WO2002069078A3 - A method and apparatus for ticket reservation and payment - Google Patents

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WO2002069078A3
WO2002069078A3 PCT/US2001/051261 US0151261W WO02069078A3 WO 2002069078 A3 WO2002069078 A3 WO 2002069078A3 US 0151261 W US0151261 W US 0151261W WO 02069078 A3 WO02069078 A3 WO 02069078A3
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William Austin
George Muncaster
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Motorola Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q10/00—Administration; Management
    • G06Q10/02—Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events

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A method and apparatus for purchasing tickets to an event is disclosed. In the first step, a ticket broker is accessed. Then one or more seats are selected (310). Next, the option to buy tickets for the seats for a set period of time is secured (316). Then, the option to buy the tickets can be exercised if desired (318). This method and apparatus includes the ability to reserve seats while simultaneously searching for better seats.
PCT/US2001/051261 2000-10-31 2001-10-26 A method and apparatus for ticket reservation and payment WO2002069078A2 (en)

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CN01817550.3A CN1774723A (en) 2000-10-31 2001-10-26 A method and apparatus for ticket reservation and payment
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GB0308175A GB2384342A (en) 2000-10-31 2001-10-26 A method and apparatus for ticket reservation and payment

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