Inventions filed under The Patents Act, 1970 — The Patent Office, India.
An RFID-based public transport monitoring and passenger information system designed to improve the efficiency, reliability, and management of public bus transportation systems. The system utilizes RFID-enabled identification for buses and RFID readers installed at predefined checkpoints to detect and monitor vehicle movement in real time. Collected data is processed through a centralized system to estimate bus arrival timings and provide passengers with updated travel information through mobile applications and electronic display systems at bus stops. The invention further incorporates an NFC-based digital ticket validation mechanism enabling passengers to use digital passes instead of conventional paper tickets and physical cards.
RFID readers are installed at fixed checkpoints along bus routes. Buses carry RFID tags — when a bus passes a checkpoint, the system records its position and updates a central server. The server calculates estimated arrival times for downstream stops and pushes that data to a passenger-facing mobile app and digital display boards at bus stops.
On top of tracking, the system layers NFC-based digital ticketing. Passengers tap their NFC-enabled device on an on-bus validator. The validator contacts the central server, verifies the pass balance or validity, and grants or denies entry — eliminating paper tickets and manual conductor verification entirely.