Patent ID: 7870037
Filing Date: 2011-01-11
Classification: G06Q,G06T

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for graphically presenting auction information, said method comprising: receiving characteristics of an auction for an item from an organizer of the auction, said characteristics comprising a plurality of attributes of said item provided by the auction organizer; publishing said auction from an auction server to at least one bidder, the published auction listing the plurality of item attributes and an indication of the relative weight of each attribute in a composite score as specified by the auction organizer; receiving a plurality of bids at the auction server, each received bid comprising a price for said item, an identification of a bidder submitting the bid, and a value associated with at least one said attribute; calculating the composite score for said bid based on said bid and said characteristics; assigning a color to each bid based upon the bidder identification of the bid, each assigned color being unique to a single bidder identification; generating a graphical presentation of status of said auction, said graphical presentation comprising a first axis and a second axis, wherein each received bid is plotted as a point within said graphical presentation having the color assigned to the bidder identification of the bid, wherein said first axis corresponds to said composite score and said second axis corresponds to said price; receiving an indication of user interaction with a first one of the plotted points; and responsive to the user interaction, providing additional information regarding the bid plotted as the first one of the plotted points.