EVENT PRE-TICKET ADMISSION SYSTEM

摘要

A system and method for managing advance ticket sales for an event without engaging in a financial payment transaction online. The method comprises the sale of a pre-ticket which may be redeemed online, i.e. via the Internet, by a user to obtain an admission ticket to the event. A non-admissible pre-ticket with a unique alphanumeric code and scratch-off security layer is also provided. The system including the pre-ticket provides means for tracking sales logistics and reducing fraud and loss prevention in event ticket sales, for more efficient administration of event admission at the event, and additionally for projecting event attendance and planning event content.

主权项

1. A system with improved payment transaction security for event admission ticket sales and distribution for an event requiring ticketed admission, which comprises:
a) a pre-ticket sold to a user which has printed thereon a unique ticket reservation code and further comprising a security scratch-off layer superimposed over the ticket reservation code that obscures the printed code; b) a computer associated with one or more databases having information including ticket reservation codes and predetermined ticket prices stored therein; c) a user-initiated online ticket redemption process which includes
a verification process initiated by the user, in which a computer software program matches the ticket reservation code to the information stored in the one or more databases and identifies the pre-ticket as a verified pre-ticket, anda registration process that is activated upon completion of the verification process;  and which excludes an online payment step and provides issuance of a pre-paid event admission ticket based upon the pre-ticket; and d) admission of the holder of the pre-paid event admission ticket to the event when it is presented at the entrance to the event.