Electronic silent auction system and method
US7562034B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 1, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jul 14, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 4, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q40/04
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic silent auctioning system comprising a first local client, a second local client, and a local network device. The network device is operable to receive one or more unique bids on an item from each local client. The item is described in a central repository on the server for processing. The server is operable to determine a winning bid for the item based on predetermined criteria and communicate the received bids to a server.
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