Service providing system
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1. A ticket examiner for examining a ticket, comprising:
- a ticket slot into which the ticket is entered;
a pickup port for ejecting the ticket;
a controller;
a first antenna covering a long distance service area;
a second antenna covering a nearby service area; and
a communication module configured to send a call to a medium of a user, and stop calling to the user medium in response to entry of the ticket into the ticket slot,wherein the controller, in response to detection of the user medium by receiving a response to said call at the communication module through the first antenna, receives information of the ticket from the user medium through the first antenna and the communication module, requests authentication of the ticket information to a center apparatus, generates printing data based on the ticket information in response to a result of the reference that the ticket is valid, and stores the printing data in the controller, andwherein the controller, in response to detection of the user medium by receiving at the communication module the response to the call through the second antenna, prints the printing data stored on the controller on a slip using a printer to transport the printed slip to the pickup port.
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Abstract
A system for providing a service through a non-contact communication unit such as a wireless communication unit is disclosed. Specifically, an electronic ticket is communicated between a so-called mobile terminal and the non-contact communication unit equipped in a ticket examiner. The ticket examiner comprises a stocker for storing magnetized slips, roll paper or plastic slips, and a shaper for cutting the magnetized slip or the roll paper into a proper size. The ticket examiner confirms the validity of the electronic ticket for issuing a ticket.
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1. A ticket examiner for examining a ticket, comprising:
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a ticket slot into which the ticket is entered; a pickup port for ejecting the ticket; a controller; a first antenna covering a long distance service area; a second antenna covering a nearby service area; and a communication module configured to send a call to a medium of a user, and stop calling to the user medium in response to entry of the ticket into the ticket slot, wherein the controller, in response to detection of the user medium by receiving a response to said call at the communication module through the first antenna, receives information of the ticket from the user medium through the first antenna and the communication module, requests authentication of the ticket information to a center apparatus, generates printing data based on the ticket information in response to a result of the reference that the ticket is valid, and stores the printing data in the controller, and wherein the controller, in response to detection of the user medium by receiving at the communication module the response to the call through the second antenna, prints the printing data stored on the controller on a slip using a printer to transport the printed slip to the pickup port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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