System and method for conducting an auction in a peer-to peer network
First Claim
1. A method for use by a selling endpoint in a peer-to-peer network to provide an auction to a plurality of endpoints using a peer-to-peer commerce (p-commerce) server, the method comprising:
- initiating the auction by notifying the p-commerce server of at least the auction'"'"'s start time, end time, and item being auctioned;
receiving a bid for the auction directly from one of the plurality of endpoints;
directly notifying all endpoints of the plurality of endpoints that have previously submitted a bid in the auction of the received bid;
instructing the p-commerce server to stop the auction after determining that the auction has ended;
identifying a highest bid from the submitted bids; and
directly notifying the endpoint that submitted the highest bid that it has won the auction.
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for conducting an auction in a peer-to-peer network. In one example, the method includes initiating the auction by notifying a p-commerce server of the auction'"'"'s start time, end time, and item being auctioned. A bid is received for the auction directly from another endpoints, and all endpoint that have previously submitted a bid in the auction are directly notified of the received bid. The p-commerce server is instructed to stop the auction after a determination is made that the auction has ended. A highest bid from the submitted bids is identified and the endpoint that submitted the highest bid is directly notified that it has won the auction.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for use by a selling endpoint in a peer-to-peer network to provide an auction to a plurality of endpoints using a peer-to-peer commerce (p-commerce) server, the method comprising:
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initiating the auction by notifying the p-commerce server of at least the auction'"'"'s start time, end time, and item being auctioned;
receiving a bid for the auction directly from one of the plurality of endpoints;
directly notifying all endpoints of the plurality of endpoints that have previously submitted a bid in the auction of the received bid;
instructing the p-commerce server to stop the auction after determining that the auction has ended;
identifying a highest bid from the submitted bids; and
directly notifying the endpoint that submitted the highest bid that it has won the auction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for use in a peer-to-peer network to provide an auction by a first endpoint to a plurality of endpoints using a peer-to-peer commerce (p-commerce) server, the method comprising:
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initiating the auction by the first endpoint by notifying the p-commerce server of auction information necessary to start the auction;
obtaining at least a portion of the auction information from the p-commerce server by second and third endpoints of the plurality of endpoints, wherein the portion includes information needed to directly communicate with the first endpoint via the peer-to-peer-network;
submitting a bid by the second endpoint directly to the first endpoint and directly to the p-commerce server; and
directly notifying, by the first endpoint, the third endpoint of the received bid. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for use by a bidding endpoint in an auction in a peer-to-peer network, the method comprising:
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obtaining auction information from a p-commerce server, wherein the information includes information needed to directly communicate with a selling endpoint via the peer-to-peer-network;
submitting a bid directly to the selling endpoint and directly to the p-commerce server; and
receiving a notification of another bid for the auction directly from the selling endpoint if the other bid is received by the selling endpoint from another endpoint within the peer-to-peer network. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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