Electronic card and ticket and methods for their use
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1. A method for issuing tickets, the method comprising:
- selecting an inactive ticket that includes an identifier, wherein the ticket is usable when activated to gain admittance into a venue for which payment is required for admittance;
providing payment for the ticket at a site other than the venue;
entering the identifier and a payment amount into a payment processing device;
transmitting the identifier to a host computer system having a record of the identifier and a status of the ticket;
changing the status of the ticket to an active status in the host computer system such that the ticket is usable to gain admittance into the venue when presented at the venue;
wherein the host computer system includes activation criteria, and further comprising determining with the host computer system whether the ticket also meets the activation criteria, and wherein the activation criteria indicates a number of times that the ticket may be redeemed.
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Abstract
A method for issuing tickets proceeds by selecting an inactive ticket that includes an identifier. Payment is provided for the ticket, and the identifier and a payment amount is entered into a payment processing device. The identifier is transmitted to a host computer system having a record of the identifier and a status of the ticket. The status of the ticket is then changed to an active status in the host computer system.
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31 Claims
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1. A method for issuing tickets, the method comprising:
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selecting an inactive ticket that includes an identifier, wherein the ticket is usable when activated to gain admittance into a venue for which payment is required for admittance; providing payment for the ticket at a site other than the venue; entering the identifier and a payment amount into a payment processing device; transmitting the identifier to a host computer system having a record of the identifier and a status of the ticket; changing the status of the ticket to an active status in the host computer system such that the ticket is usable to gain admittance into the venue when presented at the venue; wherein the host computer system includes activation criteria, and further comprising determining with the host computer system whether the ticket also meets the activation criteria, and wherein the activation criteria indicates a number of times that the ticket may be redeemed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for issuing tickets, the method comprising:
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providing an inactive ticket that is usable when activated to gain admittance into a venue for which payment is required; receiving a purchase amount for the ticket at a site other than the venue; receiving at a host computer system an identifier that is associated with the purchased ticket and the purchase amount, wherein the host computer system includes a record of the identifier and a status of the ticket; changing the status of the ticket to an active status in the host computer system based on the indicated purchase of the ticket such that the ticket is usable to gain admittance into the venue when presented at the venue; wherein the host computer system includes activation criteria, and further comprising determining with the host computer system whether the activation criteria is satisfied when a request to redeem the ticket is received, and wherein the activation criteria indicates dates when the ticket may be redeemed or the number of times that the ticket may be redeemed. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for issuing tickets, the method comprising:
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selecting a ticket that includes an identifier, wherein the ticket is usable when activated to gain admittance into a venue for which payment is required for admittance; providing payment for the ticket to purchase the ticket at a site other than the venue; entering the identifier and a payment amount into a payment processing device; transmitting the identifier to a host computer system having a record of the identifier and a status of the ticket; changing the status of the ticket to an active status based on the indicated purchase of the ticket such that the ticket is usable to gain admittance into the venue when presented at the venue; receiving the identifier from a venue processing device; and transmitting information on the active status of the ticket to the venue processing device to permit a patron to enter the venue; wherein the host computer system includes activation criteria, and further comprising determining with the host computer system whether the ticket also meets the activation criteria, and wherein the activation criteria is selected from a group consisting of a number of times that the ticket may be redeemed and dates when the ticket may be redeemed.
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23. A computer system for processing tickets, the system comprising:
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an input interface; an output interface; a processing device for receiving data from the input interface and for transmitting data to the output interface; a database associated with the processing device, wherein the database includes records of ticket identifiers that are associated with tickets and their status, wherein the ticket is usable when activated to gain admittance into a venue for which payment is required for admittance, and wherein the computer system is configured to change the status of one of the tickets upon receipt of data from the input interface indicating that the ticket has been purchased at a site other than the venue such that the ticket is usable to gain admittance into the venue when presented at the venue; wherein the database includes activation criteria, and wherein the computer system is configured to determine whether one of the tickets also meets the activation criteria, and wherein the activation criteria indicates dates when the ticket may be redeemed. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for issuing tickets, the method comprising:
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selecting an inactive ticket that includes an identifier, wherein the ticket is usable when activated to gain admittance into a venue for which payment is required for admittance; providing payment for the ticket at a site other than the venue; entering the identifier and a payment amount into a payment processing device; transmitting the identifier to a host computer system having a record of the identifier and a status of the ticket; changing the status of the ticket to an active status in the host computer system such that the ticket is usable to gain admittance into the venue when presented at the venue; wherein the host computer system includes activation criteria, and further comprising determining with the host computer system whether the ticket also meets the activation criteria, and wherein the activation criteria further indicates dates when the ticket may be redeemed.
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30. A method for issuing tickets, the method comprising:
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selecting an inactive ticket that includes an identifier, wherein the ticket is usable when activated to gain admittance into a venue for which payment is required for admittance; providing payment for the ticket at a site other than the venue; entering the identifier and a payment amount into a payment processing device; transmitting the identifier to a host computer system having a record of the identifier and a status of the ticket; changing the status of the ticket to an active status in the host computer system such that the ticket is usable to gain admittance into the venue when presented at the venue; and wherein the ticket is associated with a seat, and further comprising providing a seat identifier on the ticket.
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31. A computer system for processing tickets, the system comprising:
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an input interface; an output interface; a processing device for receiving data from the input interface and for transmitting data to the output interface; a database associated with the processing device, wherein the database includes records of ticket identifiers that are associated with tickets and their status, wherein the ticket is usable when activated to gain admittance into a venue for which payment is required for admittance, and wherein the computer system is configured to change the status of one of the tickets upon receipt of data from the input interface indicating that the ticket has been purchased at a site other than the venue such that the ticket is usable to gain admittance into the venue when presented at the venue; wherein the database includes activation criteria, and wherein the computer system is configured to determine whether one of the tickets also meets the activation criteria, and wherein the activation criteria indicates a number of times that the ticket may be redeemed.
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