Transit payment and handset navigation integration
View Patent ↗A mobile electronic device is disclosed. The mobile electronic device comprises a near-field-communications receiver and an application. The near-field-communication transceiver receives identification information from at least one of a transit vehicle and a transit platform. The application, when executed on the mobile electronic device, receives a transit destination as entered into the mobile electronic device. Based on the identification information and a transit system route map, the application presents a notification on the mobile electronic device that the identification information does not agree with the transit destination.
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.
2. The mobile electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the self-location component is a global positioning system (GPS) receiver.
3. The mobile electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the self-location component relies upon analyzing signal strengths associated with a plurality of base transceiver stations.
4. The mobile device of claim 1 , further including a memory, wherein the route map is stored in the memory and received by the mobile electronic device from the transit system.
5. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the application, when executed on the mobile electronic device, further informs a user of an at least one transfer required to reach a destination.
6. The mobile electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the mobile electronic device is one of a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant, a laptop computer, a tablet computer, a media player, and a personal digital television.
7. The mobile electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the transit vehicle is one of a bus and a light rail.
8. The mobile electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the application, when executed on the mobile electronic device, further obtains the identification information by means of a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag from the at least one of the transit vehicle and the transit platform.
9. The mobile device of claim 1 , further including a display screen to notify a user of an incorrect transit vehicle or an incorrect transit direction.