System and method for promoting internet auction listings in public & private venues
AssigneeSymon Communications, Inc.
InventorsSteven Gurley, Charles Ansley, Todd Fleming
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Abstract
According to an embodiment of the invention, a method of promoting an auction item has been provided that includes providing a venue promotion option to a user. The venue promotion option includes a list of venues where information concerning auction listings can be displayed. Instructions are received from the user, which contain a selection of at least one of the venues in which to display information regarding at least one auction listing. The at least one auction listing is listed on a listing page of a website of an auction firm.
Claims49
A method of promoting an auction item, the method comprising:
- providing a venue promotion option to a user, the venue promotion option including a list of venues where information concerning internet auction listings can be displayed;
- receiving instructions from the user, the instructions containing a selection of at least one of the venues in which to display information regarding at least one auction listing, the at least one auction listing listed on a listing page of a website of an auction firm;
- formatting the information regarding the at least one auction listing for display at the at least one of the venues;
- and
- communicating the information regarding the at least one auction listing to the at least one of the venues through a communication network for displaying on an electronic video display at the at least one of the venues.
A method of promoting an auction item, the method comprising:
- providing a venue promotion option to a user, the venue promotion option including a list of venues where information concerning auction listings can be displayed;
- and
- receiving instructions from the user, the instructions containing a selection of at least one of the venues in which to display information regarding at least one auction listing, the at least one auction listing listed on a listing page of a website of an auction firm.
A method of promoting an auction item, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a venue where people congregate, information regarding at least one auction listing from a communication network, the at least one auction listing listed on a listing page of a website of an auction firm;
- and
- displaying the information regarding the at least one auction listing to at least one patron of the venue who did not request to view the information regarding the at least one auction listing.
A system for promoting auction listings in a venue, the system comprising:
- a controller for receiving information regarding at least one auction listing from a communication network, the at least one auction listing listed on a listing page of a website of an auction firm;
- and
- a display, located at a venue where people congregate and communicatively coupled to the controller, the display operable to display the information regarding the at least one auction listing to at least one patron of the venue who did not request to view the information regarding at least one auction listing.
A method of promoting auction listings listed on listing pages of a website of an auction firm, the method comprising:
- providing free limited internet access at a venue where people congregate, wherein
- the free limited internet access is limited to particular web pages, and
- at least some of the particular web pages are the listing pages of the website of the auction firm corresponding to the auction listings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.