Method and system for providing status updates
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1. A method to facilitate an electronic auction, the method comprising:
- formatting a message relating to a status of a bid, received from a bidder, for an auction item; and
sending the message to the bidder.
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Abstract
A method and system for providing status updates includes formatting and sending to a bidder a message relating to a status of an auction item.
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1. A method to facilitate an electronic auction, the method comprising:
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formatting a message relating to a status of a bid, received from a bidder, for an auction item; and
sending the message to the bidder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An electronic auction system comprising:
an electronic mail messenger to format and send a message to a bidder, the message relating to a status of a bid received from the bidder for an auction item. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A machine-readable medium having executable instructions to cause one or more machines to perform a method to facilitate an electronic auction, the method comprising:
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formatting a message relating to a status of a bid, received from a bidder, for an auction item; and
sending the message to the bidder. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An electronic auction system comprising:
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messenger means for formatting and sending a message to a bidder, the message relating to a status of a bid, received from the bidder, for an auction item; and
storage means, coupled to the messaging means, for storing the status of the bid, received from the bidder, for the auction item. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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