Single-Ticket Mobility Platform for Seamless Intermodal Transfers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Passengers experience significant friction during intermodal transfers due to the lack of integration among multimodal transport operators, requiring separate tickets and inefficient trip planning, leading to increased transfer and waiting times.
Innovation Solution
A digital single ticket system utilizing a smart contract across multiple modal mobility operators, dynamically updated based on operational events, facilitating seamless travel and fare disambiguation through sensor fusion, passenger tracking, and analytics for route adjustments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate tickets are used for each transport mode, then individual operator systems can be maintained independently, but passenger transfer time and operational complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple separate transport operator systems into a unified multimodal mobility system. A central MMM server consolidates ticketing, routing, and fare collection functions across different transport modes (bus, rail, metro, etc.), allowing passengers to use a single ticket for intermodal transfers without manual ticket collection or revalidation, thereby reducing transfer time while maintaining system reliability through centralized coordination
2Ease of manufacture
If legacy ticketing systems are used, then existing operator infrastructure can be maintained, but integration and seamless travel experience are prevented
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary MMM server and digital ticketing platform that sits between legacy operator systems and passengers. This intermediary layer handles fare calculation, ticket issuance, and transfer coordination, enabling seamless multimodal travel experiences while allowing existing operator infrastructure to continue functioning with minimal modification through standardized API integrations
3Measurement precision
If manual ticket validation is required at each transfer, then fare accuracy can be maintained, but passenger convenience and transfer efficiency decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements automated ticket validation and fare collection systems that operate without manual intervention. The digital ticketing system automatically validates tickets, tracks passenger journeys across multiple modes, and collects fares through electronic verification at transfer points, maintaining fare accuracy through centralized fare rules while dramatically improving transfer efficiency by eliminating manual ticket checking processes
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AI summary
The invention provides seamless journey experience for passenger in multimodal mobility travel using a single ticket for different trip sections and when multimodal operators provide passenger proof-of-transit, smart contracts enable automated fare disambiguation among them. The single truth of passenger travel journey on single ticket in multimodal mobility helps to also develop incentivizations/rewards for passengers, and incentivize modal operator's based on service level agreements in a consortium.