Patent ID: 11899914
Assignee: HOLLYWOOD.COM LLC
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 15:
16. A computer-implemented method comprising:
downloading, by at least one server computing device, a client application to a client computing device operated by a user, the client application to display a graphical user interface to the user that comprises a selectable seat selection input, a plurality of user inputs, and a purchase input;
obtaining, by the at least one server computing device, personalized information based at least in part on a previous selection by the user of at least one theatre location, the personalized information identifying the at least one theatre location, one or more movies playing at the at least one theatre location, dates, and showtimes associated with the one or more movies and the dates;
transmitting, by the at least one server computing device, the personalized information to the client application, the graphical user interface to display, for a particular one of the at least one theatre location, at least one identification of at least one movie showing at the particular theatre location, movie dates on which a particular one of the at least one movie is showing, and a particular showtime on a particular date of the movie dates, the plurality of user inputs to receive at least one user selection changing any of the particular theatre location, the particular movie, the particular date, and the particular showtime, receipt of the at least one user selection causing the graphical user interface to update automatically to display the at least one user selection;
transmitting, by the at least one server computing device, pre-fetched information to the client application before the selectable seat selection input is selected by the user, the pre-fetched information comprising seat chart information to be used by the client application to display a seating chart for each of a plurality of showtimes at which the particular movie is showing at the particular theatre location, the client application to use the seat chart information to display a particular seating chart for an auditorium at the particular theatre location, the particular movie, the particular date, and the particular showtime in response to the user having selected the selectable seat selection input, the particular seating chart to allow the user to select particular seats for which to purchase tickets; and
completing, by the at least one server computing device, a purchase of at least one ticket for the particular movie showing at the particular theatre location at the particular showtime on the particular date in response to receiving an indication from the client application that the user has selected the purchase input.