| US 7,499,876 B2 | ||
| Method and apparatus for configurably adjusting a bid in an online auction | ||
| William D. Rupp, Mt. Lebanon, Pa. (US); Douglas R. Wagner, Bethel Park, Pa. (US); Kimberly A. Harrigal, Pittsburgh, Pa. (US); Robert B. Lang, Jr., Glenshaw, Pa. (US); Scott W. Atkinson, Pittsburgh, Pa. (US); and Daniel Abeshouse, Edgewood, Pa. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Ariba, Inc., Sunnyvale, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 29, 2000, as Appl. No. 9/753,347. | ||
| Application 09/753347 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/252790, filed on Feb. 19, 1999, granted, now 6,230,146. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2001/0042039 A1, Nov. 15, 2001 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06Q 40/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 705—26 [705/37] | 17 Claims |
| 1. A method of configuring a bid adjustment mechanism in an online auction, the method comprising:
displaying a bid adjustment mechanism configuration interface including the bid adjustment mechanism that allows a bidder
to specify an adjustment for a bid without entering an amount of the bid;
setting the bid adjustment mechanism to a bid adjustment value specified by the bidder using the configuration interface;
and
adjusting a bid in the online auction by the bid adjustment value set in the configuration interface in the event that the
bid adjustment mechanism is actuated by the bidder;
wherein the bid adjustment mechanism configuration interface is configured to allow a bidder to specify a first and a second
adjustment for a bid, and wherein the bid adjustment mechanism is a first bid adjustment mechanism set to the first adjustment
value, and further comprising setting a second bid adjustment mechanism to a second bid adjustment value, and wherein adjusting
a bid in the online auction includes determining which bid adjustment mechanism is actuated by the bidder.
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