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Passbook
Developer(s)Apple Inc.
Initial releaseSeptember 19, 2012 (2012-09-19) (iOS 6)
Stable release
iOS 8.1 / October 20, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-10-20)
Written inObjective-C
Operating systemiOS 6 and later
PlatformiOS
LicenseFreeware
Websitewww.apple.com/ios/whats-new/#passbook

Passbook is an application in iOS that allows users to store coupons, boarding passes, event tickets, store cards, credit cards as well as debit cards via Apple Pay.[1] It was designed by Apple Inc. and announced at the 2012 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 11, 2012.[2] The application was released with iOS 6 on September 19, 2012.

Features

The Passbook application displays 2D barcodes of following types: Aztec, PDF417 and QR. Each digital coupon or ticket is known as a "pass".[3] When the user launches Passbook for the first time, a brief introduction screen will appear with a button inviting users to browse applications on the App Store with Passbook integration. Passes can also be distributed online via Safari, or sent to the user via email.

Passes are synced between iOS devices using iCloud, and OS X 10.8.2 and higher also support opening passes to be sent to users' iOS devices. Although the application is available in iOS 6 or later, it is currently only available on iPhone and iPod Touch, but not on iPad.[4]

Passbook has the following features:

  • Displays 2D barcodes of following types: Aztec, PDF417 and QR.
  • Triggered by location. Up to 10 locations can be added to each Pass. A location is programmed as GPS coordinates (longitude, latitude, and altitude) and/or iBeacon UUID (The UUID is a Universally Unique Identifier which is a 32 ASCII character code or a code automatically generated from a name using the PassKit API).
  • Triggered by time of pass.
  • Localisation of the pass. Up to 35 languages can be stored per Pass.[5]
  • Pass changes can be pushed via the Apple Push Notification Service by the pass provider, or manually updated by the user themselves.

As Passbook is only officially provided by Apple for iOS, several third party developers have created unsupported applications for other operating systems, such as Pass2U or PassWallet[6] for Android & BlackBerry, that support importing and viewing Passbook passes.

Passbook Ecosystem

Passes Exist in a Larger Ecosystem. Passes are created as a package. The Package is a Pass Template (created in a Pass Designer) + Relevant Data + a Private Key. Passes can be updated at anytime using the PassKit API and an iOS app can interact directly with passbook passes.

Passes are presented and managed by the Passbook App. Systems and apps interact with passes via the PassKit API.

An interaction (or transaction) between a Pass and a system is facilitated by a 2D Barcode at the moment. There is speculation that this may later be achieved though iBeacon technology. [citation needed]

Passbook Pass Distribution

Passes can be distributed via email, SMS, MMS, the web, social media, an app, and as QR codes (using the built in Passbook scanning app in iOS 7) [7]

Pass scanner, redemption, providers

Name Remarks
Pass Scanner An application used for scanning passes (and QR, Aztec, and PDF417 codes). It can display the message encoded in large type for easy entry or it can display a web page in an embedded UIWebView or it can perform intelligent updates (automatically invalidating passes, incrementing loyalty cards, etc.) for passes created at PassSource. It allows for:
  • Validating the scanned pass against the PassSource database.
  • Automatically invalidating coupons.
  • Automatically incrementing punch cards and loyalty cards.
  • Automatically decrementing class cards.
  • Providing custom web-app interfaces for modifying pass information.
  • Using custom URL endpoints when scanning any QR, Aztec, or PDF417 code (pass or paper).
  • Integration into any backend using the API.
Pass Verifier An application for scanning and verifying Passbook passes:
  • Scan: Barcodes can be scanned in order to add passes directly to Passbook.
  • Verify: Passes can be validated by pass issuers (in-store processing), offline and online verification is supported. Integration into any backend is supported by API.
CodeREADr A scanning application for iOS and Android for businesses to Scan Passbook passes and push the scan data back to their own redemption system or a third party redemption system. Supports online & offline validation. Scan-Mask. HTML responses. The Web control panel gives admins control to provisoin scanning permissions to multiple employee scanning devices, export scan reports, integrate through an API. PCI compliant. 21 CFR Part 11 compliant.
PassCheckout An application and web service for in-shop processing service of PassBook passes issued via PassKit.[8]

Some of the services provided include:

  • Receiving of scanned code, via keyboard input, webcam or USB Barcode scanner.
  • Validating the scanned pass against the PassKit database.
  • Providing configurable processing options per template, for example: Redeem, Invalidate, Add Value, Deduct Value and UpdateManage shop locations, users, pass type options.
  • Overview of transactions, export to Excel.

This service is currently running in Beta with many new features in development and coming soon.

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The mobile wallet in association with eWallet.gr's management solution collects and manages loyalty cards, coupons, gift cards, store cards, member cards, event tickets, stamp cards and boarding passes right on the consumer's smartphone, providing huge technological advantages. Promote offers, reward, attract and facilitate consumers.

Current apps available

Airlines

The following 47 airlines currently support Passbook passes:[9]

Rail operators

The following public transit operators currently support Passbook passes:[9]

Movie and event tickets

Other companies

Other companies that currently support Passbook:

  • AirBnB – international accommodation based social networking platform
  • AAA – US motor club
  • AmericanEagle – US clothing retail chain (provides AE Rewards card via iOS app)
  • Apple Store – international electronics retail chain (gift cards only)
  • Avis – international car rental company[36]
  • Booking.com – international accommodation booking website[37]
  • Hotels.com – international hotel booking site
  • Hilton HHonors – international hotels chain booking and search
  • iSetos – Czech Republic electronics retail chain (Apple reseller)
  • iPassMe – Pass generator site
  • eWallet.gr – Creates, distribute and manages passes
  • Payback – German loyalty program[38]
  • Passkit - Mobile Wallet Cloud Solution
  • PassSlot - Mobile Wallet Solution Provider
  • REI (Recreational Equipment Inc.) – US retail chain
  • Sears – US retail chain
  • Sephora – French cosmetics retail chain
  • Sixt – international car rental company[39]
  • Starbucks – international coffee shop chain[40]
  • Starwood Preferred Guest - Hotel loyalty program[41]
  • Subway – international restaurant chain
  • Target – US department store retail chain (mobile coupons)
  • Tim Horton's – USA and Canada coffee shop chain
  • Vapiano – German restaurant chain
  • Walgreens – US drug store chain

Upcoming apps

Airlines

Major League Baseball teams

The following Major League Baseball teams will be using Passbook during the 2013 season.[42]

References

  1. ^ https://developer.apple.com/passbook/
  2. ^ Trew, James (June 11, 2012). "Apple unveils iOS 6 at WWDC, launch apps with Siri, Facebook integration, Maps". Engadget. AOL. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
  3. ^ "Apple Passbook and its potential impact on the travel industry". Tnooz. June 19, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  4. ^ "iOS What's New: Passbook". Apple Inc. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
  5. ^ https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/PassKit_PG/Chapters/Creating.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40012195-CH4-SW54. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ "PassWallet". October 1, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
  7. ^ https://developer.apple.com/passbook/Getting_Started_with_Passbook.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ "PassBook, PassKit and PassCheckout". November 16, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  9. ^ a b "Airlines on Passbook". PassbookInfo. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  10. ^ "iOS 6: AirBerlin bereitet sich auf Passbook-Einsatz vor".
  11. ^ "Air Canada App Gets iPhone 5 and Passbook Support". Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  12. ^ "Air France Mobile app updated with Passbook support for boarding passes". Retrieved June 18, 2013.
  13. ^ "iPhone向けアプリケーション"Passbook"がご利用可能に！│ANA Sky Web" (in Japanese). All Nippon Airways. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  14. ^ "Azul Linhas Aéreas for iPhone gets Passbook". April 2, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  15. ^ "British Airways for iPhone gets Passbook Support".
  16. ^ "Cathay Pacific and Dragonair make Mobile Boarding Pass service available through Passbook". Retrieved November 7, 2013.
  17. ^ China Southern Airlines app
  18. ^ "25. 06. 2013 - Czech Airlines Offers New Service – Check-in By Mobile Telephone".
  19. ^ "Delta adds Passbook Support".
  20. ^ "Cathay Pacific and Dragonair make Mobile Boarding Pass service available through Passbook". Retrieved November 7, 2013.
  21. ^ "easyJet Mobile Boarding Passes".
  22. ^ "Mobile Boarding Pass". Etihad. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  23. ^ "KLM adds Passbook functionality to its mobile app".
  24. ^ "Passbook ready - Nok Air - YouTube".
  25. ^ "SAS Scandinavian Airlines". Apple Inc. June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  26. ^ "S7 iPhone app: new possibilities, new horizons!".
  27. ^ "TAP launches Passbook allowing passengers to save boarding passes on mobile devices".
  28. ^ "Mobile boarding passes". US Airways. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  29. ^ "Manage flights on the fly".
  30. ^ "Virgin Atlantic now Passbook ready".
  31. ^ "iPhone 5 is here, and is set to make Mobile Check-in and boarding even easier". Virgin Australia. September 18, 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  32. ^ "Billete en formato PassBook / Pass Wallet".
  33. ^ "SJ-biljetter blir smidigare via Passbook" (in Swedish). December 11, 2013.
  34. ^ "TicketNow - ЖД билеты без наценок" (in Russian).
  35. ^ "Passbook for StubHub Tickets". StubHub. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  36. ^ "Manage Car Rental with iPhone Version 7.0". Avis. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
  37. ^ "Booking.com Enables Passbook on Latest Release of iPhone App". Retrieved October 16, 2012.
  38. ^ "German loyalty programme provider Payback adds support for passbook". Payback. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
  39. ^ "Sixt ermöglicht Fahrzeug-Anmietung via "Passbook"". Sixt. November 14, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
  40. ^ "Race you to the app store!". Starbucks. October 15, 2012.
  41. ^ "Starwood taps Passbook for mobile member benefits". Luxury Daily. November 19, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  42. ^ "Passbook expanding to 13 MLB ballparks this season". PassbookInfo. March 2, 2013.
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