System and method for transferring items with restricted transferability

Abstract

The invention is systems and methods for transferring items with restricted transferability. Initially, the systems and methods wait for a first consumer to make a request to transfer an item after having purchased the item from a provider. The systems and methods then send a request to transfer the item to the provider. This request may indicate inducements to the provider to authorize the transfer. If the transfer is authorized, the systems and methods then present information regarding the item to other consumers. This information may be presented as part of a bidding interface or as part of an advertising interface. Once the second consumer submits a winning bid for the item when the information is presented in a bidding interface, or an acceptable offer when the information is presented in an advertising interface, the transfer of the item can then be completed with or without the assistance of an intermediary. When the transfer is completed without the assistance of an intermediary, the first and second consumer may directly transfer the item and payment to each other. When the transfer is completed with the assistance of an intermediary, the first consumer may send the item to the intermediary and the second consumer may send payment to the intermediary. Once both the item and the payment have been received at the intermediary, the intermediary may send the item to the second consumer and all or part of the payment to the first consumer.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An authorization control system comprising:
 a transfer system operable to receive from a consumer a request to use the transfer system to sell a ticket;   a provider system operable:
 to determine whether a sale of the ticket by the consumer is authorized or denied; and 
 to send to the transfer system an indication of whether the sale of the ticket is authorized or denied; and 
   in which the transfer system is further operable:
 to cause information regarding the ticket to be presented to a plurality of consumers when the indication from the transfer system indicates that the sale of the ticket is authorized; and 
 to charge the consumer a fee to use the transfer system to sell the ticket. 
   
     
     
         2 . An authorization control system comprising:
 a transfer system operable to receive from a consumer a request to use the transfer system to sell a ticket;   a provider system operable:
 to determine whether a sale of the ticket by the consumer is authorized or denied; and 
 to send to the transfer system an indication of whether the sale of the ticket is authorized or denied; and 
   in which the transfer system is further operable:
 to cause information regarding the ticket to be presented to a plurality of consumers when the indication from the transfer system indicates that the sale of the ticket is authorized; and 
 to indicate an inducement to the provider system to authorize the sale of the ticket. 
   
     
     
         3 . An authorization control system comprising:
 a transfer system operable to receive from a consumer a request to use the transfer system to sell a ticket;   a provider system operable:
 to determine whether a sale of the ticket by the consumer is authorized or denied; and 
 to send to the transfer system an indication of whether the sale of the ticket is authorized or denied; and 
   in which the transfer system is further operable to cause information regarding the ticket to be presented to a plurality of consumers when the indication from the transfer system indicates that the sale of the ticket is authorized.