METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SALE AND RESALE OF TICKETS

摘要

An apparatus (20) and method for facilitating the sale and resale of tickets includes a plurality of user communication devices, such as telephones (28), terminals (24), computers (30), kiosks (26), etc., connected to a central controller. The central controller maintains a record of all seating, both available and non-available, for venues hosting events, such as sporting events (34), theater presentations (38), concerts (36), conventions, museum openings, rodeos, etc., that can be accessed via the user communication devices to allow the sale of event tickets and the resale of the tickets by ticket owners. In order to prevent unauthorized attendance to a particular event by people who sold their tickets to the events, a ticket scanning and verification system is located at each venue.