# US 2014/0156318 A1 · User interface for onboard ticket validation and collection

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- Number: US 2014/0156318 A1
- Document ID: US20140156318A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/692,385
- Filed: 2012-12-03
- Published: 2014-06-05
- Earliest claimed: 2012-12-03
- Assignees: National Railroad Passenger Corporation
- Applicants: National Railroad Passenger Corporation
- Inventors: Gregory Irwin BEHUN; Anthony Paul FLYNN; Michael Thomas TOCZYLOWSKI
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140156318A1

## CPC

- G06Q 10/02: Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
- G06Q 10/0283: {for travel seating}
- G06Q 50/40: Business processes related to the transportation industry (shipping G06Q10/083)
- 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

Methods, systems and computer program products for onboard ticket validation and ticket collection for railroad passengers and providing touchscreen interfaces for display of passenger and ticket related information on a mobile communication device.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A system for use of an electronic ticket, the system comprising:
a computer-implemented method for presenting a touchscreen user interface which presents the passenger information for eTickets on a specific train. The method comprising:
displaying, on a screen of a Mobile Device of a user, a touchscreen interface for displaying reservations for passengers holding tickets which may be valid for the specified train passenger names displaying, on a screen of a Mobile Device of a user, the passenger manifest including passenger counts for passengers boarding and detraining at each station; passengers who require special assistance at each station;
generating and updating the passenger manifest with new reservations or changes to existing reservations while the specified train is in motion.

### Claim 2

A method for finding a specific reservation on a Mobile Device through the use of scanning a barcode or via a manual search method.

### Claim 3

A method of validating on a Mobile Device that a specific ticket is valid for travel on a specific train, the method comprising:
validation that the ticket has not been used, refunded, cancelled or otherwise modified so as to not be valid for the specified train;
validation that the ticket does not contain blackout restrictions which prevent use on the specified train.

### Claim 4

A method of accurately recording on a Mobile Device passengers that are onboard a specific train, the method comprising:
indicate that a specific ticket has been lifted on the specified train by modifying a ticket status to indicate that the ticket has been used.
modifying an origin and/or destination to accurately reflect the customers intended travel itinerary.
providing a means to document customers onboard the train who do not have valid tickets for the specified train.