Passenger transportation system and method for obtaining tickets in such a system

#The invention relates to a method for obtaining tickets for journeys in a passenger transportation system which comprises stations for entering and/or leaving transport means of the system for journeys between the stations.

#The invention furthermore relates to a passenger transportation system of the abovementioned type and to a calculation server, a mobile reader and a timetable for carrying out the method according to the invention.

#There are many fields of application of contactlessly readable data carriers, such as so-called contactless chip cards for example. By way of example, access control to buildings by means of such contactlessly readable data carriers is known. In this case, an access-authorized user has a company badge comprising such a data carrier, wherein the data carrier contains a multi-digit, unique serial number. The data carrier is read by a reader installed in the building and checked with regard to its validity, and if it is valid a door, a turnstile, etc. for entering the building is opened by a control unit.

#The invention will be further described with reference to examples of embodiments shown in the drawings to which, however, the invention is not restricted.

#FIG. 1 schematically shows a passenger transportation system according to the invention for a method according to the invention.

#FIG. 2 shows a contactlessly readable data carrier with a corresponding mobile reader.

#FIG. 1 shows a passenger transportation system VSY (hereinafter referred to for short as “system”) which comprises by way of example two subway lines UL1, UL2. Transport means VM1, VM2, in this case subway trains, travel on the subway lines UL1, UL2. Of course, such a system VSY may in principle also consist of just one line, or of a number of lines, in particular also different lines (e.g. tram lines, bus lines, high-speed railway lines, ships, etc.).

#Furthermore, mention is usually made below of an “operator” of the system VSY, but the invention can also be applied over a number of systems, that is to say with an appropriate contractual agreement or collaboration between the operators of various systems VSY and, if the systems VSY are accordingly technically equipped, a user (passenger) can also use transport means VM1, VM2 of different systems and still benefit from the advantages of the invention.

#As can be seen in FIG. 1, the subway line UL1 has a number of stations S11, S12, S13, S14 in which a user can enter or leave a transport means VM1 traveling on this subway line UL1. In a corresponding manner, the subway line UL2 has the stations S21, S22, S23. A common station S00 is also shown, in which it is in principle possible to change between the two subway lines UL1, UL2 and also of course to enter or leave the system VSY. Such changeover stations S00 exist frequently in practice. However, the invention can also be used without any restriction if no such changeover station S00 exists.