US 12,469,350 B1
Paperless venue entry and location-based services
Samuel Gerace, Novelty, OH (US); Michael Rojas, North Canton, OH (US); and Matthew Servant, Frisco, TX (US)
Assigned to Flash Seats, LLC, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Filed by Flash Seats, LLC, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 12, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/602,483.
Application 18/602,483 is a continuation of application No. 18/060,516, filed on Nov. 30, 2022, granted, now 12,002,316.
Application 18/060,516 is a continuation of application No. 17/141,946, filed on Jan. 5, 2021, granted, now 11,521,449, issued on Dec. 6, 2022.
Application 17/141,946 is a continuation of application No. 14/272,170, filed on May 7, 2014, granted, now 10,891,562, issued on Jan. 12, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/926,147, filed on Jan. 10, 2014.
Int. Cl. G07C 9/27 (2020.01); G06Q 10/02 (2012.01); G06Q 20/32 (2012.01); G07B 11/00 (2006.01); G07B 15/00 (2011.01); G07C 9/00 (2020.01); G07C 9/28 (2020.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01)
CPC G07C 9/27 (2020.01) [G06Q 10/02 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3278 (2013.01); G07C 9/28 (2020.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); G07B 11/00 (2013.01); G07B 15/00 (2013.01); G07C 2009/00769 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A venue entry and location based services system, comprising:
a plurality of venue beacon devices configured to emit signals at a venue;
a venue device comprising a scanner and/or an access control server;
a computer system;
non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, in response to execution by the computer system, cause the venue entry and location based services system to perform operations, comprising:
generating, by the venue device comprising the scanner and/or the access control server, a wireless challenge signal comprising a query as to whether a mobile device has a privilege to enter the venue, the challenge signal configured to cause an application hosted on a mobile device to provide data indicating that a user has a privilege to enter the venue;
receiving from the mobile device associated with the user a wireless response to the wireless challenge signal, the response comprising a credential, the credential comprising:
an identifier associated with a ticket associated with an event at the venue,
an identifier associated with a ticket holder,
an identifier associated with the mobile device, and/or
a device-based communication address;
at least partly in response to receiving the credential, wirelessly transmitting verification data to the mobile device configured to cause the mobile device to visually display human readable certification indicia comprising locator data, identifying a venue section and seat identifier, and an indicator specific to a day of the event;
receiving location data indicating a location of the mobile device using a first beacon;
receiving target data indicating a target type within the venue specified by the user;
determining, among a plurality of targets that correspond to the target type, a closest target to the mobile device; and
causing, at least in part, a map to be presented on the mobile device with navigation direction indicators, comprising at least one arrow;
receiving second location data indicating a second location of the mobile device using a second beacon;
in response to receiving the second location data, automatically causing an authorization indication to access a VIP area to be presented via the mobile device;
causing a time-based notification to be presented via the mobile device regarding a redemption opportunity;
enabling redemption data to be presented via the mobile device;
at least partly in response to determining that a redemption has been performed, inhibiting re-use of the redemption data;
causing live images displayed by the mobile device to be augmented with graphic data based at least in part on a determination of a current location of the mobile device, the current location of the mobile device determined based at least in part on wireless triangulation, utilization of access points, mesh networks, proximity sensors, and/or GPS data.