Patent ID: 6094640
Filing Date: 2000-07-25
Classification: G06Q,G07B

Abstract:
A method for validating a reservation for a prescheduled activity, in order to eliminate the need for paper tickets, said method comprising the steps of:making a reservation for a particular prescheduled activity and a particular individual without issuing a paper admission ticket to the individual;storing reservation data, which identifies the individual and the particular prescheduled activity for which the reservation has been made, in a reservation data storage area of a central data bank; andtransmitting personal identification information, which is obtained from the individual at a selected location at which the activity is available, to verify the reservation for the particular prescheduled activity, by accessing the reservation data stored in the central data bank, and effect automatic validation at the selected location to permit the individual to participate in the particular activity without requiring a paper ticket, whereby access to prescheduled activities can be effected without the need for issuing a paper ticket to the participating individual;wherein said prescheduled activity is an airline flight, and further including the step of:updating the reservation data of an individual for a particular flight reservation from the reservation data storage area of the central data bank, after personal identification information for the individual is communicated to the central data bank and the reservation has been verified, to include in the reservation data an indication that the individual has boarded the airplane for the particular flight.