Auction with interest rate bidding

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8015103
APP PUB NO 20100257087A1
SERIAL NO

12710294

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A method and system are provides for an auction with interest rate bidding. The system receives a starting interest rate and a maximum interest rate for an interest-paying (IP) item at a computer. The system publishes the IP item for sale at the starting interest rate, initiates a declining auction and receives bids in the declining auction for the IP item. The system terminates the declining auction based on a predetermined period of time and identifies one or more bids that respectively include an interest rate that is lower than the maximum interest rate. Finally, the system selects a lowest interest rate bid from the one or more bids as a winning bid.

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PAYPAL INC2211 NORTH FIRST STREET SAN JOSE CA 95131

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ackley, Matthew F Rowley, US 6 122
Cornell, William J Boston, US 4 114
Watt,, II William R Chelmsford, US 14 146

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