TRANSPORTATION BOARDING SYSTEM USING GEOTAGGING AND MOBILE DEVICES
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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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Abstract
Methods and systems for bus boarding use geotags that are generated when a mobile device of a bus passenger passes in proximity to embark gates and disembark gates installed in buses of a bus system. The mobile device may be registered with a customer information database of the bus system and may provide a bus passenger identifier to identify the bus passenger at a time and a location when embark geotags and disembark geotags for a bus trip are generated. The embark and disembark geotags may be used to charge the bus passenger for the bus trip.
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1. A method for bus boarding, comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A mobile device for bus boarding, comprising:
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a processor having access to memory media, the memory media storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to; detect an embark gate of a bus in proximity to the mobile device; send, to the embark gate at a first time, a bus passenger identifier associated with a user of the mobile device; detect a disembark gate of the bus in proximity to the mobile device; and send, to the disembark gate at a second time, the bus passenger identifier, wherein the bus passenger identifier is registered with a customer information database of a bus system operating the bus. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for bus boarding, comprising:
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detecting, at an embark gate of a first bus, a physical indicator that a passenger is boarding the bus at a first time corresponding to a first location of the bus; sending a bus passenger identifier to the embark gate from a mobile device associated with the passenger; responsive to receiving the bus passenger identifier via the embark gate and using the first location, the first time, and the bus passenger identifier, generating, at a customer information database associated with a bus system, an embark geotag for the passenger; sending the bus passenger identifier to a disembark gate of the first bus from the mobile device at a second time corresponding to a second location of the first bus; responsive to receiving the bus passenger identifier via the disembark gate and using the second location, the second time, and the bus passenger identifier, generating, at the customer information database, 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. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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