Patent ID: 7460859

Claim:
A system for obtaining a status of a smart ticket authorization device over a first network comprising: an access control device adapted for controlling access to a ticketed venue, equipment adapted for providing output signals indicative of the status of the smart ticket authorization device, wherein the status comprises a smart ticket identifier of the smart ticket presented to the smart ticket authorization device by a patron; a status file connected to the equipment adapted for receiving the output signals from the equipment and adapted to be connected to the first network; a poller connectable to the first network, the poller adapted for: accessing the status file over the network; obtaining the smart ticket identifier from the status file; and accessing a datastore, wherein the datastore comprises qualification data associated with the smart ticket identifier; determining from the smart ticket identifier and the qualification data whether the patron is authorized to access the ticketed venue; and granting permission to the access controlled device to provide to the patron access to the venue if the patron is determined to be authorized to enter the ticketed venue.