Abstract: A paper position sensor for a ticket printer is disclosed. The ticket printer includes a blank ticket tray and a paper guide consisting of an upper and lower guide, which lower guide contains a position sensor wheel that rotates as a result of the frictional contact with the blank ticket, as the ticket passes over the sensor wheel on its way through the guides. The wheel contains an embedded magnetic element such that as the wheel turns, which magnetically provides rotational position information to an adjacently-mounted sensor chip, which is able to determine, magnetically, the position of the wheel. The sensor chip provides data to the printer control as to the position of the ticket through the printer, and thus the printer control is now able to determine the precise position of the ticket in the printer.

Abstract: A paper position sensor for a ticket printer is disclosed. The ticket printer includes a blank ticket tray and a paper guide consisting of an upper and lower guide, which lower guide contains a position sensor wheel that rotates as a result of the frictional contact with the blank ticket, as the ticket passes over the sensor wheel on its way through the guides. The wheel contains an embedded magnetic element such that as the wheel turns, which magnetically provides rotational position information to an adjacently-mounted sensor chip, which is able to determine, magnetically, the position of the wheel. The sensor chip provides data to the printer control as to the position of the ticket through the printer, and thus the printer control is now able to determine the precise position of the ticket in the printer.

Abstract: A controller board and system for converting a cash-based game machine to a cashless, wireless system employing wireless network connectivity is disclosed. The controller board consists of a circuit board, one or more emulation circuits, a serial interface, one or more switches and a microcontroller. The controller system consists of the controller board with the serial interface connected to a display and a card reader, and a wireless communication interface for communicating with the accounts server. Said one or more emulation circuits emulate the signals of cash-based peripherals on the game machine, once the peripheral cables are reconnected from the peripheral into the emulation circuit. The user's account is identified through the card reader and the user's account is debited or credited as a result of losing or winning gameplay by the microcontroller. Changes to the account balance are encrypted and sent to a casino server by means of the wireless interface.

Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for monitoring the fluid level in a container comprising a carrier means adapted to be fitted and secured to a container. At least one sensing means is located within the carrier means; each sensing means is adapted to collect characteristics relating to the container wall. The characteristics being proximate to the sensing means location on the container. A display device is provided on the carrier means in order to indicate the fluid level within the container. A processing system is adapted to collect information from the sensing means and upon the processing of this information, the processing system transmits control signals to the display device in order to indicate the fluid level in the container.

Abstract: A parking machine and a method of operating the parking machine are described. The parking machine includes a controller, a display controlled by the controller and a presence sensor for detecting the presence of a person in the vicinity of the parking machine. The method of operating the parking machine comprises detecting the presence of a person in the vicinity of the parking machine, placing the parking machine into an operating mode when the presence is detected, and returning the parking machine into the sleep mode once the person is no longer detected in the vicinity of the parking machine. When placed in the operating mode, the display shows the unexpired real parking time for parking spaces associated with the parking machine and/or shows instructions for a user to purchase parking time.