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Title: talking ticket machines? Post by: infoman on September 22, 2024, 01:05:00 Some one passed me a comment that somewhere in Europe they were trialing talking ticket issue machines.
Any one else heard anything? Title: Re: talking ticket machines? Post by: Ralph Ayres on September 22, 2024, 21:10:49 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.
Title: Re: talking ticket machines? Post by: stuving on September 22, 2024, 23:08:21 There was this from Metro Report International (https://www.railwaygazette.com/technology/voice-operated-ticket-vending-machine-developed/57387.article)
Quote 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 Quote 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. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |