Electronic system and method coupling live event ticketing and interactive entries with the sale, distribution and transmission of event recordings, mastering system and intelligent terminal designs

• US 20060173701A1
• Filed: 10/18/2005
• Published: 08/03/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Amy R. Gurvey
• Original Assignee: Amy R. Gurvey
• Inventors: Gurvey, Amy R.
• Granted Patent: US 7,603,321 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/67
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/045 using payment protocols involving tickets
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/367 involving electronic purses or money safes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3674 involving authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/382 insuring higher security of transaction
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a method and system of electronically associating one or any combination of the production, balancing, editing, transmission, distribution and sale of live event “Recordings” with the sale of a “ticket” [defined to include any entrance payment/receipt, (tournament) entrance fee or logged placed bet] to or during the event, such that both or either of a ticket purchaser and/or non-ticket purchaser are able to automatically acquire a Recording or participate in interactive offerings related to the event by means of [optional] authenticated retrieval systems at a terminal device when connected to the Internet or wireless network. A method for electronically converting a balanced audience feed to the value for optimal Recording balance is also disclosed for optional integration. Distribution and/or retrieval of a Recording by patrons, non-attendee purchasers and/or licensees may occur when the Recording is embodied in a fixed medium of expression and/or when the Recording is in digital or other encoded format.

Claims

1. A system of electronically associating any one or a combination of the ordering, production, transmission, distribution, authentication and/or sale of a recording emanating from or related to a live entertainment, sports or other live event or a pre or post event occurrence related to it with the sale of a “

ticket”

, entrance fee, placed bet for that event and/or other unique identifying information of the ticket purchaser, or non-audience recording purchaser, as the case may be, the system comprising;

a. means for associating the ordering and sale of the Recording with the sale of the ticket for the event;

b. means for associating the delivery of the Recording with the sale of the event ticket;

c. means for acquiring from ticket purchasers and/or ticket sellers information defining and authenticating the purchase of tickets to a Recording and/or its type and/or its desired method of delivery;

d. means for acquiring from ticket purchasers and independently from non-ticket purchasers information authorizing the delivery, transmission, and/or storage of the ordered Recording to a specific wired or wireless terminal including a home computer, location based intelligent kiosk, cellular telephone or other apparatus;

e. means for transmitting information needed to master and edit recordings;

f. means for transmitting to the manufacturer the information needed to generate and deliver the Recordings; and

g. means for transmitting the ordered Recordings to designated locations, including without limitation wired and wireless networked addresses and/or numbers, and enabled terminals.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the means for associating the sale of a ticket to the event with the sale of a Recording emanating from the live event comprises a computer software program operated as part of a ticket-seller'"'"'s and/or issuer'"'"'s system and/or both.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the means of acquiring the information from the ticket sellers comprises a computer software program operated as part of the ticket-sellers and/or ticket purchaser'"'"'s system and/or both and another computer software program operated as part of the Recording seller'"'"'s Data Center.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the means of performing the various data processing functions required of the Recording seller'"'"'s data center comprises a series of computer software programs operated as part of the Recording seller'"'"'s Data Center.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the means of acquiring the information from the ticket sellers comprises an integrated computer software program.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the means of acquiring the information from purchasers of Recordings is unrelated to information from the ticket sellers.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the means of acquiring the information from purchasers of Recordings is unrelated to information from the ticket purchasers.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the means of performing the various data processing functions required of the Recording-seller'"'"'s Data Center comprises a series of computer software programs operated as part of the Recording seller'"'"'s Data Center.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein the means of retrieval of the Recording is by automated delivery and retrieval by the ticket buyer/attendee or other person including a non-ticket purchaser.

10. The system of claim 1 wherein the production of the Recording ordered is linked to the ticketing information.

11. The system of claim 1 wherein the editing and balancing of the Recording is linked to the ticketing information.

12. The system of claim 1 wherein the editing and balancing of the Recording is unrelated to the ticket purchaser'"'"'s information.

13. The system of claim 1 wherein the editing and balancing of the Recording is unrelated to the ticket seller'"'"'s information.

14. The system of claim 1 wherein the transmission and/or retrieval of the Recordings ordered is linked to the ticketing information.

15. The system of claim 1 wherein the transmission and/ore retrieval of the Recordings ordered is not linked to ticketing information.

16. The system of claim 1 wherein the transmission and/or retrieval of the Recording ordered is linked to other identifying information of the ticket purchaser.

17. The system of claim 1 wherein any Recording purchasers can order or acquire a Recording by secured credit card or other transactions at location based enabled terminals including at home and on cellular telephones and kiosks installed at the venue or elsewhere.

18. The system of claim 1 wherein the ticket purchaser'"'"'s information is linked to a designated cellular phone number or an account number identifying the purchaser.

19. The system of claim 1 wherein the ticket seller'"'"'s information is linked to a designated cellular phone number.

20. The system of claim 1 where authenticated retrieval of data information sufficient to embody an ordered Recording occurs at enabled terminals. The system of claim 1 wherein Recording orders from purchasers who did not purchase tickets or attend the event are integrated with the systems.