The patent application (20100082491) was initially picked up on by Patently Apple and could allow customers to buy tickets via iTunes and store them on portable electronic devices.

Wider plans may be afootthough as the patent suggests the system would allow customers to access content around shows, such as live recordings and interviews, as well as receive discounts on merchandise.

This comes after the news yesterday that MySpace is moving into ticketing through its new MySpace Events platform.

Apple also ...