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Learning Fare Collection System for Mass Transit

  • US 20080140516A1
  • Filed: 01/29/2007
  • Published: 06/12/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A bankcard terminal for gating entry into a first transit system, the bankcard terminal comprising:

  • a first interface to communicate with a processing system associated with a set of transit systems including the first transit system, wherein the first interface provides for uploading information to the processing system and downloading information from the processing system;

    a bankcard reader comprising a receiver to receive data, as bankcard data, upon a current presentation of a bankcard by a holder;

    a processor, coupled to the bankcard reader and to the first interface, to receive the bankcard data and to generate a hash identifier of the currently presented bankcard;

    memory, coupled to the processor, to hold a list of bankcards comprising, for each bankcard in the list, a hash identifier of a bankcard previously presented, by a respective holder of the bankcard, to the processing system; and

    a second interface, coupled to the processor, to send a signal to an access controller.

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