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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2006
Sean Handel, Moss Beach, CA (US);
Gabriel Sandoval, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Mark Orttung, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Sean Handel, Moss Beach, CA (US);
Gabriel Sandoval, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Mark Orttung, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Rearden Commerce, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and system are described for event and service inventory management. One embodiment comprises: in response to a user request for tickets to an event, searching a database for available tickets of a set of tickets purchased prior in time; displaying to a user information about booked but unused tickets; and, in response to identifying unused tickets, allowing the user to book the available event tickets, without the user having received separate authorization to obtain tickets to the event.