Patent ID: 6240396
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
A method for electronically completing a transaction between a remote prospective event ticket buyer and a remote potential event ticket seller, comprising:electronically receiving from said buyer a purchase offer for an event ticket containing at least one condition, an account number from a general purpose financial account, and authorization to charge said general purpose financial account for a purchase meeting said at least one condition;electronically making available said purchase offer to a plurality of remote potential event ticket sellers;electronically receiving from at least one of said remote potential event ticket sellers an unconditional acceptance of said purchase offer;electronically transmitting a replacement ticket number associated with said event ticket to said buyer; andelectronically receiving a second general purpose financial account number from said seller and authorization to charge an account identified by said second general purpose account number; and processing a charge applied to said account.