Systems and Methods for Live Auctioneer Led Sales
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, by one or more computers comprising one or more processors, information associated with a vehicle from a seller computing device;
receiving, by the one or more computers, a signal indicative of a live auctioneer conducting a sale of the vehicle by auction from an auctioneer computing device, wherein the signal comprises one or more of a real-time audio signal, a video signal, or a combination thereof of the live auctioneer conducting the sale of the vehicle by auction;
providing, by the one or more computers, the signal indicative of the live auctioneer conducting the sale of the vehicle by auction to one or more buyer computing devices, the auctioneer computing device, the one or more buyer computing devices, and the vehicle being geographically remotely located from one another; and
receiving, by the one or more computers and based at least in part on the signal indicative of the live auctioneer conducting the sale of the vehicle by auction, one or more bids for the vehicle from the one or more buyer computing devices.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing live auctioneer led sales of products, such as vehicles, between remotely located buyers, sellers, and auctioneers are provided herein. In certain aspects, systems and methods may facilitate one or more auctions led by a remotely located live auctioneer who receives bids from one or more remotely located buyers. Accordingly, in some examples, the auctioneer may accept bids from the buyers, encourage bidding from the buyers, and/or declare (or not declare) a product sold in real-time. In this manner, in certain aspects, the systems and methods enable an auction to be conduct by a live auctioneer.
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28 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by one or more computers comprising one or more processors, information associated with a vehicle from a seller computing device; receiving, by the one or more computers, a signal indicative of a live auctioneer conducting a sale of the vehicle by auction from an auctioneer computing device, wherein the signal comprises one or more of a real-time audio signal, a video signal, or a combination thereof of the live auctioneer conducting the sale of the vehicle by auction; providing, by the one or more computers, the signal indicative of the live auctioneer conducting the sale of the vehicle by auction to one or more buyer computing devices, the auctioneer computing device, the one or more buyer computing devices, and the vehicle being geographically remotely located from one another; and receiving, by the one or more computers and based at least in part on the signal indicative of the live auctioneer conducting the sale of the vehicle by auction, one or more bids for the vehicle from the one or more buyer computing devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system, comprising:
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at least one memory that stores computer-executable instructions; at least one processor configured to access the at least one memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to; receive, from a seller database, information associated with a plurality of vehicles in an inventory of a seller; receive, from a computing device of the seller, an indication of one or more of the plurality of vehicles to sell at auction; receive, from the computing device of the seller, an indication of an auction to sell the one or more vehicles; receive, from an auctioneer computing device, a signal indicative of a live auctioneer conducting a sale of the one or more vehicles by auction, wherein the signal comprises one or more of a real-time audio signal, a video signal, or a combination thereof of the live auctioneer conducting the sale of the one or more vehicles by auction; provide, to one or more buyer computing devices, the signal indicative of the live auctioneer conducting the sale of the one or more vehicles by auction, the auctioneer computing device, the one or more buyer computing devices, and the one or more vehicles being geographically remotely located from one another; and receive, from the one or more buyer computing devices and based at least in part on the signal indicative of the live auctioneer conducting the sale of the one or more vehicles by auction, one or more bids for the one or more vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by one or more computers comprising one or more processors, information associated with one or more vehicles from one or more seller computing devices; receiving, by the one or more computers, a signal indicative of a live auctioneer conducting a sale of one of the one or more vehicles by auction from an auctioneer computing device, wherein the signal comprises one or more of a real-time audio signal, a video signal, or a combination thereof of the live auctioneer conducting the sale of one of the one or more vehicles by auction; providing, by the one or more computers, the signal indicative of the live auctioneer conducting the sale of one of the one or more vehicles by auction to one or more buyer computing devices, the auctioneer computing device, the one or more buyer computing devices, and the one or more vehicles being geographically remotely located from one another; and receiving, by the one or more computers and based at least in part on the signal indicative of the live auctioneer conducting the sale of one of the one or more vehicles by auction, one or more bids for the vehicles from the one or more buyer computing devices.
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28. One or more computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, configure the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
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receiving information associated with a product from a seller computing device; receiving a signal indicative of a live auctioneer conducting a sale of the product by auction, wherein the signal comprises one or more of a real-time audio signal, a video signal, or a combination thereof of the live auctioneer conducting the sale of the product by auction; transmitting the signal indicative of the live auctioneer conducting the sale of the product by auction to one or more buyers, the auctioneer, the one or more buyers, and the product being geographically remotely located from one another; and receiving, based at least in part on the signal indicative of the live auctioneer conducting the sale of the product by auction, one or more bids for the product from the one or more buyers.
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