Method and system for seeking bids
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1. A method of enabling an auction seller to seek bids using a form containing information relating to a listing transaction, the method including the steps of:
- printing the form, wherein coded data indicative of an identity of the form and of at least one reference point of the form are printed on the form substantially simultaneously with and in addition to printing of the information relating to the listing transaction;
receiving, in a computer system, indicating data from a sensing device regarding the identity of the form and a position of the sensing device relative to the form, the sensing device, when placed in an operative position relative to the form, sensing at least some of the coded data and generating the indicating data using at least some of the sensed coded data; and
identifying, in the computer system and from the indicating data, at least one parameter relating to the listing transaction.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are disclosed which relate to seeking auction bids via interface surfaces printed with information and coded data. The coded data, encoded visibly or invisibly, may be queried by an appropriate sensing device. The sensing device communicates with a computer system. Together, the interface surfaces, sensing device and computer system are capable of effecting auction listing transactions over a network.
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46 Claims
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1. A method of enabling an auction seller to seek bids using a form containing information relating to a listing transaction, the method including the steps of:
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printing the form, wherein coded data indicative of an identity of the form and of at least one reference point of the form are printed on the form substantially simultaneously with and in addition to printing of the information relating to the listing transaction;
receiving, in a computer system, indicating data from a sensing device regarding the identity of the form and a position of the sensing device relative to the form, the sensing device, when placed in an operative position relative to the form, sensing at least some of the coded data and generating the indicating data using at least some of the sensed coded data; and
identifying, in the computer system and from the indicating data, at least one parameter relating to the listing transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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4. A method of enabling an auction seller to seek bids using a form containing information relating to a listing transaction, the method including the steps of:
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printing the form, wherein coded data indicative of an identity of the form and of at least one reference point of the form are printed on the form substantially simultaneously with and in addition to printing of the information relating to the listing transaction;
receiving, in a computer system, data from a sensing device regarding said at least one parameter and regarding movement of the sensing device relative to the form, the sensing device, when moved relative to the form, sensing at least some of the coded data, generating the data regarding said at least one parameter using at least some of the sensed coded data and generating the data regarding its own movement relative to the form; and
interpreting, in the computer system, said movement of the sensing device as it relates to said at least one parameter.
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5. A method of enabling an auction seller to seek bids using a form, the method including the steps of:
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printing the form, wherein coded data indicative of an identity of the form and of at least one reference point of the form are printed on the form substantially simultaneously with and in addition to printing on the form information relating to a listing transaction;
receiving, in a computer system, data from a sensing device regarding an identity of the auction seller and regarding the identity of the form, the sensing device containing the data regarding the identity of the auction seller and, when placed in an operative position relative to the form, sensing at least some of the coded data and generating the data regarding the identity of the form using at least some of the sensed coded data; and
identifying, in the computer system and from the data regarding the identity of the auction seller and the identity of the form, the listing transaction. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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26. A system for enabling an auction seller to seek bids using a form containing information relating to a listing transaction, the system including:
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a printer adapted to print on the form substantially simultaneously both
1) coded data indicative of an identity of the form and of at least one reference point of the form, and
2) the information relating to the listing transaction; and
a computer system adapted to receive indicating data from a sensing device adapted to identify at least one parameter relating to the listing transaction, the indicating data being indicative of the identity of the form and a position of the sensing device relative to the form, the sensing device being adapted to sense at least some of the coded data and to generate the indicating data using at least some of the sensed coded data. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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29. A system for enabling an auction seller to seek bids using a form containing information relating to a listing transaction, the system including:
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a printer adapted to print on the form substantially simultaneously both
1) coded data invisible to the human eye indicative of at least one parameter of the listing transaction, and
2) information readable by the human eye relating to the listing transaction; and
a computer system for receiving data from a sensing device regarding said at least one parameter and regarding movement of the sensing device relative to the form, and for interpreting said movement of the sensing device as it relates to said at least one parameter, the sensing device, when moved relative to the form, sensing at least some of the coded data,generating the data regarding said at least one parameter using at least some of the sensed coded data and generating the data regarding its own movement relative to the form.
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30. A system for enabling an auction seller to seek bids using a form, the system including:
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a printer adapted to print on the form substantially simultaneously both
1) coded data indicative of an identity of the form, and
2) information relating to the listing transaction; and
a computer system for receiving from a sensing device data regarding an identity of the auction seller and the identity of the form, and for identifying, from said received data, a listing transaction, the sensing device containing the data regarding the identity of the auction seller and, when placed in an operative position relative to the form, sensing at least some of the coded data and generating the data regarding the identity of the form using at least some of the sensed coded data. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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43. A method of enabling an auction seller to seek bids using a form containing information relating to a listing transaction, the form including printed coded data indicative of an identity of the form and of at least one reference point of the form, the method including the steps of:
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receiving, in a computer system, indicating data from a sensing device regarding the identity of the form and a position of the sensing device relative to the form, the sensing device, when placed in an operative position relative to the form, sensing at least some of the coded data and generating the indicating data using at least some of the sensed coded data;
printing the form on demand and on a surface of a surface-defining means and, at the same time that the form is printed, printing the coded data on the surface; and
identifying, in the computer system and from the indicating data, at least one parameter relating to the listing transaction.
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44. A system for enabling an auction seller to seek bids using a form containing information relating to a listing transaction, the form including printed coded data indicative of an identity of the form and of at least one reference point of the form, the system including:
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a printer for printing the form on demand and on a surface of a surface-defining means and wherein the coded data is printed at the same time as the form; and
a computer system adapted to receive indicating data from a sensing device adapted to identify at least one parameter relating to the listing transaction, the indicating data being indicative of the identity of the form and a position of the sensing device relative to the form, the sensing device being adapted to sense at least some of the coded data and to generate the indicating data using at least some of the sensed coded data.
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45. A method of enabling an auction seller to seek bids using a form containing information relating to a listing transaction, the form including printed coded data indicative of at least one parameter of the listing transaction,-the method including the steps of:
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receiving, in a computer system, data from a sensing device regarding said at least one parameter and regarding movement of the sensing device relative to the form, the sensing device, when moved relative to the form, sensing at least some of the coded data, generating the data regarding said at least one parameter using at least some of the sensed coded data and generating the data regarding its own movement relative to the form; and
interpreting, in the computer system, said movement of the sensing device as it relates to said at least one parameter, in which the parameter is a picture parameter of the listing transaction, the method including identifying, in the computer system, that the auction seller has entered a hand-drawn picture by means of the sensing device and effecting, in the computer system, an operation associated with the picture parameter.
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46. A system for enabling an auction seller to seek bids using a form containing information relating to a listing transaction, the form including printed coded data indicative of at least one parameter of the listing transaction, the system including:
a computer system for receiving data from a sensing device regarding said at least one parameter and regarding movement of the sensing device relative to the form and for interpreting said movement of the sensing device as it relates to said at least one parameter, the sensing device, when moved relative to the form, sensing at least some of the coded data,generating the data regarding said at least one parameter using at least some of the sensed coded data and generating the data regarding its own movement relative to the form, in which said at least one parameter of the listing transaction is selected from the group comprising an action parameter of the listing transaction, an option parameter of the listing transaction, a text parameter of the listing transaction, an authorization parameter of the list transaction, and a picture parameter of the listing transaction, and in which the picture parameter is associated with a picture of an item being listed for auction.
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