In-flight live bidding system

A method of providing a bidding service to individuals traveling or seeking travel on one or more commercial passenger vehicles, the method comprising:

• displaying biddable contents on user devices including a first user device associated with a passenger located onboard a first commercial passenger vehicle;
• receiving, by a server in communication with the user devices, data associated with a first bid from the first user device based on bidding contents being offered onboard a second commercial passenger vehicle in which the passenger is scheduled to travel aboard;
• synchronizing the data associated with the first bid with bid data received by the server from one or more user devices within a predetermined threshold of departure time of the second commercial passenger vehicle, the synchronized bid data including one or more bids from a second user device associated with an individual located outside the first commercial passenger vehicle;
• determining, by the server using the synchronized bid data, whether to select the first bid as a winning bid based on predetermined rules;
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• transmitting results of the determining to an additional server located onboard the second commercial passenger vehicle such that the bidding contents are provided to the passenger, the individual located outside the first commercial passenger vehicle, or a traveler located onboard the second commercial passenger vehicle.

A method for providing bidding services to travelers on a commercial passenger vehicle, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a first server, bids and associated information from user devices based on bidding contents displayed by the user devices, the user devices including a first user device associated with a first bid by a passenger on the commercial passenger vehicle;
• processing, by a second server coupled to the first server, the bids from the user devices based on a communication status of the commercial passenger vehicle, the communication status determining, in part, which of the bids from the user devices are to be included in the processing;
• determining, by the second server, whether to accept or reject the bids from the user devices based on predetermined rules;
• selecting the first bid associated with the first user device or any bid accepted by the second server, including a second bid by a non-passenger on the commercial passenger vehicle that is received by the first server from a second user device within a predetermined time window, as a winning bid based on the predetermined rules;
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• providing, in response to the selecting, information associated with the winning bid to the first server such that results of the selecting are distributed to the passenger or the non-passenger.