US 2018/0018598 A1Published application

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.

Claims6

Dependent claims

A server for use in a system for providing a market for resale of the right to occupy a previously vacated seat or space upon the departure of a ticket holder from an event while the event is in progress, comprising:

a processor;
computer executable code that in response to receiving a notification that the ticket holder has left the event, transmits an offer to sell a resale ticket for a resale of the right to occupy a previously vacated seat or space to a plurality of mobile apps executing on respective mobile devices of a plurality of prospective buyers that are not in the venue;
computer executable code that upon receiving a request to purchase the resale ticket from one of the plurality of mobile apps, electronically processes the resale ticket;
and,
computer executable code that transmits to said one mobile app a resale ticket and electronically transmits to the venue a record of the resale ticket.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/718,146Filed 28 Sep 2017
Priority: 25 Apr 2016
Published: 18 Jan 2018
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Classification13 codes

G06Q 10/02
Administration; Management: reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
G06K 7/10297
Sensing by radiation using wavelengths larger than 0.1 mm, e.g. radio-waves or microwaves: arrangements for handling protocols designed for…
G06Q 10/027
Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events: changing the assignment of an existing reservation
G06Q 10/0281
For seating or spaces in a venue: for arena or stadium seating

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Application62/327,365Us provisional application · filed 25 Apr 2016
Application15/718,146Continuation in part
US 2018/0018598 A1This patent

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