Self-service passenger ticketing system

Details Self-service passenger ticketing system Self-service passenger ticketing system

1978-10-10

1981-01-27

Kilgore, Robert M.

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Systems controlled by data bearing records

Credit or identification card systems

235493, 340153, G07F 708, H04Q 152, G06K 1906

Patent

active

042477590

ABSTRACT:
A 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.

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