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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2010
Philip B. Dixon, San Diego, CA (US);
Christopher Lee Knauft, Bellingham, WA (US);
Philip B. Dixon, San Diego, CA (US);
Christopher Lee Knauft, Bellingham, WA (US);
Cubic Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of methods and machines are disclosed for enabling contactless devices, such as contactless payment cards and other devices having near-field communication (NFC) capabilities, for use as fare media in a transit and/or transportation system. Embodiments include reading contactless data from a contactless device and associating it with information received from another source on the device. For example, associating a primary account number (PAN) and/or other information received from a contactless payment card's contactless interface with a PAN obtained from a magnetic stripe of the contactless payment card. The information can then be further associated with one or more products and/or a transit user account.