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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2010
Peter D. Saunders, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Lee J. Peart, Epsom, GB;
Brian T. Barnes, South Jordan, UT (US);
Peter D. Saunders, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Lee J. Peart, Epsom, GB;
Brian T. Barnes, South Jordan, UT (US);
American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems and computer program products are provided for enabling payment of transit system fees using a financial transaction instrument. Entry is permitted onto a transit system by recognition of information included in an identification number stored on a financial transaction instrument. The identification number stored on the financial transaction instrument is associated with a transit system fee registered for each use of the transit system. A plurality of transit system fees associated with the same identification number from use of the financial transaction instrument is aggregated, and payment for the aggregated transit system fees is requested from a transaction account associated with the financial transaction instrument.