# US 2021/0241187 A1 · System and methods for third-party access to a network-based system for providing location-based upcoming event information > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0241187 A1 - Document ID: US20210241187A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/140,635 - Filed: 2021-01-04 - Published: 2021-08-05 - Earliest claimed: 2006-10-25 - Assignees: Paypal, Inc. - Applicants: Paypal, Inc. - Inventors: Ashley Gibson; Cass Patrick Costello; Conny Wu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210241187A1 ## CPC - G06Q 10/02: Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events - G06F 16/90335: {Query processing} - G06F 16/9038: Presentation of query results - G06F 16/904: Browsing; Visualisation therefor (for navigating the web G06F16/954; browsing optimisation for the web G06F16/957) - G06F 16/951: Indexing; Web crawling techniques - G06F 16/953: Querying, e.g. by the use of web search engines - G06F 16/9537: Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries - G06Q 10/028: {for seating or spaces in a venue} - G06Q 10/0281: {for arena or stadium seating} - G06Q 30/06: Buying, selling or leasing transactions - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract A system and methods for third-party access to a network-based system for providing location-based upcoming event information are described. The location-based upcoming event information may be accessed from the network-based system by a server-side web application implemented by a third party. The server-side web application may be configured to communicate with the network-based system that provides online marketplace and ticket fulfillment services and to generate a query based upon the location of a user and other event criteria. The server-side web application may communicate the query to the network-based system and, in response, receive location-based upcoming event information which may be displayed to a user as a list and/or information on a map. The location-based upcoming event information may comprise an aggregate of ticket inventory available from multiple online marketplaces providing the user with multiple purchasing options. ## Claims ### Claim 1 (canceled) ### Claim 2 A computer system comprising: a non-transitory memory; and one or more hardware processors coupled to the non-transitory memory and configured to read instructions from the non-transitory memory to cause the computer system to perform operations comprising: receiving an event query comprising a set of criteria from a user account; determining a location of a user device associated with the user account; determining a set of events based on the set of criteria and the location of the user device; aggregating, from each of a set of seller platforms, ticket availability information for the set of events; and causing to be displayed on the user device the aggregated ticket availability information. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The computer system of claim 2, wherein the aggregated ticket availability information includes, for each of the set of events, a venue for a corresponding event, a number of tickets being sold by each of the set of seller platforms for the corresponding event, and a price range for the tickets being sold by each of the set of seller platforms for the corresponding event. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The computer system of claim 2, wherein the operations further comprise: receiving, from the user device associated with the user account, a selection of one the set of events; and causing to be displayed on the user device, in response to receiving the selection, an interactive seat map for the one event. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The computer system of claim 4, wherein the interactive seat map includes a set of graphical elements, each of the set of graphical elements representing a seat location for a corresponding ticket. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The computer system of claim 5, wherein the operations further comprise causing to be displayed on the user device, in response to a selection of one of the set of graphical elements on the user device, information for the corresponding ticket. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The computer system of claim 6, wherein the information for the corresponding ticket includes at least one of a name of at least one seller platform associated with the one graphical element, and a price for the corresponding ticket for each of the at least one seller platforms. ### Claim 8 (depends on 2) The computer system of claim 2, wherein the operations further comprise: receiving, from the user device associated with the user account, a selection of one or more filters; and updating the aggregated ticket availability information that is caused to be displayed on the user device based on the selection of the one or more filters. ### Claim 9 A method comprising: receiving an event query comprising a set of criteria from a user account; determining a location of a user device associated with the user account; determining a set of events based on the set of criteria and the location of the user device; aggregating, from each of a set of seller platforms, ticket availability information for the set of events; and causing to be displayed on the user device the aggregated ticket availability information. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the aggregated ticket availability information includes, for each of the set of events, a venue for a corresponding event, a number of tickets being sold by each of the set of seller platforms for the corresponding event, and a price range for the tickets being sold by each of the set of seller platforms for the corresponding event. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, further comprising: receiving, from the user device associated with the user account, a selection of one the set of events; and causing to be displayed on the user device, in response to receiving the selection, an interactive seat map for the one event. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the interactive seat map includes a set of graphical elements, each of the set of graphical elements representing a seat location for a corresponding ticket. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, further comprising causing to be displayed on the user device, in response to a selection of one of the set of graphical elements on the user device, information for the corresponding ticket. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the information for the corresponding ticket includes at least one of a name of at least one seller platform associated with the one graphical element, and a price for the corresponding ticket for each of the at least one seller platforms. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise: receiving, from the user device associated with the user account, a selection of one or more filters; and updating the aggregated ticket availability information that is caused to be displayed on the user device based on the selection of the one or more filters. ### Claim 16 A non-transitory machine-readable medium having stored thereon machine-readable instructions executable to cause a machine to perform operations comprising: receiving an event query comprising a set of criteria from a user account; determining a location of a user device associated with the user account; determining a set of events based on the set of criteria and the location of the user device; aggregating, from each of a set of seller platforms, ticket availability information for the set of events; and causing to be displayed on the user device the aggregated ticket availability information. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the aggregated ticket availability information includes, for each of the set of events, a venue for a corresponding event, a number of tickets being sold by each of the set of seller platforms for the corresponding event, and a price range for the tickets being sold by each of the set of seller platforms for the corresponding event. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the operations further comprise: receiving, from the user device associated with the user account, a selection of one the set of events; and causing to be displayed on the user device, in response to receiving the selection, an interactive seat map for the one event. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the interactive seat map includes a set of graphical elements, each of the set of graphical elements representing a seat location for a corresponding ticket. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the operations further comprise causing to be displayed on the user device, in response to a selection of one of the set of graphical elements on the user device, information for the corresponding ticket. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 20, wherein the information for the corresponding ticket includes at least one of a name of at least one seller platform associated with the one graphical element, and a price for the corresponding ticket for each of the at least one seller platforms.