WO2013063373A1 - Système et procédé de soumission en ligne - Google Patents

Système et procédé de soumission en ligne Download PDF

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WO2013063373A1
WO2013063373A1 PCT/US2012/062090 US2012062090W WO2013063373A1 WO 2013063373 A1 WO2013063373 A1 WO 2013063373A1 US 2012062090 W US2012062090 W US 2012062090W WO 2013063373 A1 WO2013063373 A1 WO 2013063373A1
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    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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  • the present invention relates to online bidding and more particularly, relates to an on-line internet based system and method that incorporates bid price and/or time lapse into the final sale price determination.
  • an online bidding method and system that enables a seller to set a minimum price, a maximum price, and a time limit for the sale of a particular item or service.
  • the system and method should allow a bidder to know the sellers start price or maximum price, the end price or minimum price and the time limit of the sale. Based on this data, the bidder places their bid by either time or price. Multiple bidders can bid on one item and the winning bidder will be the first to bid at the time their bid occurs on the time line created by the seller' s price and time input.
  • the present invention features a novel system and method for bidding for the purchase of an item(s) or
  • the seller creates sale terms including a start price and/or maximum sale price, and an end price and/or a minimum sale price and a length of time the bidding process will be open for each particular item or service they want to sell.
  • the start price should be greater than or equal to the end price.
  • the sale of each item or service begins at the start price and drops steadily throughout the length of time of the auction until the item reaches the end price.
  • a purchaser or bidder has full access to the sale terms provided by the seller, including the start price, the end price, and the time length of the sale.
  • the bidder can place a bid that involves less risk and allows for instant purchase, by paying the start price at the beginning of the auction.
  • the bidder can incur maximum risk and wait out the entire auction by bidding the end price and waiting until the conclusion of the auction.
  • the bidder can also bid any price in-between the maximum price and the minimum price. As time elapses, the price will decrease at a predetermined rate from the start price to the end price.
  • the bidder can bid based on a certain price, which causes a bidder to know the exact moment in time when their bid will become effective. Alternatively, the bidder can bid based on a certain time, which causes a bidder to also know the exact price they will pay at a particular time.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the bidding system according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a graphical depiction of the bidding model according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a flow chart of the bidding method according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • the present invention features a system and method 10, Fig. 1, of bidding on item or items or services 30 via the internet and/or other electronic means, using an internet or other wireless connected capable device 14, such as a personal computer, a laptop, a mobile device, a telephone, tablet or any other device able to connect to the internet, cell phone system or the like.
  • the invention allows one or more bidders 12 who have an internet or other wireless or wired communication capable device 14 to bid to purchase one or more items or services 30 from a seller 16 who also has an internet or other wireless or wired communication capable device 18.
  • the seller 16 has one or more items or services 30 that they wish to sell.
  • the seller 16, utilizing the system and method of the present invention enters a maximum or start price 24 at which they are willing to sell the item 30 into a computer software program 26 typically running as a web based application on a server, however the use of a web based application on a server is not intended to be a limitation of the present invention.
  • the seller 16 also enters a minimum end price 22 at which they are willing to sell the item 30 into the program 26.
  • the start price 24 is always equal to or higher than the end price 22. Preferably, the start price should be higher than the end price.
  • the seller 16 then enters an amount of time 20 for which an auction will run for the item or service 30 into the program 26.
  • the amount of time 20 can be any incremental amount of time, such as a particular number of minutes, hours or days.
  • the amount of time 20 is a fixed amount of time.
  • the fixed amount of time 20 that an item or service 30 is available for sale is variable and may be controlled by entering in a starting time 52, an ending time 54, and/or the total amount of time 20 for each auction.
  • the amount of time 20 that an item or service is up for sale or up for auction is generally a fixed amount of time. However it is
  • a seller 16 may be able to extend the length of time that the item or service 30 is available for sale by
  • Extension of the amount of time 20 can occur at any time during the sale or at a time after the conclusion of the sale. Extension of the amount of time 20 may also be combined with a change in the price of the item or service 30.
  • the program 26 generates a representation of the seller's parameters (maximum price 24, minimum price 22 and amount of time 20) in the form of a graph or chart 50, Figure 2.
  • the graph or chart 50 graphically displays the selling price 56 of the item or service 30 starting with the maximum price 22 and declining down to the minimum price 24 along the Y axis; and displays an amount of time 20 of the sale or auction along the X axis, starting from a start time 52 to an end time 54.
  • a definitive or exact price over time result line 58 is created.
  • the price over time result line 58 shows the exact price that the item or service 30 will cost at any given time during the auction or bidding process.
  • the price over time result line 58 details the steady decline in the price of the item over the time period 20 of the auction .
  • Each bidder 12 will preferably have access to view the chart 50 and will be able to determine the price they are willing to pay for the item or service 30 taking into consideration that they can be outbid (that is someone can bid a higher price at an earlier time) . For example, if a bidder 12 wants the item or service 30 and is willing to pay the maximum price 22, the bidder 12 can bid the maximum price 22 at the start time 52 to essentially ensure that they will purchase (or are most likely to purchase) the item or service 30. If the bidder 12 is only wiling to pay the minimum price 24, then the bidder 12 can bid the minimum price 24 and the bid will only become effective at or just prior to the end time 54. The bidder can also bid any amount in-between the maximum price 22 and the minimum price 24. The bid will become effective at the time determined by the price over time result line 58 that corresponds with the dollar or price amount that the bidder desires to bid.
  • the bidder 12 can also bid on a time basis instead of a price basis.
  • the bidder 12 would bid based on time, and the bid could be for the start time 52, the end time 54, or any increment of time in-between the start time 52 and the end time 54.
  • the time bid would be used in conjunction with the price over time result line 58 in order to determine the monetary bid for the item or service 30 at that predetermined time that the bidder has selected.
  • a bidder would locate the time that they want to bid on the X axis of the representative graph 50. They would follow this time up to the price over time result line 58 and then follow horizontally to the Y axis to determine the monetary amount of the bid.
  • a bidder 12 may also have the ability to change their bid; that is to either to change the time of their bid or the price of their bid, at any point prior to the end of the auction .
  • the preferred method of bidding allows for a plurality of potential bidders 12a, 12b, etc.
  • the program 26 collects all bids as they occur. All of the bids 60a, 60b, etc. may appear on the graph 50 and therefore be visible to all other bidders. All bids must fall somewhere on the price over time result line 58.
  • the winning bid is the one with the highest bid and earliest time slot, i.e. the one that falls on the highest point along the price over time result line 58.
  • bidding proceeds until a winning bid is placed (the corresponding bid price /time occurs) or until the end time 54 occurs.
  • the winning bid would be shown as bid 60a.
  • the amount of time 20 of the auction or bidding process can be extended during the auction or following the conclusion of the auction, with or without a change in the price of the item 30.
  • a winning bid will be either a monetary amount that corresponds to the exact amount of time using the price over time result line 58 or a time bid once that time occurs.
  • all of the bidders 12 can see all of the bids 60.
  • Each bid 60 features a time stamp 62.
  • the time stamp 62 is the exact time a particular bidder 12 placed his or her bid 60.
  • the time stamp 62 is preferably accurate to within l/100 th of a second. This accuracy allows each bid to have a unique time stamp and allows each bid to be placed into an order.
  • a first bid 60a from a first bidder 12a will have a different time stamp that a first bid 60b from a second bidder 12b.
  • the time stamp determines the priority of bids in the case of 2 bidders would have been the same monetary amount or the same time.
  • the highest monetary bid or earliest time bid, whichever is highest along the price over time result line 58 is the winning bid.
  • the system and method of the present invention will determine if there is a winning bidder; notify the winning bidder of his or her winning bid; arrange for the winning bidder to provide payment in the amount of his or her winning bid; and notify the seller of the identity of the winning bidder so that the seller may arrange to forward the purchased item or service to the winning bidder upon receipt of appropriate payment.
  • Such post-auction processing is well known in the art and
  • the item or service 30 can be any type of item or service.
  • the item may be a physical item, such as a car, a bicycle, or any other physical item.
  • the item (service) can also be a service, a coupon, a discount, etc.
  • the item for auction or bid may be a discount coupon for a particular restaurant in which case the seller 16 may say there are 25 such coupons available.
  • the auction should indicate to the bidders the exact number of items for sale .
  • the present invention features a unique bidding system and method that incorporates the use of both monetary bids and time bids into determinations of which bidder will be the winning bidder.
  • the auction format features a start price for an item or service and an end price for the item or service, and the auction runs for a set amount of time, with the item price declining at a steady rate throughout the auction.
  • Bidders can bid based on a particular price, which becomes affective at a particular time or bidders can bid based on a particular time which translates effectively into a particular price that the item or service will be priced at a predetermined time.

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L'invention concerne un système et un procédé (10) permettant d'effectuer une soumission en ligne, un vendeur (16) créant des conditions de vente comprenant un prix de vente de départ ou maximum (22) et un prix de vente final ou minimum (24) et une durée (20) pour chaque article ou service particulier (30) qu'il souhaite vendre. La vente de chaque article ou service (30) commence au prix de départ (22) et diminue progressivement tout au long de la durée de l'enchère (20) jusqu'à ce que l'article ou le service atteigne le prix final (24). Un acheteur ou un soumissionnaire (12) dispose d'un accès complet aux conditions de vente fournies par le vendeur (16) comprenant le prix de départ (22), le prix final (24) et la durée de la vente (20). Un soumissionnaire (12) peut faire une offre sur la base du prix ou de la durée.
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US7409368B2 (en) * 2000-07-13 2008-08-05 Oes, Inc. Dutch auction system with preregistered bid feature
US7765141B1 (en) * 2001-05-30 2010-07-27 Tommaso Innocenti Online auction system facilitating flexible terms commodity trading
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US20080189200A1 (en) * 2007-02-05 2008-08-07 Bonfardin Sylvain Laurent Nico Degressive auction method
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