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Methods and systems for validating real time network communications

  • US 9,491,230 B2
  • Filed: 05/28/2014
  • Issued: 11/08/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for managing network communications, comprising:

  • receiving, at a ticket management system from a broker system, substantially real-time status information that identifies a status of a ticket for an event, the ticket being one managed by the broker system;

    updating a ticket data store to associate a ticket identifier for the ticket with the received real-time status information;

    receiving, at the ticket management system, a request for the ticket from a requester;

    identifying, using the ticket data store, that the broker system controls the ticket;

    facilitating transmission of one or more messages between the ticket management system and the broker system, the messages resulting in a request for transfer of the ticket to the requester;

    determining whether the request for transfer successfully resulted in the transfer of the ticket to the requester;

    updating, in a broker data store and based on the determination, a transfer-result variable associated with the broker;

    determining a success rate of the broker, wherein the success rate is the determined based on the transfer-result variable;

    determining whether the success rate meets a threshold value; and

    when it is determined that the success rate does not meet the threshold value, inhibiting the broker from participating in a future ticket transaction.

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