Patent ID: 11869276
Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A mobile communications device comprising:
(a) an image capture device operative to capture a photographic image;
(b) a screen;
(c) a telecommunications interface;
(d) a data storage device arranged to store program instructions; and
(e) a processor operatively coupled to the image capture device, the screen, the telecommunications interface, and the data storage device;
wherein the program instructions are operative, when executed by the processor, to cause the processor:
to receive at least one photographic image captured by the image capture device including at least one quick response (QR) code with a plurality of travel data encoded therein including a starting location for travel and one or more destinations for travel from the starting location;
in the case of a said photographic image which includes at least one QR code encoding a plurality of travel data and without accessing an external data source, to recognize the at least one QR code image and extract the plurality of travel data encoded in the QR code;
to present to a user on the screen a graphical user interface incorporating at least a portion of the plurality of travel data directly taken from the QR code;
to receive a user selection of a travel ticket;
without accessing an external data source, to determine a fare amount using the plurality of travel data and the user selection of the travel ticket;
to determine whether the mobile communication device is online or offline;
if the mobile communication device is offline, to perform an offline payment to authorize the travel ticket; and
when the mobile communication device is online, to control the telecommunications interface to transmit a payment instruction for the determined fare amount subsequent to the completion of travel.