INTERACTIVE VENUE SEAT MAP
First Claim
1. A computing device comprising:
- a global positioning system (GPS) chip;
a display;
one or more processors coupled to the display and the GPS chip; and
one or more computer-readable media coupled to the one or more processors, the one or more computer-readable media containing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, perform operations, the operations comprising;
obtaining an interactive map of a venue, the interactive map including one or more user-selectable venue features;
directing the display to display the interactive map;
obtaining current foot traffic congestion data for the venue;
calculating a route from the current location to at least one of the user-selectable venue features based on the current foot traffic congestion data and a current location of the computing device as determined via the GPS chip; and
directing the display to display the route on the interactive map.
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Abstract
Methods and systems provide an interactive venue seat map that shows where a user'"'"'s contacts or friends are sitting to help the user select seats when purchasing tickets for an event, such as a concert or sporting event. The tickets can be purchased from an online ticket seller, such as StubHub, Inc. Information regarding where the friends are sitting can be obtained from a ticker server of the online ticket seller, a social network, or a list of contacts. The interactive venue map can show the seats or sections where the friends are sitting using photos of the friends. The user can use the map to determine which seats the user would like to purchase.
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20 Claims
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1. A computing device comprising:
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a global positioning system (GPS) chip; a display; one or more processors coupled to the display and the GPS chip; and one or more computer-readable media coupled to the one or more processors, the one or more computer-readable media containing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, perform operations, the operations comprising; obtaining an interactive map of a venue, the interactive map including one or more user-selectable venue features; directing the display to display the interactive map; obtaining current foot traffic congestion data for the venue; calculating a route from the current location to at least one of the user-selectable venue features based on the current foot traffic congestion data and a current location of the computing device as determined via the GPS chip; and directing the display to display the route on the interactive map. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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obtaining an interactive map of a venue by a computing device, the interactive map including one or more user-selectable venue features; displaying the interactive map on the computing device; obtaining current foot traffic congestion data for the venue; based on the current foot traffic congestion data and a current location of the computing device as determined via a global positioning system (GPS) chip of the computing device, calculating a route from the current location to at least one of the user-selectable venue features; and displaying the route on the interactive map. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system, comprising:
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a venue computing device configured to obtain current foot traffic in one or more areas of the venue; and a computing device comprising; a global positioning system (GPS) chip; a display; one or more processors coupled to the display and the GPS chip; and one or more computer-readable media coupled to the one or more processors, the one or more computer-readable media containing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, perform operations, the operations comprising; obtaining an interactive map of a venue from the venue computing device, the interactive map including one or more user-selectable venue features; directing the display to display the interactive map; obtaining current foot traffic congestion data for the venue from the venue computing device; calculating a route from the current location to at least one of the user-selectable venue features based on the current foot traffic congestion data and a current location of the computing device as determined via the GPS chip; and directing the display to display the route on the interactive map. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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