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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2007
Sanjay Singh Thakur, Fremont, CA (US);
Manish Srivastava, Cary, NC (US);
German Bertot, Redwood City, CA (US);
Saurabh Dewan, Noida, IN;
Yunjie NI, Redwood City, CA (US);
Udaykumar Kottamasu, Hyderabad, IN;
Sanjay Singh Thakur, Fremont, CA (US);
Manish Srivastava, Cary, NC (US);
German Bertot, Redwood City, CA (US);
Saurabh Dewan, Noida, IN;
Yunjie Ni, Redwood City, CA (US);
Udaykumar Kottamasu, Hyderabad, IN;
Oracle International Corporation, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Abstract
This disclosure describes, generally, methods and systems for dynamically counting down to an on-line auction end time. The method includes initiating a countdown clock with an end time that corresponds to the on-line auction end time, and accessing an auction server to obtain data used to refresh a current time of the countdown clock. The auction server is accessed at an incrementally faster refresh rate as the on-line auction end time is approached. The method further includes presenting, based on the refresh data obtained from accessing the auction server, an updated countdown clock.