NL1036665C2 - Public transport access and billing system, involves user logging on and off with universal proof of travel, storing this information in database and billing user at later date - Google Patents

Abstract

The user is provided with a universal proof of travel in the form of e.g. a payment card which does not require a PIN number, a dedicated smartcard including a magnetic strip and/or chip with the identity of the user stored on it, a credit card, a mobile phone or a biometric authentication (e.g. fingerprint or iris scan) which is used to log in and off the system when travelling by public transport, including taxis, ferries, (subway) trains, buses, trams, rental car or rental bicycle, as well as when parking. The system registers the start location and/or time and the end location and/or time of the journeys made by the user. This data is stored in real time or high frequency batches in a central database, which is used to calculate the user's travel costs, which are based not only on the distances travelled and the times when the journeys were made, but also on a user profile generated by a combination of personal data and historical journey data stored in the database. The data is also used in consumer relations management for marketing purposes. The user is then billed and the transport provider is credited. Users who forget to log on or off the system too often, or who generate too many suspicious transactions, can be blacklisted.

Description

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Bill travel, an access and payment system in travel mobility

Billing travel is a method in which the traveler does not settle travel costs or travel-related costs immediately or immediately, but is subsequently collected, collected if required and charged on a periodic basis (the "mobility bill").

Costs related to mobility may include the fare on public transport including taxi, ferry and ferry services, train, bus, metro, tram as well as parking costs, car rental and bicycle rental.

Billing travel is based on the registration of the individual, the traveler, at the start of the travel mobility and at the end or the interruption thereof (transfer).

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The aforementioned registration and deregistration takes place by means of an information carrier / means of authentication which is referred to below - where possible - with the collective name "Travel Ticket".

20 The Travel Ticket is the medium that the traveler uses to log on and log off in order to have the personal travel data recorded such as the starting place and / or the starting time and the stopping place and / or the ending time of the travel mobility.

In principle, this can be any authentication means on the basis of which the identity of the carrier can be established. The appearance of the Travel Ticket can therefore be varied, namely - the debit card (also known as a debit card) as issued by the banks, whereby in this case for speed reasons and security reasons, but also because this is not necessary here, no use is made. from the PIN; - a card specially issued for this purpose, provided with a magnetic strip and / or a memory chip with the identity data of the holder, so that registration and deregistration can possibly take place without contact; - a credit card; - a mobile phone; 1036665 é 2 - biometric authentication means such as the fingerprint and the iris; - authentication tools still to be developed and under development.

With the registration and deregistration only a limited amount of data is registered and as such can be compared with time registration systems and / or presence control systems.

In order to be able to use this as a Travel Ticket, said media must first be validated once, so that they can be recognized by the reading equipment / system 10.

The same traveler can use Travel Proof from multiple media. For example, it can check in with a card and check out with the fingerprint.

The use of debit and credit cards as a Travel Ticket requires the permission of 15 issuing banks.

Because the Travel Ticket serves exclusively for registration and deregistration and there is no question of a transaction such as the depreciation or crediting of (monetary) value, and no calculation is made during the notification, a very limited amount will suffice. amount of information; which has the consequence that the reading equipment can also be of a simple design. This reading equipment is also available in portable form. This means that it can also be applied to small vessels and vehicles, as well as when transferring to the platform of stations, which means that you are not obliged to go to the station entrance or exit to log off and to log on again.

The simple registration and deregistration procedure makes it possible to use relatively simple means of authentication and simple reading equipment, which makes universal application of the Travel Ticket possible.

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As the registrations and deregistrations do not constitute financial transactions, the Travel Ticket is not a means of payment and does not need to be admitted as such.

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The registration and deregistration data are stored batchwise real-time or with a high frequency in a central database within which they are matched and on the basis of which the travel costs are calculated.

This calculation is primarily based on travel data such as distances and 5 times, but the traveler profile is also taken into account (merit rating). The traveler profile is compiled from the passenger's personal data as stored in the database combined with (historical) travel data. This leads to price differentiation and makes a personal, taylormade market approach possible.

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The above calculations constitute the data on the basis of which invoicing takes place to the traveler and compensation to the carriers.

Abuse of the Travel Ticket is prevented by a system of blacklisting, in which very high frequency of missing and suspicious reports are registered, so that abusers can be detected not only during check-ins but also during check-outs because during the abuse, the illegal journey, the blacklist may have been updated.

20 Because the Travel Ticket can only be used in mobility and does not contain any privacy-sensitive information other than the name of the holder and a unique feature, the susceptibility to fraud is low.

This method makes a closer and more personal relationship between consumer and carrier possible, which enables the carrier to offer a better quality product and can promote the use of the services of the carrier with the consumer.

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Claims (18)

1. Account travel makes (collective) passenger transport more accessible because, in principle, everyone can have their "ticket" with them anytime and anywhere. 2. Due to better accessibility, the use of public transport - also in combination with own means of transport - can increase considerably. 3. Special transport tickets such as the OV Annual Pass can be dispensed with by the central storage of personal and travel data. The right to the relevant facilities is stored and recognized in the system and 10 does not have to be "proven" every time through the presentation (also electronically) of a special ticket. 4. Subscriptions, whereby the (possible) future transport performance is purchased by the traveler under more favorable conditions through advance payment, may decrease in significance, because the system can be set to reward loyalty, usage frequency, etc., for example by applying more favorable rates or applying a discount if a certain limit is exceeded. 5. Account travel works without a (monetary) value on a card, as is the case with the chipknip and does not need to be charged. 6. The Travel Ticket does not contain any travel information; it is located in the central system. 7. The Travel Ticket can lead to a change in market conditions in public transport. After all, in this case the 'who-pays-determines' applies to a greater extent than with a chip card system, where there is an own, self-issued currency unit that can only be spent at the accepting transport companies. 8. The travel certificate means that the liquidity of the traveler is not relevant at the time of registration and deregistration 9. Advance payment, on which access and payment systems in public transport are often based, is consumer-unfriendly and probably restricts use. 10. Due to the aforementioned system of blacklisting and high-frequency communication and matching (almost real-time) of travel and fraud data, this system contributes greatly to social safety in public transport. 1036665 11. Because in this system the transport company is paid afterwards instead of paid in advance, the transport company is more motivated to combat undeclared driving, which also contributes to social safety. 12. The reading equipment required for this system can be much simpler than, for example, the reading equipment required for chip cards, because the amount of fixed data is considerably lower, because it is only a matter of registration and deregistration. It is not about a financial transaction, but about what one might call a "social transaction." 13. The simplicity of the required equipment means that it can also be portable. This makes it possible for transport companies to bring the reading equipment closer to the passenger's reach; for example on the platform (when transferring) and thus improving passenger comfort. 14. The aforementioned simplicity also extends the scope of application to less obvious locations such as ferries, bicycle parking facilities, car parks, 15 parking spaces and taxis. 15. Because this system considerably lowers or does not remove the threshold (s) to public transport, which simply involves 'ticketing', this system can also make a substantial contribution to the so-called 'smart travel', whereby the traveler makes the journey compiles with own means of transport and public means of transport; Which can increase travel efficiency and considerably reduce traffic congestion. 16. This system makes traveling 'on credit' possible. It is a known fact that this can greatly increase consumption. 17. The "merit rating" behind this system makes Consumer Relationship 25 Management (CRM) possible, which means that public transport marketing can get completely new dimensions. It removes the anonymity of the traveler, so that public transport can treat the traveler as a customer. It also enables public transport to make targeted offers and offer price benefits where applicable (eg intensive public transport users). This can lead to the 'competitive position' of public transport compared to other means of transport (car) with groups travelers. 18. If the payment card is used as an authentication means, this means that the payment card is given a dimension, namely its use as a registration and deregistration vehicle 1036665