Patent ID: 7567910

Claim:
A method of validating an entrance to an event site, comprising the steps of: loading a software on the portable terminal device; accessing a reception server through a network by a portable terminal device to request issuance of ticket data; transmitting a message comprising a first password and an address of a ticket issue server to the requesting portable terminal device from the reception server; receiving the message by the portable terminal device and addressing the ticket issue server according to the address in the received message and inputting the first password in the received message to thereby gain access to the ticket issue server; transmitting the ticket data in lieu of a physical ticket to the requesting portable terminal device from the ticket issue server upon confirmation of the inputted first password; providing a second password to a user of the portable terminal device upon arrival at the event site; and receiving the ticket data by the portable terminal device, the ticket data comprising a script configured for execution at the portable terminal device and to cause the portable terminal device to perform the following only if the software is loaded at the portable terminal device: generate a first audio or visual message by the portable terminal device, display an input field; allow the user to enter the second password in the input field; determine whether the second password is valid; and generate a second audio or visual message upon determination that the second password is valid to validate entrance to the event site.