PASSENGER TRANSPORTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING TICKETS IN SUCH A SYSTEM
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Abstract
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, wherein at least one station of the system is assigned at least one contactlessly readable data carrier and/or at least one transport means of the system is assigned at least one contactlessly readable data carrier, wherein the contactlessly readable data carriers contain ticket information items, and one of the contactlessly readable data carriers is read by a mobile reader in at least one station and/or in at least one transport means, and the corresponding ticket information item or items is/are stored in the mobile reader.
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41 Claims
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17. A system for obtaining tickets for journeys in a passenger transportation system which comprises stations for entering and/or leaving one or more transport vehicles of the passenger transportation system for journeys between the stations, the system comprising:
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at least one contactlessly readable data carrier containing a ticket information item, wherein the at least one contactlessly readable data carrier is assignable to a station and/or to a transport vehicle and is configured to store a station-specific or transport vehicle-specific ticket information item which uniquely identifies the respective station or the respective transport vehicle, wherein the at least one contactlessly readable data carrier is readable by a mobile reader in at least one station and/or in at least one transport vehicle, and wherein the corresponding ticket information item is storable in the mobile reader. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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- 30. A contactlessly readable data carrier for use in a passenger transportation system which comprises one or more transport vehicles and/or stations for entering and/or leaving the transport vehicles, the contactlessly readable data carrier is assignable to a transport vehicle or to a station and is configured to store at least one readable ticket information item, and wherein the contactlessly readable data carrier is a near field communication (NFC) device.
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32. A mobile reader that is to be carried by a passenger, the mobile reader comprising:
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an antenna configured to receive an electromagnetic signal transmitted from a contactlessly readable data carrier which is located at a station and/or a transport vehicle; a communication interface configured to read a ticket information item from the received electromagnetic signal; a memory configured to store the ticket information item; and an evaluating unit configured to determine a fare from the ticket information item and/or a transmission unit configured to transmit the ticket information item to a remote calculation server which determines a fare. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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35. A near field communications (NFC) device that is to be carried by a passenger comprising:
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an antenna configured to receive an electromagnetic signal transmitted from a contactlessly readable data carrier which is located at a station and/or a transport vehicle; a communication interface configured to read a ticket information item from the received electromagnetic signal; a memory configured to store the ticket information item; and an evaluating unit configured to determine a fare from the ticket information item and/or a transmission unit configured to transmit the ticket information item to a remote calculation server which determines a fare. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37)
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38. A system for obtaining tickets for journeys in a passenger transportation system which comprises one or more transport vehicles for journeys, the system comprising:
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a contactlessly readable data carrier assignable to a transport vehicle of the passenger transportation system, wherein the contactlessly readable data carrier is configured to store a ticket information item that identifies the position of the transport vehicle, wherein the contactlessly readable data carrier is readable by a mobile reader carried by a passenger, and wherein the corresponding ticket information item is storable in the mobile reader. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41)
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