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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2000
William D. Rupp, Mt. Lebanon, PA (US);
Douglas R. Wagner, Bethel Park, PA (US);
Kimberly A. Harrigal, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Robert B. Lang, Jr., Glenshaw, PA (US);
Scott W. Atkinson, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Daniel Abeshouse, Edgewood, PA (US);
William D. Rupp, Mt. Lebanon, PA (US);
Douglas R. Wagner, Bethel Park, PA (US);
Kimberly A. Harrigal, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Robert B. Lang, Jr., Glenshaw, PA (US);
Scott W. Atkinson, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Daniel Abeshouse, Edgewood, PA (US);
Ariba, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for configuring and entering bids in an auction is disclosed. The method includes displaying a bid adjustment mechanism configuration interfaced to a bidder. Thereafter, a bid adjustment value for the bid adjustment mechanism is set using the configuration interface. Following the setting step, upon actuation of the bid adjustment mechanism, a bid is adjusted by the bid adjustment value previously set using the configuration interface.
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