Patent ID: 8397984

Claim:
A system comprising: a first portable, ruggedized, and waterproof case, the first portable, ruggedized, and waterproof case comprising: a router; and a switch; one or more second portable, ruggedized, and waterproof cases, each of the one or more second portable, ruggedized, and waterproof cases comprising a wireless access point, wherein: each wireless access point is connected to the switch; and each wireless access point is connected to by a wireless connection signal to one or more mobile check-in devices for checking in a plurality of attendees of an event; and a computing system connectable to the switch, the computing system comprising: a first memory for storing first ticket information and a first set of instructions; and a first processor operable, upon execution of the first set of instructions, to: receive a ticket identifier scanned from a ticket; compare the ticket identifier to the stored first ticket information; based on the comparison, generate an indication of validity of the ticket; and transmit the indication of validity of the ticket.