System and Method for Mobile Virtual Mobile Ticketing
First Claim
1. A method for distributing tickets to an event, comprising:
- enabling customers to be placed in a queue for tickets to the event;
placing a customer in the queue when the customer purchases an entry into the queue;
allocating the tickets to customers in the queue based on an allocation policy; and
giving each customer that has been allocated a ticket an opportunity to purchase the ticket within a time period.
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Abstract
Provided herein are systems and methods for allowing mobile users to join a virtual line or queue for high demand tickets to an event. In an embodiment, users pay a small fee to join the virtual line or queue. After the users join the virtual line, the tickets to the event are allocated to the users in the virtual line based on an allocation policy set by the ticket distributor. After the allocation has been made, the users are notified of the allocation decision and each user that has been allocated a ticket is given an opportunity to purchase the ticket, e.g., within a purchase fulfillment period. In an embodiment, a user may purchase virtual tickets to join the virtual line or queue using his/her mobile phone/handset. In this embodiment, the user may be charged through his/her mobile carrier for the purchase of a virtual ticket.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for distributing tickets to an event, comprising:
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enabling customers to be placed in a queue for tickets to the event;
placing a customer in the queue when the customer purchases an entry into the queue;
allocating the tickets to customers in the queue based on an allocation policy; and
giving each customer that has been allocated a ticket an opportunity to purchase the ticket within a time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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