Method, server, and system for processing a transportation fare

A system for processing a transportation fare, the system comprising:

• a first terminal including a card reader that is configured to read a fare payment card upon boarding a transportation means;
• a second terminal including a card reader that is configured to read the fare payment card upon leaving the transportation means;
• and
• a server configured to:
• determine that a network failure occurs between the server and at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal;
• compare an authorization result of the fare payment card upon boarding the transportation means with an authorization result of the fare payment card upon leaving the transportation means, based on the occurrence of the network failure,
• determine whether to update authorization information stored in the at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal based on the comparison result, the authorization information stored in the at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal being related to the approval or disapproval of the fare payment card, and
• transmit update information to the at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal when the authorization result upon boarding and the authorization result upon leaving are different from each other,
• wherein the at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal is further configured to:
• update the authorization information with the update information, and
• perform a prompt authorization process on the fare payment card after reading the fare payment card using the updated authorization information based on the occurrence of the network failure between the server and the at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal.

A method for a transportation system, the method comprising:

• determining that a network failure occurs between a server and at least one of a first terminal and a second terminal;
• comparing an authorization result of a fare payment card upon boarding a transportation means with an authorization result of the fare payment card upon leaving the transportation means, based on the occurrence of the network failure;
• determining whether to update authorization information stored in the at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal, based on the comparison result, the first terminal including a card reader for reading the fare payment card upon boarding the transportation means, the second terminal including a card reader for reading the fare payment card upon leaving the transportation means, the authorization information stored in the at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal being related to the approval or disapproval of the fare payment card;
• transmitting update information to the at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal when the authorization result upon boarding and the authorization result upon leaving are different from each other;
• updating the authorization information stored in the at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal with the update information;
• storing the updated authorization information in the at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal;
• and
• performing a prompt authorization process on the fare payment card after reading the fare payment card using the updated authorization information, based on the occurrence of the network failure between the server and the at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal,
• wherein determining whether to update the authorization information comprises:
• determining whether at least one of authorization for the boarding and authorization for the leaving is performed by the at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal;
• determining whether the authorization result upon boarding and the authorization result upon leaving are different when the at least one authorization is performed by the at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal;
• and
• determining update of the terminal corresponding to authorization information and an approval result that have been stored in the server most recently among the first terminal and the second terminal, when the authorization result upon boarding and the authorization result upon leaving are different, and
• wherein the authorization for the boarding is performed by the first terminal based on the occurrence of the network failure between the server and the first terminal, and the authorization for the leaving is performed by the second terminal based on the occurrence of the network failure between the server and the second terminal.