Ticket issuing system

• US 6,776,542 B1
• Filed: 03/28/2003
• Issued: 08/17/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Keith Kearney
• Original Assignee: Keith Kearney
• Inventors: Kearney, Keith
• Primary Examiner(s): Lefkowitz, Edward
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hamdan, Wasseem H.
• Application Number:
  US10/402,564
• Time in Patent Office: 508 Days
• Field of Search: 101/66, 101/110, 101/69, 400/88, 400/23, 400/525, 250/271, 382/105, 382/177, 382/274, 235/384
• US Class Current: 400/23
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00278 with a printing apparatus, e.g. a laser beam printer
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/0035 User-machine interface; Control console input or output arrangements for computers G06F3/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/107 with manual scanning
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2112 using still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2154 the still video camera incorporating a hardcopy reproducing device, e.g. a printer

Abstract

A ticket issuing system for facilitating processing and printing of citations. The ticket issuing system includes a housing being designed for being held in a hand of a user. An information assembly is positioned in the housing. The information assembly is designed for gathering information about a vehicle and the violation. A printing assembly designed for printing the citation to be issued to the motorist. The printing assembly is operationally coupled to the information assembly whereby the printing assembly gathers information from the information assembly to print the citation.

Claims

1. A ticket issuing system for issuing a citation to a motorist for a violation, the ticket issuing system comprising:

a housing being adapted for being held in a hand of a user;

an information assembly being positioned in said housing, said information assembly being adapted for gathering information about a vehicle and the violation;

a printing assembly adapted for printing the citation to be issued to the motorist, said printing assembly being operationally coupled to said information assembly such that said printing assembly gathers information from said information assembly to print the citation;

said information assembly comnprising a processing assembly and power supply, said processing assembly being adapted for processing the information gathered by said information assembly, said processing assembly being operationally coupled to said printing assembly such that said processing assembly actuates said printing assembly to print out the citation, said power supply being operationally coupled to said processing assembly such that said power supply supplies power to said processing assembly;

said information assembly comprising a scanning assembly adapted for scanning information from the vehicle to gather information relating to the vehicle and the motorist, said scanning assembly being coupled to said housing such that said scanning assembly is adapted for being directed at the vehicle, said scanning assembly being operationally coupled to said processing assembly such that said scanning assembly transfers the gathered information to said processing assembly to be used in the printing of the citation;

a shield member being coupled to said housing, said shield member extending outwardly from said housing such that said shield member extends beyond said scanning assembly of said information assembly, said shield member being adapted for inhibiting contact of foreign objects with said scanning assembly to inhibit said scanning assembly being inadvertently damaged from contact with the foreign objects;

said information assembly comprising a scanning button, said scanning button being coupled to said housing such that said scanning button is adapted for being actuated by the user, said scanning button being operationally coupled to said scanning assembly such that said scanning button actuates said scanning assembly to gather information from the vehicle when said scanning button is actuated by the user;

said information assembly comprising a plurality of information buttons, said information buttons being coupled to said housing such that said information buttons arc adapted for being selectively actuated by the user, each of said information buttons being operationally coupled to said processing assembly such that said information buttons are adapted for entering information into said processing assembly about the violation when said information buttons are actuated by the user;

said information buttons comprising a plurality of violation buttons, each of said violation buttons being adapted for entering the violation into said processing assembly for printing of the citation when said violation buttons are actuated by the user;

said information buttons comprising a plurality of agency buttons, each of said agency buttons being adapted for entering the agency under which the violation was committed into said processing assembly said agency buttons are actuated by the user;

said information assembly comprising a display member, said display member being adapted for being coupled to said housing such that said display member is adapted for being viewed by the user, said display member being operationally coupled to said processing assembly such that said display member is adapted for displaying the information gathered by said information assembly to be reviewed by the user;

said information assembly comprising a power switch, said power switch being coupled to said housing such that said power switch is adapted for being actuated by the user, said power switch being operationally coupled between said power supply and said processing assembly such that said power switch is for controlling the flow of power from said power supply to said processing assembly when said processing assembly is actuated by the user;

a charging assembly selectively engaging said housing such that said charging assembly is operationally coupled to said power supply when said charging assembly engages said housing, said charging assembly being adapted for being selectively coupled to a power source such that said charging assembly is for transferring power from the power source to said power supply to recharge said power supply when said housing engages said charging assembly;

said housing comprising a main portion and a grip portion, said grip portion being coupled to said main portion such that said grip portion extends downwardly from said main portion, said grip portion being adapted for being gripped by the user to facilitate gathering information; and

said housing comprising a ticket slot, said ticket slot extending into said housing such that said ticket slot is in communication with said printing assembly, said ticket slot being adapted for permitting the ticket printed by said printing assembly to be retrieved from said housing.