A live auction or other sales transaction permits sellers to dynamically participate from remote locations. The remotely-located seller receives a simulcast of the auction in progress and is able to at any time indicate to the auctioneer an approval to sell an item on the block at the current high bid...http://www.google.de/patents/US7835982?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7835982 - Computer-assisted method and apparatus for absentee sellers to participate in auctions and other sales