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US 6,308,159 B1Granted
Method and apparatus for ticket turn-back capability
AssigneeAT&T Corp.
InventorGlenn E. Strohl
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Abstract
A method for recycling tickets on a network, entails receiving from a ticket holder a request to recycle a ticket, receiving from the ticket holder, in response to a prompt, information about the ticket, marking in a database the ticket as available for recycling, and recycling the
Claims15
A method for recycling tickets on a network, comprising:
- (a) receiving from a ticket holder a request to recycle a ticket;
- (b) receiving from the ticket holder information about the ticket and a preference as to how the ticket is to be recycled wherein the preference includes an instruction to donate the ticket to charity;
- (c) marking in a ticket database that the ticket is available for recycling;
- and
- (d) recycling the ticket.
2 more elements
An apparatus for recycling tickets on a network, comprising:
- (a) a processor;
- (b) a port;
- (c) a memory storing instructions adapted to be executed by said processor to
- 1. receive from a ticket holder a request to recycle a ticket;
- 2. receive from the ticket holder information about the ticket, the information including a preference as to how the ticket is to be recycled wherein the preference includes an instruction to donate the ticket to charity;
- 3. mark in a database the ticket as available for recycling;
- and
- 4. recycle the ticket.
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A medium storing instructions adapted to be executed by a processor to:
- (a) receive from a ticket holder a request to recycle a ticket;
- (b) receive from the ticket holder information about the ticket, the information including a preference as to how the ticket is to be recycled wherein the preference includes an instruction to donate the ticket to charity;
- (c) mark in a database the ticket as available for recycling;
- and
- (d) recycle the ticket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.