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US 12,217,304 B2Granted
Non-transitory computer readable storage medium, system, and method of auction management
AssigneeIAA Holdings, LLC
InventorsAdam Hilliard, Jeff Hendershot
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Abstract
A system and process allowing for online participation in multiple simultaneous live auctions comprising an auction management system providing an advantageous user display enabling concurrent auction participation.
Claims20
An auction management system comprising:
- a network interface configured to receive a plurality of data feeds from a respective plurality of live online auction sites, each related to a live auction occurring at a discretion of a live auctioneer at the respective auction site;
- a display screen configured to partition a display area into a plurality of display sections, each display section corresponding to a respective one of the plurality of auction sites, and each displaying respective auction information for each of the respective auction sites;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- display auction information for each of the plurality of auction sites from the respective plurality of data feeds, including a bid option for each of the respective auction sites;
- display second auction information included in the second data feed in the second display section at a first time, the second display section including a second bid option, the second auction information automatically moving to the first display section at a second time and the first auction information automatically moving to the second display section at the second time;
- receive, for at least one of the auction sites, a respective bid input corresponding to the at least one auction site bid option;
- and
- transmit the bid input to the respective auction site.
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A method, comprising:
- displaying auction information for each of a plurality of live online auction sites from a respective plurality of data feeds, including a bid option for each of the respective auction sites, wherein a network interface is configured to receive the plurality of data feeds from the plurality of auction sites, each related to a live auction occurring at a discretion of a live auctioneer at the respective auction site, and wherein a display screen is configured to partition a display area into a plurality of display sections, each display section corresponding to a respective one of the plurality of auction sites, and each displaying respective auction information for each of the respective auction sites;
- displaying second auction information included in the second data feed in the second display section at a first time, the second display section including a second bid option, the second auction information automatically moving to the first display section at a second time and the first auction information automatically moving to the second display section at the second time;
- receiving, for at least one of the auction sites, a respective bid input corresponding to the at least one auction site bid option;
- and
- transmitting the bid input to the respective auction site.
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A non-transitory computer-readable medium having processor-executable instructions stored thereon, wherein the processor-executable instructions, when executed, facilitate:
- displaying auction information for each of a plurality of live online auction sites from a respective plurality of data feeds, including a bid option for each of the respective auction sites, wherein a network interface is configured to receive the plurality of data feeds from the plurality of auction sites, each related to a live auction occurring at a discretion of a live auctioneer at the respective auction site, and wherein a display screen is configured to partition a display area into a plurality of display sections, each display section corresponding to a respective one of the plurality of auction sites, and each displaying respective auction information for each of the respective auction sites;
- displaying second auction information included in the second data feed in the second display section at a first time, the second display section including a second bid option, the second auction information automatically moving to the first display section at a second time and the first auction information automatically moving to the second display section at the second time;
- receiving, for at least one of the auction sites, a respective bid input corresponding to the at least one auction site bid option;
- and
- transmitting the bid input to the respective auction site.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.