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(12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. N0.: US 2012/0109673 A1 Pitroda et a]. (43) Pub. Date: May 3, 2012
(54) TRANSACTIONAL SERVICES a continuation-in-part of application No. 09/766,221, ?led on Jan. 19, 2001, noW Pat. No. 7,366,990.
(75) Inventors: Satyan G. Pitroda, Oakbrook, IL (Us); Mehu] Desai’ Westmom, IL (60) Provisional application No. 60/724,066, ?led on Oct. (Us) 6, 2005.
(73) Assignee: C-SAM, INC., Oakbrook Terrace, Publication Classi?cation iL (Us) (51) Int. Cl.
G06 30/00 2012.01 (21) Appl. No.: 13/292,845 Q ( )
(52) US. Cl. ....................................................... .. 705/11
(22) Filed: Nov. 9, 2011 (57) ABSTRACT
Related U's' Apphcatlon Data Methods and systems are provided for supporting electronic
(63) Continuation of application No, 11/539,024, ?led on transactions, including transactions that are provided With Oct, 5, 2006, which is a continuation-impart of app1i_ per-user, per-device and per-domain security across domains cation No. 10/284,676, ?led on Oct. 31, 2002, Which is ofmultiple SeI‘ViCe providers.
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Patent Application Publication May 3, 2012 Sheet 6 0f 80 US 2012/0109673 A1
OneWallet Ticket Issuance Process
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the price. In case the selected option is not available, the system suggest alternatives, and the above process is repeated until an available / suitable option is found.
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QneWallet Ticket Redemption Process
Manual System OneWallet user approaches the counter and displays
ticket details to the person manning the counter.
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The counter manager manually enters all ticket details in his/her system. The person also adds other inputs/
selections if required.
The system validates all details and provides the user with a paper ticket / pass/ boarding card as applicable.
Automated System OneWallet user approaches the counter and beams
ticket details to the infra-red / rf terminal at the counter.
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Ticket information is communicated to the central system which validates the user and ticket details.
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The operaor enters other details that may be required - such as seat number, special requests, etc. depending
on the domain. This step is not required in several situations,
completely automating the redemption process.
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The system generates a paper ticket / pass/ boarding card as applicable.
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