Patent ID: 8463628
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for selling a right to attend an event, comprising: a) receiving at a ticket processing system, ticket event information, from at least one season ticket holder for a group of subscription tickets to a series of events owned by the season ticket holder, wherein the ticket event information includes an event description, an event venue, an event date and time; b) receiving at the ticket processing system, ticket sales preference information, from the at least one season ticket holder, for the group of subscription tickets, wherein the ticket sales preference information defines terms and conditions under which the at least one season ticket holder will consider offers from prospective buyers to purchase tickets selected from the group of subscription tickets; c) displaying by the ticket processing system, the ticket event information and the ticket sales preference information for the group of subscription tickets for consideration by a plurality of buyers; d) receiving from a prospective buyer at the ticket processing system, an offer for a ticket of interest based at least in part on information provided by the ticket processing system to the prospective buyer including: e) comparing at the ticket processing system, the offer received from the prospective buyer with the ticket event information and the ticket sales preference information, provided by the at least one season ticket holder, for the identified ticket of interest to determine if there is a match; f) communicating via the ticket processing system, the offer from the prospective buyer to the at least one season ticket holder in the case where there is a match; g) communicating via the ticket processing system, a response from the at least one season ticket holder to accept the buyer offer in the case where the at least one season ticket holder accepts the communicated buyer offer; and h) exchanging said identified ticket of interest between the at least one season ticket holder and the prospective buyer making said offer via said ticket processing system.