Patents Assigned to Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
  • Patent number: 11068934
    Abstract: A method for identifying a simulated social media account history is provided. The method may include querying a social media account to obtain social media identification information. The querying may determine whether the account history includes one or more parameters that indicate whether the social media account is related to an automated entity or a human entity. The parameters may include at least one of less than a threshold number of friends on the account; more than a threshold frequency of historic ticket purchases per unit time; disparate location of historic ticket purchases per unit time and/or a historic record of less than a threshold reaction time to a plurality of ticket offers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
    Inventors: Callum Merriman, Joshua C. Block
  • Patent number: 11050831
    Abstract: Systems and methods for selecting tiering protocols based on data transmissions over mesh networks within defined spatial areas can be provided. A mesh network can be established within a defined spatial area. Each network device within the mesh network can be a user device or a supernode. Further, a wireless communication link can be established between the user devices and supernodes. A plurality of tiered protocols for tiering data transmissions can be accessed. Data to be transmitted over the mesh network can be analyzed to determine which tiered protocol to select. Path data that identifies a routing path from the a user device to a supernode can be generated, and the data can be transmitted according to the path data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Ives-Halperin, Jeffrey Kelsey, Jon Flanders, Yen Hoang
  • Patent number: 11010488
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods that control access to system resources, such as interfaces, access rights to events, query systems, and other suitable system resources. Further, certain embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a collision detection technique that is implemented to control which and/or a number of queue positions within a queue that are processed. In some implementations, a collision may be detected when two or more users request the same access right within a defined time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Roden, Dan Cernoch, Victoria Chung
  • Patent number: 10991186
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for communicating between devices using short-range communication links. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods for communicating access-right data between devices for verification or transfer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
    Inventors: Benson Truong, Daniel Lewis, Michael Estes, Andrew Pratt, Justin Burleigh, Danon Law
  • Patent number: 10977346
    Abstract: A system and method for scheduling tasks associated with controlling access to databases. The system and method relate to scheduling tasks for data requesting systems that satisfy particular conditions. For example, data requesting systems that satisfy the conditions may have associated tasks stored in a queue during a first processing phase. Data requesting systems that do not satisfy the conditions may have associated tasks inhibited from being stored in the queue during the first processing phase, but these tasks may be stored in the queue during a later second processing phase. Tasks stored in the queue during the first processing phase may be processed before tasks stored in the queue during the second processing phase. For example, the tasks may correspond to accessing a database for querying data representing access rights to a resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert McEwen, Debbie Hsu, John Carnahan, Vasanth Kumar
  • Patent number: 10979434
    Abstract: Certain aspects and features of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods that generate machine-learning models to predict whether user devices are likely to meet defined objectives. For example, a machine-learning model can be generated to predict whether or not a user device is likely to access a resource. In some implementations, a semi-supervised model can be used to determine to what extent user devices are predicted to satisfy the defined objective(s). For example, a resource-affinity parameter can be generated as a result of inputting various data points into a semi-supervised model. The various data points can be access from a plurality of data sources, and can represent one or more activities or attributes associated with a user. The value of the resource-affinity parameter can be evaluated to determine the extent to which the user is likely to meet an objective.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
    Inventors: John Carnahan, Ajay Pondicherry, Vasanth Kumar
  • Patent number: 10965606
    Abstract: A system and method for efficiently processing and managing data stored in a queue. A processing device may process the data stored in the queue. Queue protocols can be applied to the queue to efficiently process and manage data stored in the queue. Queue protocols may facilitate efficient use of processing resources that process the data stored in one or more queues. A queue protocol may include at least a first protocol for facilitating transfer of data in the queue to another queue processed by another processing device or a second protocol for inhibiting transfer of data in the queue to another queue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Sussman, Robert Bennett, Dennis Denker
  • Patent number: 10956219
    Abstract: Systems and methods may use models to generate predictions of specific access rights for users. Further, systems and methods may generate the predictions in an environment in which the availability of the specific access rights change frequently. The access rights, predicted using embodiments described herein, may be both available and associated with user affinities. An interface associated with the primary load management system may be configured to display the predicted access rights for a user operating a user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
    Inventors: Ish Rishabh, Mark Roden, Chris Smith, Spencer Brown, Scott Kline, Krisha Zagura
  • Patent number: 10958591
    Abstract: Systems and methods for enabling links between various devices is provided. The systems and methods may include a platform that enables different devices to access spatial models of a resource. The platform may enable the different devices to define and/or modify assignment conditions for access rights to resources. Further, the platform may enable definition of assignment conditions before or after the access rights are available for assignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
    Inventors: Justin Re, Jean-Philippe Grenier
  • Patent number: 10880177
    Abstract: Methods and systems for reducing burst usage of a networked computer system are described herein. In an embodiment, resource requesters can request, within a time window, resources over a computer network before the resources are available. The resources can then be allocated in batch mode when the resources are available. Thus, resource requests do not have to be processed in real-time, and resource requests can be received before the resources are available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Sussman, Brendan Ross, Bob Bennett, Dennis Denker, Andrew Karonis, Kenton F Brett
  • Patent number: 10878118
    Abstract: A method for detection and use of device identifiers to enhance the security of data transfers between electronic devices. A first electronic device can transmit access data to a second electronic device. The access data can be associated with a first access code that can be generated based at least in part on data representing a device identifier of the first electronic device. A device identifier can uniquely identify the first electronic device from a plurality of electronic devices. Transferring the access data can involve transforming the first access code into a second access code that can include data representing a device identifier associated with the second electronic device. Transforming the first access code into the second access code can facilitate access to a resource associated with the access data for a second user, but not for a first user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Levin, David Scarborough, Fengpei Du, Richard DiStefano, Dennis Denker, Sean Moriarty, Charles Plamondon, Matthew Siegel, Benjamin Marti
  • Patent number: 10798099
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods that intelligently generate reassignment value conditions for reassigning access rights. The systems and methods include executing a trained contextual machine-learning model to generate predictions of value components of the reassignment value condition, which once satisfied, enables an access-right requestor to have an assigned access right reassigned to the access-right requestor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
    Inventors: John Carnahan, Mathieu Rodrigue
  • Patent number: 10778730
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating shared access-right evaluation using linked communication channels are provided. A first communication can be received over a first communication link from a first user device, and a second communication can be received over a second communication link from a second user device. The first and second communications can include requests for the assignment of access rights. Map data can be generated and transmitted to each of the first and second user devices. Each user device can display a visual representation of access-right data. Further, a communication session can be facilitated between the first user device and the second user device. The communication session can be presented on the visual representation for each user device so that the first user and the second user can collaboratively evaluate access rights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis A. Denker, Raymond Yung-Chien Lew, Debbie Hsu, Michael Horowitz, Bradford J. Bensen, John Carnahan
  • Patent number: 10771398
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to controlling access to resources by selectively processing requests stored in a task queue to prioritize certain requests over others, thereby preventing automated scripts from accessing the resources. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a normalization and prioritization system for controlling access to resources by queuing resource requests based on a client-defined normalization process that uses one or more data sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Cernoch, Jacob Plotkin, Jonathan Palace, Carl Gorenberg
  • Patent number: 10764293
    Abstract: A resource-access management system detects whether a user is authorized to access resources. The system may include a user device being configured to include a sensor that detects sensor data associated with the user. Further, the system includes a client qualification engine that determines whether or not a client is authorized to access the resources by comparing the sensor data with a plurality of patterns for evaluating whether or not the user is an authorized user. User scores are generated based on the compared sensor data and the plurality of patterns. Further, a composite score corresponding to the user is generated using the sensor data, plurality of patterns, and one or more additional criteria. Whether the user is granted access to the resources, presented with unauthorized user tests, or blocked from access to the resources depends on the composite score and threshold values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
    Inventors: Fengpei Du, Michael Lane, Kenneth Ives-Halperin
  • Patent number: 10755307
    Abstract: A method for simulating a social media account history may be provided. The method may include generating social media identification information (“social media ID”). The method may also include creating an account history for the social media ID with respect to a pre-determined entity. The creating may include identifying the social media ID with respect to at least one of a time-stamped indication of affinity for the predetermined entity. The creating may also include tagging of a photograph of the entity. The creating may also include linking of a photograph of the pre-determined entity. The creating may also include a threshold amount of streaming audio time relating to the predetermined entity. The method may also include querying the account history to determine whether the account history includes one or more parameters that indicate whether the social media ID information is related to an automated entity or a human entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
    Inventors: Callum Merriman, Joshua C. Block
  • Patent number: 10715512
    Abstract: Techniques are described for controlling data and resource access. For example, methods and systems can facilitate controlled token distribution across systems and token processing in a manner so as to limit access to and to protect data that includes access codes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
    Inventors: Phillip Volini, John Raymond Werneke, Carl Schumaler, Michael Smith, Frank Giannantonio, Vito Iaia, Sean Moriarty
  • Patent number: 10684892
    Abstract: Methods and systems disclosed herein relate generally to evaluating resource loads to determine when to transform queues and to specific techniques for transforming at least part of queues so as to correspond to alternative resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
    Inventors: Debbie Hsu, Gary Yu, Jonathan Philpott, Suzanne Lai, Hong Zhou
  • Patent number: 10657278
    Abstract: A system and method for scheduling data transfers between systems. One or more data requesting systems may request access to particular data. The request for access to the particular data may correspond to a request that a task to be performed. The task may be to exchange the particular data between a data accessing system having access to the particular data and a data requesting system requesting access to the particular data. The communication exchange may be scheduled for processing. In some embodiments, the communication exchange may be initiated based on a parameter included in the request that the task be performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
    Inventors: John Raymond Werneke, Samuel Levin, David Scarborough
  • Patent number: 10650625
    Abstract: Communications over short-range connections are used to facilitate whether access to resources is to be granted. For example, upon device discovery of one of an electronic user device and an electronic client device by the other device over a Bluetooth Low Energy connection, an access-enabling code associated with a user device or account can be evaluated for validity and applicability with respect to one or more particular resource specifications. User identity can be verified by comparing the user against previously obtained biometric information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Ives-Halperin, Harry C. Evans, David Johnson, Scott Wall, David Lilly, Ajay Pondicherry