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1. A method of performing an auction through use of a main server, a remote terminal, and at least one remote individual communication device, the method comprising the steps of:
receiving by the main server one or more parameters of an auction, the one or more parameters including a predefined shopping area having a plurality of predetermined shopping sections and a predefined set of terms for attempting to purchase a product or a service; transmitting information between the main server and the remote terminal located within a particular shopping section, the information comprising the product or the service available within the particular shopping section, the predefined set of terms for attempting to purchase the product or the service, and a location of the remote terminal; displaying on a display device of the remote terminal the information; conducting by the main server an auction in accordance with the predefined set of terms for the product or the service, said conducting step further comprising the step of receiving by the main server data from the at least one remote individual communication device within a predetermined distance of the remote terminal, the data including a bid for the product or the service; determining by the main server a winner of the auction based on the data received from the at least one remote individual communication device, the winner associated with a particular remote individual communication device; sending by the main server to the particular remote individual communication device a first notification including details for obtaining the product or the service, said sending step further comprising the step of transmitting by the main server to the at least one remote individual communication device a second notification that the auction has ended. |
