Method and system for seat selection and ticket purchasing in a networked computer system
First Claim
1. A method for selecting a seat in a venue in a computer network, comprising:
- selecting a venue;
displaying an interactive seat map corresponding to the venue, said seat map comprising a plurality of pointer-sensitive seat objects representative of seats in a venue, wherein each seat object is linked to at least an entry in a database containing data associated with a corresponding seat;
selecting one of said objects with a pointer device; and
displaying data associated with the selected seat object.
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Abstract
A system provides potential patrons of a venue with information about seats in the venue over the Internet. Users of the system may select seat objects from an interactive seat map and receive information about the seat. The seat information may include photographic images of the seat or its view or textual comments about the seat. Each seat object in the seat map may be pointer-sensitive and linked to an entry in a database relating to a corresponding seat. A Method is provided for pricing seats in a seat map. A number of seats in a venue may be selected and assigned a ticket price for an event. Seats with different prices may be designated with different colors on the seat map when pricing the seats.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for selecting a seat in a venue in a computer network, comprising:
- selecting a venue;
displaying an interactive seat map corresponding to the venue, said seat map comprising a plurality of pointer-sensitive seat objects representative of seats in a venue, wherein each seat object is linked to at least an entry in a database containing data associated with a corresponding seat;
selecting one of said objects with a pointer device; and
displaying data associated with the selected seat object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18)
- selecting a venue;
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15. A method for pricing a plurality of seats in a venue in a computer network, comprising:
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selecting a venue;
entering event information;
displaying an interactive seat map corresponding to the venue, said seat map comprising a plurality of pointer-sensitive seat objects representative of seats in a venue, wherein each seat object is linked to at least an entry in a database containing data associated with a corresponding seat;
selecting a first plurality of said seat objects with a pointer device;
assigning a price to the seat objects in the first plurality of seat objects; and
for each seat object in the first plurality of seat objects, storing data indicative of the corresponding seat, the price, and event information as linked entries in the database.
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19. An apparatus, including instructions residing on a computer-readable storage medium, for use in a computer system to select a seat in a venue in a networked computer system, the instructions causing the computer to:
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select a venue;
display an interactive seat map corresponding to the venue, said seat map comprising a plurality of pointer-sensitive seat objects representative of seats in a venue, wherein each seat object is linked to at least an entry in a database containing data associated with a corresponding seat;
select one of said objects with a pointer device; and
display data associated with the selected seat object.
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20. An apparatus, including instructions residing on a computer-readable storage medium, for use in a computer system to price a plurality of seats in a venue in a networked computer system, the instructions causing the computer to:
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select a venue;
enter event information;
display an interactive seat map corresponding to the venue, said seat map comprising a plurality of pointer-sensitive seat objects representative of seats in a venue, wherein each seat object is linked to at least an entry in a database containing data associated with a corresponding seat;
select a first plurality of said objects with a pointer device;
assign a price to the seat objects in the first plurality of seat objects; and
for each seat object in the first plurality of seat objects, store data indicative of the corresponding seat, the price, and event information as linked entries in the database.
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21. A system for providing information regarding particular seats in a venue in a networked computer system, comprising:
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a central site;
a venue database connected to the central site and comprising at least one interactive seat map corresponding to a venue, said seat map comprising a plurality of pointer-sensitive seat objects representative of seats in a venue, wherein each seat object is linked to at least an entry in a database containing data associated with a corresponding seat; and
a user terminal in communication with the central site over the networked computer system. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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Specification