eBay Inc.
TICKET LISTING TRIGGERED BY URL LINKS

Abstract:

A ticket purchase application is installed in a communication device to facilitate event ticket purchase. An operating system of the communication device recognizes a type of Unifoun Resource Locator (URL) that indicates an entertaining or sporting event. The URL includes a unique code associated with a specific event. The operating system of the communication device may detect user interactions that trigger the URL. When the URL is triggered, the ticket purchase application may be started and the unique code in the URL may be parsed and forwarded to the ticket purchase application. The ticket purchase application uses the unique code to identify the event and searches for tickets associated with the event. The ticket purchase application may list available tickets of the event in an order based on the user's preference. Accordingly, a user may quickly find and purchase a desired ticket by clicking on an URL.