Purchasing electronic tickets from central agency, employs camera built-into mobile unit to read information on card or leaflet, enabling automatic wireless connection, payment and ticketing

摘要

1- or 2-dimensional symbolic information is provided in e.g. barcode form on a card, brochure, leaflet or other document. This indicates the required ticket and provides information facilitating connection with a central ticketing agency. The symbolic information, typically as a bar-code, is read-into e.g. a mobile phone or PDA, using its built-in camera, and decoded. Wireless communication is set up accordingly. Ticketing intelligence is transmitted by the mobile unit to the central agency, and an electronic ticket is returned to the mobile unit.