Staged ticket inventory release using affinity messaging
AssigneeLive Nation Entertainment, Inc.
InventorJohn Carnahan
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Abstract
A hybrid ticket messaging system is used to release ticket inventory information to subscribers and, more particularly, to integrate ticket inventory information with a third party site. Relevant interests are determined for the user based on a subscription message. Ticket availability is determined according to the relevant interests. An availability message is sent to the user reflecting the availability of the tickets using the third party site. The availability message is sent prior to release of the tickets to other users.
Claims18
A method for notifying users of ticket inventory in a selective manner, comprising:
- receiving a subscription message at a first party system from a user, wherein:
- the subscription message was originally posted using a third party site by the user;
- the subscription message is being directed by the user to an account of a performer or a venue which is one of a plurality of accounts of the third party site;
- and
- the first party system is independent from the third party site;
- determining relevant interests of the user from the subscription message using a machine algorithm by the first party system;
- correlating the relevant interests of the user with by first party system;
- determining availability of tickets that correlate to the relevant interests by the first party system;
- and
- sending availability of tickets from the first party system to the account of the performer or the venue at the third party site, wherein:
- the third party site sends an availability message to the user reflecting the availability of the tickets using the third party site, and
- the availability message is sent prior to release of the tickets to other users.
A ticket inventory notification system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- one or more memories coupled with the one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors and the one or more memories are configured to:
- receive a subscription message at a first party system from a user, wherein:
- the subscription message was originally posted using a third party site by the user;
- the subscription message is being directed by the user to an account of a performer or a venue which is one of a plurality of accounts of the third party site;
- and
- the first party system is independent from the third party site;
- determine relevant interests of the user from the subscription message using a machine algorithm by the first party system;
- correlate the relevant interests of the user with by first party system;
- determine availability of tickets that correlate to the relevant interests by the first party system;
- and
- send availability of tickets from the first party system to the account of the performer or the venue at the third party site, wherein:
- the third party site sends an availability message to the user reflecting the availability of the tickets using the third party site, and
- the availability message is sent prior to release of the tickets to other users.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.