Systems and methods for facilitating media playback in online auctions
First Claim
1. A method for operating previously unscheduled, spontaneous online auctions, comprising:
- determining, by a service provider server comprising one or more processors, bidder preference information;
determining, based at least in part on the bidder preference information, that a threshold number of bidders have a common bidder preference;
identifying, based at least in part on the common bidder preference, one or more vehicles for an online auction that include an attribute associated with the common bidder preference;
inviting a number of bidders associated with the common bidder preference to participate in the online auction of the one or more vehicles that include the attribute associated with the common bidder preference;
arranging a run list order in the online auction based on the common bidder preference;
conducting the online auction;
detecting an indication of an auction event associated with the online vehicle auction for the one or more vehicles;
determining current auction information associated with the online vehicle auction;
determining auction event information associated with the auction event;
identifying, based at least in part on the current auction information and the auction event information, one or more media files for playback on a bidder device;
determining a sequence in which to play the one or media files; and
transmitting, to the bidder device in response to the indication of the auction event, the one or more media files for playback on the bidder device according to the determined sequence, wherein playback of the one or more media files according to the determined sequence results in acoustic output of one or more auctioneer phrases.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for facilitating media playback in online auctions. A method may include detecting an indication of an auction event associated with an online vehicle auction for a first vehicle. The method may also include determining current auction information associated with the online vehicle auction. The method may further include determining auction event information associated with the auction event. Additionally, the method may include identifying, based at least in part on the current auction information and the auction event information, one or more media files for playback on a bidder device. The method may also include transmitting, to the bidder device in response to the indication of the auction event, the one or more media files for playback on the bidder device according to a determined sequence, which may result in acoustic output of one or more auctioneer phrases.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for operating previously unscheduled, spontaneous online auctions, comprising:
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determining, by a service provider server comprising one or more processors, bidder preference information; determining, based at least in part on the bidder preference information, that a threshold number of bidders have a common bidder preference; identifying, based at least in part on the common bidder preference, one or more vehicles for an online auction that include an attribute associated with the common bidder preference; inviting a number of bidders associated with the common bidder preference to participate in the online auction of the one or more vehicles that include the attribute associated with the common bidder preference; arranging a run list order in the online auction based on the common bidder preference; conducting the online auction; detecting an indication of an auction event associated with the online vehicle auction for the one or more vehicles; determining current auction information associated with the online vehicle auction; determining auction event information associated with the auction event; identifying, based at least in part on the current auction information and the auction event information, one or more media files for playback on a bidder device; determining a sequence in which to play the one or media files; and transmitting, to the bidder device in response to the indication of the auction event, the one or more media files for playback on the bidder device according to the determined sequence, wherein playback of the one or more media files according to the determined sequence results in acoustic output of one or more auctioneer phrases. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A service provider server, comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one memory storing computer-readable instructions, that when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to; determine bidder preference information; determine, based at least in part on the bidder preference information, that a threshold number of bidders have a common bidder preference; identify, based at least in part on the common bidder preference, one or more vehicles for online auction that include an attribute associated with the common bidder preference; invite a number of bidders associated with the common bidder preference to participate in the online auction of the one or more vehicles that include the attribute associated with the common bidder preference; arrange a run list order in the online auction based on the common bidder preference; conduct the online auction; detect an indication of an auction event associated with the online vehicle auction for the one or more vehicles; determine current auction information associated with the online vehicle auction; determine auction event information associated with the auction event; identify, based at least in part on the current auction information and the auction event information, one or more media files for playback on a bidder device; determine a sequence of playback of the one or media files; and transmit, to the bidder device in response to the indication of the auction event, the one or more media files for playback on the bidder device according to the determined sequence, wherein playback of the one or more media files according to the determined sequence results in acoustic output of one or more auctioneer phrases. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
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determine bidder preference information; determine, based at least in part on the bidder preference information, that a threshold number of bidders have a common bidder preference; identify, based at least in part on the common bidder preference, one or more vehicles for online auction that include an attribute associated with the common bidder preference; invite a number of bidders associated with the common bidder preference to participate in the online auction of the one or more vehicles that include the attribute associated with the common bidder preference; arrange a run list order in the online auction based on the common bidder preference; conduct the online auction; detect an indication of an auction event associated with the online vehicle auction for the one or more vehicles; determine current auction information associated with the online vehicle auction; determine auction event information associated with the auction event; identify, based at least in part on the current auction information and the auction event information, one or more media files for playback on a bidder device; determine a sequence of playback of the one or media files; and transmit, to the bidder device in response to the indication of the auction event, the one or more media files for playback on the bidder device according to the determined sequence, wherein playback of the one or more media files according to the determined sequence results in acoustic output of one or more auctioneer phrases.
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