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Method and apparatus for providing tickets to consumers

  • US 9,734,530 B2
  • Filed: 04/26/2012
  • Issued: 08/15/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electronic commerce (e-commerce) system comprising:

  • a first processor configured to store information in a database; and

    the database includes;

    an email address of a user;

    financial information associated with the user;

    shipping address information of the user;

    billing address information of the user; and

    a watchlist including a first item and a second item selected by the user via the e-commerce system, each item comprising at least one descriptor;

    the first processor is further configured to include a list of friends of the user configured by the system operator;

    wherein the list of friends are associated with the e-commerce system;

    the first processor is further configured to send at least one web crawler and update information stored in the database associated with the first and second items;

    the first processor is further configured to automatically search websites for items similar to the first and second items;

    the first processor is further configured to automatically add the similar items to the watchlist up to a user set limit;

    the first processor is further configured to automatically send a first Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) email message including a mailto link to the email address of the user upon changes in the watchlist based on the updated information;

    the first processor is further configured to determine that the first item was purchased by at least one friend of the friends list; and

    the first processor is further configured in response to the determined purchase by the at least one friend, to automatically send a second SMTP email to the user; and

    a second processor configured to display a vendor website, wherein the website includes a widget on the website;

    wherein the widget on the website transmits updated information of the website to the first processor to be updated in the watchlist.

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