Methods and systems for computer aided event and venue setup and modeling and interactive maps

a technology of event and venue setup and computer aided design, applied in traffic control systems, navigation instruments, instruments, etc., can solve the problems of inadequate real-time dynamic data, inadequate seating map, and high ticket price,

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-12-20
LIVE NATION ENTERTAINEMENT INC
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This system enhances revenue potential by dynamically pricing tickets to match demand and provides users with an intuitive interface to find and purchase seats, improving the efficiency of ticket sales and user experience.

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Further, using conventional techniques, ticket pricing is often based on insufficient information, resulting in ticket prices that are too high or too low given the actual demand for such tickets.
However, conventional seating maps for venues presented in conjunction with such online sales tend to be static, and fail to adequately provide relevant real time dynamic data.
Further, conventional seating maps fail to provide adequate interfaces for enabling users to quickly locate suitable seats.

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[0063]Conventional approaches to ticket pricing suffer from significant deficiencies. Conventional pricing techniques often set ticket prices for certain tickets at too low a price. That is, ticket purchasers would have been willing to pay more than the face price for the ticket. This under-pricing of the ticket therefore results in a loss of potential revenues to the ticket seller, the performer / artist, and the promoter. Often, conventional ticket pricing overprices tickets. That is, the ticket price is set higher than sufficient numbers ticket purchasers are willing to pay to consume the available inventory of tickets or an adequate portion of the available inventory of tickets. This overpricing of tickets therefore results in a loss of potential revenues to the ticket seller.

[0064]Further, conventional seating maps for venues presented in conjunction with ticket sales tend to be static, and fail to provide relevant real time dynamic data. In addition, conventional seating maps fa...

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Abstract

Described are systems and methods for designing certain aspects of an event venue and for communicating information regarding the event and the event venue to others. Certain embodiments provide a dynamic seat map via which an operator can assign certain characteristics to specific seats and / or seating sections. Certain embodiments generate interactive maps for users, via which information from a plurality of sources may be integrated and visually displayed. The user may specify certain criteria, and the interactive map may identify to the user seats and / or sections that match such criteria. Certain embodiments provide an interactive seat map via which users can select seats and share information.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13 / 160,789, filed 15 Jun. 2011, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.COPYRIGHT RIGHTS[0002]A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material that is subject to copyright protection. The copyright owner has no objection to the reproduction by any one of the patent document or the patent disclosure, as it appears in the patent and trademark office patent file or records, but otherwise reserves all copyright rights whatsoever.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]1. Field of the Invention[0004]The present invention is related to computer aided design and to electronic maps, and in particular, to computer aided event and venue setup and to interactive maps.[0005]2. Description of the Related Art[0006]Event ticketing typically involves pricing and selling tickets. Certain conventional techniques statically price event tickets. That is, ...

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Patent Type & AuthorityApplications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G01C21/36
CPCG06Q10/02G06Q30/0643G06Q30/06G06Q30/0625G06Q30/0633
InventorCALLAGHAN, JAMES PAUL
OwnerLIVE NATION ENTERTAINEMENT INC