International Business Machines Corporation

Emilio Spatola

Giuseppe Longobardi

Alessandro Scotti

Francesco Brillante

Marta Usai

Alessandro Baroni

Gabriele Barboni

A computer-implemented method for paperless electronic queue ticketing is provided. The method includes reading, by a processor of a user device, an electronic ticket code displayed on a ticket device, the electronic ticket code having information and instructions for an electronic ticket; decoding, by the processor of the user device, the information and instructions in the electronic ticket code; and sending, by the processor of the user device, a signal to a sensor on the ticket device to obtain the electronic ticket. A system and computer product for paperless electronic queue ticketing are also provided.

Method and system for paperless electronic queue ticketing

A seating area system for use in a seating area where the seats have respectively associated radiation emitting devices (for example, infrared light emitting diodes) to help people find their seats through a camera type display on their mobile devices. Upon request from an end user, a server system turns on the radiation emitting device, associated with the end user's request, for a limited time.

Identifying a seat position with infrared light

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Salerno, Italy

Emilio Spatola