Apparatus and method for retrieving a boarding pass

摘要

A system for retrieving and presenting a boarding pass includes a mobile computer apparatus configured to monitor incoming messages for boarding pass information from an entity issuing a boarding pass and send a request for a boarding pass to a remote server in response to detecting boarding pass information. The request includes the detected boarding pass information and a display characteristic of the mobile computer apparatus. The system further includes a remote server configured to use the boarding pass information to retrieve additional boarding pass information from the entity issuing the boarding pass, in response to receiving the request. The remote server is further configured to generate a new boarding pass formatted for presentation via the mobile computer apparatus based on the display characteristic of the mobile computer apparatus and the boarding pass retrieved from the entity issuing the boarding pass.

主权项

1. A mobile computer comprising:
a data storage device; a display; and processing electronics comprising: a message detecting module configured to monitor messages received by the mobile computer apparatus for boarding pass information from an entity issuing a boarding pass; a transmitting module configured to send a request for a boarding pass to a remote server in response to detecting boarding pass information, wherein the request is detected boarding pass information and includes a display characteristic of the mobile computer apparatus; a downloading module configured to receive, from the remote server, a new boarding pass transformed according to the display characteristic of the mobile computer apparatus; a storing module configured to store the new boarding pass in the data storage device; and an access module configured to retrieve the new boarding pass from the data storage device and present the new boarding pass via the display in response to an occurrence of an event, according to a predetermined rule, wherein the occurrence of the event is a change in boarding status for a transportation vehicle associated with the boarding pass and the predetermined rule comprises a rule which causes a graphical option for presenting the new boarding pass to be provided on the display in response to the boarding status changing to allow boarding of the transportation vehicle.