WIRELESS DISTRIBUTED CERTIFIED REAL TIME BIDDING AND TRACKING SYSTEM FOR LIVE EVENTS

摘要

A wireless certified real time tracking and bidding system for live events as a live auction is disclosed. An auctioneer selects an auction site to conduct the auction, which can be remote from the bidders. Attendees of the auction include live bidders and wireless bidders. A Local Auction Management Server (LAMS) is set up at the auction site but can also be located remotely and accessed by a remote client from the live auction site. The LAMS server communicates in real time with a Proxy Server in communication with the wireless network. A live bidder who has a wireless device can be notified of the begining of the auction and and can submit bids accordingly. A time date stamp function is associated with all actions at the wireless device. This time date stamp can be derived by the device or by the network receiving the command. In either case, the Wireless Network Proxy Server records and transmits the events to the LAMS server. The time date stamp allows bidders submitting bids through the wireless connection, to be treated fairly as to when bids are placed in order to determine the order of bidding. All elements of the system are synchronized to a single clock source.