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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 1990
Filed:
Jun. 24, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masayoshi Nagashima, Chigasaki, JP;
Shin-ichi Kawahara, Sagamihara, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
235487 ; 235385 ; 235432 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for issuing plane tickets by communicating with a host apparatus using data from a keyboard or a bar code reader includes a hopper for storing plane tickets having a magnetic stripe extending along the longer sides thereof. A convey mechanism picks up the plane tickets one by one from the hopper and conveys the ticket on a convey path while aligning the shorter sides of the card with the convey direction.