USING REMOTE HANDHELD DEVICES FOR BIDDER PARTICIPATION IN COMPUTER-ASSISTED AUCTIONS

摘要

Remote bidding devices such as an RF code tag with no display are used to provide bid inputs at an auction. Handheld devices are associated with bidd er identities before the auction begins. To submit a bid, the user presses a bid button (154) on the handheld device (102). A unique code is transmitted from the handheld device and received by the auction system, which interpre ts the code as a bid.