TH17516U - Ticket vending and return machine for use in the food court. - Google Patents

Abstract

Page 1 of 1 page Summary of the Invention A ticket vending and return machine for use in food courts is characterized by the following: a new ticket slot (10) which is connected at the top to the first conveyor belt (11) that transports tickets from the return ticket slot (20) to the new ticket slot (10) for dispensing through the ticket dispensing and return slot (30). The bottom of the new ticket slot (10) is connected to the second conveyor belt (12) which transports tickets from the new ticket slot (10) for dispensing through the ticket dispensing and return slot (30) on the exit path. The return ticket slot (20) is connected at the top to the first conveyor belt (11) which transports tickets from the return ticket slot (20) to the new ticket slot (10) for dispensing through the ticket dispensing and return slot (30). The bottom of the return ticket slot (20) is connected to the second conveyor belt (12) which transports tickets from the ticket dispensing and return slot (30) back into the return ticket slot (20) on the inbound path. Next to the card return slot (20) is the damaged card slot (40), a vertical box for storing damaged cards. The bottom of the damaged card slot (40) is connected to a second conveyor belt (12) which transports cards from the card dispensing and return slot (30) back into the damaged card slot (40).

Claims (1)

Page 1 of 3 pages. Claims 1. Card dispensing and return machine for use in food courts, which consists of a new card slot (10) which is a vertical box for storing new cards, a returned card slot (20) which is a vertical box for storing used cards, and a damaged card slot (40) which is a vertical box for storing damaged cards. At the card dispensing and return slot (30) there will be a card reader and top-up machine (50) that reads smart cards as follows: a. The card reader and top-up machine (50) will read smart cards on the outbound path that is conveyed from the new card slot (10). The card reader and top-up machine (50) will notify the top-up amount to the touch screen (60) to wait for a command from the user. When the user sends the amount of money to be topped up on the card through the touch screen (60), the touch screen (60) will send the amount of money to be topped up on the card to The Card Reader and Top-Up (50) and Card Reader and Top-Up (50) send a request for the amount to be topped up to the Card Reader to the Processor (70), and the Processor (70), upon receiving the amount to be topped up, sends an approval command back to the Card Reader and Top-Up (50) to top up the Card before sending it to the Card Dispensing and Return (30) to dispense the Card to the User. Meanwhile, the Processor (70), upon receiving the amount to be topped up, sends a command to the Bill and Coin Reader (80) to wait for cash from the Incoming Cash Slot from the User. When the User inserts cash into the Incoming Cash Slot, the Bill and Coin Reader (80) sends a command to the Processor (70), and the Processor (70), upon receiving the amount from the Bill and Coin Reader (80), sends an approval command to the Card Reader and Top-Up (50) to top up the Card before sending it to the Card Dispensing and Return (30) to dispense the Card to the User. B. Card Reader and Refill Machine (50) will read the value of the smart card in the incoming route, which is conveyed from the card dispensing and return slot (30). The Card Reader and Refill Machine (50) will read the value of the incoming smart card and display the remaining balance on the card on the touch screen (60), waiting for confirmation from the user. When the user confirms the remaining balance on the card via the touch screen (60), the touch screen (60) will send the remaining balance information to the processing unit (70), and the processing unit (70), upon receiving the remaining balance information, will issue a refund approval command. The processing unit (70) will then send the remaining balance information to the banknote and coin reader (50) to instruct the banknote and coin reader (50) to return the money to the dispensing slot to the user. The processing unit (70) will connect to the central processing unit (90) to send the card refill and change information to the central processing unit (90) via wired or wireless system to store the operation data of the card vending and return machine. For use in food courts, it has the following features: New Card Slot (10) is connected at the top to the first conveyor belt (11) which carries cards from the card return slot (20) to the new card slot (10) to be dispensed out through the card dispensing and returning slot (30). The bottom of the new card slot (10) is connected to page 3 of 3 pages. The second conveyor belt (12) carries cards from the new card slot (10) to be dispensed out through the card dispensing and returning slot (30) on the exit route. Card return slot (20) is connected at the top to the first conveyor belt (11) which carries cards from the card return slot (20) to the new card slot (10) to be dispensed out through the card dispensing and returning slot (30). The bottom of the card return slot (20) is connected to the second conveyor belt (12) which carries cards from the card dispensing and returning slot (30) back into the card return slot (20) on the inbound route. Next to the card return slot (20) is a vertical box for storing damaged cards. The bottom of the damaged card slot (40) is connected to a second conveyor belt (12) which transports cards from the card dispensing and return slot (30) back into the damaged card slot (40).