WO2001084415A8 - System and method for conducting a time auction - Google Patents

System and method for conducting a time auction

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Publication number
WO2001084415A8
WO2001084415A8 PCT/US2000/014905 US0014905W WO0184415A8 WO 2001084415 A8 WO2001084415 A8 WO 2001084415A8 US 0014905 W US0014905 W US 0014905W WO 0184415 A8 WO0184415 A8 WO 0184415A8
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WIPO (PCT)
Prior art keywords
customers
willing
line
conducting
bid
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Application number
PCT/US2000/014905
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French (fr)
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WO2001084415A1 (en
Inventor
Scott Faber
Der Linden Sean Van
Original Assignee
Keen Com
Scott Faber
Linden Sean V D
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Priority claimed from US09/565,587 external-priority patent/US6519570B1/en
Application filed by Keen Com, Scott Faber, Linden Sean V D filed Critical Keen Com
Priority to AU2000258679A priority Critical patent/AU2000258679A1/en
Publication of WO2001084415A1 publication Critical patent/WO2001084415A1/en
Publication of WO2001084415A8 publication Critical patent/WO2001084415A8/en

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • 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
    • G06Q30/00—Commerce
    • G06Q30/06—Buying, selling or leasing transactions
    • G06Q30/08—Auctions
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M3/00—Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
    • H04M3/42—Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
    • H04M3/50—Centralised arrangements for answering calls; Centralised arrangements for recording messages for absent or busy subscribers ; Centralised arrangements for recording messages
    • H04M3/51—Centralised call answering arrangements requiring operator intervention, e.g. call or contact centers for telemarketing
    • H04M3/523—Centralised call answering arrangements requiring operator intervention, e.g. call or contact centers for telemarketing with call distribution or queueing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2203/00—Aspects of automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
    • H04M2203/20—Aspects of automatic or semi-automatic exchanges related to features of supplementary services
    • H04M2203/2011—Service processing based on information specified by a party before or during a call, e.g. information, tone or routing selection

Abstract

A system and a method of conducting a time-auction among queuing customers is described. A bid is received from one of the queuing customers (100) and compared with the prices being offered by the other customers waiting in line. If the bid is higher than at least one of the prices, the bidding customer is advanced in line ahead of the customer offering the lower price. The system and method provide a mechanism for customers willing to pay more to advance in the queue and to move ahead of those not willing to pay as much. At the same time, the system and method allow vendors such as service providers (200), for whose good or services customers are willing to wait in line, to maximize the price charge for their services at any given moment.
PCT/US2000/014905 2000-05-04 2000-05-26 System and method for conducting a time auction WO2001084415A1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

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AU2000258679A AU2000258679A1 (en) 2000-05-04 2000-05-26 System and method for conducting a time auction

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US09/565,587 US6519570B1 (en) 1999-10-08 2000-05-04 System and method for conducting a time auction
US09/565,587 2000-05-04

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WO2001084415A8 true WO2001084415A8 (en) 2002-02-21

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