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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2000
Pierfrancesco LA Mura, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Moshe Tennenholtz, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Yoav Shoham, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Pierfrancesco La Mura, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Moshe Tennenholtz, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Yoav Shoham, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Luckysurf.com, Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
An auction system and method for suitable use with online transactions which provide a plurality of enhanced auctions is disclosed. The present invention extends, augments or otherwise enhances various auction elements including, for example, the selection of participants, the grouping of participants, the moves made by participants, the bidding process of participants, the information revelation process, the auction closing process, and the auction clearing process, among others. In addition, enhanced auction modules may be used separately or together during the auction process.