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MULTI-MODAL FARE CALCULATION METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS

  • US 20140278616A1
  • Filed: 03/15/2013
  • Published: 09/18/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A computer-implemented method for dynamically evaluating fares over multiple itineraries for a journey involving multiple modes of transit and served by multiple mass transit providers, the method comprising:

  • inputting a starting address and a destination address of a journey during which a passenger accesses at least one mass transit provider from a plurality of mass transit providers during one or more journey segments;

    identifying a start point and an end point for each journey segment;

    determining mass transit directions that afford access to at least one mass transit provider during each journey segment with each segment being served by a mass transit provider;

    calculating cumulative fares for the mass transit providers providing transit services during the journey; and

    for each itinerary, displaying the cumulative fares with at least one of textual descriptions and graphical descriptions of the mass transit directions.

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