Auction method, auction system, and program product therefor
First Claim
1. An auction method for a seats ticket using a computer system or a computer network, the method comprising the steps of:
- transmitting data of a tender screen in response to a request from a purchase applicant for said seat ticket, said tender screen being including a seating table associated with tendering conditions of seats;
receiving tender data input to said tender screen; and
determining a successful bidder in accordance with a single or multiple sets of said tender data.
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Abstract
It is one object of the present invention to provide a ticket vending and purchasing system for preventing illegal activities, such as ticket scalping, and for returning a fair profit to the correct persons.
A seat ticket auction method and system using the Internet 1 is provided. A user submits a tender for the auction of each seat while referring to a seating table, and also performs a search of an exhibition before submitting a tender during the auction. Further, when the seating table is referred to, information for a seat appropriate for a person in a wheelchair, and a simulation (view) of what a user will see of the stage from a seat are displayed on the terminal of the user. Three tender types, a personal tender, a complete group tender and an incomplete group tender can be selected. For the complete group tender, when a bid is not successful for all the members of the group, the bid is abandoned.
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15 Claims
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1. An auction method for a seats ticket using a computer system or a computer network, the method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting data of a tender screen in response to a request from a purchase applicant for said seat ticket, said tender screen being including a seating table associated with tendering conditions of seats;
receiving tender data input to said tender screen; and
determining a successful bidder in accordance with a single or multiple sets of said tender data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An auction system for a seat ticket using a computer system or a computer network comprising:
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means for generating a seating table associated with tender conditions for seats and transmitting a tender screen data including said seating table, in response to a request from a purchase applicant for said seat ticket, to a computer system of said purchase applicant; and
means for receiving tender data input by using said tender screen, and for determining a successful bidder in accordance with a single or multiple sets of said tender data. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer program logic for enabling a processor in a computer system to carry out an auction for a seat ticket using a computer network, that permits a computer to perform, the computer program logic comprising:
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means for enabling the processor to transmit tender screen data in response to a request from a purchase applicant for said seat ticket, said tender screen data including a seating table associated with tendering conditions for seats; and
means for enabling the processor to receive tender data input by using said tender screen, and to determine a successful bidder in accordance with a single or multiple sets of said tender data.
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