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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2000
Applicant:
Christopher J. Smith, Wexford, PA (US);
Inventor:
Christopher J. Smith, Wexford, PA (US);
Assignee:
Ariba, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 40/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus to transform bids in an electronic auction is described. A first bid having a first value and a first unit of measurement is received. A second bid having a second value and a second unit of measurement is received. The first and second values are transformed to third and fourth values, respectively, having a standard unit of measurement.