System and method of assigning seats and/or tables, as well as issuing and tracking personalized tickets for patrons attending events
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1. A method of assigning an assigned location at an event for an authorized attendee, the method comprising:
- creating an electronic record having at least one data field comprising data for at least one authorized attendee requesting attendance to an event;
storing the record in a sortable, searchable and manipulatable electronic database that is viewable in at least a form view and a grid view;
modifying the record in the database to include an assignment for a location at the event, said location being viewed on a graphical user interface diagram of the event venue, where the graphical user interface diagram can either be created by a user or downloaded if already in existence;
auto-populating data from the record in the database into the graphical user interface diagram based on the location assigned in the data field in the record;
automatically saving in the record location assignments assigned in the graphical user interface diagram;
updating the data as necessary;
issuing a pass to the attendee;
displaying data in the record associated with the pass, wherein the data comprises validation information and the location assignment; and
automatically capturing and storing in the database a date and a time the pass was issued.
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Abstract
Coordinators create a record and gather data for attendees. The information can be personal identification information, the company they represent, and the like. Records are stored in a database. The Coordinators assign seats and/or tables to the attendees. Such assignments are automatically captured and stored in the attendee'"'"'s record. The Coordinators can then print customized tickets for attendees and activate tracking devices. The Attendee receives a ticket and uses the ticket to gain access to an event.
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1. A method of assigning an assigned location at an event for an authorized attendee, the method comprising:
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creating an electronic record having at least one data field comprising data for at least one authorized attendee requesting attendance to an event;
storing the record in a sortable, searchable and manipulatable electronic database that is viewable in at least a form view and a grid view;
modifying the record in the database to include an assignment for a location at the event, said location being viewed on a graphical user interface diagram of the event venue, where the graphical user interface diagram can either be created by a user or downloaded if already in existence;
auto-populating data from the record in the database into the graphical user interface diagram based on the location assigned in the data field in the record;
automatically saving in the record location assignments assigned in the graphical user interface diagram;
updating the data as necessary;
issuing a pass to the attendee;
displaying data in the record associated with the pass, wherein the data comprises validation information and the location assignment; and
automatically capturing and storing in the database a date and a time the pass was issued. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of creating a seating chart for an event, the method comprising:
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creating a record in a database for at least one event attendee;
storing in the record a unique code, said code uniquely associated with a pass which permits the at least one attendee admittance to an event;
storing in the record for the at least one attendee a seat assignment at the event after the pass is distributed;
updating the seat assignment in the database after the pass is distributed to permit a user to reassign the attendee to a different seat assignment after the pass is distributed; and
communicating a most recent seat assignment stored in the database to the attendee upon presentation of the pass at the event. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of creating a seating chart for an event, the method comprising:
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creating a record in a database for at least one event attendee;
displaying the created record on an electronic display electronically connected to the database;
displaying a graphical seating diagram comprising at least one table icon corresponding to at least one table at an event on the electronic display;
modifying the record to include a table assignment for the at least one attendee by electronically selecting the record and dropping the record onto the table icon; and
updating automatically the table icon in the graphical seating diagram to indicate the number of remaining unassigned seats at the table when the record is modified to include the table assignment for the attendee. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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