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[0034] So that the manner in which the above recited features of the present invention is to be 10 understood in detail, a more particular description of the invention, briefly summarized above, may be had by reference to embodiments, some of which are illustrated in the appended drawings. It is to be noted, however, that the appended drawings illustrate only typical embodiments of this invention and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope, for the invention may admit to other equally effective embodiments. 15
[0035] Fig. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary system within which various aspects of the present disclosure can be implemented in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention;
[0036] Fig. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the modules in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention; 20
[0037] Fig. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a single operator smart transport system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
[0038] Fig. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a multi operator smart transport system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
[0039] Fig. 5 is a block diagram illustrating validation of the universal digital ticket pass of 25 transit vehicle in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;
[0040] Fig. 6 is a block diagram illustrating validation of the universal digital ticket pass of transit vehicle in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention;
[0041] Fig. 7 is a block diagram illustrating validation of the universal digital ticket pass of transit vehicle in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present invention; 30
[0042] Fig. 8 is a pictorial snapshot illustrating of the universal digital ticket pass for transit vehicle in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
[0043] Fig. 9 is a flow chart illustrating a method for validating the universal digital ticket pass of a transit vehicle in the smart transportation system carrying users in real-time in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; 35
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[0044] Fig. 10 is a flow chart illustrating a method for validating the universal digital ticket 5 pass of a transit vehicle in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention;
[0045] Fig. 11 is a flow chart illustrating a method for validating the universal digital ticket pass of a transit vehicle in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present invention;
[0046] Fig. 12 is a flow chart illustrating a method of validating the universal digital ticket pass in a dark Zone (a no connectivity zone or a low connectivity zone) of smart transport system 10 in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention.
ELEMENT LIST
Master Control Unit 105
Centralized Server 110
Database 115 15
Memory 120
Modules 125
Ticket Validator 130
Communication Network 135
User 1401-N 20
User Device 1451-N
Transit Vehicle 1501-N
Local Control Unit 160
Transit Vehicle Depot 165
Passenger Module 205 25
Conductor Module 210
Driver Module 215
Operator Module 220
Communication Module 225
Notification Module 230 30
Payment Module 235
Universal Digital Tickets Pass 800
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0047] The present invention relates to a method for obtaining and validating a universal digital ticket pass in a smart transportation system in real time for journeys. 35
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[0048] The principles of the present invention and their advantages are best understood by 5 referring to FIGS.1 to FIGS.12. In the following detailed description of illustrative or exemplary embodiments of the disclosure, specific embodiments in which the disclosure may be practiced are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the disclosed embodiments.
[0049] The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and 10 the scope of the present disclosure is defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof. References within the specification to “one embodiment,” “an embodiment,” “embodiments,” or “one or more embodiments” are intended to indicate that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present disclosure. 15
[0050] Fig. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary system within which various aspects of the present disclosure can be implemented, in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention. Particularly, the smart transportation system 100 is based on communication technology selected singly or in combination from telecommunication, internet, GPRS, Bluetooth, NFC ,WiFi,Bluetooth implemented on any mode of transport 20 selected among land transport, railway transport, water transport and autonomous transport.
[0051] The smart transportation system 100 for validating the universal digital ticket pass 800 of the transit vehicle 1501-N carrying user 1401-N in real-time includes a master control unit 105, a centralized server 110 with multiple databases 115 (hereinafter referred to as the database 115), a memory 120 storing multiple modules 125, a ticket validator 130, a communication 25 network 135 for communicating with user 1401-N on user device 1451-N.
[0052] In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the master control unit 105 is configured to create a schedule information, a trip sheet, and fare information for the transit vehicle. In particular, In particular, the master control unit 105 is further configured to push and broadcast the trip schedule information, the trip sheet and the fare information of the transit 30 vehicle 1501-N to one or more other local control units 160 deployed on the transit vehicle 1501-N and/or a transit vehicle depot 165 via the communication network 135. Moreover, the master control unit 105 has centralized master data for all transit vehicle1501-N.
[0053] In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the master control unit 105 pushes and broadcasts the schedule information, the trip sheet and the fare information of the 35
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transit vehicle 1501-N to one or more master control units (not shown) via the communication 5 network 135.
[0054] In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the centralized server 110 is configured to update a route and a waybill number for each shift against the vehicle number of the transit vehicle 1501-N. Moreover, the centralized server 110 exposes an API to give the waybill number taking bus number as input. 10
[0055] In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the centralized server 110 may include a combination of two servers.
[0056] In accordance with yet another embodiment of the present invention, server 1 is an ITS server and server 2 is Namma Pass server.
[0057] In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the centralized server 110 15 may be, but not limited to a web server, an application server, a proxy server, a network server, or a server farm, and so forth. Embodiments of the present invention are intended to include or otherwise cover any type of the cloud server, including known, related art, and/or later developed technologies.
[0058] In some implementations, the centralized server 110 can communicate via a virtual 20 private network (VPN), Secure Shell (SSH) tunnel, or other secure network connection.
[0059] In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the database 115 stores data including but not limited to, passenger information, employee information, management information, vehicle information, seat availability, conductor detail, driver detail, vehicle route, vehicle number, trip information, geo-location of the vehicle, vehicle speed and the like. 25
[0060] In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the database 115 may further include a user database, a driver database, a conductor database, a transit vehicle database, an authentication database, a passenger database, an employee database, a management database and the like.
[0061] In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the memory 120 is 30 configured to store modules 125. And, the modules 125 further include a passenger module 205, a conductor module 210, a driver module 215, an operator module 220, a notification module 230, a payment module 235 and alike modules.
[0062] In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the ticket validator 130 is configured to validate the universal digital ticket pass 800 using a validation method. In 35 particular, the validation method is anyone of a QR code validation, time-based OTP (TOTP)
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validation, beacon validation, face recognition, biometric recognition, voice recognition and 5 alike validation methods.
[0063] In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the communication network 135 is configured for communicating between the centralized server 110, user devices 1451-N users 1401-N, ticket validator 130 , master control unit 105 and transit vehicle 1501-N. The communication network 135 may be any communication network, such as, but not limited to, 10 the Internet, wireless networks, local area networks, wide area networks, private networks, a cellular communication network, corporate network having one or more wireless access points or a combination thereof connecting any number of mobile clients, fixed clients, and servers and so forth.
[0064] Examples of communication network 135 may include Internet, a WIFI connection, a 15 Bluetooth connection, a Zigbee connection, a communication network, a wireless communication network, a 3G communication network, a 4G communication network , a 5G communication network, a USB connection, or any combination thereof any transceiver, or any combination thereof by triangulation, by a local positioning (LPS) device, by a global positioning system (GPS), or by any combination thereof. 20
[0065] In addition, short-range communication may occur, such as using Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, a radio-frequency transceiver or other such transceivers.
[0066] In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the communication network 135 is a decentralized network. In particular, the decentralized network may be a decentralized blockchain network. 25
[0067] In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the communication network 135 is a centralized network. In particular, the centralized network may be a centralized blockchain network.
[0068] In some implementations, the smart transport system 100 may be a distributed client/server system that spans one or more communication networks (not shown). 30
[0069] In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the user 1401-N is anyone of a passenger, bus driver, bus conductor, bus operator and the like.
[0070] In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the user device 1451-N is anyone of an operator/management device, an employee device, a driver device, a conductor device, a bus operator device, a passenger device and alike devices. In particular, the user device 35 may be any of a mobile phone, a tablet, a smartphone, a cellular telephone, a wearable user
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device, portable user device, an enhanced general packet radio service (EGPRS) mobile phone, 5 laptop computer, a user computer, a tablet computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a communication network appliance, a camera, a smartphone, a media player, a navigation device, an email device, a game console, Palmtop PDA, a pocket PC, a smartwatch, a Bluetooth headset or a combination of any these data processing devices or other data processing devices.
[0071] In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the transit vehicle 1501-N 10 may be selected from any mode of transport such as but not limited to, land transport, railway transport, water transport and autonomous transport. Particularly, the land transport includes buses, taxis, cabs and public transport. And, rail transport includes metro trains, suburban trains, and the like.
[0072] Fig. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the modules in 15 accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention. The modules 125 further include passenger module 205, conductor module 210, driver module 215, operator module 220, a communication module 225, notification module 230, payment module 235 and alike modules.
[0073] In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the passenger module 205 20 enables the user (or passenger) 1401-N to retrieve vehicle information for a selected transit vehicle 1501-N from the centralized server 110 on the user device 1451-N. In particular, the vehicle information includes but not limited to, seat availability, conductor details, driver details and vehicle details, trip information, geo-location of the vehicle, vehicle speed, and alike information. Moreover, the passenger module also enables the user (or passenger) 1401-N to 25 provide ratings and feedback based on driver’s conduct and conductor’s conduct.
[0074] In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the conductor module 210 is operably configured to download the trip information for the journey of the transit vehicle 1501-N . In particular, the trip information includes trip sheet, trip timings, trip schedule information, trip stops and alike information. 30
[0075] In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the driver module 215 is operably configured to download the trip information for the journey of the transit vehicle 1501-N . In particular, the trip information includes trip sheet, trip timings, trip schedule information, trip stops and alike information.
[0076] In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the conductor module 35 210 and driver module 215 may be referred to as employee module.
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[0077] In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the operator module 220 5 is configured to collect, access and manage data including driver check-in and checkout time, accident analysis, collection per driver, collection per conductor, and a like information, number of passengers travelling, live geo location of the vehicle, vehicle speed, seat availability passenger details, conductor details, driver details, passenger journey details, validation status, mode of validation and alike information in real time.time 10
[0078] In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the operator module 220 may be referred to as a management module.
[0079] In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the communication module 225 may be configured to communicate between the centralized server 110, user devices 1451-N user 1401-N, ticket validator 130 , master control unit 105 and transit vehicle 1501-N via the 15 communication network 135. In particular, the communication module 225 enables the user 1401-N to securely communicate through any one communication method but not limited to texting, video conference, audio conference and alike.
[0080] In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the notification module 230 is further configured to send notification related to transit vehicle 1501-N on the user device 20 1451-N. In particular, the notification may be anyone but not limited to, a push notification, an email notification, mobile notifications, manual notifications, video notifications and the like notifications generated by any such system which are capable of generating notifications.
[0081] In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the payment module 235 is configured to display a one or more of payment methods for users 1401-N to make payment 25 for the mass media content. The payment may be done through anyone payment methods selected from an internet banking, a debit card payment, a credit card payment, a digital wallet or a unified payment interface (UPI) and alike payment methods.
[0082] In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the user may save one or more bank accounts or one or more card details for making payments. In particular, the user 30 may save one or more bank account details including Name of the Account Holder, Bank Name, Sort Code, IFSC Code, Bank address, CIF number, a five-digit branch code, country code, registered mobile number and alike details.
[0083] In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the user may save one or more card details for making payments. In particular, the card details include Card Name, 35 Card Number, Expiry Date and CVV and alike details for fast payment. Moreover, the user
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selects any one of the debit cards and credit cards as a primary card for payments. Subsequently, 5 the user deletes cards details of any one of the saved debit cards and saved credit cards at any time.
[0084] In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the payment transaction may be facilitated by scanning the QR code.
[0085] Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 are block diagrams illustrating validating a universal digital ticket pass 10 of a transit vehicle in a single operator smart transport system 300 and a multi operator smart transport system 400 in a real-time in accordance with one or more embodiment of the present invention. In particular, the master control unit 105 pushes and broadcasts the trip schedule information, the trip sheet and the fare information of the transit vehicle 1501-N to the local control unit 165 deployed on the transit vehicle 1501-N and/or transit vehicle depot 165 via the 15 communication network 135. Moreover, the ticket validator 130 verifies the user 1401-N by validating the universal digital ticket pass 800 of the transit vehicle 1501-N using any validation method. Further, the validation method is selected from a QR code validation, a time-based OTP (TOTP) validation, a beacon validation, a face recognition, a biometric recognition, voice recognition, a sound recognition and alike validation method. 20
[0086] Also, the multi operator smart transport system 400 may be a public transport corporation using multiple transit vehicle 1501-N supplied by multiple vendors and/or operators. The transit vehicle 1501-N may join the public transport fleet by joining the multimodal operator’s block-chain network.
[0087] In accordance to yet another embodiment the multi operator transport system 400 may 25 include buying and validating reconciliation of the universal digital ticket pass 800 by a multimodal operator.
[0088] In accordance with yet another embodiment of the present invention, the single operator smart transport system 300 and the multi operator smart transport system 400 may automatically push off the trip schedule information, the trip sheet and fare information to the transit vehicle 30 via sensors (not shown).
[0089] In accordance with yet another embodiment of the present invention, the single operator smart transport system 300 and the multi operator smart transport system 400 may automatically push the information to IoT bus, Autonomous bus, an electronic ticketing device or smartphone-based ticketing system using any type of communication mechanisms known or to be known in 35 future.
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[0090] In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention, the transit 5 vehicle depot 165 may be but not limited to railway stations, bus stops, depot stations, taxi stands, cabs depot, airport, metro station and the like.
[0091] Fig. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a method of validating the universal digital ticket pass 800 of transit vehicle 1501-N in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. In particular, the ticket validator 130 validates the universal digital ticket pass 800using the QR 10 code validation method. Moreover, the ticket validator 130 scans the QR on the universal digital ticket pass 800 on the user device 1451-N to verify the user 1401-N boarding the transit vehicle 1501-N.
[0092] Fig. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a method of validating the universal digital ticket pass 800 of transit vehicle 1501-N in accordance with another embodiment of the present 15 invention. In particular, the ticket validator 130 validates the universal digital ticket pass 800 using a time based OTP (TOTP). Moreover, the time based OTP (TOTP) is notified to the users 1401-N through an instant message, a text message, or a notification message.
[0093] Fig. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a method of validating the universal digital ticket pass 800 of transit vehicle 1501-N in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present 20 invention. In particular,the ticket validator 130 validates the universal digital ticket pass 800 using beacon.
[0094] Fig 8 is a pictorial snapshot of the universal digital ticket pass 800 for travelling in transit vehicle 1501-N in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. In particular, the universal digital ticket passes 800 further includes a ticket number, a waybill number, a 25 generated time, a validity duration, a real time photo and alike.
[0095] In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention the users board any transit vehicle using the universal digital ticket 800 on user devices 1451-N. The digital ticket passes 800 are validated by the transit vehicle conductor and/or transit vehicle driver and/ or transit vehicle driver cum conductor. In particular, the waybill number on the universal digital ticket 30 pass 800 is verified with the waybill number and/or abstract ID number on the auto downloaded abstract on the validator on the employee device. Moreover, the transit vehicle conductor and/or transit vehicle driver and/ or transit vehicle driver cum conductor inputs the last 4 digits of the waybill number with the beacon ID, the QR code of the universal digital ticket with the waybill number and/or abstract ID number of the auto downloaded abstract on the validator 130 to 35 verify and validate the user 1401-N.
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[0096] In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, when the last 4 digit of 5 waybill number on the universal digital ticket pass 800 matches the waybill number and/or abstract ID number on the auto downloaded abstract then the user 1401-N is verified for travelling in the transit vehicle 1501-N.
[0097] In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, when the waybill number on the universal digital ticket pass 800 does not match the waybill number and/or abstract ID 10 number on the auto downloaded abstract then the user 1401-N is not verified for travelling in the transit vehicle 1501-N.
[0098] In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the waybill number changes with every shift of the transit vehicle 1501-N. The updated waybill number is sent to the user device through an instant message, a text message. Moreover, the updated waybill number is 15 automatically updated on the universal digital ticket pass 800. Further, the centralized server 110 updates with the route and waybill number for each shift of the transit vehicle 1501-N against the vehicle number.
[0099] In another embodiment of the present invention, the centralized server 110 exposes an API to give the waybill number taking bus number as input. Further, to validate the transit 20 vehicle conductor details the waybill number and/or any other number present in the auto downloaded abstract is used as the secret code input for validation.
[00100] Fig. 9 is a flow chart illustrating a method for validating a universal digital ticket pass of a transit vehicle in the smart transportation system carrying users in real-time in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The method 900 starts at step 905 and proceeds 25 to step 910. At step 905 the universal digital ticket pass 800 is generated and sent to the user 1401-N on the user device 1451-N for travelling in the transit vehicle 1501-N. In particular, the universal digital ticket pass 800 is used for travelling in one or a combination of transit vehicles. Moreover, the transit vehicle 1501-N is any of a land transport vehicle, a railway transport vehicle, a water transport vehicle and an autonomous transport vehicle. 30
[00101] At step 910, the generated universal digital ticket pass 800 is obtained and received on the user device 1451-N by the user 1401-N for travelling in the transit vehicle 1501-N.
[00102] Step 910 proceeds to step 915. At step 915, a contemporaneous geo-location status information of the transit vehicle 1501-N is monitored via a global positioning system (GPS) sensor on the transit vehicle 1501-N. 35
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[00103] Step 915 proceeds to step 920. At step 920, one or more vehicle information is 5 communicated and broadcasted to the user 1401-N on the user device 1451-N. In particular, the vehicle information may be but not limited to vehicle speed, seat availability, a validation status, route condition, vehicle number, trip information, conductor detail, driver detail, geo-location and the like.
[00104] Step 920 proceeds to step 925. At step 925, a time for boarding the transit vehicle 1501-10 N is calculated based on the contemporaneous geo-location status information of the transit vehicle 1501-N.
[00105] Step 925 proceeds to step 930. At step 930, the user 1401-N boards the transit vehicle 1501-N based on the contemporaneous geo-location status information of the transit vehicle 1501-N. 15
[00106] Step 930 proceeds to step 935. At step 935, the universal digital ticket pass 800 is validated by a ticket validator 130. In particular, the ticket validator 130 uses a validation method selected from QR code validation, time-based OTP (TOTP) validation, beacon validation, face recognition, biometric recognition, voice recognition and alike validation methods. 20
[00107] Step 935 proceeds to step 940. At step 940, the universal digital ticket pass 800 is verified by matching the last 4 digits of a waybill number of universal digital ticket pass 800 with the waybill number and/or abstract ID number of an auto downloaded abstract.
[00108] Fig. 10 is a flow chart illustrating a method for validating a universal digital ticket pass of a transit vehicle in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention. The 25 method 1000 starts at step 1005 and proceeds to step 1010 and 1015. At step 1005 trip schedule information, trip sheet, trip timings, trip stop, and fare information is created by the master control unit 105 for the transit vehicle 1501-N. In particular, the schedule information is in the form of the auto downloaded abstract.
[00109] At step 1010, the trip schedule information, trip sheet, trip timings, trip stop, and fare 30 information of the transit vehicle 1501-N is pushed and broadcasted to local control units 160 deployed on the transit vehicle 1501-N and/or a transit vehicle depot 165 via the communication network 135.
[00110] At step 1015,trip schedule information, trip sheet, trip timings, trip stop, and fare information is automatically downloaded on the transit vehicle 1501-N, and user device. 35
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[00111] Fig. 11 is a flow chart illustrating a method for validating a universal digital ticket pass 5 of a transit vehicle in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present invention. The method starts 1105 and proceeds to 1110.
[00112] At step 1105, the route and waybill number is updated on the centralized server 110 against the vehicle number of the transit vehicle1501-N for each travel shift. The waybill number changes with every shift of the transit vehicle1501-N. 10
[00113] At step 1110, the route and the waybill number of the transit vehicle 1501-N is retrieved from the centralized server 110 on the user device. In particular, retrieved on the operator device and conductor device and driver device.
[00114] Fig. 12 is a flow chart illustrating a method of validating digital ticket pass in a darkZone of smart transport system in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present 15 invention.
[00115] The method 1200 starts at step 1205 and proceeds to step 1210. At step 905 the universal digital ticket pass 800 is generated and sent to the user 1401-N on the user device 1451-N for travelling in the transit vehicle 1501-N. In particular, the universal digital ticket pass 800 is used for travelling in one or a combination of transit vehicles. 20
[00116] At step 1210, the generated universal digital ticket pass 800 is obtained and received on the user device 1451-N by the user 1401-N for travelling in the transit vehicle 1501-N.
[00117] Step 1210 proceeds to step 1215. At step 1215, a contemporaneous geo-location status information and one or more vehicle information is communicated and broadcasted to the user 1401-N on the user device 1451-N. In particular, the vehicle information may be but not limited 25 to vehicle speed, seat availability, a validation status, route condition, vehicle number, trip information, conductor detail, driver detail, geo-location and the like.
[00118] Step 1215 proceeds to step 1220. At step 1220, a time for boarding the transit vehicle 1501-N is calculated based on the contemporaneous geo-location status information of the transit vehicle 1501-N. In particular, the user 1401-N boards the transit vehicle 1501-N based on the 30 contemporaneous geo-location status information of the transit vehicle 1501-N.
[00119] Step 1220 proceeds to step 1225. At step 1225, when there is a dark zone (a no connectivity zone or a low connectivity zone) the universal digital ticket pass 800 is validated by scanning the QR code and/or entering the transit vehicle details .
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[00120] Step 1225 proceeds to step 1230. At step 1230, verifying the user based parameters such 5 as but not limited to successful login, higher rating and the like. In particular, the higher the rating, higher are the chances of successful validation in a dark zone.
[00121] In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the method further includes a step of self-executing a smart contract when a condition associated with the smart contract is met. In particular, the smart contracts are self-executing tasks coded through the blockchain and 10 executed when the certain condition is met. For example, if a company wants to release payment to a shipper when an item reaches its destination, that company can program a smart contract to automatically pay the shipper when the item has reached a specific location.
[00122] In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, Internet of Things and blockchain interrelated communication is used for obtaining and validating the universal digital 15 ticket pass in real time for journeys in the transit vehicle.
[00123] In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention, the smart transportation system may further include face recognition, Augment Reality and Virtual Reality technology.
[00124] Thus, the present disclosure aims at making the transportation system operationally 20 more efficient by implementing a digital transportation solution in real time with data-driven decision-making to overcome the inefficiencies that have persisted in the transport industry for decades by providing an improved, efficient, reliable and cost-effective transportation system. Also, the present invention enables multiple vendors to work together to provide seamless digital tickets. Further, by providing a single universal digital ticket pass which can be used in 25 all types of public transports and replacing plastic smart cards and paper tickets with digital ticket passes will help the environment. Subsequently, making the public transportation more attractive with dynamic ticket pricing and attracting more and more commuters to use public transportation. This will contribute to the environment by reducing traffic congestion, improving air quality, and reducing road accidents. 30
[00125] Although only a few exemplary embodiments of this invention have been described in detail above, those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that many modifications are possible in the exemplary embodiments without materially departing from the novel teachings and advantages of this invention. Accordingly, all such modifications are intended to be included within the scope of this invention as defined in the following claims. In the claims, the function 35
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clauses are intended to cover the structures described herein as performing the recited function 5 and not only structural equivalents but also equivalent structures. [00126] The invention as described hereinabove in the context of the preferred embodiments is not to be taken as limited to all of the provided details thereof, since modifications and variations thereof may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. 10 ,CLAIMS:We claim:
1. A method for validating a universal digital ticket pass (800) of a transit vehicle (1501-N) in a smart transportation system carrying user (1401-N) in a real-time, wherein said method further comprising:
generating and sending said universal digital ticket pass (800) to said user (1401-10 N ) on a user device (1451-N ) for travelling in said transit vehicle (1501-N);
obtaining and receiving said universal digital ticket pass (800) on said user device (1451-N) by said user (1401-N) for travelling in said transit vehicle(1501-N);
monitoring a contemporaneous geo-location status information of said transit vehicle (1501-N) via a global positioning system (GPS) sensor on said transit vehicle 15 (1501-N);
communicating and broadcasting a plurality of vehicle information selected from a vehicle speed, a seat availability, a validation status to said user, a route condition, a vehicle number, a trip information, a conductor detail, a driver detail, a geo-location and alike information on said user device (1401-N); 20
calculating a time for boarding said transit vehicle (1501-N) based on said contemporaneous geo-location status information of said transit vehicle (1501-N);
boarding said transit vehicle (1501-N) based on said contemporaneous geo-location status information of said transit vehicle (1501-N);
validating said universal digital ticket pass (800) via a ticket validator (130) 25 using a validation method after boarding said transit vehicle (1501-N); and
verifying a last 4 digits of a waybill number of said universal digital ticket pass (800) with the waybill number of an auto downloaded abstract of said validation method on said validator (130) to verify said user (1401-N); and
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wherein said universal digital ticket pass (800) is used for travelling in one or a 5 combination of transit vehicles (1501-N) .
2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the method further comprising:
creating a trip schedule information, a trip sheet, a trip timing, a trip stop, a fare information for said transit vehicle by a master control unit (105);
pushing and broadcasting said trip schedule information, said trip sheet, said trip 10 timing, said trip stop and said fare information for said transit vehicle (1501-N) to a plurality of local control units (160) deployed on said transit vehicle (1501-N) and/or a transit vehicle depot (165) via a communication network (135);
automatically downloading said trip schedule information, said trip sheet, said trip timing, said trip stop and said fare information on said transit vehicle(1501-N),and 15 said user device; and
wherein said schedule information is in the form of said auto downloaded abstract.
3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said validation method is anyone of a QR code validation method, a time-based OTP (TOTP) validation, a beacon validation 20 method, a face recognition method, a biometric recognition method, voice recognition method, a sound recognition method and alike validation methods.
4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said universal digital ticket pass (800) comprising a ticket number, a waybill number, a generated time, a validity duration, a real time photo and alike. 25
5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said transit vehicle (1501-N) is any of a land transport vehicle, a railway transport vehicle, a water transport vehicle and an autonomous transport vehicle.
6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said method further comprising a step of self-executing a smart contract when a condition associated with said smart contract is 30 met.
7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said method further comprising a step of:
updating a route and said waybill number against a vehicle number of said transit vehicle (1501-N ) for each travel shift;
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retrieving said route and said waybill number of said transit vehicle (1501-N) on 5 said user device (1451-N).
8. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said waybill number changes with said each travel shift and is sent to said user device.
9. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the method further comprising validating said universal digital ticket pass (900) in a dark zone (a no connectivity zone or a low 10 connectivity zone) by scanning said QR code and/or entering said transit vehicle details and authenticating said user (1401-N) based on a plurality of parameters selected from a successful login, higher rating, and alike.
10. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said method further comprising a step of updating a plurality of data on a server (110) for said each travel shift of said transit 15 vehicle (1501-N) and said plurality of data comprises a driver details, a passenger details, a conductor details, a passenger journey details, a validation status, a mode of validation, a seat availability, a vehicle speed, a number of passengers travelling, a check-in time, a check out time, an accident analysis, a collection per driver, a collection per conductor, a geolocation, and alike information.