System and method for allocating access at events

摘要

A credential management system which obviates the need to design, produce and distribute one-time printed passes to individuals authorized to be present at an event such, for example, as cast members, stage crew, security details and staff, important guests, performers, players, officials and many others. Electronic credential passes are distributed to invitees of an events such as a sporting event, a concert, a large social gathering, or filming of a movie or TV show. Each reusable pass is operative to display an image containing indicia representative of an event descriptor and an access level descriptor, whereby one can quickly and easily ascertain whether an individual seeking access to a particular area, during an event, is in fact authorized to do so. Optionally, the image displayed by each reusable pass can further include a photo of the bearer, a UPC bar code, and one or more logos corresponding to event sponsors.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
responsive to operation of a credential management system to store an event descriptor and a first access level descriptor applicable to a first group of individuals eligible to attend an event identified by the event descriptor,
receiving, via a communication interface of a first reusable badge having a memory, a processor and an electronic display, information representative of the event descriptor and the first access level descriptor, the first reusable badge being wearable by a first member of the first group of individuals;in a first displaying step, displaying on the display of the first reusable badge, a visible image containing indicia representative of the event descriptor and the first access level descriptor while the first reusable badge is being one of carried or worn by the first member of the first group of individuals;in a second displaying step, displaying on the display of the first reusable badge, a first supplemental indicia for the duration of an initial interval of time; andin a third displaying step, displaying on the display of the first reusable badge, a second supplemental indicia, replacing the first supplemental indicia, for the duration of an interval of time subsequent to the initial interval, wherein each of the first and second supplemental indicia comprises a respective UPC code for which an association exists, in the credential management system, with both an event and the first member for a respectively different time interval coincident with an event identified by the event descriptor.