Distribution and enablement of reloadable prepaid cards in transit

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9996985
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14605850

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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.

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CUBIC CORPORATION9333 BALBOA AVENUE SAN DIEGO CA 92123

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Cook, Timothy Carlsbad, US 14 538
deKozan, David L San Diego, US 11 409
Dixon, Philip B San Diego, US 27 1232
Koenig, Janet Cardiff by the Sea, US 8 375
Mistry, Pradip San Diego, US 20 738

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