[ii] Patent Number: 5,890,138 [45] Date of Patent: Mar. 30, 1999
[54] COMPUTER AUCTION SYSTEM
[75] Inventors: Paul B. Godin, Kettleby; Jeffrey
Lymburner, Etobicoke, both of Canada
[73] Assignee: Bid.Com International Inc.,
Mississauga, Canada
[21] Appl. No.: 703,036
[22] Filed: Aug. 26, 1996
[51] Int. CI.6 G06F 17/60; G06F 3/14;
G06F 7/38
[52] U.S. CI 705/26; 705/1; 705/27;
705/37
[58] Field of Search 705/14, 26, 27,
705/37
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