EP2820634A1

EP2820634A1 - Method and system for transmitting data relating to a means of transportation/route in a means of transportation to a mobile radio device and for determining data relevant to billing

Info

Publication number: EP2820634A1
Application number: EP13700997.3A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Rainer SÖLLNER
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2012-02-29
Filing date: 2013-01-11
Publication date: 2015-01-07
Also published as: DE102012101638A1; WO2013127551A1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and to a radio terminal (1) for transmitting current data relating to a means of transportation/route from the radio terminal (1) to a mobile radio device (10) of the passenger as billing-relevant data, comprising: 1) provision of a WLAN, Bluetooth terminal or UWB radio terminal (1) in a means of transportation, wherein the radio terminal (1) is designed to emit a radio signal (WS) as a dynamized beacon broadcast signal with current data relating to a means of transportation/route, and wherein the radio signal (WS) can be received in the entire means of transportation with standardized mobile radio devices (10) and without setting up a bidirectional communication or connection; 2) starting (200) the electronic determination of the journey in a ticket application in the mobile radio device (10) and activating a second radio module for receiving the radio signal (WS); 3) repeated determination and emission of the respectively determined current data relating to the means of transportation/route by means of the radio signal (WS); 4) receiving, identifying and storing the current data relating to the means of transportation/route in the radio signal (WS) in the mobile radio device (10); 5) repeating the steps 3-4 until the electronic determination of the journey ends (205); 6) determining the billing-relevant data and transmitting it to a transportation company.

Description

Method and system for transmitting transport / route data in a means of transport to a mobile device and for determining data relevant to billing.

The present invention relates to a method and a system for broadcasting current means of transport / route data via a radio signal, which is broadcast beacon broadcast-like by a radio terminal in a means of transport or at a station to receive the radio signal with a commercial mobile device. By broadcasting the current traffic / route data in beacon broadcast fashion, the transportation / route data can be received and processed by any number of mobile devices at the same time. From the received transport / driving distance data can be with the respective mobile device an electronic

Carry out a journey determination and determine or settle the billing-relevant data for an actually traveled route.

Background of the invention

Currently, in public passenger transport, papers are gradually being replaced by electronic tickets or electronic fare management. The electronic ticket or an electronic driving authorization can, for example, on a smart card or on a mobile device, such as

for example, the mobile device, as a user medium. Correctly, a distinction is made between the electronic ticket and the electronic driving authorization, since a destination station and thus a fare in the electronic

Driving authorization during a journey is usually not yet established, but is determined at the end of the journey in a so-called "check-out." In Germany, standards for electronic fare management by the specifications of

Core application of the Association of German Transport Companies (VDV) regulated.

A development variant of the electronic fare management according to the

Specification of the VDV is the so-called CICO system (check-in or check-out). In the case of the CICO system, a passenger, when boarding and alighting at a gate or a station or in / on a vehicle, carries out a check-in or check-out

Process through. The user medium for this purpose is the smart card or the mobile terminal with an NFC interface, for example according to ISO / IEC 14443. In this way, it is noted where the passenger gets on and off, thereby determining the route between the entry, transfer and end stations leaves. Either will be on the User medium when getting off a fare directly from a value unit memory deducted or it finds a driving education in a background system of a

Transport mode, in which the passenger is registered. The passenger then receives from the mode of transport billing his travel chain with sections each between the check-in and check-out stations. Such a CICO system is i.a. disclosed in EP 1 187 072. For CICO systems there are numerous technical implementations within and outside Germany. However, finding NFC terminals at major stations and with rapid transfers is sometimes

problematic. As mobile devices or mobile phones only those can be used, which also have the NFC interface.

Another expansion variant of the electronic fare management according to the specification of the VDV is the so-called BIBO system (Be-In, Be-Out), which is also disclosed in EP 1 210 693 and with which the actually traveled distance can be determined. In the BIBO system, the passenger carries with them the user medium, which is woken up or activated in the entrance area by a short-range radio interface and exchanges data with the means of transport for a short time, so that it is automatically recognized when the passenger enters and exits , In this case, data is exchanged bidirectionally between the radio terminal and the user medium and data about the passenger are stored in a database of the radio terminal. If the radio terminal can no longer reach the user medium, the stored data in connection with the user medium are transmitted to the background system of the mode of transport. The detection and further checks as to whether the passenger is in the means of transport is referred to as passenger space detection. Finally, the process of billing is done to the passenger in a manner similar to the CICO system.

Another system for electronic fare management is provided by the

Deutsche Bahn used with a so-called Touch & Travel system. When

User medium, a mobile phone with the NFC interface is used. At the

Start stop of the travel chain, the passenger logs by approaching the mobile phone to the NFC terminal (Touch), with certain data to the station or stop are transmitted to the mobile phone and the mobile phone then this data along with personalized data to the background system of the transport mode over transmits the mobile connection. When getting off the passenger logs on his mobile phone at a local NFC terminal accordingly. During the journey, the mobile phone transmits further information, which is determined by evaluating GSM locations, to the background system. Thus, the background system reconstructs the Actual distance covered between start and end stop as a basis for billing the passenger. The actual distance covered or

Itinerary, for example, if the passenger drives around the whole of Berlin while entering and leaving the same station, can not be determined. It is disadvantageous or problematic for some passengers that the Touch & Travel system is granted rights to perform a GSM radio location, which is sensitive for data protection reasons. The problem is also in metropolitan areas inaccurate GSM radio location. In addition, the mobile phones are limited to NFC-enabled devices. The disadvantage here is the search of the respective NFC terminal.

WO 02/056237 A2 describes, for example, a method and a communication system for billing route data, which includes a special transmitting unit as a wake-up unit and, furthermore, a transmitting and receiving unit, between which data is exchanged bidirectionally with a mobile telephone.

WO 03/017207 A1 describes a method of communication between a radio and a mobile device, wherein the radio emits a wake-up signal that, when received by the mobile device, wakes the mobile device from an energy-efficient sleep state and places it in an active processor state.

As mobile devices such as mobile phones and smartphones become increasingly important as "smart all-rounders" for everyday tasks, the desire to use these devices for payment functions is also growing Electronic ticket application or the electronic driving authorization or an electronic route determination to start.The current transport / route data from a radio terminal in the transport, without having to go into a particular area or need a special interface to the

Mobile device to be transmitted. Also desirable is a billing of the electronic ticket on the actual distance traveled. For reasons of power and time savings and ease of use special pairing processes of the mobile device with the radio terminal should be avoided.

Summary of the invention

Therefore, an object of the invention to eliminate the disadvantages of the prior art, in the provision of a method and an apparatus for electronic travel determination with a mobile device as a user medium, wherein as simple and inexpensive way current means of transport and driving distance data of a means of transport during a journey with the means of transport to be transmitted from a radio terminal to the mobile device, without that

Mobile device must be connected to the radio terminal, or that bidirectional data must be exchanged between the radio terminal and the mobile device.

A further task is a registration of the received means of transport / travel route data with the mobile radio device and a determination of billing-relevant data for the billing of an actually traveled route with the means of transport.

The above objects and further to be taken from the description

Tasks are performed by a method and apparatus for transmitting

Transport / travel route data from a radio terminal to a mobile device and to determine billing-relevant data for an actually traveled route with a means of transport according to the combination of features of claim 1 and claim 17 solved.

Further advantageous embodiments of the invention are specified in the dependent claims.

The advantages achieved by the invention are that an electronic

Route determination is achieved by a ticket application on a standard mobile device, in which the passenger with the mobile device easy to get on the transport and start the ticket application on the mobile device needs. Since most commercially available mobile devices already have a WLAN and / or Bluetooth interface, the method according to the invention or the electronic route determination can be carried out with the commercial mobile radio devices or

respectively. Therefore, it does not necessarily require special mobile devices with NFC interface, such as in a CICO or a Touch & Travel method.

Also, the mobile devices do not have to be in the immediate vicinity of a station

Radio terminals are held at a station or stop, as is the case with an NFC data transmission, but it must be started only when boarding the electronic fare determination or the ticket application and terminated when disembarking at the destination station. Are preferred when boarding and while driving the Current transport / route data, which are generated continuously in the radio terminal and transmitted via a beacon broadcast-like radio signal, simply from

Mobile device received and processed. Due to the beacon broadcast-like transmission of the radio signal or the means of transport / travel route data, no ongoing bi-directional communication is required during the transmission of the transport / route data, whereby the hardware in the transport can be much simpler, less expensive and more robust.

The mobile device does not necessarily have to be connected to the radio terminal by an identifier (ID exchange or pairing), is problematic for many simultaneously existing participants or passengers. It only needs the

Ticket application to be started with the electronic driving determination, and all other processes, such as the registration of the current means of transport / route data then run automatically in the background.

It is also advantageous that not necessarily data from the mobile device back to the radio terminal and from the radio terminal to a background system of a

Transport mode must be sent. This also makes the hardware for the transport easier, more robust and cheaper.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, at the end of the journey for the billing of the electronic trip determination or the electronic ticket as billing-relevant data partially or in total, the received transport / travel route data from the mobile phone to the background system of

Transport operator. In the background system, the data is evaluated in accordance with the actual distance covered, a corresponding price is calculated and then charged to the registered passenger or SIM card holder. Since that

If the system is in possession of all the route data, possibly incorrectly registered means of transport / route data can be easily recognized and discarded, so that a plausible actually traveled distance can be calculated.

In another preferred embodiment of the invention, at the end of the journey for billing the electronic driving determination or the electronic

Ticket as the billing-relevant data of the fare and determined by the

Mobile device to the background system of the transport operator with the ID of the passenger or the SIM card owner transferred. In this embodiment, no location information needs to be transmitted, so that in this case a greater degree of data security or privacy is guaranteed. Since the amount of data to be transmitted is very low, the transmission could also be made simply by SMS. In a further preferred embodiment of the invention, at the end of the journey for the billing of electronic driving or the electronic

Ticket as the billing-relevant data only a start, transfer or end stop if necessary, with date and time specified and transmitted to the background system of the transport operator. Again, the data to be transmitted are so low that the transmission can also be made via SMS.

By means of the method according to the invention and the radio terminal device, the transmission of the means of transport / route data from the means of transport to the mobile telephone is made possible in the simplest manner and without a bidirectional connection. It can also be used for mobile devices without NFC interface. The

Route determination and accordingly billing are based on the transport / route data of the actually traveled route.

A preferred embodiment according to the present invention is in

The following drawings and detailed description, but is not intended to limit the present invention thereto.

Brief description of the drawings

Fig. 1 shows a means of transport with a radio terminal installed therein, which transmits via a radio signal transport / route data in the means of transport, wherein the radio data is received by a mobile device.

Fig. 2 shows a block diagram of the radio terminal.

FIG. 3 shows a further block diagram of another embodiment of the invention

RF terminals.

Fig. 4 shows a flowchart for a determination and transmission of the

Means of transport / route through the radio terminal.

FIG. 5 shows a flowchart for a ticket application on the

Mobile device.

Detailed description of an embodiment

The present invention relates to a method and a radio terminal device 1 for

Transmission of current transport / route data from the radio terminal device 1, also called radio terminal 1, to a mobile device 10 for the determination of billing-relevant data for an actually traveled route with a means of transport. In this case, the mobile device 10 is preferably personalized via a SIM card or can be assigned to an owner of the mobile device 10, which is a passenger. The mobile device 10 serves as a user medium for the electronic travel determination for the passenger.

The electronic driving determination is carried out by starting a ticket application on the mobile device 10 or by starting 200 of the electronic driving determination in the ticket application. Preferably, the starting 200 of the electronic route determination takes place at or immediately after a boarding in a means of transport by the passenger. In this case, starting 200 can also take place at the entrance of a first station or stop, where the first means of transport is boarded, or on a platform of the first station.

By starting 200 of the electronic route determination, a second receiving module is actively switched in the mobile device 10, so that data, which should be current transport / route data, can be received.

For this purpose, the current means of transport / travel route data are determined in a radio terminal 1 and transmitted by a radio signal WS. The means of transport / route data preferably comprise all or part of data such as: name of the means of transport or train or line, car, date, time, current position, current station, last station, next station, driving condition, direction of travel, any other driving conditions such as extraordinary stops etc. According to the invention, the means of transport / route data are transmitted by a first radio module as a beacon broadcast radio signal WS, so that mobile devices 10, which want to receive the beacon broadcast radio signal WS, do not connect to the radio terminal 1, but instead only need to be able to receive the beacon broadcast radio signal WS. Hereinafter, the beacon broadcast wireless signal WS will be simply referred to as the wireless signal WS. Preferably, the radio signal WS is emitted so that it can be received in the entire means of transport. For this purpose, several radio terminals 1 or more first radio modules 4 distributed in the means of transport or in different cars of the

Be arranged means of transport.

Preferably, a WLAN module is used as the first radio module 4, the

For example, according to the wireless standard IEEE 802.11 works. Now, in place of an SSID, as the usual beacon broadcast radio signals WS according to

Radio standard IEEE 802.11 are sent and serve as an identifier for the base station, the current transport / route data as so-called dynamized Beacon broadcast radio signal WS sent out. The SSID, ESSID and BSSID data defined in the standard are 32 bytes long and big enough for the transport / route data to be accommodated or transmitted therein. By definition, a prior connection of a mobile device 10 as a WLAN client with the first radio module 4 as a WLAN server is not required to the radio signal WS through the

Mobile device 10 to receive.

Preferably, a Bluetooth module can also be used as the first radio module 4, which operates, for example, according to the radio standard IEEE 802.15.1. In this case, similar to the WLAN module described, the current means of transport / travel route data are transmitted in response to a device or service request as a radio signal WS. Again, a prior connection or a pairing of a mobile device 10 with the first radio module 4 is not required to receive the wireless signal WS through the mobile device 10, it must be sent only the request.

Likewise, other and / or parallel first radio modules 4 are conceivable, which emit either the parallel or serial respectively the radio signal WS with the current means of transport / travel route data, so as to provide a greater coverage of different types

Mobile devices 10 with different types of second radio modules to achieve. For example, for a second WLAN module or a UWB (Ultra Wide Band) -, a

Bluetooth or a ZigBee module.

The current transport / route data is preferred by the

Radio terminal 1 repetitively at certain intervals and / or in certain events, such as when reaching a stop, when starting or stopping the means of transport determined. The thus determined current transport / route data is then transmitted via the first or the first radio modules 4 as the respective radio signal WS. Preferably, the transmission of the radio signal WS can only take place when the means of transport is in motion.

The radio signals WS thus emitted can preferably be received by the mobile telephone 10 at any point in the means of transport.

In the mobile device 10, a received radio signal WS is preferred by a

Listener process or a logic detected and then the received data to an identifier (identifier) supplied, so that it can identify whether the in

Radio signal WS contained data current transport / route data. If this is not the case, the data of the radio signal WS are discarded. If the data is as current transport / route data has been identified, the data are registered as current transport / route data and stored in a data memory. Preferably, the current means of transport / route data thus identified are then forwarded to a decision maker who checks the plausibility of the data, whether they originate, for example, from the same means of transport in which the passenger is seated or from a passing or, for example, in the opposite direction. If the identified current means of transport / route data are evaluated positively or as plausible by the decision maker, the data is preferably stored as the current means of transport / route data. If the identified current means of transport / route data are not evaluated as clearly plausible by the decider, the data is preferably either discarded or marked.

Preferably, information about the stored means of transport / route data can be retrieved on the display of the mobile device 10, so that they can be checked by a controller for checking purposes.

It is also conceivable that when passing the first station or first stop, a special start code is transmitted to the electronic travel detection, which is checked by the inspector or at a settlement.

In a transfer or exit from the means of transport preferably no further input by the passenger needs to be made, as a renewed entry into the next means of transport is detected by a reception of the radio signal WS.

When getting off the means of transport at a last station at the end of the route, the electronic route determination is terminated. After a termination 205 relevant billing data for the electronic trip determination or for the electronic ticket are determined by the ticket application and then to a

Background system of the transport mode transmitted. The transmission of the

Billing data, which preferably also include an identification of the passenger with the electronic travel determination, to the background system of the transport mode then causes a corresponding billing of the ticket with the passenger. In this case, preferably the transmitted billing data and possibly also previously transmitted

Means of transport / driving distance processed in the background system and a corresponding fare, which corresponds to the actual distance covered, determined and deducted from an account that is associated with the passenger, or charged to this. For the sake of clarity, it is hereby established for the entire description that the passenger is always meant to be the person who transmits the mobile radio device 10 with the electronic device

Route determination leads with the passenger preferably also other fellow travelers with settle. If the SIM card is under another person at the

Transport mode is registered, can also, depending on the type of billing, be billed to the other person; such and other accounting cases are not intended to limit the present invention.

In this case, the billing data preferably comprises all or part of the following data: a first station, a last station, transfer stations, if present, number of passengers, identification of the passenger.

Preferably, the billing data comprises in whole or in part the following data:

Fare, number of passengers, identification of the passenger.

Preferably, the billing data comprises in whole or in part the following data:

Billing code, last, not yet transmitted traffic route data, number of passengers, identification of the passenger.

In this case, the billing data preferably comprises wholly or partly the following data: all stored means of transport / route data, number of passengers, identification of the passenger.

Preferably, the billing data comprises in whole or in part the following data:

significant routes, boarding, transfer and exit dates, date, time data, region, line, number of passengers, passenger identification.

The transmission of the billing data from the mobile device 10 to

Background system is preferably carried out by a mobile radio interface in

Mobile device 10, wherein the mobile radio interface, for example, a GSM / GPRS, a UMTS or any other standard used mobile radio interface

Mobile phones or smartphones is. The transmission can be carried out preferably as a data packet or SMS. Otherwise, the transmission of the billing data can preferably also be carried out by the second radio module.

Fig. 1 shows an outline sketch of the means of transport with the one installed therein

Radio terminal 1 and the radio signal WS therefrom, which is received by the mobile device 10 of the passenger. In this case, the radio terminal 1 preferably receives position data via a GPS or a Galileo signal and preferably converts these into the current means of transport / route data, which are transmitted via the radio signal WS as a beacon broadcast radio signal WS. Fig. 2 shows a block diagram of the preferred radio terminal 1 with a

Position receiving module 2 for receiving position signals such as GPS or Galileo signals, a microcontroller 3 for the processing of GPS signals and preferably from signals transmitted via a vehicle bus (VB) or from

Microcontroller 3 are received, to the current transport / route data. Via the first radio module 4, the current traffic / travel route data are transmitted as a radio signal WS in the beacon broadcast mode. The first is preferred

Radio module 4 a WLAN module. The radio terminal 1 preferably comprises a further, wired interface (5), which can be used, for example, for software or parameter updates. In a memory 6, a microcontroller program is preferably stored and possibly also driving route data, such as the stops or the stations of the means of transport. The microcontroller 3 may preferably also include the memory 6 integrated. Preferably, the microcontroller 3 is configured to receive the position data from the position receiving module 2 and process it to the means of transport / route data and transmit the means of transport / driving distance data via the first radio module 4 in an event-controlled manner. The first radio module 4 preferably transmits the current means of transport / route data in the radio signal WS as dynamized beacon broadcast signal data, with the current means of transport / route data being transmitted, such as an SSID (Service Set Identifier) with a length of 32 bytes. Preferably, the position data can also be routed to the microcontroller 3 via the vehicle bus VB. In a stationary use of the radio terminal 1 at a station or at a stop, but it is also conceivable to dispense with the position receiving module 2 and read the position signals, for example, from the memory 6 and further processed.

FIG. 3 shows a further block diagram of another preferred embodiment of the radio terminal 1. In this case, in addition to the position receiving module 2, a dead reckoning module 2b and a clock module 7 are also provided. Preferably, the

Koppelnavigationsmodul 2b for the determination of the position data and wheel pulses WT (wheel ticks) receive and exploit, for example in the microcontroller 3. In addition, another radio module 4 is preferably connected to the microcontroller 3 and is so controlled that simultaneously or sequentially each of the wireless signal WS different frequencies or according to different standards is emitted.

FIG. 4 shows a preferred flowchart in the radio terminal 1 for determining the position data, the means of transport / route data and for transmitting the radio signal WS. In this case, the first step 100 is the determination of the position data, for example as GPS signal. In the following step (101), it is preferably examined whether the

Position data with a memory stored in the route to the station or station match, and if so, in a further step 102, a code for the stop is determined. In a further subsequent step 103, the current means of transport / travel route data are preferably compiled which comprise either partially or completely the data described above. In a last step 104, the compiled current transport / travel route data is transmitted as a radio signal WS.

5 shows a preferred flow chart for a ticket application on the mobile device 10. In this case, a second radio module 11 is switched ready to receive, whereby the radio signal WS is received. After a start 200 of the electronic trip determination, the listener process 201 is activated, which recognizes whether

Radio signal data has been received. If this is the case, then the received radio signal data are preferably analyzed by an identifier process 202, whether it is the transport / route data or other interference data.

Transport / driving route data are forwarded, other data are preferably discarded. Preferably, a subsequent decision-making process 203 analyzes whether the identified means of transport / travel route data is plausible for the

Means of transport in which the passenger sits are or may be from another

coming or near by means of transport come. If the current means of transport / route data is plausible, the data is preferably stored in a data memory for the actual route (204). The decision is not clearly positive possible, because the data, for example, from another

If the means of transport can come, the data are preferably discarded or also preferably marked marked stored in the data memory. It is also conceivable to transmit the plausible current means of transport / route data by the mobile device 10 immediately to the background system. Upon detection of an end signal 205 for the electronic trip determination, in a subsequent process 206, the

Billing data from the current transport / route data, as described above, determined and transmitted to the background system (207). The transmission is preferably done either by the mobile radio module 12 or by the second radio module 11 of the mobile device 10th

Further preferred embodiments: Preferably, the identified current traffic route data are each immediately or at certain time intervals or for certain packet sizes as packages of several previously stored transport route data from

Mobile device 10 transmitted to the background system of the transport mode.

Preferably, the radio terminal 1 operates independently or is part of a transport system or is connected to a transport system and obtains from the transport system data for the determination of the current vehicle / road data.

Preferably, the starting 200 and / or the termination 205 of the electronic trip determination can also be detected and made by pressing a button on the mobile device 10th

Preferably, the starting 200 and / or the termination 205 of the electronic

Driving detection also be detected and made by detecting a

Approaching the mobile device 10 to a short-range radio interface, for example based on WLAN, NFC, Bluetooth, ZigBee or an RFID technology.

Preferably, the starting 200 and / or the termination 205 of the electronic

Driving detection can also be detected and made by photographing and identifying an optical display with a specific code pattern by a camera in the mobile device 10.

Preferably, the starting 200 and / or the termination 205 of the electronic

Driving detection also be detected and made by detecting a specific magnetic field or an ultrasonic signal with a magnetic field sensor or a microphone in the mobile device 10th

Preferably, the starting 200 and / or the termination 205 of the electronic

Driving detection can also be detected and made by detecting a

Acceleration pattern or vibration in the mobile device 10.

Preferably, the starting 200 and / or the termination 205 of the electronic

Driving detection can also be detected and performed by a pattern recognition of various types of the above input signals from a) - e) in the mobile device 10th

Preferably, the identification of the current means of transport / route data in the radio signal WS is effected by a specific algorithm which is permanently stored in the ticket application and which is based on a comparison of the means of transport data in the current means of transport / route data.

Also preferred at the decision maker for the determination of whether the identified means of transport / route data are plausible for the route are also

Signal field strength changes or signal field strengths of the radio signal WS taken into account, with which the radio signal WS is received. The signal field strength can also preferably be used to determine whether the passenger has boarded or left the means of transport.

Preference is given to the transmission of the relevant accounting data to the

Background system made by the mobile interface, the

Mobile radio interface, for example, a GSM / GPRS, a UMTS or any other standard used mobile interface of the mobile phone or smartphone is.

Preferably, the transmission of the relevant billing data is done by a trigger event, wherein the trigger event either

a) is a specific event during the route, such as: changing, alighting, terminating 205, passing at a gate or certain level changes of the signal strength of the radio signal WS; or

b) is a retransmission in case the billing data has not been fully transferred due to a disruption; or

c) is triggered by a timer after a certain timeout after starting 200 of the electronic trip determination.

It is also well conceivable that when starting 200 of the electronic trip determination even more data, for example, from the first station of entry or other stations are transmitted to the mobile device 10, which are used to evaluate the route and / or to create the billing.

It is also conceivable that the respective radio terminal 1 or more radio terminals 1 for the transmission of current station data is not installed in the means of transport, but at the stations respectively, so that the mobile device 10, the respective radio signal WS at the respective station as each current means of transport - / Ride signal preferably can also receive in the transport. This includes the current

Means of transport / journey in whole or in part Data about the respective station, the passing means of transport, the current date, the time. Otherwise, the same process steps apply as if the radio terminal 1 were installed in the means of transport.

It is also conceivable that the radio terminal 1 is installed both in some means of transport and at some stations.

It is also conceivable that by a short-term bidirectional communication between the mobile device 10 and the radio terminal 1, the mobile device 10 can be identified without further must have a connection. Also conceivable is a method for transmitting the current means of transport / route data to the route traveled by the passenger by the means of transport, by the radio terminal (1) to the personalized mobile device (10) of the passenger and to determine the billing-relevant data for an actual covered journey, comprising the following steps:

a) providing the at least one radio terminal (1), wherein the respective

Radio terminal (1) is adapted to the radio signal (WS) as the dynamic beacon broadcast signal or as the response signal with the current

Transmit transport / travel route data, wherein the radio signal (WS) with the mobile device (10), and without making a bidirectional communication or connection is receivable;

b) when entering the means of transport at the beginning of the route: starting (200) the electronic driving determination in the ticket application in the mobile device (10); c) activating the second radio module in the mobile device (10) triggered by the

Starting (200) the electronic trip determination, if the second radio module is not yet activated, to receive the radio signal (WS) with the current

Of transport- / travel route data;

d) determining the respective current transport / route data by the

Radio terminal (1) or by an associated device;

e) transmitting the respectively determined, current transport / travel route data via the radio signal (WS) of the radio terminal (1);

f) identifying the respective current transportation / travel route data in the

received radio signal (WS) in the mobile device (10);

g) storing the respective identified current transport travel route data in a data memory in the mobile radio device (10);

h) repeating steps d) -g) until termination (205) of the electronic

Route determination in the mobile device (10) when getting off the means of transport at the end of the route

i) After terminating (205) determining the billing-relevant data of

electronic route determination from the stored transport route data in the mobile device (10).

In this case, the at least one radio terminal 1 is preferably installed in the means of transport in order to transmit the radio signal WS directly in the means of transport. Alternatively, the at least one radio terminal (1) can also be installed at the respective station or stop in order to transmit the radio signal WS from there. After step i), the determination of the billing-relevant data in the mobile device (10), in a preferred embodiment, the billing-relevant data is not transmitted to the background system of the transport mode, but it is a billing of the electronic trip determination on the actually covered

Travel distance of the passenger in the ticket application itself made, for example, is connected to a rechargeable credit.

Finally, it is noted that the first radio module 4 is designed such that the radio signals WS originating therefrom can be received by the mobile radio device 10.

Further possible embodiments are described in the following claims.

The reference numerals mentioned in the claims serve the better

Comprehensibility, but do not limit the claims to the shapes shown in the figures.

LIST OF REFERENCES

1 radio terminal

2 position-receiving module (GPS = Global Positioning System)

2b Dead reckoning (DR)

3 microcontroller (μθ)

4 first wireless module (WM = Wireless Module)

5 interface

6 memory

7 o'clock module (RTC = Real Time Clock)

10 mobile device

1 1 second radio module

12 mobile module

WS radio signal

Claims

claims

1. A method for transmitting current transport / route data to a route that is traveled by a means of transport by a passenger, by a radio terminal (1) to a personalized mobile device (10) of the passenger and to determine billing-related data for a fact

Distance covered, comprising:

a) providing the at least one radio terminal (1) in a respective means of transport and / or at a station, wherein the respective radio terminal (1) is adapted to a radio signal (WS) as a dynamic beacon broadcast signal or as a response signal transmit the current traffic / route data, whereby the radio signal (WS) with standardized

Mobile devices (10), and without a bidirectional communication or connection establish, is receivable;

b) when entering the means of transport at the beginning of the route: starting (200) an electronic journey determination in a ticket application in the mobile device (10);

c) activating a second radio module in the mobile radio device (10), triggered by the starting (200) of the electronic route determination when the second radio module is not yet activated, for receiving the radio signal (WS) with the current means of transport / route data;

d) determining the respective current transport / route data by the radio terminal (1) or by a device connected thereto;

f) receiving the radio signal (WS) and identifying the current one

Means of transport / driving distance in the radio signal (WS) in the mobile radio device (10);

g) storing the respective identified current traffic route data in a data memory in the mobile radio device (10);

h) repeating steps d) -g) until a termination (205) of the electronic travel determination in the mobile device (10) when getting out of the

Means of transport at the end of the route; i) determining the billing-relevant data of the electronic

Determining a journey from the stored means of transport travel route data in the mobile radio device (10) after the termination (205);

j) transmitting the billing-relevant data to a background system

a means of transport for billing the actual distance traveled by the passenger;

characterized in that

the radio signal (WS) is either a dynamized beacon broadcast signal of a WL-AN base station which has originally been defined in the WLAN radio standard as SSID as a 32-byte identifier of the base station, the beacon broadcast signal now being dynamized and the current transportation / route data comprises; or

the radio signal (WS) is a dynamic response signal of a Bluetooth module that was originally defined as an identifier of a Bluetooth device and its services, the response signal is now dynamic and includes the current transport / route data.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein in step g) the identified current

Transport-travel route data in each case immediately or at specific time intervals or for certain packet sizes as packets of a plurality of previously stored transport route data from the mobile device (10) to the

Background system of the transport mode to be transmitted.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein in step i) the determined therein

billing-relevant data include, in whole or in part, the following data:

- a first station, a last station, transfer stations, if any, number of passengers, identification of the passenger;

- fare, number of passengers, identification of the passenger;

- billing code, last, not yet transmitted means of transport - route data, number of passengers, identification of the passenger;

- all stored means of transport / route data, number of passengers, identification of the passenger;

- significant routes, boarding, transfer and exit dates, date, Time data, region, line, number of passengers, identification of the passenger.

4. The method according to one or more of the preceding claims, wherein the method is suitable to use as the mobile device (10), for example, a mobile phone or a smartphone or a specially designed for the electronic route determination mobile device (10).

5. The method according to one or more of the preceding claims, wherein the respective radio terminal (1) is part of a data radio system in the means of transport, in which one or more radio terminals (1) each have the same radio signal (WS) with the current means of transport / route data transmit, wherein the one or more radio terminals (1) are arranged in the means of transport so that the same radio signal (WS) in a sufficiently large area in the transport of the mobile device (10) is receivable.

6. The method according to one or more of the preceding claims 1-4, wherein the respective radio terminal (1) is part of a data radio system at a station or stop, in which one or more radio terminals (1) each with the same radio signal (WS) transmit the current transport / travel route data, wherein the one or more radio terminals (1) are arranged at the station so that the same radio signal (WS) in a sufficiently large area at the station of the mobile device (10) is receivable.

7. The method according to one or more of the preceding claims, wherein the radio terminal (1) operates independently, is part of a transport system or is connected to the transport system and from the transport system data for the determination of the current vehicle / route data.

8. The method according to one or more of the preceding claims, wherein in

Step a) the radio signal (WS) is a dynamic response signal of a Bluetooth module, which has been originally defined as the identifier of a Bluetooth device and its services, the response signal is now dynamic and current transport / route data includes.

9. The method according to one or more of the preceding claims, wherein via the radio terminal (1) two or more different types of radio signals via respective, different first radio modules (4) are emitted, the

different radio signals from the first radio modules (4), such as a WLAN, Bluetooth, ZigBee, UWB (Ultra Wide Band) and / or a different radio interface module are emitted,

10. The method according to one or more of the preceding claims, wherein in

Step b) starting (200) and / or in step h) terminating (205) the

electronic trip detection is detected or carried out in the following manner:

- By pressing a button on the mobile device (10);

by detecting an approach of the mobile device (10) to a short-range radio interface, for example based on WLAN, NFC, Bluetooth, ZigBee or an RFID technology;

- By photographing and identification of an optical display with a specific code pattern by a camera in the mobile device (10);

- By detecting a specific magnetic field or an ultrasonic signal with a magnetic field sensor or a microphone in the mobile device (10);

by detecting an acceleration pattern or a vibration in the

Mobile device (10); or

by a pattern recognition of various of the above

Input signals from a) - e) in the mobile device (10).

11. The method according to one or more of the preceding claims, wherein in

Step f) the identification of the current means of transport / route data in the radio signal (WS) is carried out by a specific algorithm, which is permanently stored in the ticket application.

12. The method according to one or more of the preceding claims, wherein after step f) and before the storage of the identified traffic, central I / route data is determined by a decision maker as to whether the identified transportation / travel route data is plausible for the route according to FIGS stored transport / driving route data, or whether they come from another source, with the decision maker either not or not clearly plausible transport / route data either marked or not be stored.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the decision maker for determining whether the identified traffic / travel route data is plausible for the travel route also includes signal field strength variations or signal field strengths with which the radio signal (WS) is received.

14. The method according to one or more of the preceding claims, wherein in step j) the transmission of the billing-relevant data to the

Background system is made by a mobile radio interface, wherein the mobile radio interface, for example, a GSM / GPRS, a UMTS or any other standard used mobile radio interface of a mobile phone or smartphone.

15. The method according to one or more of the preceding claims 1 -14, wherein in step j) the transmission of the billing-relevant data to the

Background system is made by the second radio module.

16. The method according to one or more of the preceding claims, wherein in step j) the transmission of the billing-relevant data is done by a trigger event, wherein the trigger event either

- is a specific event during the route, such as:

Changing, exiting, ending (205), passing at a gate or certain level changes of the signal strength of the radio signal (WS);

- a retransmission is, in the case that the billing-relevant data has not yet been completely transferred due to a fault;

- Is triggered by a timer after a certain timeout after starting (200) of the electronic trip determination.

17. A radio terminal (1) for determining and transmitting current traffic / route data via a radio signal (WS) comprising:

a microcontroller (3) and a memory (6) which is separately or integrally connected to the microcontroller (3) and in which a program is stored; and a first radio module (4), which is connected to the microcontroller (3) and the for transmitting the radio signal (WS), with the current mode of transport /

Travel route data is, is suitable;

wherein the microcontroller (3) or the program is designed to

to repetitively determine position data, to process it to the respective current transport / travel route data and to transmit the respective current transport / travel route data via the first radio module (4) in an event-controlled manner; and

in order to carry out the transmission of the radio signal (WS) either as a dynamic beacon broadcast signal or as a response signal to a request signal, in each case without a connection to a receiving device or mobile radio device;

characterized in that

the first radio module (4) is either a WLAN module and the current transport / route data in the radio signal (WS) is transmitted as a dynamic beacon broadcast signal, the current transport / route data including an SSID (Service Set Identifier) a length of 32 bytes are sent out; or

the first radio module (4) is a Bluetooth or an UWB (Ultra Wide Band) module, and the current transport / route data in the radio signal (WS) is transmitted as the response signal to a request signal to existing equipment or services.

18. A radio terminal (1) according to claim 17, wherein the position data is received either by a position data receiving module (2), such as a GPS or Galileo module, or by receiving the position data from a vehicle bus (VB) or by the position data be read out of the memory (6) as stationary position data.