Brian K Estes

US Patent:

20160260165, Sep 8, 2016

Filed:

Sep 3, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/844255

Inventors:

Brian Estes - Wilmington NC, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/08
G06Q 40/02
G06Q 30/06

Abstract:

A method includes transmitting information to a server system from a buyer for a bill of materials. The server system enables a marketplace. The server system processes the information into a bill of material, sanitizes the bill of material to produce a sanitized bill of material having information regarding the buyer removed, posts the sanitized bill of material to the marketplace to be viewable to all users, records bids form sellers, and posts bidding activity to the marketplace to be viewable to all users. Notifications are received from the server system during a bidding period. The notifications at least include the bidding activity. A closing notification is received from the server. The closing notification at least includes a notice of an end to the bidding period and a winning bid information. The buyer's determination regarding the winning bid information is transmitted to the server system.