NETWORK AUCTIONING APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a remote auction terminal operatively connected to both at least one network auction and at least one agent via a network, configured to automatically notify the at least one agent of a proposed sale of goods, wherein the remote auction terminal facilitates interactive screening to determine whether to receive goods into the at least one network auction, wherein the at least one agent is a person that facilitates conducting transactions between a seller of the goods and a buyer.
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Abstract
The invention provides an apparatus comprising a remote auction terminal operatively connected to a network auction via a network, wherein the remote auction terminal facilitates interactive screening before, and during, receipt of goods into the network auction and can also automatically notify potential auction agents of a pending sale by a seller. A method that facilitates the exchange of goods, via the remote auction terminal, and a system that employs the terminal are also disclosed.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
a remote auction terminal operatively connected to both at least one network auction and at least one agent via a network, configured to automatically notify the at least one agent of a proposed sale of goods, wherein the remote auction terminal facilitates interactive screening to determine whether to receive goods into the at least one network auction, wherein the at least one agent is a person that facilitates conducting transactions between a seller of the goods and a buyer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 13, 14, 15)
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8. A system comprising:
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a network; at least one network auction; at least one remote auction terminal, operatively connected to both at least one network auction and a plurality of agents via the network, and configured to automatically notify at least one of the plurality of agents via at least one protocol, wherein the remote auction terminal facilitates interactive screening to determine whether to receive goods into the at least one network auction, and wherein the at least one of the plurality of agents is a person that facilitates transactions between a seller of the goods and a buyer. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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16. A method in a remote auction terminal of facilitating an exchange of goods via at least one network auction, the remote auction terminal operatively connected via a network to both the at least one network auction and to at least one agent, the comprising:
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automatically notifying, via at least one protocol, the at least one agent of a proposed sale of goods, wherein the at least one agent is a person that facilitates transactions between a seller of the goods and a buyer, and wherein the automatically notifying is based upon an attribute associated with the goods; and facilitating interactive screening to determine whether to receive the goods into the at least one network auction. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable medium whose contents contain instructions that, when executed, enable a remote auction terminal to facilitate an exchange of goods via one or more network auctions, the remote auction terminal connected via a network to both the one or more network auctions and a plurality of agents that are persons, by performing a method comprising:
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receiving an indication of goods via the remote auction terminal; determining, based upon a protocol associated with the indicated goods, at least some of the plurality of human agents, each associated with one or more of the one or more network auctions; and automatically notifying at least one agent of the determined at least some of the plurality of human agents of the received indication of goods to facilitate interactive screening to determine whether to receive the indicated goods into at least one network auction associated with the at least one agent. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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