Real Time Bidding Systems and Methods with Question Interface
First Claim
1. A method of providing an auction for items over a computer network, the method comprising:
- providing user interfaces for buyers who may participate in the auction over the computer network;
providing on the user interfaces information regarding the items that are in the auction;
providing an input on the user interfaces for the buyers to provide a question for the seller;
receiving the question from a particular buyer from among the buyers;
providing a user interface for the seller;
displaying the question to the seller on the seller'"'"'s user interface;
receiving an answer to the question from the seller through the seller'"'"'s user interface; and
displaying the answer on the user interfaces of a set of the buyers who are participating in the auction for the items.
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Abstract
Methods of providing an auction for items over a computer network. User interfaces are provided for a buyer so they may participate in the auction over the computer network. Information regarding the items that are in the auction is provided on the user interfaces, and an input is provided on the user interfaces for the buyer to provide a question for the seller. The question is received from a particular buyer from among the buyers. A user interface is provided for the seller, and the question is displayed to the seller on the seller'"'"'s user interface. An answer is received to the question from the seller through the seller'"'"'s user interface, and the answer is displayed on the user interfaces of a set of buyers who are participating in the auction for the items. Other methods and systems for managing a network-based auctions for vehicles are also described.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of providing an auction for items over a computer network, the method comprising:
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providing user interfaces for buyers who may participate in the auction over the computer network;
providing on the user interfaces information regarding the items that are in the auction;
providing an input on the user interfaces for the buyers to provide a question for the seller;
receiving the question from a particular buyer from among the buyers;
providing a user interface for the seller;
displaying the question to the seller on the seller'"'"'s user interface;
receiving an answer to the question from the seller through the seller'"'"'s user interface; and
displaying the answer on the user interfaces of a set of the buyers who are participating in the auction for the items. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of providing an auction for items over a computer network, the method comprising:
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providing user interfaces for buyers who may participate in the auction over the computer network;
providing on the user interfaces information regarding the items;
providing an input on the user interfaces for the buyers to provide a question for the seller;
receiving the question from a particular buyer from among the buyers;
providing a user interface for the seller;
displaying the question to the seller on the seller'"'"'s user interface;
receiving an answer to the question from the seller through the seller'"'"'s user interface; and
displaying the answer on the user interfaces of all of the buyers who are participating in the auction. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer network-based auction system, the system comprising:
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logic that sends information regarding items for auction to buyers who participate in an auction over a computer network;
logic that receives from at least a buyer a question regarding an aspect of the auction;
logic that automatically sends the question to the seller over the computer network;
logic that receives over the computer network an answer to the question from the seller; and
logic that sends over a computer network the answer to the buyers who participate in the auction. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of providing an auction for vehicles over a computer network, the method comprising:
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providing user interfaces for buyers who may participate in the auction over the computer network;
providing on the user interfaces information regarding the vehicles that are in the auction;
providing an input on the user interfaces for the buyers to provide a question for the seller;
receiving the question from a particular buyer from among the buyers;
providing a user interface for the seller;
displaying the question to the seller on the seller'"'"'s user interface;
receiving an answer to the question from the seller through the seller'"'"'s user interface; and
displaying the answer on the user interfaces of a set of the buyers who are participating in the auction for the vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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