Patent ID: 7568617
Filing Date: 2009-08-04
Classification: G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
1. A bankcard terminal for gating entry into a first transit system, the bankcard terminal comprising: a first interface to communicate with a processing system associated with a set of transit systems including the first transit system, wherein the first interface provides for uploading information to the processing system and downloading information from the processing system; a bankcard reader comprising a receiver to receive data, as bankcard data, upon a current presentation of a bankcard by a holder, wherein the bankcard comprises one of a credit card and a debit card; a processor, coupled to the bankcard reader and to the first interface, to receive the bankcard data and to generate a hash identifier based on the bankcard data from the currently presented bankcard, wherein the hash identifier comprises a hash of at least part of the bankcard data; memory, coupled to the processor, to hold a list of bankcards comprising, for each bankcard in the list, a hash identifier of a bankcard previously presented, by a respective holder of the bankcard, to the processing system; and a second interface, coupled to the processor, to send a signal to an access controller.