Patents by Inventor Mike Sweeney

Mike Sweeney has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • USING REMOTE HANDHELD DEVICES FOR BIDDER PARTICIPATION IN COMPUTER-ASSISTED AUCTIONS
    Publication number: 20070198400
    Abstract: Remote bidding devices such as an RF code tag with no display are used to provide bid inputs at an auction. Handheld devices are associated with bidder identities before the auction begins. To submit a bid, the user presses a bid button on the handheld device A unique code is transmitted from the handheld device and received by the auction system, which interprets the code as a bid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2007
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventors: Bob Schoen, Bob Pruett, Mike Sweeney