Real Time Bidding Systems and Methods with Question Interface

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20070016513A1
SERIAL NO

11457074

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Methods of providing an auction for items over a computer network. User interfaces are provided for a buyer so they may participate in the auction over the computer network. Information regarding the items that are in the auction is provided on the user interfaces, and an input is provided on the user interfaces for the buyer to provide a question for the seller. The question is received from a particular buyer from among the buyers. A user interface is provided for the seller, and the question is displayed to the seller on the seller's user interface. An answer is received to the question from the seller through the seller's user interface, and the answer is displayed on the user interfaces of a set of buyers who are participating in the auction for the items. Other methods and systems for managing a network-based auctions for vehicles are also described.

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OPENLANE INC2200 BRIDGE PARKWAY SUITE 202 REDWOOD CITY CA 94065

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hallowell, Zachary E San Francisco, CA 11 77
Hammond, Clarence J Fremont, CA 4 16
Kelly, Peter San Francisco, CA 36 528

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