Systems and methods for providing match-up player's ticket features
First Claim
1. A method for providing player'"'"'s tickets and determining event admissions for player'"'"'s tickets, the method comprising:
- providing player'"'"'s tickets that;
(a) reference at least one player, and (b) allow player'"'"'s ticket holders admission to an event in which the at least one playing is playing, wherein at least one of the player'"'"'s tickets references at least one player and at least one potential opponent and allows the player'"'"'s ticket holder admission to an event in which the at least one playing is playing the at least one potential opponent;
receiving information about a tournament, the information selected from the group consisting of players in the tournament, a tournament draw, and historical data;
calculating, for at least one match of the tournament, probabilities of players winning based on the received information;
determining at least one possible allocation of event admissions for player'"'"'s tickets based on the number of player'"'"'s tickets provided and the tournament draw; and
allocating event admissions for player'"'"'s tickets for the at least one match based on the at least one possible allocation of event admissions and the calculated probabilities of players winning the at least one match.
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Abstract
Ticketing systems and methods are provided specifically relating to a player'"'"'s ticket and a player'"'"'s ticket option. One type of player'"'"'s ticket references at least one player and allows the player'"'"'s ticket holder to attend all sporting events played in by the at least one player referenced on the player'"'"'s ticket. Another type of player'"'"'s ticket references at least one player and at least one potential opponent and allows the ticket holder to attend all sporting events played between the at least one player and at least one opponent. A player'"'"'s ticket option references at least one player and at least one potential opponent and allows the player'"'"'s ticket option holder to exercise the option to obtain a player'"'"'s ticket that allows attending all sporting events played between the at least one player and the at least one potential opponent referenced on the player'"'"'s ticket option.
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36 Claims
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1. A method for providing player'"'"'s tickets and determining event admissions for player'"'"'s tickets, the method comprising:
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providing player'"'"'s tickets that;
(a) reference at least one player, and (b) allow player'"'"'s ticket holders admission to an event in which the at least one playing is playing, wherein at least one of the player'"'"'s tickets references at least one player and at least one potential opponent and allows the player'"'"'s ticket holder admission to an event in which the at least one playing is playing the at least one potential opponent;receiving information about a tournament, the information selected from the group consisting of players in the tournament, a tournament draw, and historical data; calculating, for at least one match of the tournament, probabilities of players winning based on the received information; determining at least one possible allocation of event admissions for player'"'"'s tickets based on the number of player'"'"'s tickets provided and the tournament draw; and allocating event admissions for player'"'"'s tickets for the at least one match based on the at least one possible allocation of event admissions and the calculated probabilities of players winning the at least one match. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for providing player'"'"'s tickets and determining event admissions for player'"'"'s tickets, comprising a server at which a ticketing application has been implemented to configure the server to:
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provide player'"'"'s tickets that;
(a) reference at least one player, and (b) allow player'"'"'s ticket holders admission to an event in which the at least one playing is playing, wherein at least one of the player'"'"'s tickets references at least one player and at least one potential opponent and allows the player'"'"'s ticket holder admission to an event in which the at least one playing is playing the at least one potential opponent;receive information about a tournament, the information selected from the group consisting of players in the tournament, a tournament draw, and historical data; calculate, for at least one match of the tournament, probabilities of players winning based on the received information; determine at least one possible allocation of event admissions for player'"'"'s tickets based on the number of player'"'"'s tickets provided and the tournament draw; and allocate event admissions for player'"'"'s tickets for the at least one match based on the at least one possible allocation of event admissions and the calculated probabilities of players winning the at least one match. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A machine-readable storage medium encoded with a set of machine executable instructions for using a server to perform a method for providing player'"'"'s tickets and determining event admissions for player'"'"'s tickets, comprising:
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providing player'"'"'s tickets that;
(a) reference at least one player, and (b) allow player'"'"'s ticket holders admission to an event in which the at least one playing is playing, wherein at least one of the player'"'"'s tickets references at least one player and at least one potential opponent and allows the player'"'"'s ticket holder admission to an event in which the at least one playing is playing the at least one potential opponent;receiving information about a tournament, the information selected from the group consisting of players in the tournament, a tournament draw, and historical data; calculating, for at least one match of the tournament, probabilities of players winning based on the received information; determining at least one possible allocation of event admissions for player'"'"'s tickets based on the number of player'"'"'s tickets provided and the tournament draw; and allocating event admissions for player'"'"'s tickets for the at least one match based on the at least one possible allocation of event admissions and the calculated probabilities of players winning the at least one match. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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