Dual purchase process within an online auction environment

Details Dual purchase process within an online auction environment Dual purchase process within an online auction environment

2011-01-11

2011-01-11

Subramanian, Narayanswamy (Department: 3695)

Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co

Automated electrical financial or business practice or...

Finance

C705S035000, C705S03600T, C705S026640, C705S027200, C705S028000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07870058

ABSTRACT:
Methods are provided for a dual purchase process. The method includes enabling, via a first computer system, both an auction purchase process and a fixed-price purchase process for purchase of an item. In addition, responsive to receipt of a bid for the item, the method includes disabling the fixed-price purchase process.

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