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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2000
Thomas Anthony Cofino, Rye, NY (US);
Juhnyoung Lee, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Mark Edward Podlaseck, Washington, CT (US);
Thomas Anthony Cofino, Rye, NY (US);
Juhnyoung Lee, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Mark Edward Podlaseck, Washington, CT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A user is provided with access to a preferred online store through one or more networks. The online store has one or more products each with a product description and a price. The product description and price are provided to the user. A computer receives one or more selection requests for one or more of the products (selected products) from the user. The user is provided with one or more bid conditions for the selected product which the user selects from. The user is then provided one or more second bids. Each of the second bids originates from one or more other stores that participated in an auction and each of the second bids conforms to the bid conditions selected by the user.