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Abstract

It is one object of the present invention to provide a system using net auctions for making reservations for the provision of personal services by celebrities or by experts possessing superior skills. A system is provided whereby service time zones for a specific artisan are put up for auction using a scheduling table, and for establishing, at the same time, reservations or schedules. Specifically, an auction system for providing a service comprises: a web server 15 and a CGI server 16, for providing a site for an auction; and a client 11, connected to the servers 15 and 16 via the Internet 10, wherein the servers 15 and the CGI server 16 open, to the public, a scheduling table having a plurality of auction cells, which individually represent predetermined times at which a service can be provided, and for each of which the current state of an auction is displayed, and wherein the client 11 accesses the server 15 or 16 and selects a specific auction cell in the scheduling table based on the current auction state that is displayed, and tenders bids for the service offered by the selected auction cell.

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First Claim