Determining companion and joint cards in transit

US8856024B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Cubic Corporation · US

Inventors

• Phillip Dixon · San Diego, US
• David Lapczynski · Tullahoma, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 25, 2011
• Grant date: Oct 7, 2014
• Expiry date: Feb 26, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07B15/00
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of systems, methods, and machine-readable media are disclosed for detecting potential misuse of a primary account number (PAN) associated with a first handheld media in a transit system having one or more access points. Embodiments may creating a user account and include enrolling the first handheld media for use as a fare media for a transit product, where the PAN is stored in the user account. Embodiments may further include receiving, a plurality of fare transaction records. Each fare transaction record may include the PAN associated with the first handheld media and a transaction identifier. Embodiments may additionally include determining a potential misuse of a handheld media associated with the PAN based, at least in part, on the relationship between a plurality of the transaction identifiers. In response, an action may be taken related to using the first handheld media as a fare media for the transit product.