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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Kai Feng, Beijing, CN;
Shuang Shuang Jia, Beijing, CN;
Yong Tang, Beijing, CN;
Jun Long Xiang, Beijing, CN;
Xin Zhao, Beijing, CN;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a computer implemented method, system, and computer program product for monitoring a ticket, the method including receiving credentials by a processing unit from a device via manual presentation of the device to a manual sensor logically coupled to the processing unit, generating a ticket identifier (ID) based on the credentials, transmitting the ticket ID from the processing unit to the device, establishing a wireless connection between the device and the processing unit, checking the wireless connection before each occurrence of an event, checking the wireless connection after each occurrence of the event, and updating a status of a ticket in light of the checking. In an exemplary embodiment, a ticket system includes a processing unit, a manual sensor, a wireless sensor, and a device, where the processing unit transmits the ticket ID, and where the processing unit verifies continued connection at key events.