261 results about "Ticket price" patented technology

A system and a method for selecting tickets on-line according to one or more parameters by the user. Optionally and preferably, the user is also able to purchase the tickets on-line as well. According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, the user may optionally and preferably search on-line for a ticket according to a plurality of parameters, including but not limited to, price, dates / times, exact show, type of show and / or type of seat. Optionally and preferably the user is able to view available tickets through the secondary market, preferably simultaneously with tickets in the primary market and more preferably while also viewing one or more discounts. More preferably, the original and current ticket prices of a ticket in the secondary market are indicated to the user. The user may also optionally and preferably view at least the available tickets on one or more seating charts and / or maps, which are more preferably interactive. The user may also optionally interact with a theater community.

An architecture for a contactless smart card or payment device, where the smart card is intended for use in both commerce transaction payment and transit fare payment (or other venue access) environments. The payment device may function as both an electronic wallet for commerce transactions and as a transit system card, for access to and fare payment of transit services. Implementation of both functions may be achieved by use of a dynamic memory management system that permits data for both the payment and transit applications to be stored on the card, with the transit data and storage locations isolated from those used to store data intended for use in paying for commerce transactions. The transit application specific data may include access control data (keys, passwords, identification data) or data required for fare calculations (rates, historical data on system use), for example.

An on board system for a taxicab having a wireless modem that allows a passenger to charge his fare by use of a credit card to a remotely located institution responsible for the charge account. The system also provides bilateral communication to allow messages to be successfully exchanged in order to successfully conduct the business of carrying passengers in the taxicab.

A system, method, and computer readable medium for returning the different costs for multiple potential travel alternatives using a single travel change request. The itinerary information is analyzed to determine fare rules and requirements to follow in repricing a new ticket. The process builds alternative flight criteria based on the requested travel change. The alternative flight criteria are then matched with fare data that is associated with the markets for the new itinerary. When the available flight information has been accessed along with the best available fares, this information is used to query available seat inventory on the target flights. Using the information from the targeted flights, alternative itinerary solutions are driven through the repricing process to determine the cost of each proposed itinerary for the requested change. With multiple answers to the request, full alternative costs can be proposed to a customer to make a change decision that best meets the customer's needs.

An unspecified-time airline ticket representing a purchased seat on a flight to be selected later, by the airlines, for a traveler-specified itinerary (e.g., NY to LA on March 3rd) is disclosed. Various methods and systems for matching an unspecified-time ticket with a flight are also disclosed. An exemplary method includes: (1) making available an unspecified-time ticket; (2) examining a plurality of flights which would fulfill the terms of the unspecified-time ticket to determine which flight to select; and (3) providing notification of the selected flight prior to departure. The disclosed embodiments provide travelers with reduced airfare in return for flight-time flexibility and, in turn, permits airlines to fill seats that would have otherwise gone unbooked. Because of the flexibilities required of the unspecified-time traveler, unspecified-time tickets are likely to attract leisure travelers unwilling to purchase tickets at the available published fares and, at the same time, are likely to “fence out” business travelers unwilling to risk losing a full day at either end of their trip. Moreover, the flexibilities required of the unspecified-time traveler need not be limited to a departure time; the flexibilities may also include the airline, the departing airport, the destination airport, or any other restriction that increases the flexibility afforded the airline in placing the traveler aboard a flight. The disclosed embodiments thus permit airlines to fill otherwise empty seats in a manner that stimulates latent and unfulfilled leisure travel demand while leaving their underlying fare structures intact.

A method and apparatus for collecting transit fares is disclosed. The method implements databases contained within a central database that receive data indicating value. Detectable objects are associated with an identifier, which is then associated with one of the databases. Each identifier stores available fare value data in a database. Detectors that read the identifiers are placed at trip starting and / or endings locations and are coupled or couplable to a local memory that stores the identifiers and associated available fare data. Data sets from the central database comprising an available fare value and its associated identifier are downloaded on to the local memories from the databases. Once a detectable object is detected, its associated identifier is read and a fare is debited from the available fare value. The databases and local memories are periodically updated with updated fare values associated with each identifier.

A method and system for reserving future purchases of airline tickets using plural electronic options. The electronic options are used to reserve plural airline fares on a plural airline routes to plural destinations and a plural of fare classes for a pre-determined period. A final airline fare, route, destination and fare class is determined when the electronic option is actually exercised. All other reservations are automatically canceled. The method and system allows the electronic options to be purchased to book now and pay later for airline tickets and other travel related goods and services such rental cars, hotel rooms, event tickets, local attraction tickets, theme park tickets, etc.

A method and system for making roundtrip air flight reservations includes an end-user receiving a response having departure dates with a lowest cost outbound fare for each date and return dates with a lowest cost inbound fare for each date, outbound flight and inbound flight segments each priced with One Way Combinable fares, the One Way Combinable fares can be priced independently of all other One Way Combinable fares (i.e. restriction on covered segment, fare amount can be doubled to price the Round Trip) and can be combined together with any other One Way Combinable fare (i.e. no combinability restriction) in order to form a guaranteed pricing solution regarding IATA regulation both in domestic and international contexts for complex segments (i.e. based on non-direct flights).

A method for managing aircraft operations includes determining, via a trajectory predictor, an expected fuel usage for a flight along a desired route, and determining, via at least one processor, an available cargo capacity for the flight along the desired route based at least in part on the expected fuel usage. In addition, the method includes determining, via the at least one processor and the trajectory predictor, a passenger ticket price, a cargo price, and a fuel quantity based at least in part on an available seating capacity, an expected passenger demand, the available cargo capacity, and an expected cargo demand to enhance profitability of a flight network. The method also includes outputting the passenger ticket price, the cargo price, and the fuel quantity to a user interface, to a storage device, and / or to a network.

An add value terminal provides an automatic fare collection environment with a compact, easy to use, and easy to install device that re-values and issues transit fare smart cards exclusively utilizing credit and debit functions. The add value terminal alleviates long lines often associated with automatic vending machines that allow bill and coin transactions. The add value terminal also can be configured to sell tickets in out-of-station environments including malls, grocery stores, post offices, and airports.

The invention relates to a monitoring system for public transport means, comprising an image shooting device and a central processing unit, wherein the image shooting device is used for shooting a passenger images, and the central processing unit is used for performing face recognition for passengers according to the images shot by the image shooting device and extracting image information of each passage. As the face recognition technology is applied to the monitoring system of public transport means, the invention effectively realize the ticket business control of the common transport means, also achieves the purpose of charging floating fares according to distance, and effectively avoids or reduces the occurrence of conductor misconduct or the situation that passengers steal a ride or buy a short ticket for a long distance, etc. In addition, the invention also achieves searching function and passenger improper temperature reporting function, and ensures that the common carriage system resource can be utilized in maximization.

A method and system for supplementing the taxes owed by gaming participant winners such that winners of games of chance, including lotteries, are able to collect more of the advertised jackpots. Included is a method for conducting a game of chance with a tax supplement component such that participants are permitted to purchase a game ticket with a tax supplement component. A first portion of the ticket price is allocated to a tax supplement pool representing a tax supplement for at least a portion of applicable taxes on respective prizes. A second portion of the ticket price is allocated to a prize pool. Winners who purchased the tax supplement ticket are provided a tax supplement payment. The method and system also provide for the purchase of a tax supplement option, making the purchasers of the option eligible to receive a tax supplement payment in the event they win the prize.

A system and method is provided for predicting future price and availability of event tickets on the primary and secondary market and providing buyers with a recommendation as to when to purchase the event tickets at the lowest possible cost or, for sellers, when to sell the tickets at the highest possible price. Data is collected and used to generate statistics about the historical price and availability of event tickets. This data is further used to provide forecasts about the future price and availability of event tickets, including the probability of a sell out for events currently on sale and events not yet on sale. The system makes predictions by differentially weighing factors, both economic and non-economic, that influence the price trajectory and availability of event tickets. The system further includes a self-training mechanism that evolves behaviors based on previous price predictions thereby increasing the systems ability to accurately predict future event ticket prices.

An automated system and a method for checking an already issued airline ticket prior to having a requester submitting a change request of the already issued airline ticket are described. The system comprises a ticket data retriever unit for retrieving, with a ticket reference provided by the requester, the already issued airline ticket from a ticket database. Then, an issued fare rule finder element retrieves, from a rule database, one or more rule scenarios applying to the already issued airline ticket and governing what changes are permitted. After which a decision module element combines the one or more rule scenarios into a set of permitted options and restrictions and deliver them to the requester. Hence, the requester knows all about the permitted options and restrictions prior to actually requesting to change the already issued airline ticket.

The present invention describes a configurable risk-driven contracting service for limited capacity advanced-scheduled events for which tickets are sold. In the invention, multiple batches of tickets can be released in a time-sequenced fashion. Some of the batches can be auctioned. Dynamic per-batch pricing can be implemented that is based upon a relative market value of the tickets, which can be determined in part by captured auction data. Auction data can include, but is not limited to, bid price, bid volume, bidder diversity, ticket quantities per bid, and bidding frequency. Auction parameters and ticket prices can vary over time in accordance with seller risks and opportunity costs, which can dynamically change as tickets for an event are sold and as the time of the event approaches. Auction bids can be adjusted for bidder selectable constraints, each having a constraint specific value. The invention can utilize one or more Web services.

A remote revenue collection station controls access to and play of one or more pool tables. The remote station includes coin, token and bill collectors, non-currency card readers for debit, credit and special purpose fare cards, scanners for bar codes on coupons and the like, and a computer with communication capabilities for contacting sources capable of authorizing non currency payment transactions. The computer can be programmed to determine type and duration of play as a function of the payment made by a patron. One station can be connected to control a plurality of pool tables, either directly or though wireless communication, which could be optical or electromagnetic.

The invention provides a ticket checking method and device based on low-power-consumption Bluetooth. The method comprises the following steps that the ticket checking device obtains electronic ticket information and user information through a Bluetooth way and determines the legality of a user and the legality of an electronic ticket, the ticket checking device obtains ticket price information of a ticket price system and then determines whether a user balance is enough then, the ticket checking device deducts the sum of consumption if the user balance is enough, the ticket checking device finally generates a user consumption bill, and the ticket checking device opens a turnstile through calling of industrial personal computer equipment. Ticket checking efficiency is improved, a queuing time at passenger-flow rush hours is saved, information is read rapidly, an adverse consequence of trailing fare evasion is prevented from occurring, and popularization and application market prospects are good.

The invention discloses a city bus optimal charging structure charge determination method based on origin-destination distance, and presents a series of corresponding estimation models and optimal charging structure calculation algorithms, and the method comprises the steps: (1) detailed summary and analysis are performed on city bus ticket system mode in prior art, advantages, disadvantages and application range of a ticket price structure are pointed out, on this basis, the ticket price structure of origin-destination Euclidean distance based on the distance is provided and analyzed; (2) in an evaluation model, a game playing process between government, enterprises and passengers is described through a game theory, and a Logit passenger flow distribution model comprising enterprise maximum return as upper model and elastic demand as lower model is constructed; (3) a genetic algorithm is adopted to solve the model, and verification analysis is performed on the model and the algorithm through a small-size bus network.

The present invention discloses a commuting passenger feature extraction and determination method based on public transportation IC card data. The commuting passenger feature extraction and determination method based on the public transportation IC card data comprises: acquiring usage data of a public transportation IC card in a public transportation system; and extracting a travel OD chain of a passenger who uses the IC card according to the usage data, and extracting first and last travel OD chains of the passenger during a day according to the travel OD chain, and extracting a same travel day number of a commuting passenger, a same commuting period of the commuting passenger, a same commuting site of the commuting passenger and a same commuting line of the commuting passenger according to the usage data of the IC card and the first and last travel OD chains. The method has the advantages of being accurate, visual and strongly operable and the like, and has much significance towards improvement of public transportation operating efficiency, promotion of urban modernization and especially future development of customized public transportation and reform of a ticketing system and ticket price.

The invention discloses a multi-level ticket price seat stock nesting control method for a high-speed railway train. The method comprises the following steps: (1) obtaining interval segmentation information and seat saleable information of a target high-speed railway train; 2) grouping the seats on the basis of the interval segmentation information and the sell-available information of the seats,and obtaining ticket amount distribution of each product of the high-speed rail train under multi-level ticket prices by taking the maximization of the overall income of the train as a target; 3) based on ticket amount distribution, obtaining a seat distribution set of each product of the high-speed rail train by adopting a seat distribution process from left to right in a train operation interval; and 4) based on the seat distribution set, adopting a product and seat nesting mode to obtain a nesting control scheme of the train seats, and combining the real-time ticket selling information to control and update the nesting control scheme in real time in the pre-selling period. According to the method, the seat stock is reasonably controlled, the seat waste is reduced, and the economic benefit is improved under the condition of multi-level ticket prices.

The present invention describes a configurable risk-driven contracting service for limited capacity advanced-scheduled events for which tickets are sold. In the invention, multiple batches of tickets can be released in a time-sequenced fashion. Some of the batches can be auctioned. Dynamic per-batch pricing can be implemented that is based upon a relative market value of the tickets, which can be determined in part by captured auction data. Auction data can include, but is not limited to, bid price, bid volume, bidder diversity, ticket quantities per bid, and bidding frequency. Auction parameters and ticket prices can vary over time in accordance with seller risks and opportunity costs, which can dynamically change as tickets for an event are sold and as the time of the event approaches. Auction bids can be adjusted for bidder selectable constraints, each having a constraint specific value. The invention can utilize one or more Web services.

The invention discloses a system and a method of scenic spot sightseeing reservation and sightseeing time recommendation. The method comprises steps: a reservation system cloud server is in charge of receiving, processing and saving reservation requests from a scenic spot reservation client and at the same time, receives reservation order processing results sent by a scenic spot local management end; the scenic spot local management end is in charge of receiving and saving scenic spot ticket reservation orders, completing ticket checking and returning the reservation order processing results; a visitor completes scenic spot reservation, ticket payment and ticket checking via the scenic spot reservation client; and a scenic spot management side sets a scenic spot ticket pre-sale amount, a ticket price and related scenic spot sightseeing information. Thus, scenic spot sightseeing reservation and sightseeing time recommendation functions are realized, and the sightseeing experience degree of the visitor can be effectively enhanced.

This invention discloses an automatic ticket-selling system for railway traffic including the following modules: 1, an instruction input and result display unit composed of a touch screen and a LCD screen and the instruction input region includes at least a map selection region, a line selection region, ticket price selection region and a fuction selection region, 2, a primary controller unit, 3, a money receiving and ticket output unit, in which, passengers touch the screen with fingers directly to select any mode of three kinds of signle tickets of stops, lines or ticket price on the map to realize the aim and passengers click the screen not more than three times or even one time.

The invention discloses a bus privilege billing system and method, and relates to the technical field of bus billing. Through setting a rear-end server, the calculation of privilege ticket price is transferred from card readers on buses to service-side software at the background, so that the malpractice of updating the card reader software on each bus during the implementation of privilege schemes is avoided; and moreover, by adoption of the system and method, a plurality of bus taking privilege calculation models which can be freely combined can be pushed, so that more privileges is provided to the passengers, and the people are happy to select the bus with more privileges in numerous trip plans, thereby improving the competition intensity of the bus companies.

A method for increasing airline revenue with an improved passenger seating arrangement for passenger jets. A sufficient number of aisles are used such that the number of contiguous seats in each row does not exceed two. The seats and aisles can be arranged in multiple configurations. In the preferred embodiment there is only one class of seating and the ticket prices for a given origin-destination flight are increased over what is charged for a seat on an airplane having conventional seating arrangement for the same origin-destination flight. In the preferred embodiment, each row of a narrow-body jet has five seats and two aisles.