ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,400,506, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Flash Seats LLC (Los Angeles).
"Scannerless venue entry and location techniques" was invented by Samuel Gerace (Novelty, Ohio), Michael Rojas (North Canton, Ohio) and Matthew Servant (Frisco, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "When attending an event at a venue, the attendee typically presents ticket information that is scanned by a venue scanner. The process associated with scanning can be dispensed with, which can improve attendee experiences, reduce costs associated with managing a venue, as well as other advantages. For example, instead of scanning a ticket at a point of ingress to the ve...