Patent ID: 8903425

Claim:
A method to allow automatic access by a user to a pre-reserved place, the method comprising: receiving at a system a request from a portable electronic device to effect entry into the pre-reserved place, wherein the request includes user data, a reservation number, and location data associated with the pre-reserved place, and the location data is determined from a a code on a label associated with the pre-reserved place; identifying a user identification based on the user data; comparing, with the system, the user identification, the reservation number, and the location data with a list of reservations to verify that the user identification, the reservation number, and the location data match a reservation associated with the pre-reserved place; and if the user identification, the reservation number, and the location data match the reservation associated with the pre-reserved place, automatically sending a signal to cause the pre-reserved place to be opened to allow access by the user.