Patents by Inventor Craig Mclane
Craig Mclane has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11223544Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides apparatus and methods for queuing access by large numbers of Internet or other network-based users to networked systems and resources with limited capacity. In one example embodiment, a queuing system provides user access to network resources, such as that of a ticketing system. A ticket queue queues a request received from a client system. A request processing module causes the client system to repeatedly transmit messages to the system during a first period, and in response to determining that the client system has ceased transmitting messages during the first period, the request is remove from the queue and/or cause the request goes unfulfilled.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2015Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.Inventors: Shigeki Hirose, Dennis Denker, Adam Sussman, Craig McLane, Sean Moriarty
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Publication number: 20160127211Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides apparatus and methods for queuing access by large numbers of Internet or other network-based users to networked systems and resources with limited capacity. In one example embodiment, a queuing system provides user access to network resources, such as that of a ticketing system. A ticket queue queues a request received from a client system. A request processing module causes the client system to repeatedly transmit messages to the system during a first period, and in response to determining that the client system has ceased transmitting messages during the first period, the request is remove from the queue and/or cause the request goes unfulfilled.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2015Publication date: May 5, 2016Inventors: Shigeki Hirose, Dennis Denker, Adam Sussman, Craig McLane, Sean Moriarty
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Patent number: 9183517Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides apparatus and methods for queuing access by large numbers of Internet or other network-based users to networked systems and resources with limited capacity. In one example embodiment, a queuing system provides user access to network resources, such as that of a ticketing system. A ticket queue queues a request received from a client system. A request processing module causes the client system to repeatedly transmit messages to the system during a first period, and in response to determining that the client system has ceased transmitting messages during the first period, the request is remove from the queue and/or cause the request goes unfulfilled.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2013Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.Inventors: Shigeki Hirose, Dennis Denker, Adam Sussman, Craig McLane, Sean Moriarty
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Publication number: 20130339071Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides apparatus and methods for queuing access by large numbers of Internet or other network-based users to networked systems and resources with limited capacity. In one example embodiment, a queuing system provides user access to network resources, such as that of a ticketing system. A ticket queue queues a request received from a client system. A request processing module causes the client system to repeatedly transmit messages to the system during a first period, and in response to determining that the client system has ceased transmitting messages during the first period, the request is remove from the queue and/or cause the request goes unfulfilled.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2013Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.Inventors: Shigeki Hirose, Dennis Denker, Adam Sussman, Craig McLane, Sean Moriarty
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Patent number: 8533011Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides apparatus and methods for queuing access by large numbers of Internet or other network-based users to networked systems and resources with limited capacity. In one example embodiment, a queuing system provides user access to network resources, such as that of a ticketing system. A ticket queue queues a request received from a client system. A request processing module causes the client system to repeatedly transmit messages to the system during a first period, and in response to determining that the client system has ceased transmitting messages during the first period, the request is remove from the queue and/or cause the request goes unfulfilled.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2011Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: TicketmasterInventors: Shigeki Hirose, Dennis Denker, Adam Sussman, Craig McLane, Sean Moriarty
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Patent number: 8463627Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides apparatus and methods for queuing access by large numbers of Internet or other network-based users to networked systems and resources with limited capacity. In one example embodiment, a queuing system provides user access to network resources, such as that of a ticketing system. A computer system receives a first request for a first resource The first request is queued in computer readable memory. A determination is made that the first request for the first resource has been abandoned. A queued second request is identified, wherein the second request is similar to the first request. The second request is associated with the abandoned first resource.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2004Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: TicketmasterInventors: Shigeki Hirose, Dennis Denker, Adam Sussman, Craig McLane, Sean Moriarty
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Patent number: 8463630Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides apparatus and methods for queuing access by large numbers of Internet or other network-based users to networked systems and resources with limited capacity. In one example embodiment, a queuing system provides user access to network resources, such as that of a ticketing system. A ticket queue queues a request received from a client system. A request processing module causes the client system to repeatedly transmit messages to the system during a first period, and in response to determining that the client system has ceased transmitting messages during the first period, the request is remove from the queue and/or cause the request goes unfulfilled.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2011Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Ticketmaster, L.L.C.Inventors: Shigeki Hirose, Dennis Denker, Adam Sussman, Craig McLane, Sean Moriarty
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Patent number: 8315918Abstract: The present invention is related to electronically allocating finite or limited resources. In an embodiment, a computer system is configured to receive bids over a network from a first plurality of users for a limited number of units, the bids including associated bid amounts. A data store is operable to store the bid amounts. Program code is stored in computer readable memory and is configured to determine which bids are winning bids, determine a unit price for units associated with the winning bids, wherein the unit price associated with the winning bids is based on the lowest winning bid amount, and units can be tickets.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2009Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignee: TicketmasterInventors: Andrew Karonis, Brendan Ross, Shigeki Hirose, Dennis Denker, Happy Kush, Adam Sussman, Craig Mclane, Sean Moriarty
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Publication number: 20120084165Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides apparatus and methods for queuing access by large numbers of Internet or other network-based users to networked systems and resources with limited capacity. In one example embodiment, a queuing system provides user access to network resources, such as that of a ticketing system. A ticket queue queues a request received from a client system. A request processing module causes the client system to repeatedly transmit messages to the system during a first period, and in response to determining that the client system has ceased transmitting messages during the first period, the request is remove from the queue and/or cause the request goes unfulfilled.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2011Publication date: April 5, 2012Applicant: TICKETMASTERInventors: Shigeki Hirose, Dennis Denker, Adam Sussman, Craig McLane, Sean Moriarty
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Publication number: 20120078668Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides apparatus and methods for queuing access by large numbers of Internet or other network-based users to networked systems and resources with limited capacity. In one example embodiment, a queuing system provides user access to network resources, such as that of a ticketing system. A ticket queue queues a request received from a client system. A request processing module causes the client system to repeatedly transmit messages to the system during a first period, and in response to determining that the client system has ceased transmitting messages during the first period, the request is remove from the queue and/or cause the request goes unfulfilled.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2011Publication date: March 29, 2012Applicant: TICKETMASTER LLCInventors: Shigeki Hirose, Dennis Denker, Adam Sussman, Craig McLane, Sean Moriarty
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Patent number: 8078483Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides apparatus and methods for queuing access by large numbers of Internet or other network-based users to networked systems and resources with limited capacity. In one example embodiment, a queuing system provides user access to network resources, such as that of a ticketing system. A ticket queue queues a request received from a client system. A request processing module causes the client system to repeatedly transmit messages to the system during a first period, and in response to determining that the client system has ceased transmitting messages during the first period, the request is remove from the queue and/or cause the request goes unfulfilled.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2004Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: TicketmasterInventors: Shigeki Hirose, Dennis Denker, Adam Sussman, Craig McLane, Sean Moriarty
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Patent number: 7584123Abstract: The present invention is related to electronically allocating finite or limited resources. In an embodiment, a computer system is configured to receive bids over a network from a first plurality of users for a limited number of units, the bids including associated bid amounts. A data store is operable to store the bid amounts. Program code is stored in computer readable memory and is configured to determine which bids are winning bids, determine a unit price for units associated with the winning bids, wherein the unit price associated with the winning bids is based on the lowest winning bid amount, and units can be tickets.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2005Date of Patent: September 1, 2009Assignee: TicketmasterInventors: Andrew Karonis, Brendan Ross, Shigeki Hirose, Dennis Denker, Happy Kush, Adam Sussman, Craig Mclane, Sean Moriarty