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What technology to use for KIOSK?

 
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I dont know if this is correct place to ask this question.

I want to know what technologies goes into building into a Self service kiosk like a bank atm or an airlines kiosk.

What technologies are used for client ( Web based or Thick client)?

 
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Tthere are many different ways to implement a kiosk application. Web browsers have a kiosk mode so one can make a web application. Java has full screen exclusive mode.
Introducing a network brings a lot of security risk so most bank ATM's are custom C/C++ applications run from a PC enclosed in the ATM's safe. Communication is usually via modem or leased line directly back to the bank.
 
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I understand a KIOSk can be a web based application also.

now coming to another aspect of KIOSK - KIOSK monitoring

we need to monitor KIOSK events such as KIOSK working/not working, KIOSk printer paper jam, out of paper


can this all be done using simple web based application using struts or jsf and activex or applets
 
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The overall monitoring app can be written as a web app (and probably should - so the admin can check it from anywhere - like if he's on a call working on a failed kiosk ) The actual app on the kiosk can be too, with a few wrinkles. An overall working/not working can be done easily with a simple request to the machine - but this doesn't say what failed - machine could be down - broken or someone just tripped over the cord and unplugged it, or network could be out somewhere between the monitoring app and the kiosk. Monitoring the printer is a little more difficult - unless the printer has some sort of web interface that your app can query - because if your kiosk app is a web app - it's not printing directly to the printer - the web browser on that machine is - so you don't get "Out of Paper" or "Printer Disconnected" errors directly in your app. You may need a separate program to do this, depending on the printer.
 
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After doing some Research on google i have come across following things

OPOS: Provides the UnifiedPOS mapping for a POS application running on the Windows operating system.

JavaPOS: Provides the UnifiedPOS mapping for a Java Language POS application running on any operating system.

POS for .NET: Provides a UnifiedPOS mapping for a Microsoft .NET POS application running on the Windows operating system with the POS for .NET class libraries.

If i have to use .NET is "POS for .NET" a good option for a web based POS.
 
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A point-of-sale terminal has different functionality than a kiosk (ATM or airline checkin terminal). Which are you looking to implement?
 
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I want to implement a airline checkin terminal.

just to clarify POS is ''point of sale" or "point of service".
 
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