Storage medium having entertainment value stored thereon

• US 20040254845A1
• Filed: 06/12/2003
• Published: 12/16/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Pacheco, Raquel, Dozier, Matthew James, Firooz, Jonathan
• Application Number:
  US10/461,599
• Publication Number:
  US 20040254845A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/0014 for vending, access and use of specific services not covered anywhere else in G07F17/00 meter-controlled dispensing of liquid, gas or electricity G07F15/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/0866 by active credit-cards adapted therefor G07F7/1008 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/0873 Details of the card reader

Abstract

A system and method for storing entertainment value, is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system comprises an electronic storage medium having a memory. The electronic storage medium is configured to store entertainment value corresponding to an entertainment event. The system also comprises a computing device configured to couple to the electronic storage medium and store the entertainment value on the electronic storage medium.

Claims

1. A system for storing entertainment value, comprising:

an electronic storage medium having a memory, the electronic storage medium configured to store entertainment value corresponding to an entertainment event; and

a computing device configured to couple to the electronic storage medium and store the entertainment value on the electronic storage medium.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the electronic storage medium is an electronic card.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the electronic storage medium is a memory card.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a reader located at an event venue, the reader configured to couple to the electronic storage medium and deduct value from the electronic storage medium, the value corresponding to a cost of attending the entertainment event.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising a server computer coupled to the computing device, the server computer configured to store a copy of the entertainment value that is stored on the electronic storage medium.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the entertainment value comprises concession item value.

7. The system of claim 4, wherein the reader further comprises a ticket printer.

8. The system of claim 6, further comprising a server computer coupled to the reader, the server computer configured to deduct the entertainment value that is stored on the electronic storage medium.

9. A method for storing entertainment value, comprising:

providing an electronic storage medium having a memory;

purchasing entertainment value; and

storing the entertainment value on the electronic storage medium.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising storing the entertainment value on an electronic card.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising storing the entertainment value on a memory card.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

providing a reader located at an event venue;

coupling the reader to the electronic storage medium; and

deducting value from the electronic storage medium, the value corresponding to a cost of attending the entertainment event.

13. The method of claim 9, further comprising storing a copy of the entertainment value on a server computer.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising printing a ticket at the event venue.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

coupling a server computer to the reader; and

deducting the entertainment value that is stored on the electronic storage medium from the server computer.

16. A system for storing entertainment value, comprising:

a server computer having a memory, the server computer configured to store entertainment value corresponding to an entertainment event; and

a computing device configured to electronically access an electronic vendor and obtain entertainment value from the electronic vendor and store the entertainment value on the memory associated with the server computer and provide an identifier associated with the entertainment value.

17. The system of claim 16, further comprising:

an access device located at an event venue, the access device configured to receive the identifier associated with the entertainment value; and

a connection between the access device and the server computer, where the server computer verifies the identifier and allows access to the event venue.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the entertainment value is deleted from the server computer.

19. The system of claim 17, further comprising a ticket printer associated with the access device.

20. A method for storing entertainment value, comprising:

providing a computing device configured to electronically access an electronic vendor and obtain entertainment value from the electronic vendor;

providing a server computer having a memory;

storing entertainment value on memory associated with the server, the entertainment value corresponding to an entertainment event; and

providing an identifier associated with the entertainment value.

21. The method of claim 20, further comprising:

providing an access device located at an event venue, the access device configured to receive the identifier associated with the entertainment value;

providing a connection between the access device and the server computer;

verifying the identifier; and

allowing access to the event venue based on the identifier.

22. The method of claim 20, further comprising deleting the entertainment value from the server computer.

23. The method of claim 21, further comprising printing a ticket at the event venue.