Method for determining the set of winning bids in a combinatorial auction

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7043446
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09626946

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A method for determining the set of winning bids in a combinatorial auction. Two variants of the method are disclosed. The first method is appropriate when the number of players and the number of combinations of items that are bid on by an individual player are relatively small. The second method is applicable when either of these values becomes large.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dietrich, Brenda Lynn Yorktown Heights, NY 16 455
Forrest, John Joseph Peekskill, NY 3 60

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