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Method and system for providing simultaneous on-line auctions

US7870055B2 · kind B2 · utility

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118References

15Claims

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Assignee

eBay Inc. · US

Inventors

Alan S. Fisher · Pleasanton, US
Samuel Jerrold Kaplan · Hillsborough, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 10, 2002
Grant date	Jan 11, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 9, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06Q30/02
WIPO fieldIT methods for management
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and system for providing simultaneous online auctions includes automatically auctioning a first item and a second item during a common time period via an electronic auction system. Bids for both of the first item and the second item are automatically received at the electronic auction system during the common time period.

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