Patent ID: 9477820
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method for detecting and using unique device identifiers to enhance security of electronic ticket assignments for events, the method comprising: receiving a first communication from a first electronic device associated with a first user, the first communication corresponding to a first request to retrieve electronic ticket data associated with the first user, the electronic ticket data corresponding to one or more electronic tickets to an event; receiving a second communication from the first electronic device, the second communication including a second request for an electronic ticket of the one or more electronic tickets to the event; identifying first metadata associated with the second communication, the first metadata including one or more first data fields; identifying a first data field of the one or more first data fields included in the first metadata; identifying a first value included in the first data field, the first value being representative of a first device identifier that uniquely identifies the first electronic device from amongst a plurality of electronic devices, the first device identifier including a first characteristic of the first electronic device; generating a first ticket code corresponding to the electronic ticket, at least a portion of the first ticket code including a representation of the first device identifier; receiving a third communication from the first electronic device, the third communication corresponding to a third request to transfer the electronic ticket to a second user; verifying that the third request to transfer the electronic ticket corresponds to the first electronic device associated with the first user; receiving a fourth communication from a second electronic device associated with the second user, the fourth communication corresponding to an indication to proceed with the transfer of the electronic ticket; identifying second metadata associated with the fourth communication, the second metadata including one or more second data fields; identifying a second data field from the one or more second data fields; identifying a second value corresponding to the second data field, the second value being representative of a second device identifier that uniquely identifies the second electronic device from amongst the plurality of electronic devices, the second device identifier including a second characteristic of the second electronic device; transforming the first ticket code corresponding to the electronic ticket into a second ticket code, at least a portion of the second ticket code including a representation of the second device identifier, transformation of the first ticket code facilitating transfer of the electronic ticket to the second electronic device; and transmitting, to the second electronic device, a fifth communication that includes the second ticket code.