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Research Article Volume 7 Issue No.3

Android Application for Issuing Bus Pass

Prof. N. V. Chaudhari1 , Ko mal Malewar2 , Ko mal Sukhadeve 3 , Jayashri Uke4 , Art i Panpate 5
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Co llege of Engineering and Research Nagpur, India

Abstract:
This Application is mainly aims to give an effective facility of online bus pass system. It also uses database to store information
about passenger. This system has two logins, one for user and another for admin. In this project bus pass generation as well as
renewal system is provided. It is a real t ime applicat ion for people to get bus pass. It is very useful as it reduces paper work, t ime
consuming and makes process in simple and faster way. User can renew their existing pass by extending their valid ity of t ime
when pass expires. This system is intended to develop an application to do functions like accessing informat ion for authentication
and offer pass to particular person. So, users don’t need to stand in queue for long t ime. This system is helpful for people to get a
pass. User can get a pass from anywhere and anytime. The benefit of this project is no one can reuse issued pass due to
photograph and unique id. The notification will generate before exp iring monthly pass. This is beneficial for every passenger to
get pass in time. Aim of this system is to generate daily, monthly and yearly bus pass.

I. INTRODUCTION 4] Application built-in Bangalore has fed in wrong routes on

several buses and given no updates to fix them.
These days technology is everywhere in our lives . It affects how
we shop, socialize, connect, play, learn, etc. All ou r daily 5] Application built-in Ahmadabad has not been updated
activities are encircled with the use of technology in so me or the since the time o f its development.
other form. The large amount of gro wth in India’s population
has increased the demand of the public transport. In the areas of We have designed a system deals with overcoming all the
public transport, it has become essential to consider effective problems faced in earlier applications and providing user
technologies that will ease the travelling of customer. This friendly application.
project intended to propose an Android mobile application that
gives information about bus timing, bus numbers and also bus Strength and weakness of a system: Streng th
routes – both online and offline. Reason for Android platform -
Android requires an open source development which is probably • You can find all the bus pass related informat ion online
the most feasible and a present user-friendly approach. As in the without going to the bus station.
existing system people had to do each and every process • Th is online bus pass software system will help students
manually, but this Application helps people to make the work a and passengers get bus passes online and eradicate the need
bit faster. People can check bus route and bus time offline 24 of standing in queues for passes or collecting a ticket for
hours a day throughout the week. In addition, the online system each journey.
lets the people to apply for bus pass. Furthermore, Handicap
person can also apply for their special pass and can check Weakness
concessions schemes according to their type of disabilit ies. The
app will contains user profile, bus route, pass schemes, • It requires a large database and memory.
concession schemes, term and conditions, procedure for apply
bus pass in detail. User will get a notificat ion when their pass is III.PROPOS ED S YSTEM
confirmed and alert message to inform them for the renewal of
their passes. This will be free bus pass issuing and renewal app. We are creat ing this project to overco me the prob lems of
It will offers quick and secure way to will be free bus pass existing system. In this project user can generate online
issuing and renewal applicat ion. It will offers quick and secure form. User can show his/her pass online also, there is no
way to apply for pass. It will allow user to check pass rates for need to take print of that pass. User can do online payment
particular d istance and to read recent concession schemes for with better security. They can use credit card or debit card
them. They can also check status of their pass. for transaction. Steps involved in maintaining the user /
client informat ion the database:
II. RELATED WORKDONE

1] The application imp lemented in Pune was not updated •Step 1. Login
since its development; it does not show the bus number and
•Step 2. Applicat ion for forms authentication.
arrival t ime.

2] The application imp lemented in Mu mbai had a •Step3. Develop functions to generate value.
problem. Whenever an option for the source to destination is
deleted, the field still remains blank, i.e. no bus routes are •Step 4. User account database.
displayed.
•Step 5. Store account details in database.
3] Application built-in Delhi was not showing informat ion about
the alternate route.

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• The payment can be done online via credit o r debit card.

• Can be developing smart card instead of taking print out of
pass.

• If new p laces developed, information s mart card instead of

taking print out of passes.

VI. CONCLUS ION

Thus, we have developed a user friendly and flexib le

application for online bus pass. It is a real t ime project
which is useful for the public who are facing problems with
the current manual work of bus pass.

VII. REFER ENCES

Figure. .1. User Profile Screen
[1] A Mobile Application for Bus Information Sys tem and
Figure 1 shows the profile of the user. User can apply for the Location Tracking using Client-Server Technology,
pass, can view the bus routes and timings, and also can see the International Journal of Emerging Technology and
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Figure 2 is all about the application form of pass. In this screen, [5] Google Play Store details “Pune Bus Gu ide” -
you will have to fill all the details asked about and then system https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Appsimp
will let you go to next step. lify. punebus

[6] Google Play Store details “M-Indicator Mu mbai” -

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com. mobond.
mindicator

[7] Google Play Store details “Delh i Bus Navigator” -

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details? id=com. hashtag.
delhibusnavigator

Figure. 3. Generated Pass

In Figure 3, you can see the generated pass.

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