Methods and Apparatus for Marketing contingent Event Certificates
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1. A method of marketing contingent event certificates, comprising:
- receiving a request to purchase a contingent event certificate from a first registered user;
receiving payment for the contingent event certificate from the first registered user;
receiving information identifying a first unregistered user;
receiving information identifying the first unregistered user as a gift recipient of the contingent event certificate;
converting the first unregistered user to a second registered user;
delivering a document to at least one of the first unregistered user and the second registered user identifying the contingent event certificate;
determining that a contingency associated with the contingent event certificate has occurred;
receiving payment for at least one of a product and a service associated with the contingent event certificate from the second registered user; and
supplying the at least one of the product and the service to the second registered user.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for marketing contingent event certificates are disclosed. The disclosed method and apparatus enable existing registered users to purchase contingent event certificates as gifts for non-registered or pre-registered users. Once the new user is identified, the new user holds rights to the contingent event certificate, and if the contingent event occurs, the new user would hold rights to an actual event ticket rather than a contingent event ticket. In this manner, the overall number of users is increased.
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1. A method of marketing contingent event certificates, comprising:
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receiving a request to purchase a contingent event certificate from a first registered user;
receiving payment for the contingent event certificate from the first registered user;
receiving information identifying a first unregistered user;
receiving information identifying the first unregistered user as a gift recipient of the contingent event certificate;
converting the first unregistered user to a second registered user;
delivering a document to at least one of the first unregistered user and the second registered user identifying the contingent event certificate;
determining that a contingency associated with the contingent event certificate has occurred;
receiving payment for at least one of a product and a service associated with the contingent event certificate from the second registered user; and
supplying the at least one of the product and the service to the second registered user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of marketing contingent event certificates, the method comprising:
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receiving a request to purchase a predetermined dollar amount to be used to purchase a contingent event certificate from a registered user;
receiving a payment for the purchase from the first registered user;
receiving information identifying a first unregistered user;
receiving information identifying the first unregistered user as a gift recipient of the predetermined dollar amount to be used to purchase contingent event certificates;
converting the first unregistered user to a second registered user;
delivering a document to at least one of the first unregistered user and the second registered user identifying the predetermined dollar amount to be used to purchase a contingent event certificate from the first registered user;
identifying at least one contingent event that may be held in the future by the second registered user;
converting the predetermined dollar amount to be used to purchase a contingent event certificate to at least one contingent event certificate to be owned by the second registered user;
determining that a contingency associated with the contingent event certificate has occurred;
receiving payment for at least one of a product and a service associated with the contingent event certificate from the second registered user; and
supplying the at least one of the product and the service to the second registered. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of marketing contingent event certificates, the method comprising:
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receiving a request to purchase a contingent event certificate from a first registered user;
receiving payment for the contingent event certificate from the first registered user;
receiving information identifying a first unregistered user;
receiving information identifying the first unregistered user as a potential recipient of the contingent event certificate;
determining whether the information identifying the unregistered user qualifies the user to become an actual recipient of the contingent event certificate;
confirming the information identifying the unregistered user as a recipient of the contingent event certificate;
converting the first unregistered user to a second registered user;
delivering a document to at least one of the first unregistered user and the second registered user identifying the contingent event certificate;
determining that a contingency associated with the contingent event certificate has occurred;
receiving payment for at least one of a product and a service associated with the contingent event certificate from the second registered user; and
supplying the at least one of the product and the service to the second registered user. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. An apparatus for marketing a contingent event certificates, the apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving a request to purchase a contingent event certificate from a first registered user;
means for receiving payment for the contingent event certificate from the first registered user;
means for receiving information identifying a first unregistered user;
means for receiving information identifying the first unregistered user as a potential recipient of the contingent event certificate;
means for determining whether the information identifying the unregistered user qualifies the user to become an actual recipient of the contingent event certificate;
means for confirming the information identifying the unregistered user as a recipient of the contingent event certificate;
means for converting the first unregistered user to a second registered user;
means for delivering a document to at least one of the first unregistered user and the second registered user identifying the contingent event certificate;
means for determining that a contingency associated with the contingent event certificate has occurred;
means for receiving payment for at least one of a product and a service associated with the contingent event certificate from the second registered user; and
means for supplying the at least one of the product and the service to the second registered user. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A method of marketing contingent event certificates, the method comprising:
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receiving a request to purchase a contingent event certificate from a first purchaser;
receiving payment for the contingent event certificate from the first purchaser;
receiving information identifying a first recipient;
receiving information identifying the first recipient as a gift recipient of the contingent event certificate;
registering the first recipient as a registered user;
delivering a document to first recipient identifying the contingent event certificate;
determining that a contingency associated with the contingent event certificate has occurred;
receiving payment for at least one of a product and a service associated with the contingent event certificate from the recipient; and
supplying the at least one of the product and the service to the first recipient. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71)
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