Self validating printer with ticket voiding and reprint features
CA 2448247 A1 · Owner: Transact Technologies Incorporated · Inventors: Goebel, Mark B.; Brooks, Donald E.; Shuldman, Bart C.
Overview
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Methods and apparatus (Fig. 1) are provided for printing and validating a document, such as a ticket or voucher printed on a substrate such as paper. After the document is printed (12), at least a portion thereof is read to test a validity criteria (14 and 16). The document is dispensed to a recipient if the validity criteria is met (52). If the validity criteria is not met after the first read, the document can optionally be re-read (18 and 20). If the validity criteria is never met, the document is voided (26). The voided document is then dispensed to the recipient (28) and a replacement document is immediately printed (30), read for validation purposes (32 and 34) and dispensed …
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- Filed May 31, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended May 31, 2022.
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