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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 04, 1999
Applicants:
Jean-louis Moreau, Etrechy, FR;
Marcel Simonin, Bretigny sur Orge, FR;
Inventors:
Jean-Louis Moreau, Etrechy, FR;
Marcel Simonin, Bretigny sur Orge, FR;
Assignee:
Alcatel, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07B015/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a transport system using contactless microcircuit cards, users are obliged to hand in a card when the credit shown on it has been used up. The value of the cards is recharged and they are then sold again. Recovering and recharging the cards reduces the ticketing cost per journey.