Universal fare payment and collection system
OwnerMoua Branckay Cesar Serge Mangoinventor
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Abstract
A universal fare payment and collection system configured to allow users to purchase tickets and/or passes for a plurality of public transport authorities using a single account or device. The system is configured to detect a first ticketing technology of a first nearby transportation system, configure the traveler's electronic device for authorizing at least one of a ticket and a pass via the first ticketing technology, detect a second ticketing technology of a second nearby transportation system, the second ticketing technology being different from the first ticketing technology, and configure the traveler's electronic device for authorizing at least one of a ticket and a pass via the second ticketing technology.
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A universal fare payment and collection system, the system comprising one or more storage machines holding instructions executable by one or more logic machines to:
- via a traveler's electronic device, employ an interoperability application to schedule, book and plan a trip leg by leg via a plurality of different transportation systems;
- via the traveler's electronic device, detect a first ticketing technology of a first nearby transportation system for a first leg of the trip;
- configure the traveler's electronic device for authorizing payment of at least one of a ticket and pass via the first ticketing technology;
- at the traveler's electronic device, detect a second ticketing technology of a second nearby transportation system for a second leg of the trip, the second ticketing technology being different from the first ticketing technology;
- configure the traveler's electronic device for authorizing at least one of a ticket and pass via the second ticketing technology;
- and
- wherein the nearby transportation system is determined via a GPS subsystem.
A universal fare payment and collection system, the system comprising one or more storage machines holding instructions executable by one or more logic machines to:
- via a traveler's electronic device, employ an interoperability application to schedule, book and plan a trip leg by leg via a plurality of different transportation systems;
- via the traveler's electronic device, detect a first ticketing technology of a first nearby transportation system for a first leg of the trip;
- configure the traveler's electronic device for authorizing payment of at least one of a ticket and pass via the first ticketing technology;
- at the traveler's electronic device, detect a second ticketing technology of a second nearby transportation system for a second leg of the trip, the second ticketing technology being different from the first ticketing technology;
- configure the traveler's electronic device for authorizing at least one of a ticket and pass via the second ticketing technology;
- and
- wherein the nearby transportation system is determined via a GPS subsystem.
A universal fare payment and collection system, the system comprising one or more storage machines holding instructions executable by one or more logic machines to:
- via a traveler's electronic device, employ an interoperability application to schedule, book and plan a trip leg by leg via a plurality of different transportation systems;
- via the traveler's electronic device, detect a first ticketing technology of a first nearby transportation system for a first leg of the trip;
- configure the traveler's electronic device for authorizing payment of at least one of a ticket and pass via the first ticketing technology;
- at the traveler's electronic device, detect a second ticketing technology of a second nearby transportation system for a second leg of the trip, the second ticketing technology being different from the first ticketing technology;
- configure the traveler's electronic device for authorizing at least one of a ticket and pass via the second ticketing technology;
- wherein the nearby transportation system is determined via a GPS subsystem;
- wherein the first and second ticketing technologies are one of NFC technology, contactless card reader technology, and Bluetooth technology;
- wherein the instructions are executable to run an algorithm to detect or determine a specific ticketing technology;
- wherein the nearby transportation systems are each in different public transportation authorities (PTAs);
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- wherein the system allows a user to pay for at least one of tickets and passes of each of the transportation authorities.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.