Method for printing electronic tickets
AssigneePitney Bowes Inc.
InventorRonald P. Sansone
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Abstract
This invention determines the printer and paper that are used to print an electronic ticket and allows the purchaser of the ticket to check the quality of the printed ticket. The system will first capture the ticket purchaser's printer type and configuration setting information, paper, ink, or toner combination and then use the foregoing information to determine if the ticket purchaser's computer printer can print an acceptable ticket. The ticket purchaser will also be given an opportunity to print a test pattern so that the purchaser will be able to check the print quality of the printer.
Claims17
A method for producing electronic tickets, comprising the steps of:
- checking characteristics of a buyer's personal computer printer that is going to print a graphic field comprising a plurality of half tone gray steps on the ticket that will change in appearance when the ticket is reproduced by either scanning/printing and/or photocopying, and
- printing the ticket on the buyer's printer if the checked characteristics are acceptable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.