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US8505816B2 - Public transit system fare processor for multi-balance funding - Google Patents
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This application is a continuation of and claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. 120 from U.S. application Ser. No. 12/511,037 entitled “Public transit system fare processor for transfers” filed Jul. 28, 2009, which, in turn, is a continuation-in-part of and claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. 120 from U.S. Pat. No. 7,566,003 (application Ser. No. 11/838,499 entitled “Learning Fare Collection System for Mass Transit” filed Aug. 14, 2007), which, in turn, claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) from U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/869,112, filed Dec. 7, 2006, all of which are incorporated herein by reference. In addition, U.S. application Ser. No. 12/511,037 is a continuation-in-part of and claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. 120 from U.S. Pat. No. 7,568,617 (application Ser. No. 11/668,456 also entitled “Learning Fare Collection System for Mass Transit” filed Jan. 29, 2007), which, in turn, claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) from U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/869,112, filed Dec. 7, 2006, all of which are incorporated herein by reference.
At 610, the processor 300 receives and saves a second presentation record, wherein the record also includes a timestamp and an identifier to a transit account. In some embodiments, the first and second presentation records are generated by a single public transit network. In other embodiments, the first and second presentation records are generated by the same or different public transit networks. For example, both records may be from bus travel or both from rail travel. Alternatively, the first presentation record is recorded by a reader within a first public transit agency and the second presentation record is recorded by a reader within a second public transit agency. In addition, the first presentation record and second presentation record represent different modes of transportation. For example, the first presentation record may represent travel on a subway and second presentation record may represent travel on a bus. Alternatively, the first presentation record may represent travel on a first train system with first public transit agency and second presentation record may represent travel on second train system with a second public transit agency. The records may be formed using a single form of identification, for example, from a common financial account. As such, the identifier in the first presentation record equals the identifier in the second presentation record. Alternatively, the identifier in the first presentation record differs from the identifier in the second presentation record. That is, a user may use different forms of identification, for example, a first credit card and a driver's license, or alternatively, the identifier in the first presentation record identifies a first bank card account and the identifier in the second presentation record identifies a second bank card account different from the first bank card account. The presentation record may include an indication of the gate's location (e.g., at a particular subway station or on a particular bus).
1. A method of funding transit rides associated with at least one public transit network, from a plurality of funding sources, the method comprising:
configuring a processor, associated with the at least one public transit network, wherein configuring the processor comprises:
storing, in memory, a plurality of balance classes;
storing, in the memory, at least one rule for a prioritization of the balance classes;
storing, in the memory, at least one fare rule; and
maintaining, in the memory, a transit account and a respective plurality of balances; and
processing a bankcard presentation record, wherein the bankcard presentation record comprises an identifier to the transit account, and wherein processing the bankcard presentation record comprises:
receiving the bankcard presentation record at the processor;
searching the memory for the transit account identified by the identifier in the bankcard presentation record;
inferring, from at least one of the at least one fare rules, a resultant fare;
selecting a balance from the plurality of balances for the transit account by using at least one of the at least one rule for the prioritization of the balance classes; and
accounting for a fare by applying the fare to the selected balance.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein configuring the processor comprises:
associating at least one of the plurality of balance classes with a clearing gateway;
wherein processing the bankcard presentation record further comprises clearing at least part of one of the balances associated with the transit account.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein clearing is in response to receiving the bankcard presentation record.
4. The method of claim 2, wherein at least one of the plurality of balance classes is associated with a clearing gateway that lead to at least one of a debit card network or credit card network.
5. The method of claim 2, wherein the plurality of balance classes is associated with a clearing gateway that leads to at least one of a debit card network or credit card network.
6. The methods of claim 4, wherein the account used for clearing is associated with a bankcard originally presented.
7. The methods of claim 6, wherein authoritative information used for clearing is derived from the bankcard originally presented.
8. The methods of claim 4, wherein the account used for clearing is derived from a bankcard originally presented.
9. The methods of claim 4, wherein the account used for clearing is not associated with a bankcard originally presented.
10. The method of claim 2, wherein at least one of the plurality of balance classes is associated with an Automated Clearing House (ACH).
11. The method of claim 2, wherein at least one of the plurality balance classes is associated with an Internet payment service.
12. The method of claim 2, wherein at least one of the plurality balance classes is associated with a proprietary payment network affiliated with at least one of the public transit networks.
13. The method of claim 1, wherein one of the balances is funded via a program providing subsidization of mass transit.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein clearing is based on a funding rule.
15. The method of claim 14, where the funding rule is based on a schedule.
16. The method of claim 1, further comprising resetting at least one of the plurality of balances associated with the transit account based on a rule.
17. The method of claim 16, where the rule is based on a schedule.
18. The method of claim 16, further comprising tracking a date of funding transactions and using the date as an input to the rule.
19. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one rule for prioritization of the balance classes is stored in the memory as executable code and wherein prioritizing balances comprises executing the executable code.
20. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one rule for the prioritization of the balance classes is stored in a rule base.
21. The method of claim 1, wherein one of the at least one rule for the prioritization of the balance classes is a rule comprising ruling out an insufficient balance.
22. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one fare rule is stored in the memory as executable code and wherein inferring a resultant fare comprises executing the executable code.
23. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one fare rule is stored in a rule base.
24. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifier to the transit account is derived from an ISO/IEC 7812 PAN.
25. The method of claim 24, wherein the PAN is read from one of a debit card or credit card.
26. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifier to the transit account is derived from a ghost PAN.
27. The method of claim 26, wherein the ghost PAN is read from a payment device compatible with one of a MasterCard® PayPass™ specification.
28. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifier to the transit account is derived by reading a dedicated transit portion from at least one of a debit card or credit card.
29. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of balances is computed on demand from a transaction history.
30. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of balances is maintained separately.
31. The methods of claim 5, wherein the account used for clearing is associated with a bankcard originally presented.
32. The methods of claim 5, wherein the account used for clearing is derived from a bankcard originally presented.
33. The methods of claim 5, wherein the account used for clearing is not associated with a bankcard originally presented.
34. A system for funding transit rides associated with at least one public transit network, from a plurality of funding sources, the system comprising:
means for configuring a processor, associated with the at least one public transit network, wherein the means for configuring the processor comprises:
means for storing, in memory, a plurality of balance classes;
means for storing, in the memory, at least one rule for a prioritization of the balance classes;
means for storing, in the memory, at least one fare rule; and
means for maintaining, in the memory, a transit account and a respective plurality of balances; and
means for processing a bankcard presentation record, wherein the bankcard presentation record comprises an identifier to the transit account, and wherein the means for processing the bankcard presentation record comprises:
means for receiving the bankcard presentation record at the processor;
means for searching the memory for the transit account identified by the identifier in the bankcard presentation record;
means for inferring, from at least one of the at least one fare rules, a resultant fare;
means for selecting a balance from the plurality of balances for the transit account by using at least one of the at least one rule for the prioritization of the balance classes; and
means for accounting for a fare by applying the fare to the selected balance.
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