Ticketing method and system

Abstract

A ticketing method includes checking-in a passenger via a mobile device upon the passenger accessing a first vehicle of a transport system; checking-out the passenger via the mobile device upon the passenger exiting the first vehicle or a second vehicle of the transport system; automatically calculating a travel movement pattern dataset based on sensor data associated with a sensor data signal generated by a sensor of the mobile device; automatically comparing the travel movement pattern dataset to a transport system movement pattern dataset; automatically identifying a non-compliance of the travel movement pattern dataset with regard to the transport system movement pattern dataset, wherein check-out data is generated using the non-compliance; and automatically calculating a price for a travel of the passenger within the transport system by evaluating check-in data representing the checking-in of the passenger and the check-out data representing the checking-out of the passenger.

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         15 . A ticketing method for charging a passenger for using a transport system implemented by a computer program, the computer program comprising one or more of client software executed on a mobile device and server software executed on a server computer, the ticketing method comprising:
 checking-in the passenger via the mobile device upon the passenger accessing a first vehicle of the transport system;   checking-out the passenger via the mobile device upon the passenger exiting the first vehicle or a second vehicle of the transport system;   automatically calculating, by the computer program, a travel movement pattern dataset based on sensor data associated with a sensor data signal generated by a sensor of the mobile device;   automatically comparing, by the computer program, the travel movement pattern dataset to a transport system movement pattern dataset;   automatically identifying, by the computer program, a non-compliance of the travel movement pattern dataset with regard to the transport system movement pattern dataset, wherein check-out data is generated using the non-compliance; and   automatically calculating, by the computer program, a price for a travel of the passenger within the transport system by evaluating check-in data representing the checking-in of the passenger and the check-out data representing the checking-out of the passenger.   
     
     
         16 . The ticketing method of  claim 15 , wherein generating the check-out data is performed by the server software of the computer program. 
     
     
         17 . The ticketing method of  claim 15 , wherein automatically calculating the price for the travel of the passenger within the transport system is performed by the server software of the computer program. 
     
     
         18 . The ticketing method of  claim 15 , wherein automatically calculating the travel movement pattern dataset is performed by the client software of the computer program. 
     
     
         19 . The ticketing method of  claim 15 , wherein automatically comparing the travel movement pattern dataset to the transport system movement pattern dataset is performed by the server software of the computer program. 
     
     
         20 . The ticketing method of  claim 15 , wherein automatically comparing the travel movement pattern dataset to the transport system movement pattern dataset is performed by the client software of the computer program. 
     
     
         21 . The ticketing method of  claim 15 , further comprising transferring the sensor data signal from the mobile device of the passenger to the server computer. 
     
     
         22 . The ticketing method of  claim 15 , wherein generating the check-out data using the non-compliance comprises:
 generating a reminder data signal using the non-compliance;   transferring the reminder data signal to the mobile device;   providing, via the mobile device, a reminder alarm to the passenger upon receiving the reminder data signal;   generating a check-out data signal in response to the passenger performing an action on the mobile device; and   transforming the check-out data signal into the check-out data.   
     
     
         23 . The ticketing method of  claim 15 , wherein the sensor data comprises location data and the sensor of the mobile device comprises a location sensor. 
     
     
         24 . The ticketing method of  claim 15 , wherein the sensor data comprises motion data and the sensor of the mobile device comprises a motion sensor. 
     
     
         25 . The ticketing method of  claim 15 , wherein the sensor data comprises environmental data and the sensor of the mobile device comprises an environmental sensor. 
     
     
         26 . The ticketing method of  claim 15 , wherein the sensor data comprises position data and the sensor of the mobile device comprises a position sensor. 
     
     
         27 . The ticketing method of  claim 15 , further comprising defining the transport system movement pattern dataset by evaluating properties of the transport system. 
     
     
         28 . The ticketing method of  claim 15 , further comprising defining, by the computer program, the transport system movement pattern dataset by evaluating movement data of other mobile devices in one or more of the first vehicle or the second vehicle. 
     
     
         29 . The ticketing method of  claim 15 , further comprising storing one or more travel movement pattern datasets in a storage of the server computer, wherein the server software of the computer program evaluates the one or more travel movement pattern datasets for defining the transport system movement pattern dataset. 
     
     
         30 . The ticketing method of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 automatically identifying, by the computer program, a compliance of the travel movement pattern dataset with regard to the transport system movement pattern dataset; and   generating, by the computer program, the check-in data using the compliance.   
     
     
         31 . The ticketing method of  claim 30 , wherein generating the check-in data using the compliance comprises:
 generating a reminder data signal using the compliance;   transferring the reminder data signal to the mobile device;   providing, via the mobile device, a reminder alarm to the passenger upon receiving the reminder data signal;   generating a check-in data signal in response to the passenger performing an action on the mobile device; and   transforming the check-in data signal into the check-in data.   
     
     
         32 . The ticketing method of  claim 30 , wherein generating the check-in data using the compliance comprises:
 generating a reminder data signal using the compliance;   transferring the reminder data signal to the mobile device;   automatically generating a check-in data signal; and   transforming the check-in data signal into the check-in data.   
     
     
         33 . A computer program stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium and comprising computer readable commands causing at least one of a mobile device or a server computer to implement a ticketing method when being loaded to or executed by at least one of the mobile device or the server computer, the ticketing method comprising:
 checking-in a passenger via the mobile device upon the passenger accessing a first vehicle of the transport system;   checking-out the passenger via the mobile device upon the passenger exiting the first vehicle or a second vehicle of the transport system;   automatically calculating a travel movement pattern dataset based on sensor data associated with a sensor data signal generated by a sensor of the mobile device;   automatically comparing the travel movement pattern dataset to a transport system movement pattern dataset;   automatically identifying a non-compliance of the travel movement pattern dataset with regard to the transport system movement pattern dataset, wherein check-out data is generated using the non-compliance; and   automatically calculating a price for a travel of the passenger within the transport system by evaluating check-in data representing the checking-in of the passenger and the check-out data representing the checking-out of the passenger.   
     
     
         34 . The computer program of  claim 33 , the computer program comprising:
 client software to be executed by the mobile device; and   server software to be executed by the server computer.