Systems and methods for sequencing items for sale in a live video event
US12184939B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 2022 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4784
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A mobile software application implementing “live events,” via which a host of the event may sequentially offer one, two, three, four or more items to a plurality of guests in the event (e.g., via auction, via direct purchase, or via a giveaway). The host's device may obtain and transmit a real-time video stream, which is in turn provided to each guest's device in conjunction with real-time information about the item(s) being offered. Particular techniques further assist the host in sequencing two or more items to be offered in the same live event, thereby avoiding delays and cumbersome user interface interactions that might otherwise be involved in initiating the offering of a next item upon concluding an offering of a previous item.
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