AuctionClick

 

AUCTION SALE APPLICATION

AuctionClick is an electronic commerce concept that makes it possible to perform live auction sales. Two types of sales are proposed: lot by lot sales ''in real time'' and sales by tender. This system can be autonomous or connected to an auction room. (in the case of lot by lot sales).

To discover, 3 possibilities:

  View an AuctionClick animation  800kb (sequence stored on the site)

AuctionClick Simulation (auction simulator)

Specifications :

Operating principle:

The system is installed on a Web server to which the various
actors connect themselves.

 

The Sellers:
Internet users who wish to sell a product by auction.

The Buyers:
Internet users who are liable to buy goods that are sold by auction.

The auctioneer:
He is the auction sale coordinator in real time.

The site Administrator:
He can activate the server remotely and control the whole system.

The sales Administrator:
He organises and manages the lot by lot sale in real time.

 

Two types of sale are proposed:

Lot by lot sales ''in real time'' and sales by tender.

This system can be autonomous or connected to an auction room.

 

Sales by lot in real time:

Lot by lot selling in real time (as in an auction room) makes it possible to have several potential buyers that are connected at the same time compete for a given lot. The on line buyer has a few dozen seconds to a few minutes to bid and become owner of the lot, if he holds his position and remains the last bidder. With our technology, response time on the Internet is a few tenths of a second.

Real time lot by lot sales operating principle

Tableau représentatif de la vente par lots en temps réel

 

 

THE AUCTIONEER
The auctioneer coordinates the sale. He can :

  • Start or terminate the sale
  • Modify the upset price of the products
  • Modify the order of presentation of the products
  • Display the connected clients
  • Knock the sale down
  • Characterise the products (sold or unsold)

 

The enrichment button turns red when the buyer has made the highest offer.

He becomes the provisional owner until the next bid.

If no one makes a higher bid on his offer before the end of the count, he becomes the final owner of the lot.

 

 

THE BUYERS

The buyers who wish to take part in the auction sale may:

  • Access the sale in real time following identification
  • View the offered products in detail
  • Gradually make higher bids on a product
  • Start automatic bid increases
  • View his purchases in the course of or at the end of the sale.

 

 

Sale by tender:

This sale may last a few hours to a few days.

During this period the identified and authorised buyers can bid on a list of lots that they have previously selected. When one of them has bidded on a lot, all clients connected to the sale at that time will have their screen instantaneously updated with the new values.

Operating principle of the sale by tender

Exemple de tableau représentant la vent par soumission

 

SOME TECHNICAL DATA ON THE APPLICATION

Light Client/Server type Architecture.

Relational and generic data bases that make possible sales of all types of products. Dynamic management of connections on relational data bases. ''Real time'' communication core: very fast Client/server Communication, selective refreshing of HTML pages by notification. (response time is a few seconds). Management of a virtual basket (display of the client's purchases, of a sale's figure) Security (firewall, authentification servlets, SSL type data encryption.

Possibility of integrating a secure payment system. Remote site administration (graphic chart, texts, fonts). Communication protocols: TCP/IP, HTTP(S).

 

Sale by lot / Sale by tender / Operating principle / GetOnClick

 

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