Apparatus for access control and processing

A networked ticketing apparatus, comprising:

• a first database including records that contain identifier codes associated with tickets;
• a computing device including one or more processors;
• a tangible non-transitory computer readable memory;
• a first networkable server including instructions, stored in the tangible non-transitory computer readable memory, that when executed by the computing device, are configured to:
• provide a user interface for display via a first user terminal to a first user, the user interface including:
• a sale posting control configured to accept an instruction from the first user to post at least one ticket for sale to other users accessing a first networked computer resource, wherein the other users may submit purchase requests for the at least one ticket via the first networked computer resource;
• and
• a ticket forwarding control, different than the sale posting control, configured to accept an instruction from the first user to forward at least one ticket directly to another user without collecting payment from the other user via the networked ticketing apparatus;
• receive a ticket posting instruction transmitted over a network from the first user terminal by the first user, wherein the ticket posting instruction from the first user includes at least:
• a first code that includes ticket authentication information, the first code previously provided to the first user with a first ticket that had been previously provided to the first user, the first ticket for a first seat at a first event, the first ticket being a physical ticket;
• authenticate the first ticket using at least the first code;
• post the first ticket on the first networked computer resource receive an order instruction from a second user;
• invalidate the first ticket at least partly in response to the order instruction;
• issue a second ticket to the second user for the same seat at the same event as the first ticket;
• determine that the first user has returned the first ticket;
• and
• at least partly in response to determining that the first user has returned the first ticket, issue a credit to the first user.

A ticketing apparatus, comprising:

• a database of information on tickets previously sold to users that are being offered for resale by the users, the database including at least seating and price information for a first ticket of a first user, and being stored in non-transitory tangible computer media, the first ticket being a physical ticket;
• one or more non-transitory tangible computer readable memories;
• a search engine, comprising instructions stored in the one or more non-transitory tangible computer readable memories that, when executed are configured to receive a search request transmitted over a network from a terminal associated with a second user and to selectively transmit to the terminal associated with the second user information retrieved from the database, including at least the seating and price information for a first ticket;
• and
• one or more processors;
• at least a first computer instruction, stored in the one or more non-transitory tangible computer readable memories that, when executed by the one or more processors, is configured to:
• provide a user interface for display via a first user terminal to the first user, the user interface including:
• a sale posting control configured to accept an instruction from the first user to post at least one ticket for sale to other users accessing a first networked computer resource, wherein the other users may submit purchase requests for the at least one ticket via the first networked computer resource;
• a ticket forwarding control, different than the sale posting control, configured to accept an instruction from the first user to forward at least one ticket directly to another user without collecting payment from the other user via the apparatus;
• authenticate tickets from one or more ticket sellers, including the first user, prior to posting the tickets from the one or more ticket sellers, including the first ticket of the first user, for sale via an electronic marketplace, wherein the authentication is performed using information electronically provided via respective terminals of the one or more ticket sellers;
• receive a purchase instruction from the second user,
• at least partly in response to the purchase instruction:
• invalidate the first ticket of the first user and issue a second ticket to the second user for the same seat as that of the first ticket;
• determine that the first user has returned the first ticket;
• and
• at least partly in response to determining that the first user has returned the first ticket, issuing a credit to the first user.

A ticketing apparatus, comprising:

• one or more tangible non-transitory computer-readable media;
• a first database, stored in the one or more tangible non-transitory computer readable media, including records that contain identifier codes associated with tickets;
• a first networkable computing device, including one or more processors, configured to:
• provide a user interface for display via a first user terminal to a first user, the user interface including:
• a sale posting control configured to accept an instruction from the first user to post at least one ticket for sale to other users accessing a first networked computer resource, wherein the other users may submit purchase requests for the at least one ticket via the first networked computer resource;
• a ticket forwarding control, different than the sale posting control, configured to accept an instruction from the first user to forward at least one ticket directly to another user without collecting payment from the other user via the apparatus;
• receive a ticket transfer instruction transmitted over a network from by the first user, wherein the ticket transfer instruction includes at least a first code submitted by the first user, wherein the first code is associated with, and provided to the first user with a first ticket that had been previously sold to the first user, wherein the first ticket is for a first event, wherein the first ticket is a physical ticket;
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• a first software module stored in the one or more tangible non-transitory computer readable media, the first software module, when executed by the computing device, configured to:
• authenticate the first ticket prior to transferring the first ticket;
• enable the first ticket to be transferred to a second user via the apparatus only if the first ticket is authenticated;
• cancel the first ticket;
• and
• issue a second ticket to the second user for the first event
• determine that the first user has returned the first ticket;
• and
• in response to determining that the first user has returned the first ticket, issuing a payment to the first user.