Patent ID: 8990117
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for converting a smartcard into a virtual media in a transit system, the method comprising: reading, by a smartcard converter device, data from a smartcard, wherein the data comprises product information stored on the smartcard; communicating, by the smartcard converter device, the data to a smartcard management system; communicating, by the smartcard converter device, the data to a ticket management system; receiving, by the smartcard converter device, an indication of a creation of an account from the ticket management system, erasing, by the smartcard converter device, the data from the smartcard or retaining the smartcard based on receiving the indication; sending, by the smartcard converter device, a signal to the smartcard management system based on the erasing the data or the retaining the smartcard; receiving, by the smartcard converter device, an input from a contactless media, the input comprising an identifier of the contactless media; communicating, by the smartcard converter device, the identifier to an authorization service; receiving, by the smartcard converter device, a token from the authorization service; and communicating, by the smartcard converter device, the token to the ticket management system.