# US 8,788,401 B2 · Seller-driven method for a bid set system

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- Number: US 8,788,401 B2
- Document ID: US8788401B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/768,985
- Filed: 2013-02-15
- Published: 2013-06-20
- Granted: 2014-07-22
- Earliest claimed: 2006-09-21
- Applicants: Alejandro Backer; Reginald Keith Swinford Ammons
- Inventors: Alejandro Backer; Reginald Keith Swinford Ammons
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8788401B2

## CPC

- G06Q 30/08: Auctions
- G06Q 40/04: Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

A method for automatically bidding on multiple on-line auction items up for bid where the number of items the bidder wishes to buy is less than the number of items up for bid is disclosed. A method of a seller or auction site giving a bidder the ability to add a listing to a set of listings that can be processed as above is also disclosed.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A computer-based method for adding an on-line auction listing to a bid set via the Internet, the method comprising:
providing a webpage on a display on a computer adapted to run a computer software, the webpage on the display corresponding to an online auction listing;
identifying the online auction listing by information provided by the webpage on the computer and displaying the identified online auction listing on the display;
adding a bid listing to a bid set, the bid set comprising identifying information of one or more comparable online auction listings up for bid;
specifying a number of online auction listings to be won, wherein the number of online auction listings to be won is less than a total number of bid listings in the bid set; and
running the computer software on the computer, the computer performing the task of:
a) accessing, by way of the computer software, the online auction and bidding on a first online auction listing of the bid set;
b) determining, by way of the computer software, if the bid won the online auction;
c) if the bid is lost, repeating steps a) and b) by bidding on a second online auction listing of the bid set; and
d) repeating steps a) to c) until a number of bids won is equal to the number of online auction listings to be won.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising, before accessing the online auction:
sorting bid listings in the bid set according to priorities assigned to the bid listings.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the adding the bid listing to the bit set occurs by receiving, from the user, via the webpage, instructions to perform said adding.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the first online auction listing is the online auction listing assigned with the highest priority, and the second online auction listing is the online auction listing assigned with a next highest priority.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising, if the bid is lost, before repeating step a), increasing, by way of the computer software, a bidding price by a set amount, the increased bidding price being less than a maximum price a user is willing to pay.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the webpage comprises a graphic user interface (GUI) button, and wherein the instructions to add the bid listing to the bid set are provided to the computer through the GUI button.

### Claim 7 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, wherein the priorities assigned to the bid listing are assigned by the computer.

### Claim 8 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, wherein the priorities assigned to the bid listing are assigned by the user.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the bid set comprises online auction listings having one or more similar features, wherein the one or more similar features comprise color, brand, stock keeping unit, or price.