Mobile application data identification method and apparatus
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of electronically authenticating a person at a venue executed by a venue system comprising an event entry subsystem including a reader or scanner, comprising:
- assigning a member identifier to a user of a mobile device;
storing, in at least one identifier database, authentication data comprising the member identifier and a mobile device identifier, the mobile device identifier separate from a phone number of the mobile device of the user, the identifier database being operatively coupled to the venue system;
scanning or reading by the venue system scanner or reader locally generated entry data locally generated on the mobile device by an application executed on the mobile device, the locally generated entry data configured to grant entry to an event or venue,the locally generated entry data comprising;
time of generation candidate data comprising a date and time corresponding to when the locally generated entry data was generated; and
a member identifier candidate and a mobile device identifier candidate,the locally generated entry data not including an electronic ticket, location name, location address, event title, performer name, event session data, or event showing data;
comparing the locally generated entry data with data corresponding to the authentication data and with a time range associated with a current time;
using the comparison of the locally generated entry data with the data corresponding to the authentication data and with the time range associated with the current time, determining that the locally generated entry data corresponds to the authentication data and the time range associated with the current time;
at least partly in response to determining that the locally generated entry data corresponds to the authentication data and the time range associated with the current time,locating a ticket record in a ticket information database associated with the user; and
enabling entry of the user to the venue.
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Abstract
Applicant'"'"'s Smartphone application provides ticket-holding patrons an alternative, digital means of verifying personal identification at entry to a venue or event. The Smartphone application periodically generates a unique QR code (barcode) that contains a unique identifier (i.e., mobile device ID) which prompts the venue/event entry system to recognize the patron. No barcode (serving as a ticket, or authentication/verification, or otherwise) is downloaded from the system server to the Smartphone/mobile device client in contrast to prior art systems.
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30 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of electronically authenticating a person at a venue executed by a venue system comprising an event entry subsystem including a reader or scanner, comprising:
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assigning a member identifier to a user of a mobile device; storing, in at least one identifier database, authentication data comprising the member identifier and a mobile device identifier, the mobile device identifier separate from a phone number of the mobile device of the user, the identifier database being operatively coupled to the venue system; scanning or reading by the venue system scanner or reader locally generated entry data locally generated on the mobile device by an application executed on the mobile device, the locally generated entry data configured to grant entry to an event or venue, the locally generated entry data comprising; time of generation candidate data comprising a date and time corresponding to when the locally generated entry data was generated; and a member identifier candidate and a mobile device identifier candidate, the locally generated entry data not including an electronic ticket, location name, location address, event title, performer name, event session data, or event showing data; comparing the locally generated entry data with data corresponding to the authentication data and with a time range associated with a current time; using the comparison of the locally generated entry data with the data corresponding to the authentication data and with the time range associated with the current time, determining that the locally generated entry data corresponds to the authentication data and the time range associated with the current time; at least partly in response to determining that the locally generated entry data corresponds to the authentication data and the time range associated with the current time, locating a ticket record in a ticket information database associated with the user; and enabling entry of the user to the venue. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An electronic authentication apparatus configured to authenticate users via mobile devices of the users, comprising:
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an event entry subsystem including a reader or scanner; a computer, having a processing device and a memory storing executable instructions that when executed by the computer cause the computer to perform the operations of; obtaining authentication data from at least one identifier database, the authentication data comprising; a member identifier assigned to a user of a mobile device, and a mobile device identifier, the mobile device identifier separate from a phone number of the mobile device of the user, the identifier database being operatively coupled to the venue or event entry subsystem; scanning or reading by the event entry subsystem reader or scanner entry locally generated entry data that was locally generated on the mobile device by an application executed on the mobile device, the locally generated entry data comprising time of generation candidate data comprising a date and time corresponding to when the locally generated entry data was generated; and a member identifier candidate and a mobile device identifier candidate, the locally generated entry data not including an electronic ticket, location name, location address, event title, performer name, event session data, or event showing data; comparing the authentication data and a time range associated with a current time with the locally generated entry data; using the comparison of the authentication data and the time range associated with the current time with the locally generated entry data, determining that the locally generated entry data corresponds to the authentication data and the time range associated with the current time; and at least partly in response to determining that the locally generated entry data corresponds to the authentication data and the time range associated with the current time, locating a ticket record in a ticket information database associated with the user; and enabling entry of the user to the venue. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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