Organization of Group Attended Ticketed Event

• US 20130085790A1
• Filed: 09/28/2012
• Published: 04/04/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Bar, Matan, Palmer, Andrew, Feierfeil, Andrew, Rao, Kartik V.
• Application Number:
  US13/631,450
• Publication Number:
  US 20130085790A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/5
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events

Abstract

Computing systems and methods for organizing group attended ticketed events. A computing system includes one or more memory device or storage components adapted to store user information regarding users of the computing system as well as event information regarding upcoming ticketed events, and one or more processors for conducting activities regarding ticketing for group members. Such activities include displaying information regarding a ticketed event, accepting a user input for inviting invitees to the ticketed event, communicating invitations to the invitees based on the input, receiving invitee response information from the invitees regarding interest in attending the ticketed event, and accepting a purchase request for tickets to the ticketed event from the user, wherein the purchase request is based at least in part on the invitee response information.

Claims

1. A computing system, comprising:

one or more memory device or storage components adapted to store user information regarding one or more users of the computing system and event information regarding a plurality of upcoming ticketed events; and

one or more processors in communication with the one or more memory device or storage components and adapted to facilitate displaying information regarding a ticketed event, accepting an input from a user for inviting one or more invitees to the ticketed event, communicating one or more invitations to the one or more invitees based on the input, receiving invitee response information from at least one of the one or more invitees regarding interest in attending the ticketed event, and accepting a request for a plurality of tickets to the ticketed event from the user, wherein the request is based at least in part on the invitee response information.

2. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the event information includes information regarding the identity of a first event, when and where the first event is happening, and what tickets, sections and pricing are available for the first event.

3. The computing system of claim 1, wherein said one or more processors is further adapted to facilitate providing the response information to the user.

4. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the ticketed event is a suggested ticket event based on information about the user.

5. The computing system of claim 4, wherein the suggested ticketed event is suggested based on at least one of a browsing history, a purchase history, social information, or interest of the user.

6. The computing system of claim 1, wherein said one or more processors is further adapted to facilitate the sending of payment requests to one or more invitees for whom tickets are requested.

7. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the one or more invitees are determined using a contact list or a social network of the user.

8. The computing system of claim 1, wherein said one or more processors is further adapted to facilitate communications regarding the ticketed event between the user, any or all of the one or more invitees, or any combination thereof.

9. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the one or more invitations are communicated to the one or more invitees using e-mail, text messages, voice messages, and/or social networking sites.

10. A non-transitory medium having a plurality of machine-readable instructions which, when executed by one or more processors of a server controlled by a service provider, are adapted to cause the server to perform a method comprising:

communicating to a user on a separate user device information regarding a ticketed event;

receiving an input from the user regarding inviting one or more invitees to said ticketed event;

facilitating the communication of one or more invitations to the one or more invitees based on the input;

receiving response information from at least one of the one or more invitees regarding interest in attending the ticketed event;

providing the response information to the user; and

accepting a purchase request for a plurality of tickets to said ticketed event from the user, wherein said purchase request is based at least in part on the invitee response information.

11. The non-transitory medium of claim 10, wherein the ticketed event is a suggested ticket event based on information about the user.

12. The non-transitory medium of claim 11, wherein the suggested ticketed event is suggested based on at least one of a browsing history, a purchase history, social information, or interest of the user.

13. The non-transitory medium of claim 10, wherein the method further comprises the step of:

sending payment requests to one or more invitees for whom tickets are purchased.

14. The non-transitory medium of claim 10, wherein the one or more invitees are determined using a contact list or a social network of the user.

15. A method of facilitating the attendance of a plurality of persons at a ticketed event, the method comprising:

displaying on a computing device to a user thereof information regarding a ticketed event, said displaying being performed electronically by a processor;

accepting on the computing device an input from the user regarding inviting one or more invitees to said ticketed event;

facilitating the communication of one or more invitations to the one or more invitees based on the input;

receiving at the computing device invitee response information from at least one of the one or more invitees regarding interest in attending the ticketed event;

providing the response information on the computing device; and

accepting on the computing device a request for a plurality of tickets to said ticketed event from the user, wherein said request is based at least in part on the invitee response information.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the ticketed event is a suggested ticket event based on information about the user.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the suggested ticketed event is suggested based on at least one of a browsing history, a purchase history, social information, or interest of the user.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising the step of:

facilitating the sending of payment requests to one or more invitees for whom tickets are requested.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein the one or more invitees are determined using a contact list or a social network of the user.

20. The method of claim 15, further comprising the step of:

facilitating communications regarding the ticketed event between the user, any or all of the one or more invitees, or any combination thereof.