Granted Patent B1

US 8,812,525 · App. 12/981,940 · Granted Aug 19, 2014

Inventor: Buford Leonard Taylor, III (San Francisco, CA)

Assignee: Eventbrite, Inc.

Abstract

Claims (66)

1. A method implemented by one or more processors of one or more servers associated with an event management system that includes a local file store and a relational database, comprising:

receiving, by one or more of the servers, a request for an event attendee list from a first mobile check-in device, the first mobile check-in device being associated with an event organizer of the event and with a check-in location at a venue for an event, wherein the first mobile check-in device comprises a embedded-database engine, wherein the event attendee list is a complete structured query language client-side database comprising a plurality of tables, indices, and triggers, and wherein the event attendee list identifies, for each of a plurality of attendees of the event:

a ticket identifier associated with a ticket for the event, the ticket being associated with the attendee;

an attendee identifier associated with the attendee; and

whether the attendee is checked-in or not checked-in;

retrieving, by one or more of the servers, the event attendee list, wherein:

if the event attendee list is available in the local file store of the event management system, then retrieving the event attendee list from the local file store;

else:

retrieving attendee data associated with the event from the relational database;

converting the attendee data into the event attendee list; and

storing the event attendee list in the local file store of the event management system; and

transmitting, by one or more of the servers, the event attendee list to the first mobile check-in device.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

periodically receiving from the first mobile check-in device a first event attendee list update identifying the one or more attendees checked-in with the first mobile check-in device; and

periodically transmitting to the first mobile check-in device a second event attendee list update that identifies one or more attendees who have checked-in with one or more second mobile check-in devices.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein:

the first event attendee list update is an application programming interface call and the second event attendee list update is a structured document object notation string.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the event attendee list that is a client-side database comprises one or more order identifiers;

each order identifier is associated with one or more attendee identifiers; and

each attendee identifier is associated with one or more ticket identifiers.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the request is hypertext-transfer protocol request message using an application programming interface.

6. An apparatus comprising: one or more processors; and a memory coupled to the processors comprising instructions executable by the processors, the processors operable when executing the instructions to:

receive a request for an event attendee list from a first mobile check-in device, the first mobile check-in device being associated with an event organizer of the event and with a check-in location at a venue for an event, wherein the first mobile check-in device comprises a embedded-database engine, wherein the event attendee list is a complete structured query language client-side database comprising a plurality of tables, indices, and triggers, and wherein the event attendee list identifies, for each of a plurality of attendees of the event:

a ticket identifier associated with a ticket for the event, the ticket being associated with the attendee;

an attendee identifier associated with the attendee; and

whether the attendee is checked-in or not checked-in;

retrieve the event attendee list, wherein:

if the event attendee list is available in a local file store of an event management system, then retrieving the event attendee list from the local file store;

else:

retrieving attendee data associated with the event from a relational database;

converting the attendee data into the event attendee list; and

storing the event attendee list in the local file store of the event management system; and

transmit the event attendee list to the first mobile check-in device.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the processors are further operable when executing the instructions to:

periodically receive from the first mobile check-in device a first event attendee list update identifying the one or more attendees checked-in with the first mobile check-in device; and

periodically transmit to the first mobile check-in device a second event attendee list update that identifies one or more attendees who have checked-in with one or more second mobile check-in devices.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein:

the first event attendee list update is an application programming interface call and the second event attendee list update is a structured document object notation string.

9. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein:

the event attendee list that is a client-side database comprises one or more order identifiers;

each order identifier is associated with one or more attendee identifiers; and

each attendee identifier is associated with one or more ticket identifiers.

10. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the request is hypertext-transfer protocol request message using an application programming interface.

11. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying instructions that are operable when executed to:

receive a request for an event attendee list from a first mobile check-in device, the first mobile check-in device being associated with an event organizer of the event and with a check-in location at a venue for an event, wherein the first mobile check-in device comprises a embedded-database engine, wherein the event attendee list is a complete structured query language client-side database comprising a plurality of tables, indices, and triggers, and wherein the event attendee list identifies, for each of a plurality of attendees of the event:

a ticket identifier associated with a ticket for the event, the ticket being associated with the attendee;

an attendee identifier associated with the attendee; and

whether the attendee is checked-in or not checked-in;

retrieve the event attendee list, wherein:

if the event attendee list is available in a local file store of an event management system, then retrieving the event attendee list from the local file store;

else:

retrieving attendee data associated with the event from a relational database;

converting the attendee data into the event attendee list; and

storing the event attendee list in the local file store of the event management system; and

transmit the event attendee list to the first mobile check-in device.

12. The media of claim 11 , wherein the media further embodies instructions that are operable when executed to:

periodically receive from the first mobile check-in device a first event attendee list update identifying the one or more attendees checked-in with the first mobile check-in device; and

periodically transmit to the first mobile check-in device a second event attendee list update that identifies one or more attendees who have checked-in with one or more second mobile check-in devices.

13. The media of claim 12 , wherein:

the first event attendee list update is an application programming interface call and the second event attendee list update is a structured document object notation string.

14. The media of claim 11 , wherein:

the event attendee list that is a client-side database comprises one or more order identifiers;

each order identifier is associated with one or more attendee identifiers; and

each attendee identifier is associated with one or more ticket identifiers.

15. The media of claim 11 , wherein the request is hypertext-transfer protocol request message using an application programming interface.

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