Patent ID: 7630920
Filing Date: 2009-12-08
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. An electronic bidding method for bidding for a supplied item opened via a network executed by a computer, the method comprising: generating a virtual server by generating a virtual server name corresponding to a newly supplied item according to an entry of said supplied item by a supplier and registering the virtual server name to a host definition information file which manages a correspondence between a host name and an IP address by the computer, wherein the virtual server name corresponds to a port number; securing said virtual server until a bidding due date of said supplied item by managing the virtual server name and the bidding due date by the computer; and enabling a bidding form transmitted from a bidder by referring to the virtual server name and the bidding due date, and managing the received bidding form by the computer, wherein said securing by the computer includes obtaining a certificate certifying said bidder from a third-party certification organization authenticating said bidder upon receiving a bid participation application form from said bidder for said supplied item, the bid participation application form to which an electronic signature is applied, the method further comprising: