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TRANSPORTATION BOARDING SYSTEM USING GEOTAGGING AND MOBILE DEVICES

  • US 20150294298A1
  • Filed: 04/11/2014
  • Published: 10/15/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2014
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for bus boarding, comprising:

  • detecting, at an embark gate of a first bus, a physical indicator that a passenger is boarding the first bus at a first time corresponding to a first location of the first bus;

    receiving, at the embark gate, a bus passenger identifier from a mobile device associated with the passenger;

    using the first location, the first time, and the bus passenger identifier, generating an embark geotag for the passenger;

    receiving, at a disembark gate of the first bus, the bus passenger identifier from the mobile device at a second time corresponding to a second location of the first bus;

    using the second location, the second time, and the bus passenger identifier, generating a disembark geotag for the passenger; and

    based on the embark geotag and the disembark geotag, charging the passenger for bus fare corresponding to a bus trip on the first bus between the first location and the second location.

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