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Reexamination Certificate
2011-01-11
2011-01-11
Patel, Jagdish N (Department: 3693)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Electronic shopping
Reexamination Certificate
active
07870034
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for automatically updating the value of a bid variable or the total bid for a multi-variable bid in an online auction is disclosed. The method includes displaying an automatically adjustable mechanism interfaced to a bidder. Thereafter, the automatic bid adjustments are calculated using the mechanism.
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Abeshouse Daniel
Atkinson Scott W.
Kinney Sam E.
Rago Vincent F.
Rupp William D.
Ariba, Inc.
Patel Jagdish N
Van Pelt & Yi & James LLP
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