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Open system account remote validation for access

US8746556B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 29, 2013
Grant dateJun 10, 2014
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Expiry dateApr 29, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07B15/00
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

At each of a plurality of point of sale terminals (POS) of a transit system, for each of a plurality of riders, where each rider seeks access into a facility of the transit facility by using a payment device issued by an issuer in a payment system, data is read from the payment device. The data can include an identifier for an account issued by an issuer. For each such access, a communication including the account is addressed to a network address of a system remote from the payment processing system and remote from each of POS terminals. A response to the communication is received that includes information as to the validation of the access based upon the account being on a list keep by remote system. When the received information contains the validation of the access, the rider is permitted access to the facility of the transit system and the payment device is unchanged for the fare of the access to the facility of the transit system.

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