 21) for storing information about tickets being issued and with a circuit for alternating the information stored in the store circuits to control the operation of the printer 1. The keyboard 3 comprises a plurality of keys (3a) at least some of which bear more than one identification and that there are provided selection circuits capable of identifying which of the identifications is relevant to the particular syntax operation of the ticket machine.

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