System and methods for upcoming event notification and mobile purchasing
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a memory storing alert notification templates for different event categories; and
one or more hardware processors in communication with the memory and configured to perform operations comprising;
performing a first search for one or more upcoming events using one or more event search criteria;
determining that the first search using the one or more event search criteria returns no upcoming events;
in response to the determining, automatically reducing the one or more event search criteria;
performing a second search for one or more upcoming events that substantially satisfy the one or more event search criteria using the reduced relaxed one or more event search criteria;
determining an upcoming event to suggest to a user based on the second search using the reduced one or more search criteria;
selecting an alert notification template from the alert notification templates according to an event category of the upcoming event; and
sending an alert notification for the upcoming event to a mobile device of the user using the alert notification template, the alert notification comprising a message including a hyperlink for allowing the user to transact a mobile purchase for the upcoming event through the mobile device.
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Abstract
Various embodiments relate generally to providing upcoming event notification and mobile purchasing and, more specifically but not exclusively relate to a system and methods for providing notifications of upcoming events to users of an online secondary ticket marketplace and allowing the users to purchase tickets to upcoming events using a mobile device. In one embodiment, a network-based system may receive a registration request from a user to receive alert notifications for upcoming events. The registration request may comprise a telephone number for a mobile device of the user. The network-based system may send an alert notification for an upcoming event to the mobile device of the user over a mobile telephone network. The alert notification may comprise a text message including relevant static or dynamic event information as well as an embedded hyperlink for allowing the user to transact a mobile purchase.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a memory storing alert notification templates for different event categories; and one or more hardware processors in communication with the memory and configured to perform operations comprising; performing a first search for one or more upcoming events using one or more event search criteria; determining that the first search using the one or more event search criteria returns no upcoming events; in response to the determining, automatically reducing the one or more event search criteria; performing a second search for one or more upcoming events that substantially satisfy the one or more event search criteria using the reduced relaxed one or more event search criteria; determining an upcoming event to suggest to a user based on the second search using the reduced one or more search criteria; selecting an alert notification template from the alert notification templates according to an event category of the upcoming event; and sending an alert notification for the upcoming event to a mobile device of the user using the alert notification template, the alert notification comprising a message including a hyperlink for allowing the user to transact a mobile purchase for the upcoming event through the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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performing a first search for one or more upcoming events using one or more event search criteria; determining that the first search using the one or more event search criteria returns no upcoming events; in response to the determining, automatically reducing the one or more event search criteria; performing a second search for one or more upcoming events that substantially satisfy the one or more event search criteria using the reduced one or more event search criteria; determining, electronically by a processor, an upcoming event to suggest to a user based on the second search using the reduced one or more event search criteria; selecting an alert notification template from a plurality of stored alert notification templates based on an event category of the upcoming event; and communicating, electronically, an alert notification for the upcoming event to a mobile device of the user using the alert notification template, the alert notification comprising a message including a hyperlink for allowing the user to transact a mobile purchase for the upcoming event through the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising executable computer program instructions to enable a computing system to:
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access or receive event search criteria for a user; perform a first search for one or more upcoming events using the event search criteria; determine that the first search using the event search criteria returns no upcoming events; in response to the determining, automatically reduce the event search criteria; perform a second search for one or more upcoming events that substantially satisfy the event search criteria using the reduced event search criteria; determine, from the second search using the reduced event search criteria, an upcoming event to suggest to the user; select an alert notification template according to an event category of the upcoming event; and send an alert notification for the upcoming event to the mobile device of the user over a mobile telephone network using the alert notification template, the alert notification comprising a message including a hyperlink for allowing the user to transact a mobile purchase for the upcoming event. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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