EP 1238525 A2 20020911 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING ELECTRONIC AUCTIONS
Title (en)
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING ELECTRONIC AUCTIONS
Title (de)
VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUR DURCHFÜHRUNG VON ELEKTRONISCHEN AUKTIONEN
Title (fr)
PROCEDE ET SYSTEME PERMETTANT D'EFFECTUER DES ENCHERES ELECTRONIQUES
Publication
Application
Priority
FI 9901024 W 19991210
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0022906A2] The present invention relates generally to a system for performing electronic sale of products. The products may be new goods, secondary market goods, services, collectibles etc.. The present invention relates more particularly to implementing electronic auctions and to measures for making their use easier for an average user. One idea of the present invention is providing the communication between the user and the auction management system using short message service (SMS) of a mobile communication system (214, 250, 260, 262, 270, 280, 290). The short messages can be transferred from a mobile phone to the mobile center in order to make conditional purchase offers, and short messages from the mobile center to the mobile phone can be used for giving information on products, current prices and accepted offers. The communication between the mobile center and the auction management system (290) can also be based on short messages, or some type of data connection. The user of the auction service does not need to have a continuous telephone connection to the service provider. The user does neither need to make specific agreements with the service provider or a bank for the purchase payments in order to use the auction service.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G06Q 20/00 (2012.01); G06Q 30/00 (2012.01); G06Q 40/00 (2012.01); H04M 3/493 (2006.01); H04W 4/24 (2018.01); H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04W 4/14 (2009.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G06Q 20/12 (2013.01); G06Q 20/16 (2013.01); G06Q 20/322 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3229 (2013.01); G06Q 20/425 (2013.01); G06Q 30/08 (2013.01); G06Q 40/04 (2013.01); H04M 3/493 (2013.01); H04M 15/68 (2013.01); H04M 15/805 (2013.01); H04W 4/24 (2013.01); H04M 2203/105 (2013.01); H04M 2203/1058 (2013.01); H04M 2215/0196 (2013.01); H04M 2215/2026 (2013.01); H04M 2215/204 (2013.01); H04M 2215/28 (2013.01); H04M 2215/32 (2013.01); H04M 2215/7457 (2013.01); H04W 4/00 (2013.01); H04W 4/14 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 0022906A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0022906 A2 20000427; WO 0022906 A3 20001109; AU 1663000 A 20000508; AU 2443100 A 20000508; EP 1238525 A2 20020911
DOCDB simple family (application)
FI 9901024 W 19991210; AU 1663000 A 19991210; AU 2443100 A 20000128; EP 99959465 A 19991210