Patent ID: 6805286
Filing Date: 2004-10-19
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
A ticket transport machine for re-circulating cards, the machine comprisinga transport and rotator, said transport and rotator comprising: an input bezel for receiving a card from a user; and a rotating transport carrier, coupled to said input bezel, for directing said card under a reader/writer antenna for determining the status of said card; and a storage area, coupled to said transport and rotator, for storing and re-circulating said card, the status of said card determines where said card will be stored said storage area comprising: a first bin: a second bin, coupled to said first bin, said card input by said user through the input bezel stored in said first or second bin a first stacker, coupled to said second bin and a second stacker, coupled to said first stacker, wherein said first stacker and said second stacker having first and second feeder mechanisms separate a top card from a card stack and move said top card through a guide channel into said transport and rotator.