US 2016/0080390 A1 · METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NETWORK CONTROLLED TICKET ACCESS

Abstract

The system provides a method and apparatus for providing controlled access to events, premises, transportation, and the like. In one embodiment, the system provides a ticket that is tied to a user and/or a device. The ticket in one embodiment comprises a dynamic link whose privileges and permissions can be controlled by a system controller so that use, re-use, and re-sale of the ticket can be controlled by the issuer and not by a purchaser or user. The system in one embodiment uses a reader/scanner associated with a controlled entrance that can receive tickets via scanning or some other form of electronic communication. In one embodiment, the system uses radio signals, such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC (Near Field Communication) from a mobile device to determine if access should be granted.

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Dependent claims

A method of providing a ticket to a ticket holder comprising:

in a ticket generating processing system;
defining the rights associated with a ticket;
determining a device to be associated with the ticket;
creating a dynamic link to a file that represents the ticket;
providing the dynamic link to a ticket holder.

2 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

14/631,732Filed 25 Feb 2015

Priority

12 Sep 2014

Published

17 Mar 2016

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification9 codes

G06Q 10/02
Administration; Management: reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
G06Q 10/40
Administration; Management: business processes related to social networking or social networking services
H04W 12/08
Security arrangements; Authentication; Protecting privacy or anonymity: access security
H04W 12/64
Location-dependent; Proximity-dependent: using geofenced areas

Method and apparatus for network controlled ticket access

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Method and apparatus for network controlled ticket access

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Abstract

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