Automatic flight management in an online marketplace
US7499874B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 23, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/08
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A database search system includes a database of search terms, each search term associated with a bid amount payable by an advertiser of a plurality of advertisers and a search engine responsive to search queries from searchers for searching the database. A flight management agent is responsive to advertiser-specified parameters for adjusting bid amounts of search listings to manage expenditures over a time interval.
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