公开(公告)号：US20080016007A1

公开(公告)日：2008-01-17

申请号：US11776404

申请日：2007-07-11

申请人： Terry Erisman

发明人： Terry Erisman

IPC分类号： H04L29/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/08 ,  G06Q20/10 ,  G06Q20/108 ,  G06Q20/40 ,  G06Q40/00 ,  G06Q40/04 ,  G06Q40/06 ,  G06Q50/188

摘要： Various methods and systems for auctioning mutually exclusive items such as golf tee times, restaurant reservations, concert tickets or hotel reservations are disclosed. Mutually exclusive can refer to items that cannot be possessed simultaneously because of physical limitations or to multiple items that could be simultaneously physically possessed but the bidder would only want possession of, at most, one of the items. An electronic auction method therefore performs the following operations: (1) an ordered processing of ranked bids to compare currently active bids with current winning bids to determine the new winning bids; (2) notifying unsuccessful bidders via e-mail to increase their bids; (3) comparing the new bid amount to all outstanding active and winning bids if the unsuccessful active bid is increased; (4) designating the active bid an inactive bid and designating the next highest ranked bid as the user's current active bid if the unsuccessful bid is not increased in the allotted time; and, (5) continuing the protocol until all bidders either have a winning bid or no remaining active bids. An auction system includes a Central Auction Controller (CAC) that allows sellers to list items for auction and users to enter bids and rank orderings. The CAC maintains a central database comprising a database of user information, a database of items and bids and a database of vendor information. Administration of the system is accomplished via an I/O device and CPU and an optional e-mail processor allows automated messaging to users. This methodology allows users to effectively bid on a large number of mutually exclusive items but receive at most one item at the end of the auction. This method has the favorable effects for the users of: (1) increasing the probability of successfully bidding for at least one item; (2) making the auction process more convenient by greatly reducing the need for actively monitoring the auction; and, (3) decreasing the possibility a user will be out bid at the last moment and receive no item. This method has the favorable effects for the seller of increasing the probability their listed items will sell and increasing the expected average sales price.

公开(公告)号：US20080015973A1

公开(公告)日：2008-01-17

申请号：US11776420

申请日：2007-07-11

申请人： Terry Erisman

发明人： Terry Erisman

IPC分类号： G06Q40/00 ,  G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06Q30/08 ,  G06Q20/10 ,  G06Q20/108 ,  G06Q20/40 ,  G06Q40/00 ,  G06Q40/04 ,  G06Q40/06 ,  G06Q50/188

摘要： Various methods and systems for auctioning mutually exclusive items such as golf tee times, restaurant reservations, concert tickets or hotel reservations are disclosed. Mutually exclusive can refer to items that cannot be possessed simultaneously because of physical limitations or to multiple items that could be simultaneously physically possessed but the bidder would only want possession of, at most, one of the items. An electronic auction method therefore performs the following operations: (1) an ordered processing of ranked bids to compare currently active bids with current winning bids to determine the new winning bids; (2) notifying unsuccessful bidders via e-mail to increase their bids; (3) comparing the new bid amount to all outstanding active and winning bids if the unsuccessful active bid is increased; (4) designating the active bid an inactive bid and designating the next highest ranked bid as the user's current active bid if the unsuccessful bid is not increased in the allotted time; and, (5) continuing the protocol until all bidders either have a winning bid or no remaining active bids. An auction system includes a Central Auction Controller (CAC) that allows sellers to list items for auction and users to enter bids and rank orderings. The CAC maintains a central database comprising a database of user information, a database of items and bids and a database of vendor information. Administration of the system is accomplished via an I/O device and CPU and an optional e-mail processor allows automated messaging to users. This methodology allows users to effectively bid on a large number of mutually exclusive items but receive at most one item at the end of the auction. This method has the favorable effects for the users of: (1) increasing the probability of successfully bidding for at least one item; (2) making the auction process more convenient by greatly reducing the need for actively monitoring the auction; and, (3) decreasing the possibility a user will be out bid at the last moment and receive no item. This method has the favorable effects for the seller of increasing the probability their listed items will sell and increasing the expected average sales price.

公开(公告)号：US08332302B1

公开(公告)日：2012-12-11

申请号：US09560203

申请日：2000-04-28

申请人： Terry Erisman

发明人： Terry Erisman

IPC分类号： G06Q40/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/08 ,  G06Q20/10 ,  G06Q20/108 ,  G06Q20/40 ,  G06Q40/00 ,  G06Q40/04 ,  G06Q40/06 ,  G06Q50/188

摘要： An electronic auction system which Includes a Central Auction Controller (CAC) that allows sellers to list items for auction and users to enter bids and rank srdorings Is disclosed. The CAC maintains a central database comprising a database of user information, a database of Items and bids and a database of vendor information. Administration of the system is accomplished via an I/O device and CPU and an optional e-mail processor allows automated messaging to users. This methodology allows users to effectively bid on a large number of mutually exclusive items but receive at most one item at the end of the auction.

摘要翻译： 一个电子拍卖系统，包括一个中央拍卖控制器（CAC），允许卖家列出拍卖的项目和用户进行投标和排名。 CAC维护一个中央数据库，包括用户信息数据库，项目和出价数据库以及供应商信息数据库。 系统的管理通过I / O设备完成，CPU和可选的电子邮件处理器可以自动向用户发送消息。 该方法允许用户有效地出价大量的互斥项目，但在拍卖结束时最多只能收到一个项目。

公开(公告)号：US08117113B2

公开(公告)日：2012-02-14

申请号：US12966673

申请日：2010-12-13

申请人： Terry Erisman

发明人： Terry Erisman

IPC分类号： G06Q40/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/08 ,  G06Q20/10 ,  G06Q20/108 ,  G06Q20/40 ,  G06Q40/00 ,  G06Q40/04 ,  G06Q40/06 ,  G06Q50/188

摘要： Various methods and systems for auctioning items such as golf tee times, restaurant reservations, concert tickets or hotel reservations are disclosed. Users can effectively bid on a large number of items but receive at most one item at the end of the auction. This has the favorable effects for the users of: (1) increasing the probability of successfully bidding for at least one item; (2) making the auction process more convenient by greatly reducing the need for actively monitoring the auction; and, (3) decreasing the possibility a user will be out bid at the last moment and receive no item. This also has the favorable effects for the seller of increasing the probability their listed items will sell and increasing the expected average sales price.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于拍卖诸如高尔夫球场时间，餐厅预订，音乐会门票或酒店预订的各种方法和系统。 用户可以有效地出价大量的物品，但在拍卖结束时最多可以收到一件物品。 这对用户有好的效果：（1）提高成功投标至少一个项目的可能性; （2）通过大幅降低积极监控拍卖的需要，使拍卖过程更加方便; 和（3）降低用户在最后时刻出价的可能性，并且不接收任何项目。 这也有利于卖方增加上市项目销售的可能性，并提高预期的平均销售价格。

公开(公告)号：US07853500B2

公开(公告)日：2010-12-14

申请号：US11776420

申请日：2007-07-11

申请人： Terry Erisman

发明人： Terry Erisman

IPC分类号： G06Q40/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/08 ,  G06Q20/10 ,  G06Q20/108 ,  G06Q20/40 ,  G06Q40/00 ,  G06Q40/04 ,  G06Q40/06 ,  G06Q50/188

摘要： Various methods and systems for auctioning items such as golf tee times, restaurant reservations, concert tickets or hotel reservations are disclosed. Users can effectively bid on a large number of items but receive at most one item at the end of the auction. This method has the favorable effects for the users of: (1) increasing the probability of successfully bidding for at least one item; (2) making the auction process more convenient by greatly reducing the need for actively monitoring the auction; and, (3) decreasing the possibility a user will be out bid at the last moment and receive no item. This method has the favorable effects for the seller of increasing the probability their listed items will sell and increasing the expected average sales price.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于拍卖诸如高尔夫球场时间，餐厅预订，音乐会门票或酒店预订的各种方法和系统。 用户可以有效地出价大量的物品，但在拍卖结束时最多可以收到一件物品。 这种方法对于用户有以下优点：（1）提高成功投标至少一个项目的可能性; （2）通过大幅降低积极监控拍卖的需要，使拍卖过程更加方便; 和（3）降低用户在最后时刻出价的可能性，并且不接收任何项目。 这种方法对卖方有增加上市产品出售概率和提高预期平均销售价格的有利影响。

公开(公告)号：US20110078037A1

公开(公告)日：2011-03-31

申请号：US12966673

申请日：2010-12-13

申请人： Terry Erisman

发明人： Terry Erisman

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/08 ,  G06Q20/10 ,  G06Q20/108 ,  G06Q20/40 ,  G06Q40/00 ,  G06Q40/04 ,  G06Q40/06 ,  G06Q50/188

摘要： Various methods and systems for auctioning items such as golf tee times, restaurant reservations, concert tickets or hotel reservations are disclosed. Users can effectively bid on a large number of items but receive at most one item at the end of the auction. This has the favorable effects for the users of: (1) increasing the probability of successfully bidding for at least one item; (2) making the auction process more convenient by greatly reducing the need for actively monitoring the auction; and, (3) decreasing the possibility a user will be out bid at the last moment and receive no item. This also has the favorable effects for the seller of increasing the probability their listed items will sell and increasing the expected average sales price.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于拍卖诸如高尔夫球场时间，餐厅预订，音乐会门票或酒店预订的各种方法和系统。 用户可以有效地出价大量的物品，但在拍卖结束时最多可以收到一件物品。 这对用户有好的效果：（1）提高成功投标至少一个项目的可能性; （2）通过大幅降低积极监控拍卖的需要，使拍卖过程更加方便; 和（3）降低用户在最后时刻出价的可能性，并且不接收任何项目。 这也有利于卖方增加上市项目销售的可能性，并提高预期的平均销售价格。