US 2020/0265343 A1 · DIGITAL TICKETING TO DETERMINE SEAT ALLOCATION

Abstract

A method for determining seat allocation. The method includes receiving a purchase order by a first user for one or more seats at an event, wherein the purchase order includes at least one or more of the following: a preferred seating area, a proposed venue, a proposed date range for the event, a proposed time of day for the event, and a proposed number of seats within a group. The method further includes generating one or more digital tickets based on the received purchase order, wherein each of the one or more digital tickets is linked to the received purchase order by the first user. The method further includes determining seat allocation at the event based on the generated one or more digital tickets, and allocating one or more traditional tickets based on the determined seat allocation at the event.

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Dependent claims

A computer-implemented method for determining seat allocation, the method comprising:

receiving one or more purchase orders by a first user for one or more seats at an event;
generating one or more digital tickets based on the received one or more purchase orders, wherein each of the one or more digital tickets is linked to the received one or more purchase orders by the first user;
determining seat allocation at the event based on the generated one or more digital tickets;
and
allocating one or more traditional tickets based on the determined seat allocation at the event.

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A computer program product, comprising a computer-readable tangible storage device having program code embodied therewith, the program code executable by a processor of a computer to perform a method, the method comprising:

receiving one or more purchase orders by a first user for one or more seats at an event;
generating one or more digital tickets based on the received one or more purchase orders, wherein each of the one or more digital tickets is linked to the received one or more purchase orders by the first user;
determining seat allocation at the event based on the generated one or more digital tickets;
and
allocating one or more traditional tickets based on the determined seat allocation at the event.

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A computer system, comprising:

one or more computer devices each having one or more processors and one or more tangible storage devices;
and
a program embodied on at least one of the one or more storage devices, the program having a plurality of program instructions for execution by the one or more processors, the program instructions comprising instructions for:
receiving one or more purchase orders by a first user for one or more seats at an event;
generating one or more digital tickets based on the received one or more purchase orders, wherein each of the one or more digital tickets is linked to the received one or more purchase orders by the first user;
determining seat allocation at the event based on the generated one or more digital tickets;
and
allocating one or more traditional tickets based on the determined seat allocation at the event.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Digital ticketing to determine seat allocation

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