| 摘要 |
The introduction of so-called NFC devices ("Near Field Communications) into mobile computing devices. such as mobile telephones, smart phones, and PDAs offers potential advantages to those providing a ticketing service, in that the ticket can be provided in an NFC-compatible form allowing easy validation of visitors to an attraction. However, NFC provision is currently at an early stage and is not expected to be universal for a considerable time. In the interim, ticketing systems must be accessible to users who may or may not have knowledge of the NFC capabilities of their devices and who may be dissuaded from transacting if they are unsure of the compatibility of a ticket with their device. Non-NFC-capable devices can display a barcode on the device screen, but this screen may have one of a widely-varying range of capabilities, so the ticket may display adequately on one screen but poorly on another. Thus, a mobile ticket delivery system which is able to detect the technological capabilities of the device to which it is being sent or downloaded Is described. The system, In the form of a server/client system and/or a mobile application running on the device recognises the abilities of the mobile device and adapts the ticket accordingly. This can be done transparently without user intervention.
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