Variable ticket and ticket printer
US6338436B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 14, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jan 15, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07B1/00
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A valuable ticket—on which ticketing data is magnetically recorded and which is printed for issuance-includes a base a heat-sensitive layer provided on one side of the base, a protective layer provided on the heat-sensitive layer and a magnetic recording layer provided on the other side of the base. A ticket printer for magnetically recording and printing ticketing data on ticket blanks for issuance includes ticket blank holder means for holding ticket blanks, each comprising a base, a heat-sensitive layer and a protective layer provided on one side of the base and a magnetic recording layer provided on the other side of the base, magnetic recording means for magnetically recording ticketing data the magnetic recording layers of the ticket blanks contained in the ticket blank holder means, and thermal printing means for thermally printing the ticketing data on the heat-sensitive layers of the magnetically recorded ticket blanks for issuance.
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