System and method for providing a tertiary market for used tickets
AssigneeFliptix, LLC
InventorSeth Siegel
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Abstract
A system and method for the sale, purchase, and reuse of tickets previously purchased is provided. The system and method provide a tertiary market for used ticket by enabling the tickets of “early exits” to be resold to later attendees who wish to attend the remaining duration of the event. The system and method can be applied to any event in which tickets or passes of some sort are sold, both single-day and multi-day, including but not limited to: sporting events; concerts; festivals; and conferences. Tickets are made available through an electronic system that captures the ticket information either upon departure, or soon after. Upon recapture, tickets are then made available to a new consumer through the same process.
Claims20
A computerized method for providing a market for resale of a right to occupy a vacated seat or space at an event upon the departure of an original ticket holder from an event while the event is in progress at a venue, comprises, using one or more computers:
- electronically activating a new ticket for a previously occupied seat at an event such that a third party can enter into a venue to see the event;
- and,
- deactivating an old ticket held by the previous occupant of the seat for the event such that the holder of the old ticket can no longer gain entry into the venue with the old ticket.
A computer program product for instructing a computer to perform the method of:
- electronically activating a new ticket for a previously occupied seat at an event such that a third party that is outside of a venue can enter into the venue to see that event;
- and,
- deactivating an old ticket held by the previous occupant of the seat for the event such that the holder of the old ticket can no longer gain entry into the venue with the old ticket.
A computerized method for providing a market for resale of a right to occupy a vacated seat or space at an event upon the departure of an original ticket holder from an event while the event is in progress at a venue, comprises, using one or more computers:
- electronically activating a new ticket for admission to an event such that a third party can enter into a venue to see the event;
- and,
- deactivating an old ticket held by a prior attendee of the event such that the holder of the old ticket can no longer gain entry into the venue with the old ticket.
A computer program product for instructing a computer to perform the method of:
- electronically activating a new ticket held by a person for entry to an event such that a person that is outside of a venue can enter into the venue to see that event;
- and,
- deactivating an old ticket held by a previous attendee of the event such that the holder of the old ticket can no longer gain entry into the venue with the old ticket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.