System and method for reserving and purchasing events
AssigneeVegas.Com
InventorHoward Lefkowitz
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Abstract
A system and method enables a customer to purchase time-sensitive events over a computer network. Customer requests are received over the network to view events for possible purchase. The customer may be queried to determine when the customer is available to ensure that the events are available to the customer. Events are displayed to the customer in a manner to ensure that selected events do not overlap with one another. Displayed events for purchase may be filtered based on customer preferences.
Claims25
A computer-implemented method for purchasing customer-attended events occurring at a date and time, comprising:
- receiving over a computer network a request to view event candidates for purchase;
- determining the availability of a customer to attend purchased events;
- searching a database for event candidates related to the request;
- generating a first plurality of event candidates corresponding to the request and further corresponding to the customer availability;
- upon selection of a first event candidate from the first plurality of event candidates, generating a second plurality of event candidates that are co-available with the selected first event candidate based on date and time to prevent overlap of selected event candidates;
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- after selection of a second event candidate from the second plurality of event candidates, providing the selected first and second event candidates for purchase.
A computer-implemented method for purchasing customer-attended events occurring at a date and time, comprising:
- providing a plurality of questions to a customer, the questions including an inquiry for customer availability;
- receiving responses to the questions indicative of customer preferences;
- searching events based on the preferences, the customer availability, and the co-availability of the events;
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- providing a package of co-available events available for purchase by the customer through a single transaction.
A computer-implemented method for purchasing customer-attended events occurring at a date and time, comprising:
- receiving over a computer network a request to view event candidates for purchase;
- determining the availability of a customer to attend events;
- searching a database for event candidates related to the request;
- generating a plurality of event candidates corresponding to the request, corresponding to the customer availability, and which are co-available with one another;
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- after selection of a selected event candidate, providing the selected event candidate for purchase.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.