Abstract: An automated auctioning method is disclosed having a multifunction (pre-auction) stage (501), an auction stage (502) and a fulfillment stage (503). During the multifunction stage it is possible to buy an element (507), make an offer (506) or place an auction bid (504). During the auction stage it is only possible to place an auction bid.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 22, 2007
Date of Patent:
October 5, 2010
Assignee:
Mediaequals Ltd
Inventors:
Martin John Banbury, Jonathan Marsden Bradshaw, Fredrik Lexmon