Method and apparatus for configurably adjusting a bid in an online auction
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1. A method of configuring a bid adjustment mechanism in an online auction, the method comprising:
- displaying a bid adjustment mechanism configuration interface including the bid adjustment mechanism that allows a bidder to specify an adjustment for a bid without entering an amount of the bid;
setting the bid adjustment mechanism to a bid adjustment value specified by the bidder using the configuration interface; and
adjusting a bid in the online auction by the bid adjustment value set in the configuration interface in the event that the bid adjustment mechanism is actuated by the bidder;
wherein the bid adjustment mechanism configuration interface is configured to allow a bidder to specify a first and a second adjustment for a bid, and wherein the bid adjustment mechanism is a first bid adjustment mechanism set to the first adjustment value, and further comprising setting a second bid adjustment mechanism to a second bid adjustment value, and wherein adjusting a bid in the online auction includes determining which bid adjustment mechanism is actuated by the bidder.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for configuring and entering bids in an auction is disclosed. The method includes displaying a bid adjustment mechanism configuration interfaced to a bidder. Thereafter, a bid adjustment value for the bid adjustment mechanism is set using the configuration interface. Following the setting step, upon actuation of the bid adjustment mechanism, a bid is adjusted by the bid adjustment value previously set using the configuration interface.
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1. A method of configuring a bid adjustment mechanism in an online auction, the method comprising:
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displaying a bid adjustment mechanism configuration interface including the bid adjustment mechanism that allows a bidder to specify an adjustment for a bid without entering an amount of the bid; setting the bid adjustment mechanism to a bid adjustment value specified by the bidder using the configuration interface; and adjusting a bid in the online auction by the bid adjustment value set in the configuration interface in the event that the bid adjustment mechanism is actuated by the bidder; wherein the bid adjustment mechanism configuration interface is configured to allow a bidder to specify a first and a second adjustment for a bid, and wherein the bid adjustment mechanism is a first bid adjustment mechanism set to the first adjustment value, and further comprising setting a second bid adjustment mechanism to a second bid adjustment value, and wherein adjusting a bid in the online auction includes determining which bid adjustment mechanism is actuated by the bidder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-implemented apparatus for configuring a bid adjustment component of an application for submitting bids to an electronic auction, comprising:
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a user-interface that displays a bid adjustment mechanism allowing a bidder to specify an adjustment for a bid without entering an amount of the bid; a processor, coupled to the user-interface that sets the bid adjustment mechanism to a bid adjustment value specified by the bidder; wherein, upon actuation of the bid adjustment mechanism by the bidder, a bid in the electronic auction is adjusted by the bid adjustment value; and wherein the interface is configured to allow a bidder to specify a first and a second adjustment for a bid, and wherein the bid adjustment mechanism is a first bid adjustment mechanism set to the first adjustment value, and the processor is further configured to set a second bid adjustment mechanism to a second bid adjustment value, and wherein adjusting a bid in the online auction includes determining which bid adjustment mechanism is actuated by the bidder. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer readable medium comprising executable instructions which when executed on a processing system cause said processing system to perform a method of configuring a bid adjustment mechanism in an online auction, the method comprising:
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displaying a bid adjustment mechanism configuration interface including the bid adjustment mechanism that allows a bidder to specify an adjustment for a bid without entering an amount of the bid; setting the bid adjustment mechanism to a bid adjustment value specified by the bidder using the configuration interface; and adjusting a bid in the online auction by the bid adjustment value set in the configuration interface in the event that the bid adjustment mechanism is actuated by the bidder; wherein the bid adjustment mechanism configuration interface is configured to allow a bidder to specify a first and a second adjustment for a bid, and wherein the bid adjustment mechanism is a first bid adjustment mechanism set to the first adjustment value, and wherein the method is further comprising setting a second bid adjustment mechanism to a second bid adjustment value, and wherein adjusting a bid in the online auction includes determining which bid adjustment mechanism is actuated by the bidder. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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