Method for checking the authorization of users

• US 20020039063A1
• Filed: 11/30/2001
• Published: 04/04/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 07/06/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Swisscom AG (Government of Switzerland)
• Original Assignee: Swisscom Mobile AG (Government of Switzerland)
• Inventors: Ritter, Rudolph
• Granted Patent: US 7,084,736 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/5.53
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/341 Active cards, i.e. cards including their own processing means, e.g. including an IC or chip
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40 Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/4014 Identity check for transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40145 Biometric identity checks
• CPC Class Codes: G07B 15/00 Arrangements or apparatus for collecting fares, tolls or entrance fees at one or more control points handling coins or valuable papers, e.g. banknotes, G07D; apparatus for vending or hiring articles or services activated by coins, credit cards, paper currency or the like G07F7/00, G07F17/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/253 visually
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/38 with central registration
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/1008 Active credit-cards provided with means to personalise their use, e.g. with PIN-introduction/comparison system
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/675 the user being required to insert a coded card, e.g. a smart card carrying an integrated circuit chip

Abstract

In order to check the authorization of passengers, the following steps are performed:

storing of authorization data, for example of tickets, in an electronic storage area of a portable personal identification module (40) of the user, for example in a chip-card,

storing of identification data that are specific to the user'"'"'s outer appearance in an electronic storage area of the personal identification module (40),

contactless transmission of said identification and authorization data in a portable authorization-checking device (90),

visual reproduction of said identification and authorization data with a VRD (Virtual Retina Display).

Claims

1. Method for checking the tickets of users of public transportation, with the following steps:

storing of authorization data in a portable personal identification module (40) of the user,

storing of biometric identification data that are specific to the user'"'"'s outer appearance in said personal identification module (40),

contactless transmission of said identification and authorization data in a portable authorization-checking device (90),

visual reproduction of said identification and authorization data with a VRD device (92).

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said authorization-checking device (90) has controls with which the user (9) of the authorization-checking device can select which data he wishes to check.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said controls are controlled with the eye of the user (9).

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said personal identification module (40) comprises a RFID element (41).

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said data are transmitted over a Bluetooth interface.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said data are transmitted over a HomeRF interface.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said biometric parameters comprise an image of said user.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein data and programs can be downloaded over an additional radio receiver (46) in said identification module (40).

9. The method of claim 8, wherein blocking data can be downloaded over said radio receiver (46).

10. The method of claim 8, wherein timetables can be downloaded over said radio receiver (46).

11. The method of claim 1, wherein certain data of a plurality of users are transmitted in a first step over said interface, wherein these data are reproduced with said authorization-checking device (90), wherein a specific user is selected and wherein additional data of this selected user are transmitted over said contactless interface and reproduced.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein data from central data processing means (2) can be transmitted over said contactless interface to said authorization-checking device (90).

13. The method of claim 1, wherein data from central data processing means (2) can be transmitted over said contactless interface to at least one said terminal (4).

14. The method of claim 13, wherein at least certain of said data transmitted over an additional radio receiver (46) comprise blocking data for blocking said identification module.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein data from an external sender (1, 7, 8) can be transmitted over an additional radio receiver (46) in the terminal (4).

16. The method of claim 14, wherein at least certain of said data transmitted over an additional radio receiver (46) comprise blocking data for blocking said identification module.

18. The portable authorization-checking device (90) of claim 17, in the form of glasses.

19. The portable authorization-checking device (90) of claim 17, comprising input means.

20. The portable authorization-checking device (90) of claim 19, wherein said input means can be controlled with the eye of the user (9).

22. The portable authorization-checking device (90) of claim 17, wherein said contactless interface is a Bluetooth interface.

23. The portable authorization-checking device (90) of claim 17, wherein said contactless interface is a HomeRF interface.

17. Portable authorization-checking device (90) for checking the tickets of users of personal identification modules (40), comprising:

a contactless interface, over which data can be transmitted contactlessly with identification modules,

electrically autonomous feeding means,

reproduction means (92) with which the received data can be reproduced.

21. The portable authorization-checking device (90) of claims 17, wherein said contactless interface comprises a RFID element.