Interactive venue seat map
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1. A computing device comprising:
- a global positioning system (GPS) chip;
a display;
one or more processors coupled to the display and the GPS chip; and
one or more computer-readable media coupled to the one or more processors, the one or more computer-readable media containing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to perform operations, the operations comprising;
obtaining an interactive map of a venue, the interactive map including one or more user-selectable venue features;
directing the display to display the interactive map;
receiving user input selecting a first feature of the one or more user-selectable venue features;
based on the user input, automatically identifying a second feature related to the first feature;
obtaining current foot traffic congestion data for the venue;
in response to the GPS chip indicating that the computing device has arrived at the venue, calculating a route from a current location of the computing device to at least the second feature based on the current foot traffic congestion data and the current location of the computing device as determined via the GPS chip; and
directing the display to display the route on the interactive map.
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Abstract
Methods and systems provide an interactive venue seat map that shows where a user'"'"'s contacts or friends are sitting to help the user select seats when purchasing tickets for an event, such as a concert or sporting event. The tickets can be purchased from an online ticket seller, such as StubHub, Inc. Information regarding where the friends are sitting can be obtained from a ticker server of the online ticket seller, a social network, or a list of contacts. The interactive venue map can show the seats or sections where the friends are sitting using photos of the friends. The user can use the map to determine which seats the user would like to purchase.
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20 Claims
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1. A computing device comprising:
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a global positioning system (GPS) chip; a display; one or more processors coupled to the display and the GPS chip; and one or more computer-readable media coupled to the one or more processors, the one or more computer-readable media containing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to perform operations, the operations comprising; obtaining an interactive map of a venue, the interactive map including one or more user-selectable venue features; directing the display to display the interactive map; receiving user input selecting a first feature of the one or more user-selectable venue features; based on the user input, automatically identifying a second feature related to the first feature; obtaining current foot traffic congestion data for the venue; in response to the GPS chip indicating that the computing device has arrived at the venue, calculating a route from a current location of the computing device to at least the second feature based on the current foot traffic congestion data and the current location of the computing device as determined via the GPS chip; and directing the display to display the route on the interactive map. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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obtaining an interactive map of a venue by a computing device, the interactive map including one or more user-selectable venue features; displaying the interactive map on the computing device; receiving user input selecting a first feature of the one or more user-selectable venue features; based on the user input, automatically identifying a second feature related to the first feature; obtaining current foot traffic congestion data for the venue; based on the current foot traffic congestion data and a current location of the computing device as determined via a global positioning system (GPS) chip of the computing device, and in response to the GPS chip indicating that the computing device has arrived at the venue, calculating a route from the current location to at least the second feature; and displaying the route on the interactive map. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media containing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause a computing device to perform operations, the operations comprising:
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obtaining an interactive map of a venue from a second computing device, the interactive map including one or more user selectable venue features; directing a display of the computing device to display the interactive map; receiving user input selecting a first feature of the one or more user selectable venue features; based on the user input, automatically identifying a second feature related to the first feature; obtaining current foot traffic congestion data for the venue from the second computing device, the second computing device configured to obtain current foot traffic in one or more areas of the venue; in response to a GPS chip of the computing device indicating that the computing device has arrived at the venue, calculating a route from a current location of the computing device to at least the second feature based on the current foot traffic congestion data and the current location of the computing device as determined via the GPS chip; and directing the display to display the route on the interactive map. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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