| 摘要 |
An automated event ticket auctioning system receives and evaluates bid information records received from a plurality of remote terminals (14sub 1-n ). The bid information records correspond to bids for one or more seats within a venue and corresponding to at least one particular event, wherein the venue has a plurality of sections, each section having a plurality of seats. The automated event ticket auctioning system includes a memory storing a plurali ty of preciously accepted bid information records, the previously accepted bid information records each including identification information, section identification, quantity information and bid price information. The system further includes a central controlling computer (12) operably connected to t he memory. The central controlling computer (12) is operable to first receive a message including a received bid information record from one of a plurality of remote terminals through a communication system (13). The received bid information record includes received identification information, received section identification, received quantity information, and received bid pric e information. The central controlling computer (12) is further operable to determine a lowest minimum acceptable bid value corresponding to the receive d section informationusing the previously accepted bid information records stored in the memory, and store the received bid information record if a val ue represented by the received bid price information exceeds the lowest minimum acceptable bid value.
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