Gerhard Fasol wrote:
>I can assure you that a system which needs 30 seconds for
>a train ticket authorization might work in some remote
>areas of Europe, but will never ever work in Tokyo. Therefore
>(and for other reasons) these system must work online and
>offline. Actually, the Felica phones can connet two ways
>through the reader/writer and through the air.
>
>
>
As regards public transport, I heard at a seminar in Singapore that the
time between the card being tapped and the command being issued to the
ticket barrier to open is usually in the range of 100 mili-seconds!!
So, you're right - 30 seconds would be outrageous.. :)
Cheers
mohit.
Received on Wed Mar 2 08:54:38 2005