| 摘要 |
<p>Aspects of the present invention include a system for facilitating live auctions using electronic auction paddles to chronologically register bids. In one embodiment, an electronic auction-hosting device wirelessly communicates with a plurality of electronic auction paddles (Fig. 3) to register bids from bidders having the paddles (Fig. 3). The host device may also include a display (Fig. 3) for providing a wide variety of information to the participants in the live auction, such as, for example, the paddle registering the currently high bid (Fig. 3), the current bid, bid histories, information about the product or item being auctioned, and the like.</p> |
