Unified transportation payment system
First Claim
1. A transportation payment system, the system comprising:
- a card for storing data including information representing a monetary value; and
an accepting device having a card reader, wherein the accepting device includes at least one computer in operative connection with the card reader, wherein the at least one computer is configured to access a card reader interface application, wherein the card reader interface application is configured to;
read card data stored on the card including information representing the monetary value stored on the card;
determine a format classification based on a format of the card data; and
generate mapped data by decoding the card data based on the format classification, wherein the mapped data is recognizable by the card reader.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention relate to an electronic payment system and more particularly to a unified transportation payment system. In one embodiment, a passenger uses a card which has been set up for use within the transportation system to pay transportation costs. The card contains data including information representing a monetary value. The passenger uses the card at a card reader located at the transportation center. The card reader includes an application programming interface (API) which receives the data read from the card including information representing the monetary value stored on the card. The monetary value is adjusted by assessing an amount corresponding to a value associated with the transaction.
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22 Claims
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1. A transportation payment system, the system comprising:
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a card for storing data including information representing a monetary value; and an accepting device having a card reader, wherein the accepting device includes at least one computer in operative connection with the card reader, wherein the at least one computer is configured to access a card reader interface application, wherein the card reader interface application is configured to; read card data stored on the card including information representing the monetary value stored on the card; determine a format classification based on a format of the card data; and generate mapped data by decoding the card data based on the format classification, wherein the mapped data is recognizable by the card reader. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for processing a payment transaction in a transportation system, comprising:
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storing data including information representing a monetary value on a card; reading card data stored on the card including information representing the monetary value stored on the card; determining a format classification based on a format of the card; and generating mapped data by decoding the card data based on the format classification, wherein the mapped data is recognizable by the card reader. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for deploying a transportation payment system, comprising:
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providing a card for storing data including information representing a monetary value; and providing an accepting device having a card reader, wherein the accepting device includes at least one computer in operative connection with the card reader, wherein the at least one computer is configured to access a card reader interface application, wherein the card reader interface application is configured to control operation of the card reader to carry out a transaction, wherein the card reader interface application is configured to cause the card reader to; read card data stored on the card including information representing the monetary value stored on the card; determine a format classification based on a format of the card data; and generate mapped data by decoding the card data based on the format classification, wherein the mapped data is recognizable by the card reader. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer program product for processing a payment transaction in a transportation system, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, and program instructions stored on the non-transitory computer readable storage medium, to:
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store data including information representing a monetary value on a card; read card data stored on the card including information representing the monetary value stored on the card; determine a format classification based on a format of the card data; and generate mapped data by decoding the card data based on the format classification, wherein the mapped data is recognizable by the card reader. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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