System and method for interactive messaging and/or allocating and/or upgrading and/or rewarding tickets, other event admittance means, goods and/or services
First Claim
1. A method of at least one of reallocating, upgrading and awarding admittance to events to an event customer via a data communication network, said data communication network optionally comprising a server, workstations operably connectable to said server, one or more databases operably connectable to said server and said workstations, said workstations optionally including a web browser interface facilitating communication with said server, a point of sale server operably connectable to the server, a point of sale system operably connectable to the point of sale server, and wireless devices operably connectable to said server, said wireless devices including at least one of a smart card, a personal digital assistant, a mobile telephones, and a mobile data device, said wireless device comprising at least one of transmitting and receiving means and transceiver means for receiving and transmitting signals, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) receiving a communication from the event customer, the communication including a request to obtain admittance to at least one event, the communication also including an identifier associated with an identification device;
(b) updating an account associated with said identifier to reflect the request;
(c) accessing the account by utilizing the identifier stored on the identification device at the point of sale system upon presentation of the identification device to verify the request;
(d) admitting the event customer at the point of sale system after verification of the request;
(e) determining a predetermined time period associated with the event indicative of another event customer from event customers not attending the event in accordance with first predetermined criteria including at least one of agreement with one or more of the event customers, the event customer not providing notice of non-attendance a first predetermined time period prior to the event, the event customer not providing notice of non-attendance a second predetermined time period after start of the event, the event customer leaving the event early, and other predetermined criteria;
(f) polling the wireless devices of a plurality of users to determine whether additional seats have been made available, and if additional seats have been made available, then adding the additional seats to a list of available seats for said method of dynamically at least one of allocating, upgrading and awarding admittance to the events to the event customer;
(g) releasing an allocation associated with the another event customer and notifying at least one of the event customers that are at least one of currently attending the event and registered for said at least one of reallocating, reprovisioning, upgrading and awarding responsive to said releasing the allocation; and
(h) accepting by at least one of the event customers said at least one of reallocating, reprovisioning, upgrading and awarding in accordance with second predetermined criteria.
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Abstract
A method, system, server architecture and/or tangible medium upgrade and award admittance of events to an event customer, preferably via a data communication network. The method includes, for example, receiving a communication from the event customer, the communication including a request to obtain admittance to at least one event, the communication also including an identifier associated with the event customer, admitting the event customer at the point of sale system after verification of the request, and updating a database indicating that the request was processed. The method also includes determining first predetermined criteria associated with the event indicative of at least one other event customer not attending the event, releasing an allocation associated with the at least one other event customer, and notifying at least another of the event customers to perform the upgrade and/or reallocation.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of at least one of reallocating, upgrading and awarding admittance to events to an event customer via a data communication network, said data communication network optionally comprising a server, workstations operably connectable to said server, one or more databases operably connectable to said server and said workstations, said workstations optionally including a web browser interface facilitating communication with said server, a point of sale server operably connectable to the server, a point of sale system operably connectable to the point of sale server, and wireless devices operably connectable to said server, said wireless devices including at least one of a smart card, a personal digital assistant, a mobile telephones, and a mobile data device, said wireless device comprising at least one of transmitting and receiving means and transceiver means for receiving and transmitting signals, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving a communication from the event customer, the communication including a request to obtain admittance to at least one event, the communication also including an identifier associated with an identification device;
(b) updating an account associated with said identifier to reflect the request;
(c) accessing the account by utilizing the identifier stored on the identification device at the point of sale system upon presentation of the identification device to verify the request;
(d) admitting the event customer at the point of sale system after verification of the request;
(e) determining a predetermined time period associated with the event indicative of another event customer from event customers not attending the event in accordance with first predetermined criteria including at least one of agreement with one or more of the event customers, the event customer not providing notice of non-attendance a first predetermined time period prior to the event, the event customer not providing notice of non-attendance a second predetermined time period after start of the event, the event customer leaving the event early, and other predetermined criteria;
(f) polling the wireless devices of a plurality of users to determine whether additional seats have been made available, and if additional seats have been made available, then adding the additional seats to a list of available seats for said method of dynamically at least one of allocating, upgrading and awarding admittance to the events to the event customer;
(g) releasing an allocation associated with the another event customer and notifying at least one of the event customers that are at least one of currently attending the event and registered for said at least one of reallocating, reprovisioning, upgrading and awarding responsive to said releasing the allocation; and
(h) accepting by at least one of the event customers said at least one of reallocating, reprovisioning, upgrading and awarding in accordance with second predetermined criteria. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of upgrading and awarding admittance to events to an event customer via a data communication network, said data communication network optionally comprising a server, workstations operably connectable to said server, one or more databases operably connectable to said server and said workstations, said workstations optionally including a web browser interface facilitating communication with said server, a point of sale system, and wireless devices operably connectable to said server, said wireless devices including at least one of a smart card, a personal digital assistant, a mobile telephone, and a mobile data device, said wireless device comprising at least one of transmitting and receiving means and transceiver means for receiving and transmitting signals to and from said server, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving a communication from the event customer, the communication including a request to obtain admittance to at least one event comprising at least one ticket to utilize at least one seating location associated with the at least one event, the communication also including an identifier associated with the event customer;
(b) admitting the event customer at the point of sale system after verification of the request, and updating a database indicating that the request was processed and that the event customer is currently checked into the at least one event and is utilizing the at least one seating location;
(c) determining first predetermined criteria associated with the event indicative of at least one other event customer not attending the event and not likely using at least another seating location including at least one of agreement with one or more of the event customers, the event customer not providing notice of non-attendance a first predetermined time period prior to the event, the event customer not providing notice of non-attendance a second predetermined time period after start of the event, the event customer leaving the event early, and other predetermined criteria;
(d) polling the wireless devices of a plurality of users to determine whether additional seats have been made available, and if additional seats have been made available, then adding the additional seats to a list of available seats for said method of dynamically at least one of allocating, upgrading and awarding admittance to the events to the event customer;
(e) releasing an allocation associated with the at least another seating location and the at least one other event customer responsive to said determining step, and notifying at least another of the event customers to perform said at least one of upgrading and awarding responsive to said releasing the allocation and responsive to the processing of profile information, and notifying the at least another event customer via the at least one wireless device;
(f) accepting by the at least another of the event customers said at least one of upgrading and awarding to utilize the at least another seating location to be utilized at the least one event in accordance with second predetermined criteria;
(g) transmitting a confirmation to the at least one wireless device of the at least another event customer to be used by the at least another event customer to utilize the at least another seating location; and
(h) presenting, by the at least another event customer, at least one of the confirmation and another ticket associated with a previous seating location, to identify and utilize the at least another seating location. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A method of dynamically communicating with an event customer via a data communication network, said data communication network optionally comprising a server, workstations operably connectable to said server, one or more databases operably connectable to said server and said workstations, said workstations optionally including a web browser interface facilitating communication with said server, a communication server operably connectable to the server, a communication system operably connectable to the communication server, and wireless devices operably connectable to said server, said wireless devices including at least one of a smart card, a personal digital assistant, a mobile telephone, and a mobile data device, said wireless device comprising at least one of transmitting and receiving means and transceiver means for receiving and transmitting signals, said method comprising at least one of the sequential, non-sequential and sequence independent steps of:
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(a) at least one of transmitting to and receiving from, at least one wireless device of the event customer a communication including a request for at least one of a movie ticket, a sporting event ticket, a concession, a service, an offer, an entertainment service and merchandise, the communication also including an identifier associated with at least one of the event customer and an identification device used by the event customer;
(b) at least one of accessing and updating an account associated with said event customer responsive to the request;
(c) at least one of accessing and verifying the account by utilizing the identifier optionally at the point of sale system upon communication with the identification device to verify the request;
(d) optionally admitting the event customer at the point of sale system after verification of the request;
(e) determining an available response associated with the request and the event and notifying at least one of the event customers that are at least one of currently attending the event, the available response comprising another communication responsive to the request to the at least one of the event customers and responsive to said step (a) of said at least one of transmitting to and receiving from, the event customer the communication including the request;
(f) determining a predetermined time period associated with the event indicative of another event customer from event customers not attending the event in accordance with first predetermined criteria including at least one of agreement with one or more of the event customers, the event customer not providing notice of non-attendance a first predetermined time period prior to the event, the event customer not providing notice of non-attendance a second predetermined time period after start of the event, the event customer leaving the event early, and other predetermined criteria;
(g) polling the wireless devices of a plurality of users to determine whether additional seats have been made available, and if additional seats have been made available, then adding the additional seats to a list of available seats for said method of dynamically at least one of allocating, upgrading and awarding admittance to the events to the event customer; and
(h) at least one of accepting and participating by the at least one of the event customers using the wireless device in receiving said at least one of the movie ticket, the sporting event ticket, the concession, the service, the offer, the entertainment service and the merchandise. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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