Patent ID: 8255159
Filing Date: 2012-08-28
Classification: G07B,G08G

Abstract:
1. A mobile electronic device, comprising: a near-field-communication transceiver to request and receive a route map from a transit system, wherein the near-field communication transceiver is further configured to receive identification information from at least one of a transit vehicle and a transit platform a self-location component; and an application that, when executed on the mobile electronic device, receives a transit destination entered into the mobile device, analyzes a plurality of locations of the mobile electronic device at a succession of times provided by the self-location component to determine a direction of motion of the mobile electronic device, and presents a notification on the mobile electronic device that the route map and the direction of motion of the mobile electronic device do not agree with the transit destination wherein the application, when executed on the mobile electronic device, further receives a second transit destination entered into the mobile electronic device, based on the identification information and the route map presents a notification on the mobile electronic device that the identification information does not agree with the second transit destination, determines that a requested ticket does not agree with a route and the second transit destination, and provides an alert before an incorrect ticket is purchased.