# US 10,504,112 B2 · Method, server, and system for processing a transportation fare

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- Number: US 10,504,112 B2
- Document ID: US10504112B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/469,495
- Filed: 2014-08-26
- Published: 2016-02-11
- Granted: 2019-12-10
- Earliest claimed: 2014-08-08
- Assignees: LG Cns Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: LG Cns Co. Ltd.
- Inventors: Chang Ha Lee; Min Jeong Son
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10504112B2

## CPC

- G06Q 20/40: Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists
- G06Q 20/0855: {involving a third party}
- G06Q 20/145: {Payments according to the detected use or quantity}
- G06Q 20/34: using cards, e.g. integrated circuit [IC] cards or magnetic cards
- G06Q 50/40: Business processes related to the transportation industry (shipping G06Q10/083)
- G06Q 2240/00: Transportation facility access, e.g. fares, tolls or parking
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

A method, a server, and a system includes a central server configured to compare an authorization result of a fare payment means upon boarding a transportation means with an authorization result of the fare payment means upon leaving the transportation means, determine whether to update at least one of a boarding terminal and a departure terminal based on the comparison result, and transmit update information to at least one of the boarding terminal and the departure terminal based on the determination result. The boarding terminal performs an authorization process of the fare payment means upon boarding if a network connection between the central server and the boarding terminal is unstable, and the departure terminal performs an authorization process of the fare payment means upon leaving if a network connection between the central server and the departure terminal is unstable.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A server of a transportation system, the server comprising:
a processor configured to:
determine that a network failure occurs between the server and at least one of a first terminal and a second terminal;
compare 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, and
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 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; and
an interface unit configured to:
transmit update information to 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 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.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The server of claim 1, wherein the processor causes the interface unit to transmit a request to an authority server for the authorization of the fare payment card when the authority server is connected to the server, and performs the authorization of the fare payment card when the authority server is disconnected with the server, the authority server being a server that determines whether to approve or disapprove the fare payment card upon boarding or leaving.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The server of claim 1,
wherein the interface unit transmits the update information to at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal when the authorization upon boarding is performed by the first terminal and the authorization upon leaving is performed by the server,
wherein the interface unit transmits the update information to at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal when the authorization upon boarding is performed by the server and the authorization upon leaving is performed by the second terminal, and
wherein the interface unit periodically transmits the update information to at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal when the authorization upon boarding and the authorization upon leaving are performed by the server.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The server of claim 1, wherein the interface unit receives the authorization result of the fare payment card upon boarding or leaving from an authority server, the authority server being a server that determines whether to approve or disapprove the fare payment card upon boarding or leaving, and
wherein the authorization result is determined by the authority server based on a list including information on whether use of the fare payment card has been suspended or information indicating that the fare payment card is stolen or lost.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The server of claim 4, further comprising:
a memory configured to store the authorization result of the fare payment card upon boarding or leaving.

### Claim 6

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.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The system of claim 6,
wherein the first terminal performs an authorization process of the fare payment card upon boarding based on the occurrence of the network failure between the server and the first terminal, and
wherein the second terminal performs an authorization process of the fare payment card upon leaving based on the occurrence of the network failure between the server and the second terminal.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The system of claim 6, further comprising:
an authority server configured to determine whether to approve the fare payment card upon boarding or leaving, based on a list including information on whether use of the fare payment card has been suspended or information indicating that the fare payment card is stolen or lost.

### Claim 9

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.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9, wherein the update information is transmitted to the at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal when the authorization for the boarding is performed by the first terminal and the authorization for the leaving is performed by the server.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9, wherein the update information is transmitted to the at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal when the authorization for the boarding is performed by the server and the authorization for the leaving is performed by the second terminal.

### Claim 12 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9, wherein the update information is periodically transmitted to the at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal when the authorization for the boarding and the authorization for the leaving are performed by the server.

### Claim 13 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9, further comprising:
requesting the update information related to the authorization of the fare payment card from an authority server, the authority server being a server that determines whether to approve or disapprove the fare payment card upon boarding or leaving.

### Claim 14 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9, further comprising:
receiving an authorization request for the approval of the fare payment card from the first terminal or the second terminal; and
requesting an authority server for authorization of the fare payment card upon boarding or leaving according to the authorization request when the authority server is connected to the server, the authority server being a server that determines whether to approve or disapprove the fare payment card upon boarding or leaving.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The method of claim 14, further comprising:
performing, by the server, the authorization of the fare payment card upon boarding or leaving when the authority server is disconnected with the server.

### Claim 16 (depends on 14)

The method of claim 14, further comprising:
receiving the authorization result of the fare payment card upon boarding or leaving from the authority server,
wherein the authorization result is determined by the authority server, based on a list including information on whether use of the fare payment card has been suspended or information indicating that the fare payment card is stolen or lost.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The method of claim 16, further comprising:
storing the authorization result of the fare payment card upon boarding or leaving; and
transmitting the authorization result of the fare payment card upon boarding or leaving to the first terminal or the second terminal.

### Claim 18 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9, further comprising:
transmitting the update information to the at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal at regular time intervals.