Transit operators revenue accounting system

摘要

A system for selling tickets and accounting for their sale is disclosed. The system generally includes a number of depots (1) each of which servicing a plurality of operators (2) each of whom act to sell tickets (10) to patrons of the system. The issuing of tickets (10) is controlled at a ticket distribution point (12) whereby tickets are scanned (3) to record in a local computer (4) those tickets (10) issued to an operator (2). Subsequent to the sale of the tickets (10) the operator (2) deposits monies (11) into a counting machine (5) which records a transaction value within the local computer (4). An invoice is printed (9) for each operator (2). Revenue data is transferable about the system via communications network (6) between depots (1) and central computer (7) which includes a data base (8) of statistical information.