Patent ID: 8589192
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for segmenting, by a processor, a ticket for an entire duration of an entertainment event, comprising: determining, by the processor, before the entertainment event begins, a set of break points for the event, the set of break points segmenting the entire duration of the entertainment event into at least two event segments; segmenting, by the processor, before the entertainment event begins, the ticket into a ticket segment for each of the at least two event segments, wherein the at least two ticket segments in combination grant admission to a hosting venue for the entire duration of the entertainment event; and associating, by the processor, before the entertainment event begins, the ticket segment with the event segment and the ticket, the ticket segment having a set of admission criteria comprising at least one of the following: a location, an area, a date, a time, a section, a row, a seat, a ticket number, and a machine readable code; wherein the entertainment event includes at least two competing entities, and the competing entities remain the same throughout the duration of the entertainment event.