CN1279795A - System and method for implementing an auction on computer network - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention is a computerized auction system which includes auction means for processing bids communicated from participants of an auction, communicating receipts of the bids and status details of the auction to the participants and determining a winner of te participants based on the bids received and communicating the winner to the participants.

Description

The System and method for of on computer network, auctioning

The present invention relates to auction system, relate more specifically to for example realize by automated method on computer network or the TV network System and method for of auction system at network.

Following disclosed file will be introduced in this explanation as a reference:

Authorized people's such as Boylan United States Patent (USP) 5,282,633 on February 1st, 1994; Authorized people's such as Thacher United States Patent (USP) 5,083,271 on January 21st, 1992; Authorized people's such as Gagin United States Patent (USP) 5,630,757 on May 20th, 1997; Authorize people's such as Breslow United States Patent (USP) 4,927,156 May 22 nineteen ninety; Authorized the United States Patent (USP) 5,009,429 of Auxier on April 23rd, 1991; Authorized people's such as Gibbon United States Patent (USP) 4,637,614 on October 18th, 1985; Authorized people's such as Corely United States Patent (USP) 4,261,575 on April 14th, 1981; Authorized the United States Patent (USP) 5,559,312 of Lucero on September 24th, 1996; Authorize the United States Patent (USP) 4,922,522 of Scanlon May 1 nineteen ninety; Authorized people's such as Tashiro United States Patent (USP) 4,998,199 on March 5th, 1991; Authorized people's such as Lucero United States Patent (USP) 5,038,022 on August 6th, 1991; Authorized people's such as Hallman United States Patent (USP) 5,159,549 on October 27th, 1992; Authorized people's such as Walker United States Patent (USP) 5,083,272 on January 21st, 1992; Authorized people's such as Thacher United States Patent (USP) 5,083,271 on January 21st, 1992;

The PCT application: WO 95/31601, and by Catapult Entertainment, Inc. applied for May 5 nineteen ninety-five; WO 93/23125, applied on May 14th, 1993 by Codemasters limited; And in the WO 93/22017 of application on April 30th, 1993;

European patent application 0 405 776 A2 are disclosed on January 2nd, 1991.

In a first aspect of the present invention, proposed a kind of computerized auction system, it comprises following feature: be used to handle bid that the bidder sends with communication mode, send the details of bid receipt and notice auction and determine the bidder that wins and the auction device of giving notice to the bidder of this triumph according to the bid of being received to the bidder; Offerer's device is used for respectively communicating by letter with the auction device, distinguishing each bidder's bid, and handles bid receipt and the auction details of sending from the auction device; Network equipment, be used between auction device and offerer's device, providing communication transmission path, between auction device and offerer's device, meet one of first host-host protocol or second host-host protocol at least by this network equipment information transmitted, with regard to the aspect that the data of guaranteeing to represent information arrive one of auction device and offerer's device, first host-host protocol is more reliable than second host-host protocol, and send to regard to one of auction device and offerer's device reception institute elapsed time through network equipment with regard to data, second host-host protocol is more faster than first host-host protocol; The risk relevant with the information of communicating by letter according to second host-host protocol is included in the loss of data in the process of network equipment transmission, the data order that arrives auction device and one of offerer's device was with different from the order of auctioning device and the corresponding data of sending of offerer's device at that time, and the data repetition that arrives one of auction device and offerer's device, these risks are aspects relevant with the victor among definite bidder in the auction.

Preferably, bid under second host-host protocol sends to the auction device from offerer's device, the auction device comprises: auctioneer's device, be used to handle the bid of sending from offerer's device, to the details that the bidder notifies bid receipt and notice to auction, auctioneer's device is communicated by letter with offerer's device under second host-host protocol.Auction system preferably also comprises management devices, be used to handle bidder's accounts, and handle with from auctioneer's device and the unpack of communicating by letter between offerer's device is communicated by letter with auction relevant information, the auction device preferably also comprises the auction supportive device, be used for to auction device prompting beginning auction, auction supportive device and management devices communicate through a transmission path on secure communication channel, this transmission path be outside network equipment and one of pass through in the path of network equipment.

In the preferred embodiment of auction system, network equipment one of comprises at least in telephone network, public postal network, teletype network, LAN and the internet, first host-host protocol comprises TCP (TCP/IP), and second host-host protocol comprises User Datagram Protoco (UDP) (UDP).

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, offerer's device and auctioneer's device communicate under the auction agreement, and this auction agreement is the agreement at the first or second host-host protocol top layer, and these auction agreements can comprise auction management and bid agreement.And, this auction agreement preferably also comprises the following parameter: the numerical value of each described bid, the message count that each described bidder is received from described offerer's device by described auction device, auction time announcement to each described offerer's device, sign to victor among the described bidder, the time that described auction begins, described End of Auction and become time of final bid when previous described bid, that communicates by letter with described auctioneer's device at any time describedly goes out valence mumber, the bid number of times that described each bidder is left, how long one of described bid must be adhered to for winning described auction, and described bidder's number.

Aspect second, the present invention relates to computer network auction system server, it comprises:

Be used to handle the device of the bid of sending by computer network by the bidder;

Be used for the bid of sending, send the device of information by computer network to the bidder according to the bidder;

Be used for determining bidder's victor's device according to the bid of receiving by computer network:

Be used for notifying to the bidder victor's device by computer network;

The device that is used for first host-host protocol realizes being used to sending the device with victor's the communication information under this agreement; With

The device that is used for second host-host protocol, under this agreement, send bid by computer network by the bidder, with regard to the aspect that communication arrives its destination, first host-host protocol is more reliable than second host-host protocol, and with regard to the communication that begins to communicate by letter arrived destination institute elapsed time, second host-host protocol was more faster than first host-host protocol; The risk relevant with the information of communicating by letter according to second host-host protocol is included in losing of bidding in the process of network equipment transmission, the bid order of coming from different bidders is different with the order of each bidder's bid at that time, and the repetition that arrives at least one bid of destination, these risks are aspects relevant with the victor among definite bidder in the auction.

Aforementioned calculation machine network auction server preferably includes the management devices that is used to handle bidder's accounts, and this management devices also comprises the device that is used for handling the content of communicating by letter with offerer's device with World Wide Web (World Wide Web) page or leaf.

First host-host protocol preferably includes TCP (TCP/IP), and second host-host protocol comprises User Datagram Protoco (UDP) (UDP).

A third aspect of the present invention relates to the method that realizes auction system on computer network, and this method comprises:

To bid to be sent on auction side's computer equipment by each bidder's input computer equipment through network;

Handle the bid of being received by auction side's computer equipment;

Provide the notice of receiving bid through network to the input computer equipment by auction side's computer equipment;

By the victor of computer equipment basis in auction side's from the bid decision bidder that the input computer equipment is received; With

Communicate by letter with victor's input computer equipment among the bidder by auction side's computer equipment;

First host-host protocol and second host-host protocol are provided, can the side's of auction computer equipment under these agreements with the input computer equipment between communicating by letter, with regard to the aspect that communication arrives its destination, first host-host protocol is more reliable than second host-host protocol, and just send through network and by auction side computer equipment and input computer equipment one of at least with regard to the reception institute elapsed time, second host-host protocol is more faster than first host-host protocol; The risk relevant with the information of communicating by letter according to second host-host protocol is included in losing of communicating by letter in the process of network equipment transmission, arrive auction side computer equipment and input computer equipment communication sequence one of at least with the order from each input computer equipment and the transmission of auction side's computer equipment was different at that time, and arriving auction side's computer equipment and the repetition of communicating by letter of importing computer equipment, these risks are aspects relevant with the victor among definite bidder in the auction.

Method according to third aspect of the present invention preferably includes the accounts of handling the bidder and the process that stores auction result.Described network can comprise public postal network, telephone network, teletype network, wireless network, TV network and computer network.

Used network can comprise the internet, and then first host-host protocol comprises TCP (TCP/IP), and second host-host protocol comprises User Datagram Protoco (UDP) (UDP).

Preferably include according to the method for third aspect of the present invention and to carry out auction side computer equipment and under auction is reached an agreement on, carry out and relevant the communicating by letter of bidding with the input computer equipment, this auction agreement is the agreement at the first or second host-host protocol top layer, and these auction agreements can comprise auction management and bid agreement.And, this auction agreement preferably also comprises the following parameter: the numerical value of each bid, the message count that each described bidder is received from described offerer's device by described auctioneer's device, auction time announcement to each described offerer's device, sign to victor among the described bidder, the time that described auction begins, described End of Auction and become time of final bid when previous described bid, that communicates by letter with described auctioneer's device at any time describedly goes out valence mumber, the bid number of times that described each bidder is left, how long one of described bid must be adhered to for winning described auction, and described bidder's number.

Fourth aspect the present invention relates to the method that realization is auctioned on web server computer, and this method comprises:

Processing is by bidder's machine network bid of sending as calculated;

Communicate through network and bidder according to the bid of receiving from the bidder;

Victor among the bid decision bidder who receives according to machine network as calculated; With

The machine network is notified the victor to the bidder as calculated;

Communicate on computer network according to one of first host-host protocol and second host-host protocol, aspect its destination of communication arrival, first host-host protocol is more reliable than second host-host protocol, and second host-host protocol is more faster than first host-host protocol aspect speed; Repeating of delay of losing, communicating by letter of communicating by letter under second host-host protocol and communication is aspect one relevant with the victor among definite bidder in the auction.

Fourth aspect the invention provides the auction system of the bonus support bid that a kind of basis submitted to by the bidder in the time limit of setting up in advance, this system can be included in the communication network of communicating by letter between auctioneer and the bidder, and this auction system comprises:

Be used for providing the interface arrangement of bid by the bidder,

Be used to detect the detector means of the bid of submitting to by each bidder,

Be positioned at auctioneer one side's clock reality or simulation, be used to mark the start time and the concluding time of auction, the auction time that record carries out and be used for the time point of bidding to detect in detector means and

Decision maker is used to judge that the result of auction, this auction result are the functions of bid time point.

Preferably, this decision maker can be used for testing after last once detected bid and preset time cycle or whether pass by according to the variable time cycle of pre-defined rule when not detecting new bid again, if really so, the bidder who is just detected bid the last time is designated the victor of auction, and if not, then just will in total auction process, submit to the bidder of last bid to be designated the victor before the time at End of Auction.

Described interface arrangement can be to send the terminal that communication network is connected by for example modulator-demodular unit with real time data, and the auctioneer then is connected in a similar fashion to identical network by terminal.In addition, auctioneer's clock, detector means and decision maker can be included in auctioneer's computing machine, and this computing machine is suitable for the auction algorithm management auction according to sequencing.

Auctioneer's computerized algorithm preferably is suitable for managing the bid of being submitted to by the bidder during auction process.In certain embodiments, computing machine even can be used to is proofreaied and correct the transmission delay of bidder's terminal.

One of computerized algorithm of auctioneer can be the length that is used for changing the time cycle with as the function of the auction time of having pass by or as submit to the submission function of speed of present bidding to come " winding up a deal " from all bidders.

For each bidder being provided the process and the activity of auctioning, bidder's terminal and communication network can be suitable for sending real-time information from auctioneer's computing machine.

In certain embodiments, auctioneer's computerized algorithm can be suitable for managing by each bidder puts the bid of submitting in groups at a fixed time, thereby when this time point past tense, this computing machine can be simulated total auction process immediately.

Bid number of times total in auction process can pre-determine, and auctioneer's computerized algorithm then is suitable for managing the bid of being submitted to by the bidder when it enters auction/payment bid.

In addition, if in auction process to the bid total degree without limits, auctioneer's computerized algorithm then is suitable for managing the auction item/payment of a) being bid in preset time point by each bidder, b) calculate then total auction time, promptly institute's elapsed time from start to end c) is set up the time restriction that is used for being submitted to by each bidder the bid time in groups, and d) then receive bid from each bidder, and the concluding time restriction, simulate whole auction process.

Auctioneer's computing machine, bidder's terminal and communication network also can be suitable for the information about the simulated auction process is sent to each bidder, can transmit in real time or with the form of the time scale after the conversion with screen-picture.

In another particular embodiment, auctioneer's computing machine also can be used for sending secondary (side) information according to special program to bidder's terminal, (a) this pair information in real-time or simulated auction process by auctioneer's clock control, and can control by the progress of ongoing auction, be used for after auction information, starting picture/sound or the recreational or attracting film clip relevant with auction, thereby increase the attractive force of auction, (b) described secondary information comprises, entering/pay/the pre-stage of bidding, containing the animation of entertainment content, or information or the advertisement relevant with auction.

Among another embodiment of auction system aspect the 5th, auctioneer's computing machine can comprise the storer that is used to store whole auction process, thereby the bidder can automatically or file a request after finishing auction and have the data relevant with the auction process of showing at its terminal.

In an embodiment of fifth aspect present invention, this embodiment is at utilizing automatic technology to auction, at least one bidder is real bidder, and a plurality of bidders are bidders of a plurality of simulations, this system also comprises auctioneer's generation device at random, it controls simulation bidder's number and bid time according to predetermined random number generation algorithm, and this algorithm comprises adjustable parameter, so as will to auction the triumph probability be adjusted to can be compatible with state's laws scope.

In the preferred embodiment of the auction system aspect the 5th, communication network can be divided into two parts, and the part of communication network can be any PSTN, cellular network, computer network or reverse TV channel network.

Interface arrangement can be phone, cell phone, fax unit, terminal and televisor with two-way communications capabilities.

The auctioneer can broadcast any radio programming, TV programme and teletext program through the communication network of other parts, these other parts can be by public wireless channel, television channel and closed circuit net, and wherein radio/TV/teletext program real-time information is sent out with respect to auction process.

According to the diverse embodiment of the auction system of fifth aspect present invention in, interface arrangement is a coupon (coupon) of being finished and sent to the auctioneer by each bidder, this coupon comprise about in the frame at the fixed time about to the desired bid time point of in question bidder, and according to rule and according to bonus and fixing a plurality of bids.Detector means is a coupon reading unit, described decision maker is the computing machine of programming, it is connected with the coupon reading unit, can carry out computer programming, and clock also is a simulated clock simulation clock, according to this clock, bidder's bid is sorted in chronological order, and communication network is telephone network, public postal network, teletype network or computer network.

In a sixth aspect of the present invention, a kind of auction that basis is bid from the bonus support of auction bidder submission in the time limit of setting up in advance by the bidder that is used for has been proposed, this auction comprises the steps:

Show bid through at least one interface arrangement to an auctioneer from the bidder;

By inch of candle person's bid detector means detects the bid of being submitted to by any bidder;

The clock that use is positioned at the true of auctioneer one side or simulation marks the start and end time of auction, and write down the ongoing auction time and the time point of bidding to detect by auctioneer's bid detector means and

Decision maker by the auctioneer is judged auction result, and this auction result is the function of bid time point.

Whether this auction system preferably also is included in when not detecting new bid again after the last detected bid preset time cycle or goes over according to the variable time cycle of pre-defined rule, if really so, the bidder who is just detected bid the last time is designated the victor of auction, and if not, then in total auction process, will submit to the bidder of last bid to be designated the victor before the time at End of Auction.Brief description of drawings:

Embodiment below with reference to the accompanying drawings illustrates in more detail to the present invention, wherein:

Fig. 1 has shown the synoptic diagram according to the basic element of character of the computerize auction system of first aspect present invention,

Fig. 2 has shown the hardware and software platform identity that constitutes the webserver of the computerize auction system pith of preceding four aspects according to the present invention,

Fig. 3 has shown the hardware and software platform identity that constitutes the network client of another pith of computerize auction system of preceding four aspects according to the present invention,

Fig. 4 has shown the auction system overall diagram according to first aspect present invention,

Fig. 5 is the process flow diagram of explanation according to some steps necessarys of the inventive method,

Fig. 6 shows the communication flow diagram of getting in touch between any one client and auctioneer's the game engine,

Fig. 7 is used to stress another communication flow diagram of getting in touch between auctioneer's server and the forefield communication network,

Fig. 8 has illustrated the situation in the real-time version " American auction " (American auction),

Fig. 9 has illustrated the situation in " the American auction " of " instant " (letter version) version,

Figure 10 has illustrated the situation in " Americanauction " of " strategic/simulation " (strategy/simulation) version,

Figure 11 shown according to the present invention in the mode of signal that all possible communication network connects between the object that takes part in auction and

Figure 12 has shown the example of the bid board that the bidder shows in the auction of unknown (sealed) bid type.

Detailed description of the present invention

Fig. 1 has shown the synoptic diagram according to the general features of computerize of the present invention and based on network auction system, wherein the auctioneer uses at least two webservers shown in figure left-hand component, one of them server mainly is the management server that is used to handle bidder's accounts and relevant information, another server is then handled the bid of being sent by network by the bidder, and to the state details of bidder's transmission about auctioning.

This figure has also shown the general example of bidder's PC and communication network.

Fig. 2 has shown the hardware and software platform of the webserver that is used for two necessity.This figure

Make an explanation with literal, literal wherein is combined in this explanation.

Fig. 3 shows the example of the hardware and software platform of bidder's PC, and this figure makes an explanation with literal, and literal wherein is combined in this explanation.

Initial auction notion is based on the invention of network at the beginning, and it can be applied to more on the vast market simply, it is concrete use particularly outstanding in the following areas:

" game-boy " type machine

Application by CD/ simulation propagation

Auto game apparatus

The product of ad tools/auction third company

The present inventor believes that it will increase value of the present invention with lower cost.

In the key concept of " American auction ", strategy skills is particularly important to getting auction.During auction, take part in auction always and also will improve strategy (analysis) skill, improve the general strategy skill of bidder in its normal life/working environment, therefore it contains more educational and competitive composition interior, (but not being unique) at last, pungency that can be by reality auction and various support theme and from participate in, recreate.

Strategy, education and amusement are three most important attraction/attractions of auction notion, and they also appear at (necessary) among the various modification of the present invention.When forming the auction notion, owing to all be characterized as focus with these three, we believe the ingredient that they should be conceived as the present invention.

But, owing to different market department/colonies has nothing in common with each other together to the gathering of these factors, so except dividing according to the size of auction target/prize, " cutting out " goes out product/theme and physical medium will be crucial.

By such operation, the organizer of auction can capture very big market, capture high/low " state ", and can be at war with more traditional game machine, " game boy ", pure amusement game (based on the recreation of PC and/or internet) etc.

The present inventor is also very clear, concerning the company of relevant with computing machine/internet (or irrelevant), by selling licence and being that the company arrangement auction of product as goods to auction arranged, auction will become a kind of good market instrument aspect advertisement and the sell goods.Such auction can be by CD (by PC magazine or other magazine) or by searching for the web browser or homepage by company obtains propagating.We feel that this idea has very big potentiality aspect new markets/advertisement notion becoming, because it can be shown to the bidder with a product highlightedly in long period of time.

This conception of species can be used in multiple " deriving " product, and their emphasis all protrudes on tactic, the educational and/or recreational feature and the feature of deriving thereof.

1 " Game boy " type palm machine, in this type, competition be number and the bidder by the number of selecting bidder (rival), competition/have auction participate at every turn/varied number of every group of auction that participates in simulated realization.This dirigibility can provide different difficulty as current " gameboy " machine, but it is providing diverse characteristics aspect theme, strategy and the entertainment value.What employing was rewarded in recreation is the score mode.But because the restriction of capacity, the amusement theme is only handled through simple art.

2 simulated auction of propagating via CD or internet (having identical characteristics with " game boy " version) have more complicated animation and selection, because they will be through propagation such as PC magazine/mails, and will play by the PC of oneself.

Along with initial auction notion in the improvement aspect the animation so that it becomes independently amusing products, and with its exercise as the currency of reality auction (Coin Auctions), it is outstanding that this product will become.

These simulated auction of propagating by the CD/ internet also are the fabulous medium (opinion) that are used for advertisement.

3 auto game apparatus/competition simulation

Have identical design with above-mentioned 1 and 2, but it has to win and rewards.This automatic auction notion should be contained by the recreation rules in a plurality of countries.Selected difficulty is depended in award.

This product will produce direct competitive with current game machine market, and should consider current operator's qualification problem.

4 do the auction that the purpose of advertisement designs for reaching to product.Prize/goods to auction wherein is a kind of product/multiple product of the company of advertisement.Its travel path can be internet or CD.The first embodiment of the present invention: a kind of system that is used for being undertaken " American auction " by the internet

American auction is the spitting image of general auction, and in general auction, the bidder makes auction, if an auction was not challenged in a period of time, then last bidder wins victory.But in this auction, all bids all are same " greatly ", and the bidder is required to be the auction payment that they have done at every turn, and the bidder who makes last effective auction is exactly the victor.

Its general process is with reference to figure 1-8.

The auctioneer preferably uses a program to control by authorizing the auction that the bidder was imported.This program one with machine that the internet links to each other on move.The bidder must use the machine that can visit the identical network in the internet that connected with the auctioneer.These machines must be equipped with the WWW browser that can download and carry out Java applets.All bidders in the auction utilize special " auction protocol " (this agreement is positioned at the top layer of standard internet protocol) and same (single) auctioneer to get in touch.

Fig. 4 is the overview of an embodiment of computerize auction system of the present invention.Its first order parameter is auction rule, auction agreement, power system capacity, performance/optimization, auction operation and safety problem.

The next stage of auction agreement is divided into auction management agreement and auction agreement, and they are subjected to independent control.

On the next stage of performance/optimization level, be to avoid data-switching on the one hand, be to reduce the information flow flux on the other hand.

Under safety problem with initialization, bid, overload and result issue relevant aspect.

1 regular (see figure 5)

1.1 preparation

N bidder arranged

Before the auction beginning, the minimum bid that must buy min (minimum number) of each bidder

Number of times to bid that the bidder purchases does not have maximum constraints

In case the auction beginning, the bidder just can not buy more bid number of times again

1.2 beginning

The bidder must determine before the auction beginning whether they want to participate in.(otherwise the bidder can watch auction, does not have risk ground to participate in later on again, but also increases the chance of winning victory)

After the auction beginning, should add auction (client computer can enter) again

During the demonstration, can allow the bidder to login at any time.

1.3 auction

As long as bid is arranged, the bidder can obtain notice

When the bidder makes auction, will start a clock

If stop constantly through after do not have other bid, then last bidder who makes auction will be declared as the victor.

Do not have (not setting) upper limit the duration of to auction, the duration may be between 1 to 2 hours.

Stand-by time can reduce along with the carrying out of auction

When the auction beginning, there is the problem of a chicken and egg, that is, when the no one makes any auction, just do not have the victor.Therefore set initial " time to " (a stopping) time can for whole auction process, and when first real auction arrival the time, it is reset to " normally ".This work can be performed well in the purpose demonstrated, but it may be not suitable for real auction.Another solution is normally to set initial " time arrives " time, if the no one makes auction during first stand-by time, then Pai Mai organizer is exactly the victor.The third solution is that one " bidder of family " is set, and he can provide once bid in a certain moment after the auction beginning, just no longer participates in auction then.The bidder of this family has represented auction organizer's interests.

Auction need at a time stop.Suppose to have 3600 bidders, everyone can do 10 bids.When stand-by time was 10 seconds, under worst case, auction will continue 100 hours, and this obviously is unacceptable.

In one embodiment, stand-by time along with the auction process and reduce point-blank.But stand-by time can not be assigned near zero, so just can make one to take turns the time of auction greater than stand-by time.Must set the lower bound of a stand-by time, perhaps a solution can be to announce out a closing time to each auction.If still there is not the victor when auction arrives closing time, then X bid after closing time will become the bid of winning.

1.4 payment

The bidder is returned in the not use bid that surpasses min time

Collect each bidder and be necessary for the fine that min time bid is at least paid

The auction organizer extracts certain proportion (as 20%) from whole incomes, remaining (goods to auction) then returns to bidder (victor)

Do not make auction the bidder can not get whatever

The victor obtains a certain proportion of goods to auction bonus (as 80%)

(if possible) returned in whole bids of victor

When rich residue also: (not being the bid fine) returned in the bid of having made of making the bidder of minimum auction

Any surplus (remnant, error etc.) all returns the auction organizer to own

2 auction protocol

This agreement can be used (for example) ASCII text code.Each information all is made up of by the separated field number of blank some.First field is single " mark (tag) " character, and it indicates the type of this information.

2.1 auction management

Can use one to connect to be used for managerial order, to login and to withdraw from reliably easily

With reference to figure 6, when a bidder wanted to send a managerial order (login or withdraw from), he (client) should follow following steps:

1 opens one connects with the TCP of auctioneer's server/game engine (utilize identical port numbers with as being used for the UDP connection that auction is used)

2 pairs of these connections are formatd and write command

3 read response (perhaps may be " end-of-file (EOF) ")

4 close connection

Demonstrated two sequential access storage mediums than lower part in Fig. 6, that is, one contains the relevant data with legal bidder (participant in game), and another then is used to preserve logout, and they all link to each other with network management server.

Suppose that this management system can provide a client codes to the bidder, that provides simultaneously also has " name " and (finally) authentication information and key or the like.

When the auction beginning, the bidder utilizes a log-on message to sign in on the server.And will be to receive information or error message server (auctioneer) is answered.

Login=L name port (name port)

Accept=A?Winner?start?now?deadline?bidsmade?bidsleft?timeout?whoserial

Error=E?string

Name number of characters word string

Port client wants the udp port that uses

The current victor's of winner id

Now auctioneer is to the idea of current time

The time of start auction beginning (if start＞now then auction as yet do not begin)

Auctioneer's concept of time when the current auction of deadline becomes last auction (if deadline＜now then End of Auction)

This is response to information sequence number for serial

Up to the present bidsmade makes how many times auction (sum)

The remaining bid quantity of bidsleft bidder

The who bidder is keeping the digital id should use when communicating by letter with server

Timeout should adhere to how long could winning

When the bidder found that auction has finished, he should withdraw from information with the inquiry result by sending one.And server will be answered with Payoff (payment) information, Wait (wait) information (if auction is not over yet) or Error (mistake) information.

Quit=?Q?who

Payoff=P?who?result?bidsmade?bidspaid

Error E string (word string)

Wait?W

Who numeral id

The result amount of winning (if being negative then the representative failure)

The bid quantity that the bidsmade server is seen

The bid quantity that the bidspaid bidder must pay

2.2 auction agreement

In auction process, a reliable real-time Communication for Power channel is preferably arranged between auctioneer and the bidder, the internet then can not provide this channel.

The most handy UDP replaces being used for the host-host protocol of auction.This just means that information can be lost, can not arrived in order, and they also can be replicated.

Should be with message delay and information dropout as a part that is auction, and the bidder will be appreciated that and has this situation in the auction.

After the auction beginning, the auctioneer is that unit comes Measuring Time with the second.Auctioneer's concept of time is counted exactly.

The bidder can announce that they are still online, and they can carry out auction.

Bid=B?bid?serial?who?now

The bid value is 0 (" I here ") or 1 (" I will carry out auction ")

Each bidder of serial is keeping an explanation, and he has sent the counting of how much information, and the sequence number of first information is 0

Who is when the auction beginning, and each bidder obtains a unique identity

Now is to bidder's auction time announcement (it is of no use concerning the auctioneer)

CLIENT PROGRAM should be able to " send empty auction slightly at random, may be similar to two information of per minute on " the normal interval.

The auctioneer sends a receipt to each information that receives from the bidder.When receiving a new auction, the auctioneer will broadcast out a status information (may carry out) on another time.

Receipt=R?winner?start?now?deadline?bidsmade?bidsleft?serial?whowhen

Status=S?winner?start?now?deadline?bidsmade?timeout?max

The current victor's of winner id

Now auctioneer is to the notion of current time

The time of start auction beginning (if start＞now, then auction does not begin yet)

The auction time (if deadline＜now, then End of Auction) of deadline when current auction becomes final auction

This is response to information sequence number for serial

How many auctions are bidsmade up to the present have made (sum)

The remaining bid number of times of bidsleft bidder

Who bidder's digital id

Timeout should adhere to how long could winning

The people's of max (potential) participation auction number (should be " effectively " bidder's number, perhaps should only comprise the bidder who has the residue bid)

Concerning each bidder, the auctioneer will keep the sequence number of nearest appearance is followed the tracks of.When the auctioneer receives an auction (or the information of one " I here "), it will compare the sequence number of this fresh information and the sequence number of having preserved.

If new sequence number is greater than the sequence number of having preserved, then it is accepted, analyzes and obtains responding.

If new sequence number is less than or equal to the sequence number of having preserved, its (or repetition) that will be considered to once arrive then.This information be left in the basket (it not being responded).

The client estimates the time of taking turns the auction operation of tackling, and concerning the client, making his time mark and auctioneer's time mark synchronised is a good idea.

The auctioneer counts the number of times that the bidder has done valency.The client should keep following the tracks of the up-to-date echo message that he receives, and makes the counting synchronised of counting with the local bid number of times of bid number of times.CLIENT PROGRAM should not forbidden that the bidder sends and is higher than the bid that he can make.

3 capacity

When receiving from new auction that a legal bidder sends, each people who participates in auction should obtain and the relevant notice of newly bidding at once.These notices (" status information ") are the ASCII text messages, their capacity very little (being less than 100 characters), and also content is not maintained secrecy yet.

Be used to broadcast the required time and compare, obtain a new auction from the auctioneer and can ignore to its time of going on the air the information of doing well.

The machine of carrying out auctioneer's program should have enough capacity so that above-mentioned (little) information is sent to N different UDP address at S in the time of second, wherein: N is the number that participates in the bidder, S be to " at once " accept be similar to.

Status information will at a time be sent to the bidder, thereby make delay (from the auctioneer) be 0, last bidder is S second first bidder.

The bidder can run into extra network delay.It is acceptable being difficult to prediction how many delays concerning the bidder.Have a kind of conjecture to think, the total delay that is less than 1 second is reasonable.And postpone greater than will being 4 seconds unacceptable.

Utilize Sun Sparcstation 20 machines of operation Solaris 2.5 once to carry out test.Test result shows that transfer rate can reach UDP information p.s.s 1000 to 2000.

4 performances and optimization

4.1 avoid data-switching

Information and logout are text formattings, and all numerals are all transmitted with the decimal system.For debugging, this is good, but server will spend a considerable amount of times to change between binary data and text formatting.Binary format or special-purpose text application can improve transmission speed.

4.2 reduce the information communication amount

Information that the client should send is a spot of " I here ".The client will receive the status information of sufficient amount to keep rational renewal.

To all client's send state information are main bottleneck places.The IP multiplex broadcasting then might be eliminated this bottleneck, but unfortunately, it generally is inevitable.

Should avoid the status information of " useless ", for example, whether have near a collection of bid at one time arrival, and only just send a status information when a last information is processed if should detect as far as possible as far as possible.

If load is very high, and there is a collection of bid to enter, then can " throws away " all bids stealthily and only keep last (bidder will obtain this information).

If load is very high, then should avoid to not winning or empty auction transmission receipt.

If server has idling cycle, then can allow it that the receipt of " initiatively providing " is provided.

The execution of 5 auctions

A real auction should utilize (at least) two Web servers to control, and sees Fig. 1,2 and 7.

Fig. 7 has demonstrated the example being connected between central router nearest in the network and the auction server.Be two-way the connection between management server and the network, it works under first host-host protocol, and this protocol reliability is good, but speed is not very fast.This server can provide a WWW menu that is used to demonstrate and a logout (if possible) for the bidder, and the information of other type and credit bill feature also can be included in wherein.

This management server can be an auction server user's name, password etc. is provided.This auction server has another kind of the connection with network, that is, it is very fast but under the host-host protocol that reliability is lower that this connection works in a speed.This quick connection can be looked after actual real-time auction process, because in the real-time auction process of reality, information (bid) must be passed to the auctioneer apace, and receipt also should be passed to the bidder fast.

Also comprised one the 3rd auctioneer's server among the figure, this server can be looked after the information public to all bidders, and it can work under above-mentioned first host-host protocol.

The main management server controls account, auction information and web page or leaf, and should not carry out on the server identical with the auctioneer.

" little " web server should run on the used server of auctioneer, and this server communicates by a safe lane and master server, and can carry out following task (also can with reference to figure 2):

Send the Java code to legal bidder (bidder) as requested

Start auction procedure (auctioneer) in the correct time with correct parameter

Preserve auction result (logout and form of payment)

The auctioneer is a Unix program preferably, and is started by following order line:

#auction?options

Options wherein (option) is:

-l string (word string): for word string is provided with the record prefix.Under special circumstances, if the record prefix is not set, then all records all forward standard output to

-b file (file): legal bidder's filename does not have file then to represent demonstration.This file is current to be an ASCII text file, and it all provides delegation's text for each legal bidder.This all is made of every style of writing two fields of separating with blank at least.First field is bidder's a title.Second field is that this bidder allows the maximum auction number of times of making.Other field is current to be left in the basket, but they can be used to preserve security information (password, password).

-p port (port): stand-by port numbers.Identical port numbers is used to UDP and TCP.Its current default value is 6010, and it is a selection quite at random.

-s time (time): the time of auction beginning.Current have two kinds of forms to be adopted :+n begins in second at n, or h.m begins at the h.m of today point.Current default value is+1 (beginning after 1 second).

-d minute (minute): the auction continuity is how long.Current default value is 20 minutes.

-t second (second): initially overtime (default value is 20 seconds)

-m max (maximal value): each bidder's default maximum auction number of times (default value is 8) when the operation demonstration

-D: demo mode, allow anyone login (if do not have-the b item then implicit)

Before auction beginning, the auctioneer is printable to go out one and contains the inventory (because of the needs of keeping accounts and auditing) of authorizing the bidder.First row is used for the identification auction, and second row is a note, and remaining row then is used for each bidder.

But a digital id, bidder's name and this bidder's auction number of times are contained in every provisional capital.

Example:

#／auction(0．9)1997／11／17／10．19．36=000879760176?castor

#?id??????who????????bids

000000????????????????0

000001????Eigil???????8

000002????Tom?????????8

000003????Eirik???????8

000004????Brynjulv????8

During auctioning, the auctioneer will print its interested incident into a log file.Each provisional capital of this document begins with one " time mark ", is following one thereafter at each " sequence number " in constantly, and above-mentioned time mark is auctioneer's current time (picking up counting from some reference time, is unit with the second).

Writing down capable is not that note (Comment) row is exactly login (Login) row, withdraws from (Quit) row, bid (Bid) row or state (Status) OK.When a new status information was broadcasted, statusline will be got.

Comment=time-stamp?#?comments

Login=time-stamp?L?id?port?name?addr?result

Bid=time-stamp?B?bid?id?serial?time?disp

Status=time-stamp?S?winner?left?timeout?total

Quit=time-stamp?Q?id

Id numeral id

The current victor's of winner id

Which port the prot bidder wants to use to be used for status information

Name bidder's Real Name

Addr bidder's internet address

One of result " ok ", " no " or " late "

The sequence number of serial auction

Bid 1 (actual auction) or 0 (not having auction)

Time bidder's time mark (person not under the hammer uses)

How the disp auction is handled

(residue (noneLeft) of blank auction (emptyBid)/game over (GameOver)/auction of wait (waitABit)/not/be accepted (Accepted))

The remaining time (from time mark) before left ends

The current timeout value of timeout

Total up to the present, whole bidders' total degrees of making auction.

An example except that other:

0879760175．00000?#．／auction(0．9)?1997／11／17／10．49．36=000879760176?castor

0879760177．00000#NOTSTARTED→RUNNING

0879760177．00001?S?000000?1199?020?0

0879760179．00000?L?1?43391?Eigil?156．116．2，222∶13391?ok

0879760179．00001?B?1?00001?000000?879760179．854896?accepted

0879760179．00003?S?000001?020?020?1

0879760180．00021?B?1?000004?000008?879760180．886145?noneLeft

0879760238.00001 # print result

0879760238．00002?S?000002-01?019?32

0879760243．00000?Q?000001

0879760249．00002?#?auction?over：879760237

After the End of Auction, the auctioneer will be printed a destination file, and this document contains an initial identification row, be a head row then, be only the row that is used for each effective bidder thereafter.Bidder's digital id is contained in its every provisional capital, bidder's name, end product and bid number of times.

Example:

#．／auction(0．9)1997／11／17／10．49．36=000879760176?castor

#id???????who??????result????bids

000000?????????????0?????????0

000001????Eigil????-8????????8

000002????Tom??????17????????8

000003????Eirik????-8????????8

000004????Brynjulv?-8????????8

6 source codes

The # date

Fir?Nov?7?13∶18∶45?MET?1997

#wc?bids．c?commands．c?log．c?main．c?payoff.c?player．c?rungame．cutil．c?game．h

137??481??3152????bids．c

135??425??2783????commands．c

39???104??765?????log．c

164??650??4813????main．c

113??446??2477????payoff．c

108??426??2732????player．c

200??640??4643????rungame．c

133??439??2954????util．c

128??541??3287????game．h

1157?4152?27706???total

Main.c auctioneer's master routine

The auction of rungame.c actual motion

The auction of bids.c control input

(tcp) order (login and withdraw from) of commands.c control input

Payoff.c uses current rule to be used for payment when End of Auction

Player.c reads/generates bidder's data structure

Log.c service recorder function

The various application programs of util.c

Game.h contains public type definition and explanation

Client.c can produce one or more clients' program

7 safety problems

7.1 initialization

, suppose that the auctioneer will be by a small-sized web service routine operation herein, this service routine runs on the residing machine of auctioneer.

This servlet will utilize SSL and main web-based management service routine to communicate, and will provide Java code to authorize clients (bidder).

7.2 auction

During auctioning, the bidder sends auction, and server sends receipt and status information.Information dropout then is the part of this contest.

Cheat's door may be attempted their uncommitted information communication is monitored, and they may join error message among the information flow, also may resend real information, and perhaps they also may put into information flow with " gibberish ".

Can come the integrality of guarantee information with authentication and encryption technology, but this can pay some costs aspect the processing time.

The simplest solution is to make auctioneer and each bidder share a secret password.This password is used to receipt, bid and status information are carried out encryption and decryption.

Reason that the secret of the maintenance information content seems there is nothing compellent.If so, then only need utilize this password to give the additional signature of each information just enough.

7.3 overload

Have a kind of attack that may exist can move as follows: bidder's decision is bid.When she receives receipt, she will start one or more programs, and these programs can attempt to hinder auction information that other bidder sends so that it can not serviced program receive.These programs can send gibberish to the auctioneer as much as possible.

If receive a lot of gibberishes, then service routine can utilize a counter at this type attack so that the slowing of clocks.

7.4 result's issue

Service routine writes file (sequential file as shown in Figure 6) with result and logout.Supervisory routine must guarantee to make these files to be saved the long as far as possible time as required, and does not make their destruction that is interfered.

8 other preferred characteristics

The auctioneer should make the status information of its transmission reach and minimize.

The auctioneer should provide the information through signature (or encryption), and the PD C of MD5 uses the basis that then can be used as Information Signature.

The auctioneer must suitably control overload.Must specify and use a kind of strategy to transship control.

Should be able to guarantee to make auction to finish in the received time quantum.Must specify and use a kind of strategy that is used to make the termination of auction time.Other auctions embodiment A) " REAL TIME (in real time) "-mutual, see Fig. 8

Fig. 8 has related to the embodiment of real-time computer network auction system.Clock indicates the start time of auction, and before this, the bidder must register and buy predetermined bid number of times earlier.

The time cycle that on behalf of auction, " film of scrolling (rolling film) " carry out, during this period, any bidder can place him on continuous time point follow-up bid finally falls to prevent " gavel ".The film of scrolling also can be represented the record of auction process, and this record can be afterwards by " playback ".

Auction is in real time carried out " in real time " alternately, and it is since regular time and finishing (the spitting image of one " normally " auction) when a bidder wins.The bid number of times is bought in advance, and the selection according to the bidder is used during auctioning.

The length of auction depends on the bidder's who is allowed number and the bid quantity that each bidder had.Theoretically, auction may finish never.Therefore, the quantity (bidder and/or bid) by the restriction bid is crucial so that the auction time is limited.For example, its maximal value is 2500 bids (that is: 5 bids and 500 bidders).Unless auction begins, otherwise auction can not begin.May not be certain to have anyone wants as first bidder.Therefore, auctioneer self just has a bid, and it is used to start auction process (only being first bid).

If do not have other auction to add within setting second number, then this auction is won.Originally this time cycle is set to 30 seconds (can see the timer (" gavel falls ") of countdowning on bidder's PC screen).In order to limit the whole auction time, can in auction, this variable (30 seconds up to winning) to be reduced to 20 seconds and fixed time really in 10 seconds.It also can improve auction intensity and bidder's tensity, thereby correspondingly reduces the auction time.How safety/protection feature prevents or reduces fault

Network auction must prevent bidder's unauthorized behavior, and should adopt following measure under a large amount of bidders' of technical fault/lose situation.

Under the situation of technical fault, as, out of touch with the bidder of some (main number), and/or server is in " overload " situation, then auctions and should be stopped.To there be the bid " removing " of random amount also to be returned to the bidder then for legal bid.In this method, because artificial manipulation is arranged, so the no one can predict which time auction is last.After " removing " (that is, when online access is rebulid) finished, auction restarted.

At any time, the auctioneer should have online the contact with the bidder of n%.After this restriction is broken, auction will stop, and contact will be rebulid, and auction is proceeded then.

For the problem of blocking fault, the security protection of auction and prevent the function that the function of malicious operation is all finished by " java applet " on the client PC, it can send (vacation) information continuously with as " online detection " information.For stranger/operator, may from real auction, tell these detection information hardly, it can make possible manipulation make great efforts to become very complicated.In addition, traditional " fire wall " can be used on the auction server, and can use the safety practice with the highest authentication in its coding.Up to the present, 56 DES-algorithm is allowed to be used for commercial the application by the U.S..This security code can compare favourably with the current code that is used by (for example) Banco de Portugal.

To have the premeditated bidder who hinders strategy in order removing, can auction to be stopped the mode identical with aforesaid way, going out valence mumber and will be cancelled at random to remove the bidder of manufacturing fault, contest will restart then.Optional function:

All following three will bring (it is felt) amusement to enjoy for the bidder, thereby can make auction more joyful than other recreation.

Interactivity

Designability

Strategy game (login-other bidder/victor's of End of Auction post analysis individual strategy-or auctioning during analyze)

-interactivity

Auction has completely " in real time " interaction characteristic, and a people can see all other bidders' behavior, and then the action of taking oneself is to react.

-designability

Pure amusement characteristic appears among the background designs, and it can make the action visualize of bidder in the theme story.This story must reflect bidder's action, that is, it also with auction action interactive action.Theme can be " auction theme, gold coin machine with auctioneer, or the like ", dragon and dungeon, war game, or the like, that is, these themes can be unrestricted, and theme (or the action in the story) also is easy to reflection auction action.

Other characteristic as, the bidder can select the type that he liked in a series of backstory, this can give him the enjoyment with maximum.

-strategy

When participating in auction, can select different strategies.(finally) point of auction is exactly to make bid adhere to 30 seconds (or the specified triumph time span of auction rule).

Below, we will show these strategies by a form, and the chance that has demonstrated each bidder's triumph in this table is subjected to the influence of other bidder's strategy:

		Individual's strategy:
						Action	Do not take action (wait)
Other bidder's strategy:	Action	The chance that reduces	The chance that increases
					Do not take action	The chance that reduces	The chance that increases
		The result that single bidder is possible:
				Win (others no longer bids)	Failure (other people wins)

Failure (no longer bid) keeps takeing part in auction

Adhere to (by other people's auction) triumph (when other people does not remain bid)

As can be seen from the above table, the most important thing is concerning the triumph chance that the bidder should take and the opposite strategy of " main flow " strategy.In different auction periods (beginning/centre/coda), this strategy may be different.Taking the strategy of " not taking action " when beginning, is that " action " is tactful in end then, and therefore a bidder should be each and auctions the actual multiple strategy of making.

Being used for the auction record that the strategy to single bidder's strategy and average bidder/victor compares will be fed to be used for the strategy of auction next time.Even to auction once is the strategy of winning may become failure in auction next time strategy.We also can be interpreted as this measure it is " educational "/" learning experience ", and are certain to obtain happy.

At last, the auction record can be used to determine:

The 1 second and the 3rd position (after the victor)

2 victors' strategy

3 strategies of optimizing-early/in/auction in evening

4 are winning locational T.T.

5 waited the bid (" remaining calm ") of how many wheels

How many bids 6 synchronizations have provide

Compare with most other type of play, limited bidder can obtain high triumph chance, and this also is its big reason of attractive force.

Market segmentation:

The ground floor segmentation: the bidder must visit the interfacing equipment of PC or other type.

Second layer segmentation: the expense of bid (that is, covering branch (affluent) and average mark section) based on this variable

Example:

Branch: 100/1000 USD bid (total expensess of 5 bid/auction 500/5000 USD auctions)

On average: 1/20 USD bid (total expensess of 5 bid/auction 5/100 USD auctions)

B) simulation 1 non-interactive type is seen Fig. 9

Fig. 9 and Fig. 8 are similar, but the embodiment that it relates to a kind of " simulated auction ", that is, when receiving from all bidders when having the bid that illustrates time point, auctioneer's computing machine (by the counter of the machine representative that is positioned at central authorities) can calculate an instantaneous result.Meanwhile, will have a record (by " film " representative on right side among the figure) to be ready, and the bidder can obtain this record any time afterwards.

This is a kind of auction version, and it is applicable to the bidder that those want fully freely to select the participation time of oneself--do not need in auction process or in auction time or auction time to wait for.The lovely part of this auction (from organizer's angle) is, considers that from the aspect that satisfies market demands it is an auction with full flexibility, and it can get started next auction after an End of Auction.

This auction is non-interactivity, and also restricted to bidder's number.Bid is also bought in bidder registration, bids separately on start time flexibly when having bid (when bidder's registration of preset number and) then.

Bid/bidder's number just is set in bidder's registration and before takeing part in auction.Therefore, when the bid of setting number was transfused to, the bidder just can begin bid immediately, just as initial off-line/nonreciprocal auction.

According to the bid (function of each bidder's bid) that allows, service routine will produce a time simulation string, this time simulation string is divided into a plurality of independent pieces, each piece all is enough to hold the space (untapped) between the bid, any bid triumph during promptly, it allows to go here and there (from-centre-ending).This process is to duplicate fully/simulate what " in real time " auctioned, and it has omitted interactive unit, that is to say, in auction process, the bidder can not react in auction in the auction to other bidder.Otherwise be used to select victor's standard just in full accord with real-time auction.

When auction is made, and all bid is all dropped into, auction machine simulated time at once then, and carry out auction based on the bid of input.One or more like this victors just are selected.

Behind this EO, the bidder can enter organizer's homepage to recover the image of auction record and auction process.

Everyone can see on screen how long his bid and each auction have continued.Under the limited condition of each bidder's bid, whole auction process can be after 5 minutes viewed arriving.

Concerning auctioning lasting length, realistic simulation is instant.But the bidder carries out complete independence behind required time of auction and the End of Auction with use.

Owing to depend on the bid of the fixed number that has been set, so the time point of the actual auction of not knowing on the auction machine, to bring into operation.

This auction can be carried out at any time, but it may have delay when choosing the victor.

Because the time simulated, just not can not occur so the problem of first bid do not occur.First bid is always arranged earlier.And then begin to auction.

If do not have other auction to add in a setting second number, then last bid will be won.This time is planned to be set at 30 seconds at the beginning.

To the second several simulations of doing between the bid is by distributing the second number of some to finish for each piece (on the position that allows the placement bid), owing in a time string (always auctioning the time), have than the piece that allows bid to Duo, so can open a plurality of space/pieces representing between two bids of 30 seconds, like this, the victor just can occur before the auction time finishes.Knack is to estimate the number of the piece relevant with bid, so just can make the victor obey overall auction strategy when beginning/centre and end (last bidder).

If the bidder can handle the auction machine before the auction beginning, then this protection may be a problem.When time simulation/auction victor was calculated, this measure was carried out under off-line state,, did not have to occur the possibility of the fault/artificial manipulation from external source that is.Optional attribute:

Since this auction embodiment be complete nonreciprocal and with the auction machine be off-line, so just there is not the interaction characteristic of other auction.But it also can have external characteristic to provide the characteristic similar with interaction characteristic (seeing following content).

In order to improve attractive force and recreational, should be in the project that provide among the auction below one or more:

Simulate interactivity

Auction all is complete nonreciprocal in each stage.But during participating in separately, available Pop-up theme to be producing one as previous described similar interaction characteristic, and its method is as described in following " simulation 2 ".

Designability

Pure amusement function is finished by background designs, and it can make the action visualize of bidder in the theme story.Its story will be than simple (during the placing bid) of " in real time " version, and surpass under 15 minutes the situation in the completion of an auction time, and it can not alternatively reflect the behavior on patterned " bid plate ".

But, give interactivity or be that the impression of action aspect is very important at least.

But it can not be accomplished by other bidder's behavior is reacted, because its can be misled to the people (always having some bidders not place his strategy of their bid-will influence like this after single bidder makes auction).Therefore, compare with actual auction, its theme design must connect each other with other parameter.The bidder should from before auction obtain his personal record, thereby make guidance for current auction and backstory.

Another characteristic is, the bidder can select the story that he liked in the scope of a series of backstory, and this can give him the enjoyment with maximum, and perhaps he also can abandon the theme story and 100% ground concentrates on the auction process fully.

Strategy

Embodiment is identical with " in real time "

Compare with most of other type of play, limited bidder can obtain high triumph chance, and this also is its reason that attractive force is big.

Market segmentation:

Ground floor segmentation: visit PC

Second layer segmentation: the expense of bid (that is, covering branch and average mark section) and restricted/have no time to participate in " in real time " to auction based on this variable.C) simulation 2-nonreciprocal/feel the interactivity of (part), see Figure 10

Figure 10 has expressed an embodiment, and it is a solution in the middle of relevant with Fig. 8 and Fig. 9.Although in fact the bidder is not involved in an interactivity auction, when placing their bid, have the time cycle (representing) of an appointment by two clocks.The film that disconnects has been represented the nonreciprocal auction during the auction.The machine on right side has been represented in the auction cycle and has been arrived the instant calculating of after date to auction result, has then represented a record that can transmit any time afterwards at the weak point " film " of the rightmost side.

This type of simulated auction is non-interactivity, and bidder's number without limits.Auction

The person registered separately before the default start time/bids with buying, and carried out auction in interim (auction time) in limited time at one then.

When bid/bidder's number (in starting point) is known, auction server will generate a time simulation string, this time simulation string is divided into a plurality of independent pieces (simulating an auction), each piece all be enough to hold between the bid the space (promptly, its allows any auction in the string to win, all the space is arranged between each bid so that any bid all maybe win the war-no matter be beginning/centre or end up).

The bidder be allowed to 10 or 15 minutes with in this string, use they bid-it can be shown with multidimensional to carry out auction on the basis of dispensing.

When bid is transfused to (within the auction phase that allows), the auction machine will be instant/simulated time (auction) immediately, will produce a victor/a plurality of victors then.

Under the situation that individual's bid is transfused to, when the victor by " calculatings " when coming out, auction will be shown immediately by an instrument, this instrument has shown the activity of bidding on time shaft.Everyone will see on screen how long his bid and each bid have continued.Under the condition that each bidder's bid is restricted, no matter there are how many people to participate in, whole auction can be revealed after about 5 minutes time.

The length of auction and the number of bidder/bid are irrelevant.There is regular time to be used for auction (online, nonreciprocal).The total auction time that comprises Visual Display can be about 15/20 minute.

The strong point of this auction embodiment is that it can make the people of not free participation the " auction in real time " (or after " in real time " auction, waiting for auction for the second time) add this auction.

Because the time simulated, just not can not occur so the problem of first bid do not occur.First bid is always arranged earlier.Auction begins again then.

If do not have other auction to add in the second of a setting number, then last bid will be won.This time is planned to be set at 30 seconds at the beginning.To the second several simulations of doing between the bid is by distributing the second number of some to finish for each piece (on the position that allows the placement bid).Owing to have than the piece that allows bid to Duo in a time string (always auctioning the time), so can open a plurality of space/pieces between two bids of being separated by 30 seconds, like this, the victor just can occur before the auction time finishes.Knack is to estimate the number of the piece relevant with bid, so just can make the victor obey overall auction strategy when beginning/centre and end (last bidder).

Protection to fault/unauthorized access

If the bidder can handle the auction machine before the auction beginning, then this protection may be a problem.

When time simulation/auction victor was calculated, this measure was carried out under off-line state, that is,, there be not the fault/artificial possibility handled of appearance from external source.

Optional function:

All following three will bring (it is felt) amusement to enjoy for the bidder, thereby can make auction more joyful than other recreation.

Interactivity

Designability

Strategy auction (login-individual's strategy of other bidder/victor of End of Auction post analysis-or auctioning during analyze)

Interactivity

This auction is not (as " in real time " version) of interaction characteristic on normal meaning, but, it is a kind of alternative auction scheme, be used for those not free colonies that participates in fully mutual version, because this mutual fully auction is only carried out in the default time, and this auction is by with visualize " correction in real time ", thus the bidder will feel they seem watching/viewing duration participates in alternately.

Designability

Pure amusement characteristic appears among the background designs, and it can make the action visualize of bidder in the theme story.Its story will be than simple (during the placing bid) of " in real time " version, and surpass under 15 minutes the situation in the completion of an auction time, and it can not alternatively reflect the behavior on patterned " bid board ".

But, give interactivity or be that the impression of action aspect is very important at least.It can not be accomplished by other bidder's behavior is reacted, because its can be misled to the people (always having some bidders not place his strategy of their bid-will influence like this after single bidder makes auction).Therefore, compare with actual auction, its theme design must connect each other with other parameter.The bidder should from before auction obtain his personal record, thereby make guidance for current auction and backstory.

Another function is, the bidder can select the story that he liked in the scope of a series of backstory, and this can give him with very big enjoyment, and perhaps he also can abandon the theme story and 100% ground concentrates on the auction process fully.

Strategy

Embodiment is identical with " in real time "

Win a prize/the triumph chance

Compare with " in real time " auction, the bidder that number is not limit can make the chance of triumph reduce, and still, says from another point of view that it is abundanter that prize also can become.

Market segmentation:

Ground floor segmentation: visit PC

Second layer segmentation: expense of bid (that is, covering branch and average mark section) and the binding hours of participating in auction based on this variable.

The rank of screen activity

(visualize): should have interactivity by the visual story (theme) on the screen of bidder experience, and along with the carrying out of auction activity, bidder's action will be carried out on different ranks also.Generally have following four ranks to deal with separately, the 5th rank then is " only being used for amusement ":

Be provided with (general subject)

Auctioneer's rank

General bidder colony rank (" rival "-somebody of institute except that me)

Single participator's rank (to the feedback of single auction)

Funny " ejection program " (Shaggy Dog Story)-(the broadcasting at random) and " the riddle unit " that only are used for amusement in auction process

Send to incident/information of bidder during the auction:

Following information will be interesting especially concerning the bidder, especially in real-time computer network auction embodiment, but also can be in simulation embodiment, and in the following function any one or should be transmitted to bidder's PC all:

One cycle of taking turns auction (fixing, at random or order)-we believe that randomizing scheme is the most significant, and in this scheme, during auctioning, count down timer (to the triumph direction) moved on to from 30 seconds randomly and moved on in 20 seconds 15 seconds again.This measure will improve the pungency in the auction process, and can force the bidder to concentrate more energy.

The independent life-span of each bid

The traffic (in time series/cycle, having how many bids to enter)

The quantity (total surplus amount and individual surplus) of residue bid

The quantity of the bid that is placed (total placement amount and individual placement amount)

Always go out valence mumber (whole and other)

Bidder's number

The prize size

The parameter of record:

The purpose of record is the chance that guides the bidder, tells their action of bidder or do not take action and influence bidder's triumph.The comparison of their strategy of bidder and optimization/triumph strategy also can be told in record, and provide the alternate strategies that the bidder is got help in auction next time, thereby give the sensation " it is unimportant whether I win specifically " of triumph chance.The auction record can be accessed behind End of Auction.We expect that auction record also has independently amusement performance, and can by visualize be presented on bidder's the PC screen.

In record, should (necessary) comprise following element:

You are the victor

The time of each bid continuity (before the competitiveness bid is placed)

The perdurability of whole bids

* calm (being in " wait " position) that has kept how many wheels in an ending of taking turns the auction/auction that all adds up

Kept calm (accumulated value) how long

Have and how long have identical strategy (in same " second ", making identical action) and have how many people tactful identical with mine with others with others

Have and how long take different strategy (being defined as " difference ")

The comparison of optimisation strategy and my strategy

The comparison of victor's strategy and my strategy

The alternative strategy of winning in the current auction (being) to the good suggestion of auction next time

Design to theme: below be the example of alternative theme:

Auction with auctioneer with " einstein " personality

On Mississippian steam driven vessel, auction

In Scottish castle, auction

" Indiana Jones "-difficult experience-existence/death (searching Holy grail)

Traditional auction (having farce interlude story)

Gambling environment/highly contacts

Directly the auction breath is marked (as Lotto), the simulated auction of " undistorted " version

Other

Farce/interlude story: concerning organizer's auction, farce is special, as a to generally acknowledge function (as: Gary Larson " The Far Side "), and its advertisement during can being used to auction.Can be by making new interlude story so that its idea continues.

Interlude story-telling session fascination bidder also increases additional entertainment value can for auction.They must be very interesting and comedyization very, disturb thereby bidder's notice produced, but it can make participate in auction become more interesting (as the compensation that notice is reduced-even can in auction, fail).The farce of Chu Xianing should not occur too continually at random, and should appearance/disappearance in about 5 to 6 seconds.

In order to make auction have more " interactivity " and interesting/recreational, the interlude story can occur in " auction in real time " and the analog version of auctioning, especially the latter.

Figure 11 has demonstrated the various customer group/objects that can occur in the ordinary way in auction system of the present invention.Can two or more objects be linked to each other by open or closed communication (analog or digital formula).Except bidder's PC and auction server (they have obtained detailed explanation in the above), should also be noted that following possibility:

By realizing video/automated auction through network and just being connected of auction server, perhaps also can realize this automated auction in the inside of complete auction system, this then auction type can become the sort of type of simulating other bidder.(form that this mobile automated auction also can mini-plant realizes, as the palm machine).

But this robotization can certainly be similar to the mode of PC and work on the terminal.

A kind of method of carrying out according to auction of the present invention is to be connected with TV or by radio play.In this case, common TV, teletext or broadcasting channel (public or closed circuit net) can be used as the part of communication network, that is to say, for current real-time auction process is provided to the bidder, people can use (as) telephone network (cell phone or PSN (Public Switching Network)) is with as the network portion that participates in auction.That is, send auction information to the auctioneer.Therefore, demonstrated phone, broadcasting and television unit in the drawings, in addition, also can be with the fax that is connected with a telephone network as potential interface unit.Be also to be noted that in digital TV network two-way communication will be possible, therefore be touch-screen or (as) information feedback of carrying out TV under the help of manual controller provides possibility.

At last, always have spectators in (for example) TV programme, and spectators also may add the ranks of auction, they can be by receiving (it with auctioneer's computing machine by wireless or wired being connected) to enter the auction scene to an interfacing equipment.

Figure 12 has demonstrated the example of " bid board ", and it can be used to be connected with " immediately " type auction (see figure 9), and such bid board can be displayed on the screen of PC or on (for example) auto game apparatus.Position by moving hour, minute, second on three index dial/buttons shown in the figure and when the required time point that has been set obtains confirming, just simply mode realizes the placement (that is the mark of particular point in time) of bidding.After the bid of whole permissions has been placed, then total bid bag will by " transmission " (SEND) button be sent out away.Can increase a function in this example, that is, " accumulating value ", the bid summation till it has shown before bid of input, its effect is to the idea of bidder winning a prize.

Claims (53)

1. computerized auction system, it comprises:

The auction device is used to handle bid that the bidder sends with communication mode, sends described bid receipt and notify the details of described auction and determine the bidder who wins and send victor's notice to described bidder according to the described bid of receiving to described bidder;

Offerer's device is used for communicating by letter with described auction device respectively, distinguishing each bidder's bid, and handles described bid receipt and the described auction details of sending from described auction device;

Network equipment, be used between described auction device and described offerer's device, providing communication transmission path, between described auction device and described offerer's device, meet one of first host-host protocol or second host-host protocol at least by this network equipment information transmitted, with regard to the aspect that the data of guaranteeing to represent information arrive one of described auction device and described offerer's device, described first host-host protocol is more reliable than described second host-host protocol, and with regard to data through the transmission of described network equipment up to regard to the reception institute elapsed time of one of described auction device and described offerer's device, described second host-host protocol is more faster than described first host-host protocol; The risk relevant with the information of communicating by letter according to described second host-host protocol is included in the described loss of data in the process of described network equipment transmission, arrive described auction device and the order of the described data of one of described offerer's device with the order from described auction device and the corresponding data of sending of described offerer's device was different at that time, and the data repetition that arrives one of auction device and offerer's device, described these risks are aspect one relevant with the victor among definite described bidder in described auction.

2. auction system according to claim 1, wherein said bid sends to described auction device from described offerer's device under described second host-host protocol.

3. auction system according to claim 1, wherein said auction device comprises: auctioneer's device, be used to handle the described bid of sending from described offerer's device, and notify described bid receipt and notify the details of described auction to described bidder, described auctioneer's device is communicated by letter with described offerer's device under described second host-host protocol.

4. auction system according to claim 3, wherein said auction system comprises management devices, be used to handle bidder's accounts, and the information relevant with described auction of the unpack of communicating by letter between processing and described auctioneer's device and the described offerer's device.

5. auction system according to claim 4, wherein said management devices also comprise the device that is used for handling the content of communicating by letter with described offerer's device with the form of WWW (World Wide Web) page or leaf.

6. auction system according to claim 4, wherein said auction device comprises the auction supportive device, be used for to described auction device prompting beginning auction, described auction supportive device and described management devices communicate through a transmission path on secure communication channel, and this transmission path is the path outside network equipment and passes through one of path of network equipment.

7. auction system according to claim 6, wherein said auction supportive device also comprises the device that stores described auction result.

8. auction system according to claim 6, wherein said auctioneer's device comprises first web server computer that is connected with described network equipment, and described management devices comprises second web server computer that is connected with described network equipment.

9. auction system according to claim 1, wherein said network equipment comprises one of telephone network, public postal network, teletype network, LAN and internet at least, described first host-host protocol comprises TCP (TCP/IP), and described second host-host protocol comprises User Datagram Protoco (UDP) (UDP).

10. auction system according to claim 1, wherein said network equipment comprises the internet, and described first host-host protocol comprises TCP (TCP/IP), and described second host-host protocol comprises User Datagram Protoco (UDP) (UDP).

11. auction system according to claim 10, wherein said offerer's device is communicated by letter under described udp protocol with auctioneer's device, described management devices is communicated by letter under described ICP/IP protocol with described offerer's device, and described auction supportive device is communicated by letter under the secure socket layer (ssl) agreement with described management devices.

12. auction system according to claim 3, wherein said offerer's device is communicated by letter under the auction agreement that is positioned at the described first or second host-host protocol top layer with auctioneer's device.

13. auction system according to claim 12, wherein said auction agreement comprises auction management and bid agreement.

14. auction system according to claim 13, wherein said auction management agreement comprises the following parameter: described bidder's name, for each described bidder communication port is inserted the sign of described auctioneer's device by described offerer's device, victor's sign among the described bidder, the time reference of described auction, the time that described auction begins, the time of described End of Auction, become the time of final bid when previous described bid, the number of times of the described bid of any moment accumulative total, a specific number of times that stays the bidder's who submits described auction to described bid, and specific described bid must keep best bid how long just can win described auction.

15. auction system according to claim 13, wherein said bid agreement comprises the following parameter: the numerical value of each described bid, the message count that each described bidder is received from described offerer's device by described auctioneer's device, auction time announcement to each described offerer's device, sign to victor among the described bidder, the time that described auction begins, described End of Auction and become time of final bid when previous described bid, send to the described bid number of times of described auctioneer's device at any time, the bid number of times that each described bidder is left, one of described a plurality of bids must adhere to how long just winning described auction, and described bidder's number.

16. a computer network auction system server, it comprises:

Be used to handle the device of the bid of sending by computer network by the bidder;

Be used for the bid of sending, send the device of information by computer network to the bidder according to the bidder;

Be used for determining described bidder's victor's device according to the described bid of receiving by described computer network;

Be used for notifying to described bidder described victor's device by described computer network;

The device that is used for first host-host protocol realizes being used to sending the communication information with described victor under this agreement; With

The device that is used for second host-host protocol, under this agreement, send described bid by described computer network by described bidder, with regard to the aspect that described communication arrives its destination, described first host-host protocol is more reliable than described second host-host protocol, and arrive with regard to the destination institute elapsed time with regard to beginning to send the described described communication of communicating by letter, described second host-host protocol is more faster than described first host-host protocol, wherein relevant with the information of communicating by letter according to described second host-host protocol risk is included in losing of bidding described in the process of described network equipment transmission, the described bid order of coming from different described bidders is different with the order of the described bid of each described bidder at that time, and the repetition that arrives at least one described bid of destination, described these risks be in the described auction with definite described bidder in a relevant aspect of victor.

17. computer network auction system server according to claim 16 also comprises the management devices that is used to handle described bidder's accounts.

18. computer network auction system server according to claim 17, wherein said management devices also comprise the device that is used for handling the content of communicating by letter with described offerer's device with the form of World Wide Web (World Wide Web) page or leaf.

19. computer network auction system server according to claim 16, wherein said first host-host protocol comprises TCP (TCP/IP), and described second host-host protocol comprises User Datagram Protoco (UDP) (UDP).

20. computer network auction system server according to claim 16, wherein said bid are to be sent by described bidder under the auction agreement of the described first and second host-host protocol top layers.

21. computer network auction system server according to claim 16, wherein said auction agreement comprises auction management and bid agreement.

22. computer network auction system server according to claim 21, wherein said auction management comprises the following parameter: described bidder's name, for each described bidder communication port is inserted the sign of described auctioneer's device by described offerer's device, victor's identification among the described bidder, the time reference of described auction, the time that described auction begins, the time of described End of Auction, become the time of final bid when previous described bid, the number of times of the described bid of any moment accumulation, a specific number of times that stays the described bidder's who carries out described auction described bid, and a specific described bid must keep best bid how long just can win the time of described auction.

23. computer network auction system server according to claim 13, wherein said bid agreement comprises the following parameter: the numerical value of each described bid, by described auctioneer's device is the message count that each described bidder receives from described offerer's device, auction time announcement to each described offerer's device, sign to victor among the described bidder, the time that described auction begins, described End of Auction and become time of final bid when previous described bid, what send to described auctioneer's device at any time describedly goes out valence mumber, the bid number of times that each described bidder is left, one of described bid is won described auction and the time that must adhere to, and described bidder's number.

24. a method that realizes auction system on communication network, this method comprises:

To bid to be sent on auction side's computer equipment by each bidder's input computer equipment through network;

Handle the bid of being received by described auction side computer equipment;

Provide the notice of receiving bid through network to described input computer equipment by described auction side computer equipment;

Determine victor the described bidder by described auction side computer equipment according to the bid of being received from described input computer equipment; With

Communicate by letter with the described input computer equipment of victor described in the described bidder by described auction side computer equipment;

First and second host-host protocols are provided, can carry out communicating by letter between described auction side computer equipment and the described input computer equipment under these agreements, with regard to the aspect that described communication arrives its destination, described first host-host protocol is more reliable than described second host-host protocol, and just send through described network and by described auction side computer equipment and described input computer equipment one of at least with regard to required time of reception, described second host-host protocol is more faster than described first host-host protocol; With carry out the relevant risk of described communication according to described second host-host protocol and be included in losing of communicating by letter described in the process of described network equipment transmission, it was different with the order that sends from corresponding described input computer equipment and described auction side computer equipment at that time to arrive the order of described auction side computer equipment and described input computer equipment described communication one of at least, and the described repetition of communicating by letter that arrives described auction side computer equipment and described input computer equipment, these risks be in the described auction with determine described bidder in a relevant aspect of victor.

25. method according to claim 24 also comprises the step of handling described bidder's accounts.

26. method according to claim 24 also comprises the step that stores described auction result.

27. method according to claim 24, wherein said network comprise public postal network, telephone network, teletype network, wireless network, TV network and computer network.

28. method according to claim 24, wherein said network comprises the internet, and described first host-host protocol comprises TCP (TCP/IP), and described second host-host protocol comprises User Datagram Protoco (UDP) (UDP).

29. method according to claim 24, also comprise carry out with described auction side computer equipment and described input computer equipment between under auction is reached an agreement on, carry out communicate by letter relevant with described bid, it is agreement at the described first and second host-host protocol top layers that this auction is reached an agreement on.

30. method according to claim 29, wherein said these auction agreements comprise auction management and bid agreement.

31. method according to claim 30, wherein said auction agreement also comprises the following parameter: described bidder's name, for each described bidder communication port is inserted the sign of described auctioneer's device by described offerer's device, victor's sign among the described bidder, the time reference of described auction, the time that described auction begins, the time of described End of Auction, become the time of final bid when previous described bid, the number of times of the described bid of any moment accumulation, specific certain stays the number of times of the described bidder's who carries out described auction described bid, and specific certain described bid can be won described auction and the necessary time span that keeps best bid.

32. method according to claim 30, wherein said bid agreement comprises the following parameter: the numerical value of each described bid, the message count that each described bidder is received from described offerer's device by described auctioneer's device, auction time announcement to each described offerer's device, sign to victor among the described bidder, the time that described auction begins, described End of Auction and become time of final bid when previous described bid, what send to described auctioneer's device at any time describedly goes out valence mumber, the bid number of times that each described bidder is left, one of described bid is won described auction and the time span that must adhere to, and described bidder's number.

33. a method that realizes auction on web server computer, this method comprises:

Processing is by bidder's machine network bid of sending as calculated;

Communicate through described network and described bidder according to the bid of receiving from described bidder;

Determine victor among the described bidder according to the described bid of receiving through described computer network; With

Notify described victor through described computer network to described bidder;

Communicate on described computer network according to one of first host-host protocol and second host-host protocol, described communication arrive its destination aspect, described first host-host protocol is more reliable than described second host-host protocol, and described second host-host protocol is more faster than described first host-host protocol aspect speed; Repeating of delay of losing, communicating by letter of communicating by letter under described second host-host protocol and communication is aspect one relevant with the victor among definite bidder in the auction.

34. method according to claim 33, wherein said first host-host protocol comprises TCP (TCP/IP), and described second host-host protocol comprises User Datagram Protoco (UDP) (UDP).

35. method according to claim 33, wherein said bid are to be sent by described bidder under the auction agreement of the described first and second host-host protocol top layers.

36. the auction system of the bonus support bid that a basis is submitted in the time limit of setting up in advance by the bidder, this system can be included in the communication network of communicating by letter between auctioneer and the bidder, and described auction system comprises:

Be used for providing the interface arrangement of bid by the bidder,

Be used to detect the detector means of the bid of submitting to by described each bidder,

Be positioned at auctioneer one side's clock reality or simulation, be used to mark the start time and the concluding time of auction, the time that record is auctioned and be used for the time point of bidding to detect in described detector means and

Decision maker is used to judge that the result of auction, this auction result are the functions of bid time point.

37. auction system according to claim 36, wherein said decision maker can be used for testing after last once detected bid and when not detecting new bid again, preset time cycle or whether pass by according to the variable time cycle of pre-defined rule, if really so, the bidder who is just detected bid the last time is designated the victor of auction, and if not, then just will in total auction process, submit to the bidder of last bid to be designated the victor before the time by End of Auction.

38. auction system according to claim 36, wherein said interface arrangement can be to send the terminal that communication network is connected by for example modulator-demodular unit with real time data, and the auctioneer then is connected in a similar fashion to identical network by terminal.

39. according to the described auction system of claim 38, wherein said auctioneer's clock, detector means and decision maker can be included in auctioneer's computing machine, this computing machine is suitable for the auction algorithm management auction according to sequencing.

40. according to the described auction system of claim 39, wherein said auctioneer's computerized algorithm preferably is suitable for the bid that real-time management is submitted to during auction process by the bidder, and described computing machine can also be used to proofread and correct the transmission delay of bidder's terminal.

41. according to claim 37 and 40 described auction systems, one of computerized algorithm of wherein said auctioneer can be the length that is used for changing the described time cycle with as the function of the auction time of having pass by or as the algorithm from the function of speed of the current submission bid of all bidders.

42. according to the described auction system of claim 40, wherein said bidder's terminal and communication network are suitable for sending real-time information from auctioneer's computing machine, each bidder is provided the process and the activity of just auctioning.

43. according to the described auction system of claim 39, wherein said auctioneer's computerized algorithm can be suitable for managing by each bidder puts the bid of submitting in groups at a fixed time, thereby when this time point past tense, described computing machine can be simulated total auction process immediately.

44. according to the described auction system of claim 43, wherein said bid number of times total in auction process can pre-determine, and described auctioneer's computerized algorithm then is suitable for managing the bid of submitting to when entering auction/payment bid with it by each bidder.

45. according to the described auction system of claim 43, wherein in auction process to the bid total degree without limits, described auctioneer's computerized algorithm is suitable for management: a) auction of being bid in the preset time point range by each corresponding bidder enters/pays, b) calculate then total auction time, i.e. institute's elapsed time from start to end, c) set up the time restriction that is used for by each corresponding bidder's submission bid time in groups, and d) then receives bid from each bidder, and after described time restriction finishes, simulate total auction process.

46. according to each described auction system among the claim 43-45, wherein said auctioneer's computing machine, bidder's terminal and communication network are suitable for the information about the simulated auction process is sent to each corresponding bidder, can transmit in real time or with the form of the time scale after the conversion with screen-picture.

47. according to claim 42 or 46 described auction systems, wherein said auctioneer's computing machine also can be used for sending secondary (side) information according to special program to bidder's terminal, (a) described secondary information in real-time or simulated auction process by auctioneer's clock control, and can control by the progress of ongoing auction, be used for after auction information, starting picture/sound or the recreational or attracting film clip relevant with auction, thereby increase the attractive force of auction, (b) described secondary information comprises, entering/pay/the pre-stage of bidding, containing the animation of entertainment content, or information or the advertisement relevant with auction.

48. according to the described auction system of claim 39, wherein said auctioneer's computing machine can comprise the storer that is used to store whole auction process, thereby the bidder can automatically or file a request after finishing auction and have and the relevant data of described auction process of showing at its terminal.

49. auction system according to claim 36, wherein at least one bidder is real bidder, and a plurality of bidders are bidders of a plurality of simulations, this system also comprises auctioneer's generation device at random, it controls simulation bidder's number and bid time according to predetermined random number generation algorithm, this algorithm comprises adjustable parameter, so as will to auction the triumph probability be adjusted to can be compatible with state's laws scope.

50. according to claim 36 or 37 described auction systems, wherein

The part of described network service can be any network in PSTN, cellular network, computer network and the reverse television channel network;

Described interface arrangement can be phone, cell phone, fax unit, terminal and televisor with two-way communications capabilities;

The auctioneer can broadcast any radio programming, TV programme and teletext program through the described communication network that public wireless channel, television channel and closed circuit net constitute, and wherein sends radio broadcasting/TV/teletext program real-time information according to auction process.

51. auction system according to claim 36, wherein said interface arrangement is a coupon (coupon) of being finished and sent to the auctioneer by each bidder, this coupon comprise about in the scope at the fixed time about the information of bid time point that in question bidder is wanted, and according to rule and the bid number of times fixed according to bonus (stake); Described detector means is a coupon reading unit, described decision maker is the computing machine of programming in advance, it is connected with the coupon reading unit, can carry out computer programming, and described clock also is a simulated clock simulation clock, according to this clock, bidder's bid is sorted in chronological order, and described communication network is telephone network, public postal network, teletype network or computer network.

52. one kind is used for the auction system that basis is bid from the bonus support (stake-supported) of bidder's submission in the time limit of setting up in advance by the bidder, this auction system comprises the steps:

Show bid through at least one interface arrangement to an auctioneer from the bidder;

Bid detector means by described auctioneer detects the bid of being submitted to by any bidder;

The clock that use is positioned at the true of described auctioneer one side or simulation marks the start and end time of described auction, and write down the ongoing auction time and the time point of bidding to detect by described auctioneer's bid detector means and

Decision maker by the auctioneer is judged auction result, and this auction result is the function of bid time point.

53. according to the described method of claim 52, also be included in when not detecting new bid again after the last detected bid, detect the preset time cycle or whether pass by according to the variable time cycle of pre-defined rule, if really so, the bidder who is just detected bid the last time is designated the victor of auction, and if not, then in total auction process, will submit to the bidder of last bid to be designated the victor before the time at End of Auction.

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