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FACILITATING MULTI-PHASE ELECTRONIC BID EVALUATION

  • US 20090198609A1
  • Filed: 02/05/2008
  • Published: 08/06/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer implemented method facilitating a multi-phase evaluation for a bidding between a buyer and a plurality of suppliers, said method comprising:

  • receiving a plurality of information packets in a digital processing system, wherein each information packet is received from a corresponding one of said plurality of suppliers as a bid, wherein each of said plurality of information packets contains information elements associated with corresponding one of a sequence of phases;

    receiving in said digital processing system an indication indicating that a specific phase of said bidding is to be evaluated starting at a time instance;

    allowing to said buyer access of information elements associated with said specific phase only after said time instance and access of information elements associated with a previous phase before said time instance, said allowing being performed in said digital processing system,wherein said previous phase and said specific phase are contained in said sequence of phases and said previous phase is prior to said specific phase in an order specified in said sequence of phases.

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