Patent ID: 9396495
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: G06Q

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: receiving, from a first wireless mobile device, a request for a subscription to a service, the request comprising establishing transaction criteria for an item in an auction; referencing the sales preference to determine that the first wireless mobile device is eligible to participate in the auction; providing, to the first wireless mobile device via a wireless mobile telecommunications network, a multimedia presentation describing the item in the auction, the multimedia presentation comprising a video image of the item and a current highest auction bid; receiving, from the first wireless mobile device, a first bid to obtain the item; determining, by an electronic commerce subsystem, that the first bid meets the transaction criteria, wherein determining that the first bid meets the transaction criteria comprises determining whether a first account associated with the first wireless mobile device has sufficient funds to satisfy the first bid; in response to determining that the first bid meets the transaction criteria, increasing, by the electronic commerce subsystem, the current highest auction bid to the first bid when the first bid exceeds the current highest auction bid; receiving, from a second mobile wireless device, a second bid to obtain the item; determining, by the electronic commerce subsystem, if the second bid received from the second wireless mobile device is higher than the first bid received from the first wireless mobile device; determining, by the electronic commerce subsystem, if the second bid received from the second wireless mobile device meets the transaction criteria by consulting a second account associated with the second wireless mobile device; after the auction expires, charging, by a subscriber billing subsystem, the first account associated with the first wireless mobile device when the first bid meets the transaction criteria and the current highest auction bid is the first bid; in response to charging the first account associated with the first wireless mobile device,