SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR UPCOMING EVENT NOTIFICATION AND MOBILE PURCHASING

摘要

Various embodiments relate generally to providing upcoming event notification and mobile purchasing and, more specifically but not exclusively relate to a system and methods for providing notifications of upcoming events to users of an online secondary ticket marketplace and allowing the users to purchase tickets to upcoming events using a mobile device. In one embodiment, a network-based system may receive a registration request from a user to receive alert notifications for upcoming events. The registration request may comprise a telephone number for a mobile device of the user. The network-based system may send an alert notification for an upcoming event to the mobile device of the user over a mobile telephone network. The alert notification may comprise a text message including relevant static or dynamic event information as well as an embedded hyperlink for allowing the user to transact a mobile purchase.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
a non-transitory memory; and one or more hardware processors coupled to the non-transitory memory and configured read instructions from the non-transitory memory to cause the system to perform operations comprising:
receiving a search request comprising one or more event search criteria;performing a first search for one or more upcoming events using the one or more event search criteria;determining the first search returns no upcoming events;in response to the determining, automatically changing the search request by changing at least one of the one or more event search criteria;performing a second search for one or more upcoming events based on the changed search request;determining an upcoming event from the second search;generating a notification comprising a hyperlink enabling the user to make a purchase of the upcoming event through a user device; andtransmitting the notification to the user device.