Method and system for access verification within a venue

• US 20050021364A1
• Filed: 08/13/2004
• Published: 01/27/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Flash Seats LLC (Anschutz Company)
• Original Assignee: Flash Seats LLC (Anschutz Company)
• Inventors: Nakfoor, Brett A.
• Granted Patent: US 9,697,650 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/382
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/33 using certificates
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0637 Strategic management or analysis, e.g. setting a goal or target of an organisation; Planning actions based on goals; Analysis or evaluation of effectiveness of goals
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/08 Auctions
• CPC Class Codes: G07B 15/00 Arrangements or apparatus for collecting fares, tolls or entrance fees at one or more control points handling coins or valuable papers, e.g. banknotes, G07D; apparatus for vending or hiring articles or services activated by coins, credit cards, paper currency or the like G07F7/00, G07F17/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/38 with central registration

Abstract

Certain embodiments include a system and method for generating verification of access to a venue. A system includes an access device allowing access to a venue based on authentication data from a patron without presentation of a paper ticket or physical material created for the venue and a verification generation module generating a verification of access for the patron. The verification allows identification of an area and/or a feature to which the patron is allowed access. The access device and verification generation module may be integrated into a single unit. The system may also include a secondary access point for checking the verification to allow the patron access to at least one of an area and a feature of the venue. The secondary access point may check the verification without presentation of a printed material or personalized physical material created for an event at the venue.

Claims

1. A method for generating access verification at a venue, said system comprising:

authorizing access to said venue using paperless authentication data for a patron; and

generating access verification for said patron at said venue.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising retrieving said access verification from a database.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising transferring a right to access said venue from an owner to said patron.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting said authentication data to a processing system for verification of access by said patron.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising verifying said access verification inside said venue to access an area or a feature.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising verifying said access verification inside said venue by verifying said authentication data with data at a database.

7. A system for generating access verification for a patron at a venue, said system comprising:

an access device allowing access to a venue based on authentication data verified at a database; and

a verification generation module generating a verification of access for said patron, wherein said verification allows identification of at least one of an area and a feature to which said patron is allowed access.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein said access device and said verification generation module are integrated in a single unit.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein said access device accepts a plurality of forms of said authentication data to allow access to said venue.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein said verification generation module comprises at least one of a kiosk, a computer, a printer, a wireless device, and a mobile device.

11. The system of claim 7, further comprising a secondary access point for checking said verification to allow said patron access to at least one of an area and a feature of said venue.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein said secondary access point comprises a handheld secondary access point for checking said verification.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein said secondary access point checks said verification by verifying said authentication data with data at a database.

14. The system of claim 7, wherein said authentication data is used as said verification.

15. A method for verifying access for an event, said method comprising:

purchasing a ticket for an event from a seller, said ticket indicating a right to access at least one area or feature of said event;

associating buyer authentication information with said ticket for said event;

presenting buyer authentication information at said event to authenticate access to said event;

retrieving a verification of said right to access at least one area or feature of said event; and

presenting said verification within said event to access said at least one area or feature of said event.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising presenting said verification within said event to a staff member.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising presenting said verification within said event to an access device.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein said step of presenting said verification within said event does not require presentation of printed material.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein said verification equals said buyer authentication information.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein said buyer authentication information comprises paperless authentication information.

21. An access verification system for a patron at a venue, said system comprising a verification generation module generating a verification of access for a patron based on electronic authentication data for said patron, wherein said verification allows identification of at least one of an area and a feature at said venue to which said patron is allowed access.