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Method And System For Using Contactless Payment Cards In A Transit System

  • US 20080156873A1
  • Filed: 11/15/2007
  • Published: 07/03/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for automated fare collection in a transit system, the method comprising:

  • using an RFID-enabled card reader coupled to a terminal controller to read a contactless payment card presented by a customer to gain access to gated pay areas of the transit system;

    evaluating the read contactless payment card against a file having list of cards and accordingly granting or denying the customer access to gated pay areas of the transit system;

    preparing and communicating a card transaction record to a transit payment platform; and

    then at the transit payment platform, processing the card transaction record so that the transit system can automatically collect a fare for the customer granted access to the transit system pay area.

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