Method of operating a ticketing system
OwnerLeslie Fergus Boydinventor
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Abstract
A method of operating a ticketing system comprises generating data representing ticket information and transmitting the same for reception by a mobile station over a mobile communications network link. Data from the mobile station can then be used to verify a transaction.
Claims21
A method of operating a ticketing system for users, the method comprising:
- generating data which represents ticket information to allow said ticket data to be used by a user of the system;
- transmitting said ticket data such that said data is received by a mobile station over a mobile communications network link;
- receiving said ticket data from said user or from said mobile station;
- and
- using said ticket data received from said user or from said mobile station to verify a transaction with said user.
A method according to any preceding claim, comprising receiving said ticket data by reading said data from a display on the mobile station using an optical reader.
A method according to any preceding claim, the method further comprising:
- storing the ticket after generation in a storage device accessible via said mobile communications network;
- and
- transmitting the ticket data over the mobile communications network link on request.
A method according to any preceding claim, wherein the ticket information relates to a transport service.
A method according to any preceding claim the method comprising:
- transmitting said ticket data in one presentation format;
- and
- receiving said ticket data in a second different presentation format.
A method of operating a ticketing system for users, the method comprising:
- generating data which represents ticket information to allow said ticket data to be used by a user of the system;
- transmitting said ticket data such that said data is received by a store over a communications network link, to allow said data to be written from the store to a portable electronic device;
- receiving said ticket data from said portable electronic device;
- and
- using said ticket data received from said portable electronic device to verify a transaction with said user.
A method of using a mobile station as a ticket, the method comprising:
- receiving at said mobile station data transmitted over a mobile communications network, said data representing ticket information;
- and
- making said data received by said mobile station available for use in verifying a transaction.
Apparatus for receiving data sent over a communications network, the apparatus comprising:
- means for receiving the data in a first presentation format, which is not specially adapted to be machine readable;
- means for converting the data from said first presentation format into a second presentation format which is specially adapted to be machine readable;
- and
- means for displaying data in said second presentation formation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.