IP Library Granted Patent US 10,977,758
Granted Patent B2
US 10,977,758 · App. 16/563,294 · Granted Apr 13, 2021

Traffic section fee payment method, fee system, and payment system

Inventors: Lingnan Shen (Hangzhou, CN); Ge Chen (Hangzhou, CN); Jie Qi (Hangzhou, CN); Huifeng Jin (Hangzhou, CN); Xuefu Song (Hangzhou, CN)
Assignee: Advanced New Technologies Co., Ltd.
G06Q50/30G06Q20/322G06Q20/40H04L63/0876G06K7/1413G06K7/1417G06Q20/20G06Q20/3278
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Patent No.
US 10,977,758
App. No.
16/563,294
Granted
Apr 13, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A client device obtains and records inbound station information. The client device sends first electronic credential information to an inbound charging apparatus, where the first electronic credential information comprises authentication information generated by a payment system based on a user identity in the client device. The client device sends second electronic credential information and the inbound station information to an outbound charging apparatus, where the second electronic credential information comprises authentication information generated by the payment system based on the user identity in the client device.

Claims (77)

1. A computer-implemented method for traffic section fee payment, comprising:

obtaining, by a client device, inbound station information;

recording, by the client device, the inbound station information;

generating, by the client device and based on first electronic credential information and an inbound timestamp, an inbound barcode, wherein the first electronic credential information comprises a code randomly generated by a payment system, wherein the code comprises a user identity stored by the client device, and wherein the inbound timestamp is added to the inbound barcode and limits validity of the inbound barcode to a predetermined period of time;

displaying, by the client device, the inbound barcode to an inbound charging apparatus, wherein the inbound charging apparatus generates, based on the inbound barcode, inbound information; and

sending, by the client device, second electronic credential information and the inbound station information to an outbound charging apparatus, wherein the second electronic credential information comprises authentication information generated by the payment system, wherein the authentication information comprises the user identity, wherein the second electronic credential information is different from the first electronic credential information, wherein the outbound charging apparatus generates, based on the second electronic credential information, outbound information, and wherein the payment system pays, based on the inbound information and the outbound information, a traffic fee by using a payment account that corresponds to at least one of the first electronic credential information or the second electronic credential information.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

before generating, the inbound barcode:

requesting, by the client device, the first electronic credential information that corresponds to the user identity from the payment system; and

before sending, by the client device, the second electronic credential information:

requesting, by the client device, the second electronic credential information that corresponds to the user identity from the payment system.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

verifying, by the inbound charging apparatus, validity of the first electronic credential information; and

sending, by the inbound charging apparatus, the inbound information to the payment system, wherein the inbound information comprises the inbound station information and the first electronic credential information.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , wherein the second electronic credential information further comprises an inbound identifier, wherein the inbound identifier indicates that the client device has registered with the inbound charging apparatus, and wherein the inbound identifier is used to verify validity of the second electronic credential information.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , further comprising:

obtaining, by the outbound charging apparatus, the second electronic credential information of the client device and the inbound station information recorded by the client device, wherein the inbound identifier is used to indicate that the payment system has received the inbound information that comprises the first electronic credential information.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , further comprising:

verifying, by the outbound charging apparatus, validity of the second electronic credential information; and

sending, by the outbound charging apparatus, the outbound information to the payment system, wherein the outbound information comprises outbound station information, the inbound station information, and the second electronic credential information.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , further comprising:

receiving, by the payment system, the outbound information sent by the outbound charging apparatus;

verifying, by the payment system, validity of the second electronic credential information; and

in response to verification of the second electronic credential information as valid:

paying, by the payment system, the traffic fee by using the payment account that corresponds to the user identity based on the inbound station information and the outbound station information.

8. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing one or more instructions executable by a computer system to perform operations comprising:

obtaining, by a client device, inbound station information;

recording, by the client device, the inbound station information;

generating, by the client device and based on first electronic credential information and an inbound timestamp, an inbound barcode, wherein the first electronic credential information comprises a code randomly generated by a payment system, wherein the code comprises a user identity stored by the client device, and wherein the inbound timestamp is added to the inbound barcode and limits validity of the inbound barcode to a predetermined period of time;

displaying, by the client device, the inbound barcode to an inbound charging apparatus, wherein the inbound charging apparatus generates, based on the inbound barcode, inbound information; and

sending, by the client device, second electronic credential information and the inbound station information to an outbound charging apparatus, wherein the second electronic credential information comprises authentication information generated by the payment system, wherein the authentication information comprises the user identity, wherein the second electronic credential information is different from the first electronic credential information, wherein the outbound charging apparatus generates, based on the second electronic credential information, outbound information, and wherein the payment system pays, based on the inbound information and the outbound information, a traffic fee by using a payment account that corresponds to at least one of the first electronic credential information or the second electronic credential information.

9. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 8 , further comprising:

before generating the inbound barcode:

requesting, by the client device, the first electronic credential information that corresponds to the user identity from the payment system; and

before sending, by the client device, the second electronic credential information:

requesting, by the client device, the second electronic credential information that corresponds to the user identity from the payment system.

10. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 8 , further comprising:

verifying, by the inbound charging apparatus, validity of the first electronic credential information; and

sending, by the inbound charging apparatus, the inbound information to the payment system, wherein the inbound information comprises the inbound station information and the first electronic credential information.

11. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the second electronic credential information further comprises an inbound identifier, wherein the inbound identifier indicates that the client device has registered with the inbound charging apparatus, and wherein the inbound identifier is used to verify validity of the second electronic credential information.

12. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 11 , further comprising:

obtaining, by the outbound charging apparatus, the second electronic credential information of the client device and the inbound station information recorded by the client device, wherein the inbound identifier is used to indicate that the payment system has received the inbound information that comprises the first electronic credential information.

13. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 12 , further comprising:

verifying, by the outbound charging apparatus, validity of the second electronic credential information; and

sending, by the outbound charging apparatus, the outbound information to the payment system, wherein the outbound information comprises outbound station information, the inbound station information, and the second electronic credential information.

14. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 13 , further comprising:

receiving, by the payment system, the outbound information sent by the outbound charging apparatus;

verifying, by the payment system, validity of the second electronic credential information; and

in response to verification of the second electronic credential information as valid:

paying, by the payment system, the traffic fee by using the payment account that corresponds to the user identity based on the inbound station information and the outbound station information.

15. A computer-implemented system, comprising:

one or more computers; and

one or more computer memory devices interoperably coupled with the one or more computers and having tangible, non-transitory, machine-readable media storing one or more instructions that, when executed by the one or more computers, perform one or more operations comprising:

obtaining, by a client device, inbound station information;

recording, by the client device, the inbound station information;

generating, by the client device and based on first electronic credential information and an inbound timestamp, an inbound barcode, wherein the first electronic credential information comprises a code randomly generated by a payment system, wherein the code comprises a user identity stored by the client device, and wherein the inbound timestamp is added to the inbound barcode and limits validity of the inbound barcode to a predetermined period of time;

displaying, by the client device, the inbound barcode to an inbound charging apparatus, wherein the inbound charging apparatus generates, based on the inbound barcode, inbound information; and

sending, by the client device, second electronic credential information and the inbound station information to an outbound charging apparatus, wherein the second electronic credential information comprises authentication information generated by the payment system, wherein the authentication information comprises the user identity, wherein the second electronic credential information is different from the first electronic credential information, wherein the outbound charging apparatus generates, based on the second electronic credential information, outbound information, and wherein the payment system pays, based on the inbound information and the outbound information, a traffic fee by using a payment account that corresponds to at least one of the first electronic credential information or the second electronic credential information.

16. The computer-implemented system of claim 15 , further comprising:

before sending, by the client device, the second electronic credential information:

requesting, by the client device, the first electronic credential information that corresponds to the user identity from the payment system; and

before sending, by the client device, the second electronic credential information:

requesting, by the client device, the second electronic credential information that corresponds to the user identity from the payment system.

17. The computer-implemented system of claim 15 , further comprising:

verifying, by the inbound charging apparatus, validity of the first electronic credential information; and

sending, by the inbound charging apparatus, the inbound information to the payment system, wherein the inbound information comprises the inbound station information and the first electronic credential information.

18. The computer-implemented system of claim 17 , wherein the second electronic credential information further comprises an inbound identifier, wherein the inbound identifier indicates that the client device has registered with the inbound charging apparatus, and wherein the inbound identifier is used to verify validity of the second electronic credential information.

19. The computer-implemented system of claim 18 , further comprising:

obtaining, by the outbound charging apparatus, the second electronic credential information of the client device and the inbound station information recorded by the client device, wherein the inbound identifier is used to indicate that the payment system has received the inbound information that comprises the first electronic credential information.

20. The computer-implemented system of claim 19 , further comprising:

verifying, by the outbound charging apparatus, validity of the second electronic credential information; and

sending, by the outbound charging apparatus, the outbound information to the payment system, wherein the outbound information comprises outbound station information, the inbound station information, and the second electronic credential information.

21. The computer-implemented system of claim 20 , further comprising:

receiving, by the payment system, the outbound information sent by the outbound charging apparatus;

verifying, by the payment system, validity of the second electronic credential information; and

in response to verification of the second electronic credential information as valid:

paying, by the payment system, the traffic fee by using the payment account that corresponds to the user identity based on the inbound station information and the outbound station information.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2020
From: ADVANTAGEOUS NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: ADVANCED NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053754/0625 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2020
From: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
To: ADVANTAGEOUS NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053743/0464 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2019
From: SHEN, LINGNAN; CHEN, GE; QI, JIE; JIN, HUIFENG; SONG, XUEFU
To: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
Reel/Frame 050906/0921 →