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talking ticket machines?
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talking ticket machines?
Posted by infoman at 01:05, 22nd September 2024
 
Some one passed me a comment that somewhere in Europe they were trialing talking ticket issue machines.

Any one else heard anything?

Re: talking ticket machines?
Posted by Ralph Ayres at 21:10, 22nd September 2024
 
Wouldn't surprised me; cashpoints sometimes have a 3.5mm socket that I presume you can plug headphone sockets into and be guided through if you have a sight impairment (probably wouldn't be wise in that context to allow the feedback to be overheard).  I can't see it working on a TVM for any but the most straightforward tickets.  Probably overtaken by events now anyway, as it would generally be easier to buy tickets online using whatever assisting technology the individual already has on his/her device. 

Re: talking ticket machines?
Posted by stuving at 23:08, 22nd September 2024
 
There was this from Metro Report International
Voice-operated ticket vending machine developed

SOUTH KOREA: MediaZen is developing a voice-activated ticket vending machine which will provide passengers with a non-contact means to buy tickets by speaking either Korean or English.

Pilot deployments are planned for November at two airport stations which are used by many international passengers

MediaZen said its research centre has developed speech recognition and synthesis technology which can cope with noisy environments by learning about the acoustics and language models, with natural speech synthesis that speaks like a real person.

But that was in development in 2020, and of course is just software; you'd need to add a some more stuff to it. Like a Renesas RX72N  microcontroller, advertised as
Renesas Electronics Ticket Vending Machine is designed for a ticket machine, used in train stations. The design utilizes a thin-film transistor (TFT) display for customers to purchase tickets. The Ticket Vending Machine solution features voice guidance via a speaker and can detect irregularities inside the device with a temperature sensor.

The Renesas Electronics Ticket Vending Machine solution has firmware updates that can be rewritten using a USB. The two RX65N 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) recognizes bills and coins.

But that's still just a chip, so you'll need to already have a machine, or else add your own screen ... speaker ... card payment terminal ... coin and note handling ... ticket printing ... power supplies ... housing ... plus a few other bits.

 
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