System and method for fan lifecycle management

• US 20060095344A1
• Filed: 12/20/2005
• Published: 05/04/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Flash Seats LLC (Anschutz Company)
• Original Assignee: Flash Seats LLC (Anschutz Company)
• Inventors: Nakfoor, Brett A.
• Application Number:
  US11/313,473
• Publication Number:
  US 20060095344A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.1
• 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 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• 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

Abstract

Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for fan lifecycle management. Certain embodiments of a method for fan lifecycle management include collecting information regarding a ticket for an event and a buyer of the ticket upon sale of the ticket and facilitating sale of product(s) and/or service(s) related to the event based on the information. In an embodiment, information may also be collected regarding a seller of the ticket, for example. The ticket may include an electronic ticket or account information, for example. In an embodiment, information may be electronically collected, and sale of products and/or services may be facilitated electronically. Sale of products and/or services may be facilitated before and/or after the event.

Claims

1. A method for fan lifecycle management, said method comprising:

collecting information regarding a ticket for an event and a buyer of said ticket upon sale of said ticket; and

facilitating sale of at least one of products and services related to said event based on said information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said collecting step further comprises collecting information regarding a seller of said ticket.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising verifying said information to provide access to said event for said buyer.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said facilitating step further comprises facilitating sale of at least one of products and services at least one of before and after said event.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising analyzing said information to generate a report or a recommendation regarding said event.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said ticket comprises an electronic ticket.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said collecting step further comprises electronically collecting information, and wherein said facilitating step further comprises electronically facilitating sale of at least one of said products and said services.

8. A system for fan lifecycle management, said system comprising:

a primary market configured to facilitate a sale of a ticket to a first buyer and recordation of first buyer and ticket information;

a secondary market exchange configured to facilitate exchange of said ticket between said first buyer and a second buyer and recordation of second buyer and ticket information; and

a value-added subsystem configured to provide at least one of products and services to at least one of said first buyer and said second buyer based on at least one of said first buyer information and said second buyer information.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein said system is associated with at least one of an organization and a venue.

10. The system of claim 8, further comprising a data center configured to store said ticket information, said first buyer information, and said second buyer information, wherein said data center facilitates analysis of said ticket information, said first buyer information, and said second buyer information.

11. The system of claim 8, further comprising an access subsystem capable of granting access to an event related to said ticket based on at least one of said first buyer information and said second buyer information.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein said access subsystem grants access to said event based on an electronic lookup of at least one of said first buyer information and said second buyer information.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein said system facilitates electronic issuance and exchange of paperless tickets.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein said value-added subsystem provides at least one of products and services to at least one of said first buyer and said second buyer before and after an event related to said ticket based on at least one of said first buyer information and said second buyer information.

15. The system of claim 8, further comprising an interface for accessing said system.

16. A computer-readable medium having a set of instructions for execution on a computer, said set of instructions comprising:

a ticketing routine configured to facilitate an exchange of a ticket on at least one of a primary market and a secondary market exchange, wherein said exchange includes acquisition of at least one of buyer information and seller information;

a services routine for providing at least one of products and services related to an event, based on said at least one of buyer information and seller information; and

an access routine for granting access to said event based on said buyer information.

17. The set of instructions of claim 16, wherein said service routine further provides at least one of products and services related to said event at least one of before said event and after said event, based on said at least one of buyer information and seller information.

18. The set of instructions of claim 16, wherein said ticketing routine is configured to facilitate electronic sale of said ticket, and wherein said access routine is configured to grant access to said event based on electronic verification of said buyer information.

19. The set of instructions of claim 16, further comprising an interface routine facilitating use of said ticketing routine and said services routine via a graphical user interface.

20. A fan lifecycle management system, said system comprising;

a data center including electronic data related to at least one of a ticket seller and a ticket buyer, wherein said data is used to facilitate electronic ticket sales, secondary market exchanges, sale of value-added products or services provided prior to an event, and sale of value-added products or services provided after an event.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein said data center extracts said electronic data related to at least one of ticket sellers and ticket buyers from primary market and secondary market exchange ticket transactions involving said ticket sellers and said ticket buyers.

22. The system of claim 20, wherein said value-added products or services comprise at least one of pre-paid parking, concessions, merchandise, travel arrangement, and ticket offers.

23. A method for data analysis related to event tickets, said method comprising:

collecting data related to a fan lifecycle management system, wherein said data relates to at least one of issuance and exchange for a ticket to an event; and

analyzing said data.

24. The method of claim 23, customizing at least one of a product and a service based on said analysis of said data.

25. A ticket exchange system, said system comprising:

a ticket issuance subsystem for issuing a ticket to a buyer;

a ticket exchange subsystem capable of facilitating an exchange of said ticket between a primary buyer and a secondary buyer; and

a value-added subsystem for providing at least one of value-added products and services based on information gathered from at least one of ticket issuance and ticket exchange.

26. The system of claim 25, further comprising a data analysis subsystem for analyzing said information gathered from at least one of ticket issuance and ticket exchange.

27. The system of claim 25, further comprising an entry subsystem configured to facilitate entry into a venue based on said ticket.

28. The system of claim 25, wherein said value-added subsystem provides at least one of products and services at least one of before and after an event.

29. A ticket exchange system comprising:

a graphical user interface enabling a user to access a ticket exchange to at least one of buy a ticket, bid on a ticket, sell a ticket, ask a price for a ticket, exchange a ticket, and pay for a ticket; and

a database including ticket-related information, said information gathered based on said access to said ticket exchange via said graphical user interface.