System and method for selling goods to customers of a public facility
First Claim
1. A method of doing business, comprising:
- providing a public-facility electronic ticket control system for communicating with virtual ticket devices through public-facility access points, the virtual ticket devices for storing virtual tickets;
detecting when a virtual ticket device has entered the public-facility area; and
transmitting a message from the electronic ticket control system to the virtual ticket device, the message containing information relating to goods available for sale at the public facility which relate to an event at the public facility.
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Abstract
A system and method for selling goods to customers attending events at a public facility. Customers gain access to the facility using electronic tickets stored on virtual ticket devices. Access terminals provide the virtual ticket devices with a way to communicate with the electronic ticket control system of the public facility to, among other things, gain access to the public facility using their electronic tickets. When the electronic ticket control system detects that a virtual ticket device is in the public-facility area, it causes a message relating to a possible sale of goods to be generated and transmitted to the virtual ticket device. When a customer affirmatively responds, the sale is concluded and the goods are delivered. A record of the transaction may be kept on the electronic ticket control system database for reference when generating future sales-related messages.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of doing business, comprising:
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providing a public-facility electronic ticket control system for communicating with virtual ticket devices through public-facility access points, the virtual ticket devices for storing virtual tickets;
detecting when a virtual ticket device has entered the public-facility area; and
transmitting a message from the electronic ticket control system to the virtual ticket device, the message containing information relating to goods available for sale at the public facility which relate to an event at the public facility. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for selling goods to virtual ticket device users in a public facility, comprising:
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an electronic ticket control system;
at least one access point through which the electronic ticket control system may communicate with a virtual ticket device;
a sales database containing in formation relating to goods for sale at the public facility which relate to an event at the public facility;
a processor in communication with the sales database containing goods-related information for sending to a virtual ticket device through the at least one access point. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of doing business, comprising:
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providing a public-facility electronic ticket control system for communicating with virtual ticket devices through public-facility access points, the virtual ticket devices for storing virtual tickets;
detecting when a virtual ticket device has entered the public-facility area; and
transmitting a message from the electronic ticket control system to the virtual ticket device, the message containing information relating to goods available for sale at the public facility which relate to an event at the public facility, and wherein the step of transmitting a message transmits a message in response to an occurrence at the event and the goods offered for sale are specifically related to the occurrence.
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