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METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COMPUTER AIDED EVENT AND VENUE SETUP AND MODELING AND INTERACTIVE MAPS

  • US 20120078667A1
  • Filed: 06/15/2011
  • Published: 03/29/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2010
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system for providing an interactive seat map, comprising:

  • computing hardware;

    a non-transitory medium storing instructions that when executed by the computing hardware, cause the computing hardware to perform operations comprising;

    accessing a seat map for a venue, the seat map including a definition of a plurality of sections and seats within the plurality of sections;

    accessing pricing information associated with the plurality of venue sections and/or venue seats for a first event;

    providing the map to a user terminal for display as an interactive seat map including sections and/or individual seats in association with;

    an interface via which the user can specify a price range with respect to seat tickets;

    an interface via which the user can specify at least a first offer, wherein the first offer provides at least one of the following;

    a reduced price relative to a listed price with respect to at least one seat ticket;

    a reduced price relative to a listed price with respect to an ancillary product or service in association with at least one ticket purchase;

    an entitlement to purchase seat tickets for a certain category of seats if a corresponding offer code is supplied;

    receiving, via a data interface, relationship information with respect to the user, wherein the relationship information includes identifications of one or more friends of the user;

    wherein, in at least partly in response to a user specified price range and/or a user specified offer, the interactive seat map emphasizes sections and/or seats corresponding to the user specified price range and/or the user specified offer;

    accessing seat information with respect to one or more friends of the user;

    causing, at least in part, the interactive seat map to indicate sections and/or seats where at least a portion of the user'"'"'s friends have tickets for; and

    receiving and processing a ticket purchase request for at least one seat selected by the user via the interactive seat map.

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