Patent ID: 7577575
Filing Date: 2009-08-18
Classification: G06Q,G07B,G07F,G07G,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of dynamically at least one of allocating, upgrading and awarding admittance to events to an event customer via a data communication network, said data communication network optionally comprising a server, workstations operably connectable to said server, one or more databases operably connectable to said server and said workstations, said workstations optionally including a web browser interface facilitating communication with said server, a point of sale server operably connectable to the server, a point of sale system operably connectable to the point of sale server, and at least one wireless device operably connectable to said server, said wireless device comprising at least one of a transmitter and receiver and a transceiver for receiving and transmitting signals, said method comprising the at least one of the sequential, non-sequential and sequence independent steps of: (a) at least one of receiving a communication from and transmitting the communication to the event customer, the communication including a request to obtain admittance to at least one event, the communication optionally including an identifier associated with an identification device; (b) updating an account associated with the request; (c) at least one of accessing and verifying the account; (d) at least one of sending to the event customer information regarding the request to obtain admittance from the event customer to a venue optionally after verification of the request, entering the event customer in a communication database, and entering the event customer in a database to obtain the at least one of goods and services; (e) determining an available allocation associated with the event and notifying at least one of the event customers that are at least one of currently attending the event, and registered for at least one of allocating, provisioning, upgrading and awarding responsive to said determining the available allocation; (f) receiving an acceptance from at least one of the event customers said at least one of allocating, provisioning, upgrading and awarding in accordance with predetermined criteria; (g) transmitting a confirmation to the at least one wireless device confirming to the at least one event customer the at least one of said at least one of: allocating, provisioning, upgrading and awarding; (h) determining event customers to be notified via the at least one wireless device, and notifying the event customers responsive to customer profiles when they exist comprising at least one of communication, patron satisfaction communication, additional revenue, additional advertising, and advertising sponsorship for advertising on the wireless device; and (i) polling, by a computer system implementing said server the wireless devices of a plurality of users for additional communications including additional requests for at least one of additional movie tickets, additional sporting event tickets, additional concessions, additional services, additional offers, additional entertainment services and additional merchandise; (j) evaluating the event customer, optionally with respect to at least one of appropriate behavior, wearing of excessively large hats, and drunkenness behavior; (k) determining future at least one of upgrades and reallocations using said evaluation in a re-allocation algorithm for the event customer being upgraded; (l) optionally billing the at least one of the event customers in at least one of real-time or at a later time for said at least one of allocating, provisioning, upgrading and awarding in accordance with the second predetermined criteria; and (m) optionally receiving payment from the at least one of the event customers responsive to said billing step (g).