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Electronic bidding method for receiving a bidding form from a bidder for a supplied item via a virtual server secured until a bidding due date

  • US 7,630,920 B2
  • Filed: 10/11/2002
  • Issued: 12/08/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electronic bidding method for bidding for a supplied item opened via a network executed by a computer, the method comprising:

  • generating a virtual server by generating a virtual server name corresponding to a newly supplied item according to an entry of said supplied item by a supplier and registering the virtual server name to a host definition information file which manages a correspondence between a host name and an IP address by the computer, wherein the virtual server name corresponds to a port number;

    securing said virtual server until a bidding due date of said supplied item by managing the virtual server name and the bidding due date by the computer; and

    enabling a bidding form transmitted from a bidder by referring to the virtual server name and the bidding due date, and managing the received bidding form by the computer, whereinsaid securing by the computer includes obtaining a certificate certifying said bidder from a third-party certification organization authenticating said bidder upon receiving a bid participation application form from said bidder for said supplied item, the bid participation application form to which an electronic signature is applied, the method further comprising;

    verifying the electronic signature of said bidder by using a public key included in said certificate by the computer;

    setting a bid-opening date of said supplied item to a valid duration of said certificate; and

    authenticating and managing said bidder for each supplied item until said bid-opening date by managing said certificate as a bidder certificate by the computer.

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