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First Claim
1. A method for determining a status of a transit media, the method comprising:
- imaging a transit media with an optical imager to create a digital image of one or more surfaces of the transit media;
generating optical data from the digital image, wherein the optical data comprises information indicative of a transit product or usage;
obtaining magnetic data from a magnetic strip of the transit media with a magnetic media reader, wherein the magnetic data comprises information indicative of the transit product or usage encoded within the magnetic strip;
comparing, using a processing unit, the optical data with the magnetic data to determine whether the optical data corresponds with the magnetic data; and
implementing one or more business rules from a database of business rules to determine a status of the transit media, wherein the implementation is based on the comparison.
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Abstract
A method for determining a status of transit media where the method includes imaging transit media with an optical imager to create a digital image of one or more surfaces of transit media. The method includes generating optical data from the digital image. Optical data includes information indicative of a transit product or usage. The method includes obtaining magnetic data from a magnetic strip of transit media with a magnetic media reader. Magnetic data includes information indicative of the transit product or usage encoded within the magnetic strip. Some embodiments include comparing, using a processing unit, optical data with magnetic data to determine whether optical data corresponds with magnetic data. The method can involve implementing one or more business rules from a database of business rules. This implementation can be based on the comparison. The method includes determining a status of transit media based on the implementation of business rules.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for determining a status of a transit media, the method comprising:
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imaging a transit media with an optical imager to create a digital image of one or more surfaces of the transit media; generating optical data from the digital image, wherein the optical data comprises information indicative of a transit product or usage; obtaining magnetic data from a magnetic strip of the transit media with a magnetic media reader, wherein the magnetic data comprises information indicative of the transit product or usage encoded within the magnetic strip; comparing, using a processing unit, the optical data with the magnetic data to determine whether the optical data corresponds with the magnetic data; and implementing one or more business rules from a database of business rules to determine a status of the transit media, wherein the implementation is based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for determining a status of a transit media, the system comprising:
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an optical imager configured to receive a transit media and produce a digital image of one or more surfaces of the transit media; a magnetic media reader configured to obtain magnetic data from a magnetic strip of the transit media to identify information encoded within the magnetic strip, wherein the magnetic data comprises details relating to a transaction history or transit history of the transit media within a transit system details relating to a transaction history or transit history of the transit media within a transit system; and a processing unit communicatively coupled with the optical imager and the magnetic media reader, wherein the processing unit is operable to; identify printed text on the digital image, compare the magnetic data and the printed text to determine whether information store in the magnetic data and the printed text correspond, and implement one or more business rules from a database of business rules based on a degree that the optical data and the magnetic data correspond to determine a status of the transit media; and determine a course of action based on the status of the transit media. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium, the computer program comprising instructions executable by a computer to:
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generate optical data from a digital image of one or more surfaces of a transit media, wherein the optical data comprises information that identifies details relating to a transaction history or transit history of the transit media within a transit system; compare the optical data with magnetic data that is encoded on a magnetic strip of the transit media to determine whether the optical data corresponds with the magnetic data; and implement one or more business rules based on the comparison of the optical data and the magnetic data to determine a status of the transit media; and determine a course of action based on the status of the transit media. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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