System and method for using a hybrid single-pass electronic ticket

A system for validating a hybrid single-pass electronic ticket comprising:

• a physical ticket having at least one Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) Radio Frequency (RF) tag and a two dimensional code;
• at least one validator comprising a processor for performing computing operations, a memory, a scanner and an Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) Radio Frequency (RF) transceiver, wherein the scanner reads information from the two dimensional code on the electronic ticket, the validator decrypts information embedded within the two dimensional code and compares it to a list of valid or invalid purchased ticket information stored on the memory of the validator;
• the validator obtains a specific radio frequency for communicating with the at least one EAS RF tag and wherein the EAS transceiver uses the obtained radio frequency for communicating with the EAS RF tag to validate or deny validation of the electronic ticket
• wherein the system further comprises a main server for processing a list of valid and/or invalid electronic tickets and wherein the Validator further comprises software and controllers for entering and processing data at least one communication port for communicating with the main server;
• and a validator control board for housing and connecting the processor, memory and controllers to a bus;
• wherein the two dimensional code is a QR code;
• wherein the validator comprises a communication port for communicating with the main server, further wherein the communication port is one of an Ethernet port or a wireless communication port;
• wherein the validator receives a key transmitted by the main server, which is subsequently used by the validator to decrypt the QR code;
• wherein validation of the electronic ticket is completed by the EAS transceiver transmitting a radio frequency signal to the EAS RF tag which destroys a capacitor embedded within the EAS RF tag;
• wherein the EAS transceiver denies validation of the electronic ticket by transmitting a radio frequency signal to the EAS RF tag and sensing that a capacitor embedded within the EAS RF tag has already been destroyed;
• and,
• wherein validation of the electronic ticket is accompanied by an indication on the validator which provides that passage by an individual presenting the ticket is permitted and wherein denial of validation of the electronic ticket is accompanied by an indication on the validator which provides that passage by the individual presenting the ticket is not permitted.

A system for generating and validating a hybrid single-pass electronic ticket comprising:

• a physical ticket having at least one Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) Radio Frequency (RF) tag and a two dimensional code;
• at least one Validator comprising a processor for performing computing operations, a memory, a scanner and an Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) Radio Frequency (RF) transceiver,
• wherein the validator generates the electronic ticket by receiving ticket information related to the purchase of the electronic ticket, utilizing the EAS RF transceiver to read the EAS RF tag embedded within the electronic ticket, associating the EAS RF tag with the received ticket purchase information, encrypting the ticket purchase information received and information related to the EAS RF tag within a two dimensional code and sending a signal to a printer to print the two dimensional code directly on the electronic ticket;
• and
• wherein the validator validates the electronic ticket by utilizing the scanner to read ticket purchase information from the two dimensional code on the electronic ticket, decrypting the information embedded within the two dimensional code, comparing the information decrypted from the two dimensional code with a list of valid or invalid purchased ticket information stored on the memory of the validator;
• decrypting specific radio frequency information required for reading the at least one EAS RF tag from the two dimensional code;
• utilizing the EAS transceiver and the decrypted radio frequency to send a corresponding radio frequency signal to communicate with the EAS RF tag;
• and validating or denying validation of the electronic ticket based on the results of the EAS transceiver's communication with the EAS RF tag.