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US 2007/0185774 A1Published application
Auctioning with bid terminals
OwnerCaribe Schreiber, Daniel Kellyinventors
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for use in auctioning with bid terminals. A first method embodiment includes associating a number of stationary bid terminals with a number of auction items so that each stationary bid terminal is associated with no more than one auction item. The first method also includes receiving a bid, for the particular auction item, through the particular stationary bid terminal.
Claims23
A method of auctioning comprising:
- associating a number of stationary bid terminals with a number of auction items so that each stationary bid terminal is associated with no more than one auction item;
- and
- receiving a bid, for the particular auction item, through the particular stationary bid terminal.
A method of auctioning comprising:
- associating a number of portable bid terminals with a number of auction accounts, so that each portable bid terminal is associated with no more than one auction account;
- receiving a first bid for a particular auction item through a first particular portable bid terminal;
- and
- determining a first bid status, for the particular auction item, by using the first bid.
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An auction system comprising a number of stationary bid terminals, wherein each stationary bid terminal:
- is associated with no more than one auction item;
- includes a communication component configured to communicate information to an auction participant;
- includes an identification component configured to identify an identifying token;
- and
- includes an input component configured to receive a bid from an auction participant.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.