Timothy A Cook

US Patent:

20150154811, Jun 4, 2015

Filed:

Dec 12, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/569176

Inventors:

- San Diego CA, US
Timothy Cook - Carlsbad CA, US
Pradip Mistry - San Diego CA, US
Janet Koenig - Cardiff by the Sea CA, US
David L. deKozan - San Diego CA, US

International Classification:

G07B 15/02
G06Q 20/32
G06Q 50/30

Abstract:

Embodiments of systems, methods, and machine-readable media are disclosed for enabling the management of a transit user account of a transit system with a mobile device. Embodiments of a transit system utilizing such transit user accounts are also disclosed. Embodiments for enabling a mobile device to manage a transit user account can include receiving an identification code of a fare media and receiving contact information of the mobile device. The transit user account, which can be used in transactions of the transit system associated with the fare media, can be created using user information and a passcode. Additionally, the mobile device can be authenticated by sending at least one message to the mobile device and receiving at least one message from the mobile device.

US Patent:

20150134468, May 14, 2015

Filed:

Jan 26, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/605850

Inventors:

- San Diego CA, US
Timothy Cook - Carlsbad CA, US
Pradip Mistry - San Diego CA, US
Janet Koenig - Cardiff by the Sea CA, US
David L. deKozan - San Diego CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 20/18
G06Q 20/28
G06Q 20/34

US Classification:

705 16

Abstract:

Techniques for concurrent distribution of reloadable prepaid cards and enablement of the reloadable prepaid cards for use at access control points of a transit system. Techniques of enabling of the reloadable prepaid cards for use at access control points of the transit system can include obtaining user information, payment, and communicating card information to a card issuer for activation of the first reloadable prepaid card. A transit user account for managing transactional information of the user of the transit system is also created, reloadable prepaid card is enabled for use as fare media at access control points of the transit system. Thus, once distributed, the prepaid reloadable cards may be used as fare media in the transit system as payment for transit fare, as well as for purchases at locations outside the transit system.