On-line auction platform e.g. eBay, operating system, adjusts auction period by determining number of commandments during specified time period and extending auction period depending on commandments and extensions that took place already

摘要

The system specifies a temporary period of an auction during or before beginning of the auction. The system adjusts an auction period by determining number of commandments during the specified time period and extending the auction period depending on the number of the commandments and the number of extensions that took place already, where the extension takes place repeatedly and with different time period.