Method and a system for allocating ticket inventory on buyer side

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10552767-B2
Application number	US-201313913381-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 7, 2013
Priority date	Jun 15, 2012
Publication date	Feb 4, 2020
Grant date	Feb 4, 2020

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for allocating ticket inventory on a buyer's side. The method includes steps of, loading, the webpage, providing a map, checking compatibility of map, initializing plug-in, and mapping seats. Further, the map is represented with respective tickets with location, quantity and amount on the webpage. Moreover, the ticket list with triggering onInit is generated on the webpage or an existing external tabular ticket list is controlled by the plugin thereby loading the map completely with corresponding ticket inventory matching respective portions on map simultaneously while loading the webpage on the buyer's device thereby enabling the buyer to select desired seating section.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for allocating ticket inventory, the method comprising:
receiving, from a first server associated with a first entity, at a web browser on a device of a buyer, a webpage with a ticket inventory from the first server;
receiving, from a second server associated with a second entity, a map on the webpage, the map being pre-defined according to an event and a site, wherein the first entity and the second entity are different entities;
mapping, on the device using a plug-in associated with the web browser, seats from the ticket inventory, which is received from the first server, with respective sections on the map, which is received from the second server, until each ticket of the ticket inventory received from the first server is mapped against a section;
rendering, on the webpage displayed on the device, a combination of the map and an indication of a quantity of tickets in the ticket inventory, an amount for each ticket of the ticket inventory, and a location for each ticket of the ticket inventory, without altering the ticket inventory from the first server;
generating a ticket list and triggering initialization of the webpage or an existing external tabular ticket list controlled by the second server;
providing the map with corresponding ticket inventory matching respective portions on the map while simultaneously providing the webpage on the device; and
facilitating selection of and purchase of a ticket by the buyer by providing the map.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the seats from the ticket inventory are mapped with respective sections on the map using an abbreviations and alias enabled search and the abbreviations and alias are used for searching relevant sections corresponding to the ticket inventory on the map.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the ticket inventory includes a list of tickets with ticket section numbers and price.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising mapping of out of map sections in the ticket inventory if the map has an out of map section.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second server interacts with an external tabular ticket list of the ticket inventory provided on the webpage.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second server generates a tabular ticket list of the ticket inventory on the webpage.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the map comprises a different color for each section.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the map comprises three dimensional section views.

9. A system for allocating ticket inventory, the system comprising;
a first server associated with a first entity having ticket inventory, the first server comprising:
a first non-transitory memory storing first instructions;
at least one first processor coupled to the first non-transitory memory and operable to execute the first instructions from the first non-transitory memory, the execution of the first instructions causing the first server to perform first operations, the first operations comprising:
providing a webpage to a user interface operated on an electronic device of a buyer for purchasing at least one ticket, wherein the user interface is configured to download the ticket inventory from the first server; and

a second server associated with a second entity, the first entity and the second entity being different entities, the second server comprising:
a second non-transitory memory storing second instructions and a plurality of maps for pre-defined events and locations;
at least one second processor coupled to the second non-transitory memory and operable to execute the second instructions from the second non-transitory memory, the execution of the second instructions causing the second server to perform second operations, the second operations comprising:
providing a map of the plurality of maps and code on the webpage provided by the first server for mapping, on the electronic device of the buyer, the ticket inventory against respective sections of the map, wherein providing the map on the webpage on a electronic device of the buyer does not alter the ticket inventory;

wherein providing the webpage and the map on the electronic device of the buyer enables the buyer to select and purchase tickets by selecting a respective position on the map.

10. The system as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the first server is a client's server.

11. The system as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the second server is a service provider's server.

12. The system as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the user interface is loaded on the electronic device in a web browser enabling web browsing through the Internet.

13. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media comprising one or more computer-readable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a computing device cause the computing device to perform a method comprising the steps of:
receiving, from a first server associated with a first entity, at a web browser on a device of a buyer, a webpage with a ticket inventory from the first server;
receiving, from a second server associated with a second entity, a map on the webpage, the map being pre-defined according to an event and a site, wherein the first entity and the second entity are different entities;
mapping, on the device using a plug-in associated with the web browser, seats from the ticket inventory, which is received from the first server, with respective sections on the map, which is received from the second server, until each ticket of the ticket inventory received from the first server is mapped against a section;
rendering, on the webpage displayed on the device, a combination of the map and an indication of a quantity of tickets in the ticket inventory, an amount for each ticket of the ticket inventory, and a location for each ticket of the ticket inventory, without altering the ticket inventory from the first server;
generating a ticket list and triggering initialization of the webpage or an existing external tabular ticket list controlled by the second server;
providing the map with corresponding ticket inventory matching respective portions on the map while simultaneously providing the webpage on the device; and
facilitating selection of and purchase of a ticket by the buyer.

14. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the seats from the ticket inventory are mapped with respective sections on the map using an abbreviations and alias enabled search and the abbreviations and alias are used for searching relevant sections corresponding to the ticket inventory on the map.

15. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the ticket inventory includes a list of tickets with ticket section numbers and price.

16. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media as claimed in claim 13 , further comprising mapping of out of map sections in the ticket inventory if the map has an out of map section.

17. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second server interacts with an external tabular ticket list of the ticket inventory provided on the webpage.

18. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second server generates a tabular ticket list of the ticket inventory on the webpage.

19. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the map comprises a dif

Assignees

• Ebay Inc

Inventors

• Hampel Brian
• Joshi Muktak

Classifications

• G06Q10/02 Primary

  Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events · CPC title

• G07B5/00

  Details of, or auxiliary devices for, ticket-issuing machines (for validating inserted tickets G07B11/02) · CPC title

• G07B15/00

  Arrangements or apparatus for collecting fares, tolls or entrance fees at one or more control points (handling coins or valuable papers, e.g. banknotes, G07D; apparatus for vending or hiring articles or services activated by coins, credit cards, paper currency or the like G07F7/00, G07F17/00) · CPC title

• G06Q10/0281 Primary

  for arena or stadium seating · CPC title