1. Photocopy and Print Vending
OCS ON ACCOUNT
print and copy vending
Designed for modern university environment
Photocopy and Print Vending

2. Key Features: Allows students to use accounts
Student ID card and Password or
name and Password or
User created account
Allows non-students to use cash or set up an account.
Visitors can pay for all services at the copier or printer with coins and bills
Visitors can set up accounts (self service) and deposit funds for future use.
Allows the modern ‘copier’ to also be the ‘printer’
Leverages your hardware for maximum use and functionality
Saves money on printing (low cost per copy compared to stand-alone HP printers
Allows for future growth to computer labs
Students free ‘print’ balance for semester
No hardware required in the lab (print stations OR card readers – not needed)

3. Photocopying Touch Terminal Coin Bill System
Any user can insert a coin or bill to copy
Students can charge their (prepaid) account
Copy
Print
Add value to account
View/print account history
Pay with account
Pay with cash

4. Computer Printing 1) At PC Create a job – enter name and description
2) Enter Job name – select job
3) Insert cash

5. Client pop up screen < for library – non authenticating
(to allow for visitor cash use)
for labs – authenticating >
(to allow for direct print, or future release, and check balance)

6. Wireless Laptop Printing
For patrons that want to print from their own laptops – without connecting to your network.
A laptop with internet access…
WEB
…Prints through the internet to a Windows server (running IIS)
BENEFIT:
User needs no rights to see server.
User can print from anywhere
To Coin- op or PC…
Print Release Stations

7. PC print station:
After users enter their account information only their jobs are listed.
The user select what they wish to print and other non printed jobs time out.

8. Adding Value to Account
At the Copier/printer
At Patron Kiosk
PC / USB Bill System
Standard or Touch screen
Copy
Print
Add value to account
View/print account history
Pay with account
Pay with cash

9. Patron Kiosk: Self Service Station

10. View Account

11. Create Account

12. Forgot Password. No problem – we will email it to you
Forgot Password? No problem – we will it to you. set up screen…
This pertains to Visitors and not students…
Press “Forgot Your Password.. Enter in the addressed used to create their account … and OCS will the PW.

13. Sample kiosk at a college – The site bought Dell touch screen

14. Complete Patron Kiosk:
Includes:
15” Touch Screen PC
Magnetic or Bar Code reader
Bill Acceptor (coin opt.)
Receipt Printer
Secure housing and stand
2 Key Entry
Cash Pick up monitoring
Optional Security Camera

15. Web Account Access Account access through the internet.
Look up account
Check balance, transaction history
Change PIN
Add value with Bank (credit/debit) cards

16. Web Based: View Account – Add $
Add Value to your account over the web with Credit/Debit Cards via PayPal interface.

17. More options: The Touch Terminal Option for Copier and or Printer: or as a Print Release device, replacing PC Print Release Station
The versatile Touch Terminal can control copies and prints with a multifunction copier/printer.
One device controls BOTH copying and printing.

18. Copier and or Printer Terminal:
Touch Screen Alpha Numeric Keypad
Account names: Alpha Numeric – Log in or names
Password/PIN#: Alpha/Num – Network log on password or password

19. Reader Operation To Copy: To Print: Swipe card or enter account #
Enter PIN #
You have $10.00
Press “Print”
3 jobs queued
Press +/- to scroll
Sample.doc 4 pg $.40
Enter to print
*Jobs sent from anywhere are automatically released at this station – the job follows the user
To Copy:
Swipe card or enter account #
Enter PIN #
You have $10.00
Press “Copy”
- As copies are made , 9.80, 9.70…
Press Enter when finished

20. Touch screen operation
< Enter Account & PIN (PW)
Copy or Print >
< Select your print jobs or
Make Photocopies>

21. Combination: Touch Terminal/ Coin Bill System
Copy
Print
Add value to account
View/print account history
Pay with account
Pay with cash

22. Ways to Print Passive mode – no pop up, bill the logged in user
Direct with POP UP screen
Send direct to printer
After queuing several jobs
Release only the job you want - from where you sit or
Go to a Print Release System
PC Print Station or
Ethernet reader (VCC)
To a queue on a server and released
PC print station or

23. Print Vending Pay at originating PC Pay at VCC Ethernet controller
Enter acct information
Click “print” go to printer
Pay at VCC Ethernet controller
Click “ send to print station”
                                              

24. Release from Workstation Option
Print From Windows
Student: Confirm Login name or enter ID CARD # or Login Name and PIN
When ready to print (after perhaps queuing up several print sources) CLICK on the “P” in the windows system tray.
Re-Authenticate
Select the jobs to print and pay for.
Go to Printer
Release from Workstation Option

25. 3. Release at PC Kiosk: – Print Release
Step 1: Swipe ID card or type Login name, type PIN
Step 2: Select what you want to print

26. OCS POP UP for Macintosh

27. Free Print Scheduling
Classrooms – Can be on weekly schedules for FREE PRINT PERIODS.
All printing is monitored but ‘no charge’ during class.
For direct printing or print release stations.

28. URL or Application printing
Set specific charges or no charge per specific web URLs or Applications.
Free print student class schedules, transcripts, citation systems.
Free “X” number of pages free.

29. Over- the-Counter Administrative module
Create new accounts
Credit (add funds) to accounts
Debit accounts: Point-of-Sale module
Lock Accounts
Query all transactions for a given account
Manage print queue
Pin# and account information to account
Look up and reverse a user’s specific transaction – for poor copy of print quality.

30. OVER-THE-COUNTER Each staff logs in with their own access ID
There are several user levels

31. Over the Counter
It is easy for staff to look up users and provide many types of assistance

32. Client History – Account Query
A complete audit history is recorded and stored.
It is easy for staff to post a reversal for poor quality prints

33. OCS On Account
OCS On Account is a comprehensive PRINT MANAGEMENT systems to control and vend student printing.
OCS On Account is used in small (10 computers) and large sites (multiple campuses hundreds of thousands of users)
Prepaid debit system – no billing required
Charge for Computer Prints, Microfilm Printing and Photocopies
Free per semester balances for user groups
Self Service
Allow non students to use the system – set up their own accounts
Uses a minimum of hardware – (LOW COST and Maintenance)
Self service add value with cash or credit card
Web site based account access
LOTS OF PRINTING OPTIONS
            PRINT DIRECT
            PRINT RELEASE STATION
            RELEASE at MULTIFUNCTION COPIER PRINTERS
LOTS of ADD VALUE OPTIONS
            Over the Counter
            At PC/ Kiosk (standard or touch screen)
            Over the Internet (with Credit/Debit Cards)
                                              

34. REPORTS: OCS offers a full range of reports.
Standard reports are in standard text format.
Many reports are in an MDB format and these are created in “CRYSTAL REPORTS” which is a world standard standard report creation program – this make OCS reports flexible and in a common and customizable form

35. Standard report menu

36. Sample: General Report

37. Sample of one Network Layout

38. Network Configuration Options
OCS Primary/Secondary Server system
Primary Server
Remote site
User stations
Secondary server

39. Primary / Secondary Server
Primary Server
Either holds master database and balances or authenticates and posts transactions to an external SQL database
Contains OCS secure passwords and authentication parameters
Can be a print and local connection server to Kiosks, Print Stations, Client Computers and Control Units
Secondary Server (there will be secondary servers at each campus)
Keeps print jobs local, saving network traffic
Connects to Client computers, Copier Terminals, Kiosks and print stations in the local area
Can act as local – print station/kiosk

40. Technical Information
OCS On-Account requires an NT/2000/2003 server. OCS is a service. MS SQL or MS SQL express (free version)
Touch Terminal and Touch Coin ops Systems require 10/100 Ethernet drops
OCS Client runs on windows 2000 or better
OCS Print stations run on windows 2000
OCS is compatible with Macintosh and other operating systems

41. The User Database SQL Database for users
OCS can automatically upload users
OCS can poll external databases for users
OCS can use LDAP to get users from Active Directories or NDS servers.

42. OCS: LDAP SETUP – Many options

43. Account Media No Card, Keypad only – great for non students/patrons
Cards Accepted:
Library (Bar Code) Cards,
Standard Magnetic Stripe Cards
Student ID Cards
AAA Club or Shoppers Club Cards

44. General Overview
A central system with an SQL database will act like a central bank account for a student copy/print account. The same balance can be used to copy/print in any site.
Student can use the college ID card (magnetic stripe) plus a PIN# to access their account. (this mimics bank ATM card security), or ADS login authentication or other databases with LDAP or ODBC connections.
Users can add value to their account at Kiosk Pay Stations with Bills or Bank Cards or over the internet ( a link on the campus web site will be created for this purpose) with a bank card (credit or debit).
Value is used to photocopy and produce computer prints in the libraries and computer labs.

45. Contact information
US Sales
International Sales