QUEUE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. A method for skipping a waiting queue at an attraction, comprising:
- registering an account with a venue, said account having patron monetary credit associated therewith, said account stored, through a network communication, within a venue database;
providing one or more user personal identification units associated with said account;
crediting said one or more personal identification units with patron monetary funds;
activating said personal identification units;
determining queue waiting conditions at an attraction;
establishing a monetary price to skip said queue, said price being at least partially dependent upon said queue waiting conditions;
accessing a user personal identification unit at said attraction to obtain an active and credit status of said personal identification units;
verifying, through said network communication, that said personal identification unit is active and has sufficient credit to pay said price;
deducting said price from said credit of said personal identification unit; and
permitting the user of said personal identification unit to skip said queue.
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Abstract
An automated waiting line transaction management system that provides patrons/users the option of queuing up and waiting in the standard attraction line at a venue or obtaining an ID unit that can be used for purchasing a pass to bypass the normal line. The venue administrator sets pass prices for each attraction on a real-time basis either manually or through a venue algorithm.
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1. A method for skipping a waiting queue at an attraction, comprising:
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registering an account with a venue, said account having patron monetary credit associated therewith, said account stored, through a network communication, within a venue database; providing one or more user personal identification units associated with said account; crediting said one or more personal identification units with patron monetary funds; activating said personal identification units; determining queue waiting conditions at an attraction; establishing a monetary price to skip said queue, said price being at least partially dependent upon said queue waiting conditions; accessing a user personal identification unit at said attraction to obtain an active and credit status of said personal identification units; verifying, through said network communication, that said personal identification unit is active and has sufficient credit to pay said price; deducting said price from said credit of said personal identification unit; and permitting the user of said personal identification unit to skip said queue.
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