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Auction notification system

  • US 7,542,978 B2
  • Filed: 01/06/2003
  • Issued: 06/02/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/25/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method, comprising the steps of:

  • storing a plurality of selection specifications in a server, each of the selection specifications providing at least one search parameter for performing a search for a type of commercial transaction, where at least one user is mapped to each of the selection specifications;

    determining whether a new selection specification received in the server from a new user matches one of the selection specifications stored in the server;

    associating the new user with one of the selection specifications when the new selection specification matches the one of the selection specifications;

    for each selection specification, periodically performing a search in a commercial transaction data store based on the selection specification to identify an existence of at least one previously unidentified commercial transaction for the at least one user mapped to the selection specification; and

    sending a notification to the at least one user that informs the at least one user of the existence of the at least one previously unidentified commercial transaction.

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