Entertainment event ticket purchase and exchange system
US8849720B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 10, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/10
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic ticket exchange system has a market-making system by which patrons submit bids over a limited time period for seats of different quality. A trading system provides for a secondary market in which patrons who have purchased tickets for an event can sell them to other patrons. All of the rights associated with a ticket, such as entry into the venue, are stored in electronic form. An electronic venue entry control system verifies that a person owns an electronic ticket property right, and authorizes the privileges associated with the ticket, such as entry to the venue. A seating system is employed to determine an optimal seating configuration based upon patron-specific preferences, after the initial sale of tickets and prior to entry into the venue.
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