System and method for receiving a bid
First Claim
1. A method performed at an electronic auction system that is capable of receiving bid information via electronic mail and via a web-based bid form, the method comprising:
- receiving first bid information via electronic mail and second bid information via the web-based bid form, wherein the first bid information and the second bid information each contain a bid price and a bid quantity;
validating each of the first and second bid information;
placing first and second bids in a bid database, the first and second bids being based, respectively on the first and second bid information;
sorting the first and second bids in an order determined by an auction format used to auction a merchandise item, the auction format selected from a plurality of auction formats when the merchandise item is first listed for auction;
processing the first and second bids in the sorted order;
updating a web-based merchandise catalog page based on the processed first and second bids; and
awarding one or more items from a plurality of items to both a first bidder associated with the first bid and a second bidder associated with the second bid, at different item prices based on the quantity specified in the bid information by each of the first and second bidders.
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Abstract
An electronic auction system may include a bid validator connected between a network, a bid database and a merchandise catalog page. The example bid validator may receive over the network, bid information via an electronic mail message and further bid information via a web-based bid form. The example bid validator may validate the bid information and the further bid information before placing a bid and a further bid respectively into the bid database. The example bid validator may then update the web-based merchandise catalog page based on the bid and the further bid.
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6 Claims
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1. A method performed at an electronic auction system that is capable of receiving bid information via electronic mail and via a web-based bid form, the method comprising:
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receiving first bid information via electronic mail and second bid information via the web-based bid form, wherein the first bid information and the second bid information each contain a bid price and a bid quantity; validating each of the first and second bid information; placing first and second bids in a bid database, the first and second bids being based, respectively on the first and second bid information; sorting the first and second bids in an order determined by an auction format used to auction a merchandise item, the auction format selected from a plurality of auction formats when the merchandise item is first listed for auction; processing the first and second bids in the sorted order; updating a web-based merchandise catalog page based on the processed first and second bids; and awarding one or more items from a plurality of items to both a first bidder associated with the first bid and a second bidder associated with the second bid, at different item prices based on the quantity specified in the bid information by each of the first and second bidders. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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