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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 01, 1999
Applicants:
Eithan Ephrati, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Yoav Shoham, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Michael Wellman, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Eithan Ephrati, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Yoav Shoham, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Michael Wellman, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ariba, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A universal or special-purpose auction system and method are disclosed wherein at least one auction allocation policy is implemented which results in adjusting a bid submitted by a trader or a clearing calculation is modified to incorporate a constraint.