System and method for selecting personalities to facilitate the completion of an online auction
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1. A computer-implemented method for completing a live auction in an auction forum, the method performed by a network system and comprising:
- providing, by the network system, a bidder interface for display on a computing device operated by an auction participant of the auction forum, the computing device being remote to the network system and communicatively coupled to the network system via one or more networks;
determining one or more characteristics of the auction, the auction having a reserve price for an item set by a seller which has not been met by a current highest bid;
determining, based on the one or more characteristics, a predictive indicator indicating whether the auction will complete without the reserve price being met;
based on the predictive indicator indicating that the auction will complete without the reserve price being met, selecting one or more virtual personalities for presentation on the bidder interface, wherein the one or more virtual personalities are selected based, in part, on a user profile maintained for the user of the auction forum; and
in response to selecting the one or more personalities, automatically causing the one or more virtual personalities to be presented within the bidder interface displayed on the computing device.
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Abstract
A method and system for progressing an auction is provided. Examples include an auction analysis component configured to analyze an auction forum for auctions that are likely to complete without a reserve price being met (i.e., triggered auctions), and a personality selection component configured to select a personality capable of facilitating the progression of a triggered auction.
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1. A computer-implemented method for completing a live auction in an auction forum, the method performed by a network system and comprising:
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providing, by the network system, a bidder interface for display on a computing device operated by an auction participant of the auction forum, the computing device being remote to the network system and communicatively coupled to the network system via one or more networks; determining one or more characteristics of the auction, the auction having a reserve price for an item set by a seller which has not been met by a current highest bid; determining, based on the one or more characteristics, a predictive indicator indicating whether the auction will complete without the reserve price being met; based on the predictive indicator indicating that the auction will complete without the reserve price being met, selecting one or more virtual personalities for presentation on the bidder interface, wherein the one or more virtual personalities are selected based, in part, on a user profile maintained for the user of the auction forum; and in response to selecting the one or more personalities, automatically causing the one or more virtual personalities to be presented within the bidder interface displayed on the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A network system for completing one or more live auctions on an auction forum comprising:
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one or more processors; and a memory resource storing instructions for completing an auction in progress that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the network system to; provide a bidder interface for display on a computing device operated by an auction participant of the auction forum, the computing device being remote to the network system and communicatively coupled to the network system via one or more networks; determine one or more characteristics of the auction, the auction having a reserve price for an item set by a seller which has not been met by a current highest bid; determine, based on the one or more characteristics, a predictive indicator indicating whether the auction will complete without the reserve price being met; based on the predictive indicator indicating that the auction will complete without the reserve price being met, select one or more virtual personalities for presentation within the bidder interface, wherein the one or more virtual personalities are selected based, in part, on a user profile maintained for the user of the auction forum; and in response to selecting the one or more personalities, automatically cause the one or more virtual personalities to be presented within the bidder interface displayed on the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions for completing live auctions on an auction forum that, when executed by one or more processors of a network system, causes the network system to:
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provide a bidder interface for display on a computing device operated by an auction participant of the auction forum, the computing device being remote to the network system and communicatively coupled to the network system via one or more networks; determine one or more characteristics of the auction, the auction having a reserve price for an item set by a seller which has not been met by a current highest bid; determine, based on the one or more characteristics, a predictive indicator indicating whether the auction will complete without the reserve price being met; based on the predictive indicator indicating that the auction will complete without the reserve price being met, select one or more virtual personalities for presentation within the bidder interface, wherein the one or more virtual personalities are selected based, in part, on a user profile maintained for the user of the auction forum; and in response to selecting the one or more personalities, automatically cause the one or more virtual personalities to be presented within the bidder interface displayed on the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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