Patents by Inventor Joseph Neulight

Joseph Neulight 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).

  • Method, apparatus, and program for pre-selling tickets to effect a booking of an event
    Patent number: 8463629
    Abstract: An apparatus, method, and program for pre-selling tickets to determine whether to book an event or activity, and for facilitating the sale of those tickets. Consumers who pre-purchase a ticket are plainly notified if an event has not yet been booked. They are also shown the progress toward the likely booking of the event. A successful pre-sale of tickets triggers the booking of the event. An unsuccessful pre-sale results in the event not being booked. Consumers who help effect an event booking may be given privileges over those who purchase traditional tickets for the same event after it has already been booked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: IMDb.com, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph Neulight
  • Method, Apparatus, and Program for Pre-Selling Tickets to Effect a Booking of an Event
    Publication number: 20110010206
    Abstract: An apparatus, method, and program for pre-selling tickets to determine whether to book an event or activity, and for facilitating the sale of those tickets. Consumers who pre-purchase a ticket are plainly notified if an event has not yet been booked. They are also shown the progress toward the likely booking of the event. A successful pre-sale of tickets triggers the booking of the event. An unsuccessful pre-sale results in the event not being booked. Consumers who help effect an event booking may be given privileges over those who purchase traditional tickets for the same event after it has already been booked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: IMDb.com, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph Neulight
  • Method, apparatus, and program for pre-selling tickets to effect a booking of an event
    Patent number: 7801752
    Abstract: An apparatus, method, and program for pre-selling tickets to determine whether to book an event or activity, and for facilitating the sale of those tickets. Consumers who pre-purchase a ticket are plainly notified if an event has not yet been booked. They are also shown the progress toward the likely booking of the event. A successful pre-sale of tickets triggers the booking of the event. An unsuccessful pre-sale results in the event not being booked. Consumers who help effect an event booking may be given privileges over those who purchase traditional tickets for the same event after it has already been booked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: IMDB.COM, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph Neulight
  • METHOD, APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM FOR PRE-SELLING TICKETS TO EFFECT A BOOKING OF AN EVENT
    Publication number: 20070250354
    Abstract: An apparatus, method, and program for pre-selling tickets to determine whether to book an event or activity, and for facilitating the sale of those tickets. Consumers who pre-purchase a ticket are plainly notified if an event has not yet been booked. They are also shown the progress toward the likely booking of the event. A successful pre-sale of tickets triggers the booking of the event. An unsuccessful pre-sale results in the event not being booked. Consumers who help effect an event booking may be given privileges over those who purchase traditional tickets for the same event after it has already been booked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2006
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Inventor: Joseph Neulight