Traffic section fee payment method, fee system, and payment system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10977758-B2
Application number	US-201916563294-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 6, 2019
Priority date	Mar 13, 2017
Publication date	Apr 13, 2021
Grant date	Apr 13, 2021

Abstract

A client device obtains and records inbound station information. The client device sends first electronic credential information to an inbound charging apparatus, where the first electronic credential information comprises authentication information generated by a payment system based on a user identity in the client device. The client device sends second electronic credential information and the inbound station information to an outbound charging apparatus, where the second electronic credential information comprises authentication information generated by the payment system based on the user identity in the client device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented method for traffic section fee payment, comprising:
obtaining, by a client device, inbound station information;
recording, by the client device, the inbound station information;
generating, by the client device and based on first electronic credential information and an inbound timestamp, an inbound barcode, wherein the first electronic credential information comprises a code randomly generated by a payment system, wherein the code comprises a user identity stored by the client device, and wherein the inbound timestamp is added to the inbound barcode and limits validity of the inbound barcode to a predetermined period of time;
displaying, by the client device, the inbound barcode to an inbound charging apparatus, wherein the inbound charging apparatus generates, based on the inbound barcode, inbound information; and
sending, by the client device, second electronic credential information and the inbound station information to an outbound charging apparatus, wherein the second electronic credential information comprises authentication information generated by the payment system, wherein the authentication information comprises the user identity, wherein the second electronic credential information is different from the first electronic credential information, wherein the outbound charging apparatus generates, based on the second electronic credential information, outbound information, and wherein the payment system pays, based on the inbound information and the outbound information, a traffic fee by using a payment account that corresponds to at least one of the first electronic credential information or the second electronic credential information.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
before generating, the inbound barcode:
requesting, by the client device, the first electronic credential information that corresponds to the user identity from the payment system; and

before sending, by the client device, the second electronic credential information:
requesting, by the client device, the second electronic credential information that corresponds to the user identity from the payment system.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
verifying, by the inbound charging apparatus, validity of the first electronic credential information; and
sending, by the inbound charging apparatus, the inbound information to the payment system, wherein the inbound information comprises the inbound station information and the first electronic credential information.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , wherein the second electronic credential information further comprises an inbound identifier, wherein the inbound identifier indicates that the client device has registered with the inbound charging apparatus, and wherein the inbound identifier is used to verify validity of the second electronic credential information.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , further comprising:
obtaining, by the outbound charging apparatus, the second electronic credential information of the client device and the inbound station information recorded by the client device, wherein the inbound identifier is used to indicate that the payment system has received the inbound information that comprises the first electronic credential information.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , further comprising:
verifying, by the outbound charging apparatus, validity of the second electronic credential information; and
sending, by the outbound charging apparatus, the outbound information to the payment system, wherein the outbound information comprises outbound station information, the inbound station information, and the second electronic credential information.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , further comprising:
receiving, by the payment system, the outbound information sent by the outbound charging apparatus;
verifying, by the payment system, validity of the second electronic credential information; and
in response to verification of the second electronic credential information as valid:
paying, by the payment system, the traffic fee by using the payment account that corresponds to the user identity based on the inbound station information and the outbound station information.

8. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing one or more instructions executable by a computer system to perform operations comprising:
obtaining, by a client device, inbound station information;
recording, by the client device, the inbound station information;
generating, by the client device and based on first electronic credential information and an inbound timestamp, an inbound barcode, wherein the first electronic credential information comprises a code randomly generated by a payment system, wherein the code comprises a user identity stored by the client device, and wherein the inbound timestamp is added to the inbound barcode and limits validity of the inbound barcode to a predetermined period of time;
displaying, by the client device, the inbound barcode to an inbound charging apparatus, wherein the inbound charging apparatus generates, based on the inbound barcode, inbound information; and
sending, by the client device, second electronic credential information and the inbound station information to an outbound charging apparatus, wherein the second electronic credential information comprises authentication information generated by the payment system, wherein the authentication information comprises the user identity, wherein the second electronic credential information is different from the first electronic credential information, wherein the outbound charging apparatus generates, based on the second electronic credential information, outbound information, and wherein the payment system pays, based on the inbound information and the outbound information, a traffic fee by using a payment account that corresponds to at least one of the first electronic credential information or the second electronic credential information.

9. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 8 , further comprising:
before generating the inbound barcode:
requesting, by the client device, the first electronic credential information that corresponds to the user identity from the payment system; and

before sending, by the client device, the second electronic credential information:
requesting, by the client device, the second electronic credential information that corresponds to the user identity from the payment system.

10. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 8 , further comprising:
verifying, by the inbound charging apparatus, validity of the first electronic credential information; and
sending, by the inbound charging apparatus, the inbound information to the payment system, wherein the inbound information comprises the inbound station information and the first electronic credential information.

11. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the second electronic credential information further comprises an inbound identifier, wherein the inbound identifier indicates that the client device has registered with the inbound charging apparatus, and wherein the inbound identifier is used to verify validity of the second electronic credential information.

12. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 11 , further comprising:
obtaining, by the outbound charging apparatus, the second electronic credential information of the client device and the inbound station information recorded by the client device, wherein the inbound ident

Assignees

• Advanced New Technologies Co Ltd

Inventors

• Shen Lingnan
• Chen Ge
• Qi Jie
• Jin Huifeng
• Song Xuefu

Classifications

• G06Q2240/00

  Transportation facility access, e.g. fares, tolls or parking · CPC title

• G06Q20/206

  comprising security or operator identification provisions, e.g. password entry · CPC title

• G06Q20/145 Primary

  Payments according to the detected use or quantity · CPC title

• G06Q50/40 Primary

  Business processes related to the transportation industry (shipping G06Q10/083) · CPC title

• H04L63/0876

  based on the identity of the terminal or configuration, e.g. MAC address, hardware or software configuration or device fingerprint · CPC title