Auction method and apparatus
US8019666B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 24, 2007 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 21, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q40/06
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An automatic system for determining outcomes to an auction process represents the auction by a directed graph and uses a K best solutions algorithm to determine the K best solutions. The system uses a particular graphical representation. Constraints may be included directly into the graph.
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