SPORTS AND CONCERT EVENT TICKET PRICING AND VISUALIZATION SYSTEM
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1. A system comprising:
- a mobile computing device comprising;
a display comprising a surface region and a back plane;
a processor configured with the display;
a memory device coupled to the processor;
a scalable vector graphic (SVG) computer code, under control of the processor device, configured to output an interactive venue map image comprising at least one of either a graphic object, a vector graphic, a raster graphic, or text;
a plurality of graphical objects configuring the interactive venue map image to depict a seat or row, and each of the plurality of objects being either a path or a shape;
whereupon the venue map being associated with a live event, the live event including at least an actor or actress, an athlete, a musician, or other performer;
a particular seat provided within the venue map, the particular seat being associated with a ticket to purchase the particular seat; and
a gate structure associated with a venue for the event to allow the user to enter into the venue using the ticket.
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Abstract
A system and method for displaying seat inventory at a venue and facilitating planning of ticket prices for events at the venue is presented. Methods to predict total revenue for an event are described. Also presented are systems and methods for determining at what price and when to release so-called ‘flex’ price tickets during an on-sale using the sales velocity and sales/inquiry ratios. Determining demand of seats from secondary markets is also described with methods to use the demand for either re-pricing the seats in the primary market or presenting ‘best value’ seats to a prospective purchaser.
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1. A system comprising:
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a mobile computing device comprising; a display comprising a surface region and a back plane; a processor configured with the display; a memory device coupled to the processor; a scalable vector graphic (SVG) computer code, under control of the processor device, configured to output an interactive venue map image comprising at least one of either a graphic object, a vector graphic, a raster graphic, or text; a plurality of graphical objects configuring the interactive venue map image to depict a seat or row, and each of the plurality of objects being either a path or a shape; whereupon the venue map being associated with a live event, the live event including at least an actor or actress, an athlete, a musician, or other performer; a particular seat provided within the venue map, the particular seat being associated with a ticket to purchase the particular seat; and a gate structure associated with a venue for the event to allow the user to enter into the venue using the ticket. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method outputting an image of a venue map on a mobile device, the method comprising:
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providing an visual image of a venue map on a display having a fixed frame of a mobile device, the mobile device comprising a processor, a transmitter, and a memory device, the visible image being retrieved and outputted the display, the venue map comprising an image of a plurality of individual seats of the venue map and a legend region within a vicinity of the plurality of individual seats or a basket region; providing an input to the mobile device, under control of the processor, to move the plurality of individual seats from a first seat to a second seat using a panning action relative to the fixed frame of the display or increasing a size of at least one or more of the individual seats using a zooming action relative to the fixed frame of the display; simultaneously with the panning action or zooming action of the plurality of individual seats maintaining the legend region or the basket region in a fixed spatial position relative to the fixed frame of the display; outputting a ticket associated with one of the individual seats; and using the ticket to access a gate structure associated with a venue of the venue map to unlock the gate structure or deny access to the gate structure. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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