Integrating the remote audience into the
onsite audience at a traditional auction while leaving the
auctioneer in complete control of the auction, OnLine Ringman
® allows the remote bidder to participate in and enjoy the
emotion and enthusiasm of a traditional auction from his/her
PC. Please note: Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers has purchased
exclusivity of this product for the industrial/construction
auction market.
5.1 OVERALL ENHANCEMENTS
ONLINE
RINGMAN "FIREWALL FRIENDLINESS"
Increases availability
of OnLine Ringman® for bidders behind personal firewalls
Simplifies access to OnLine Ringman®
for bidders behind enterprise firewalls
Minimizes required
TCP/IP port to manage from 3 for each auction lane to
1 for all auction lanes
Reduces range
of required open outbound UDP ports from 1000 (one unique
port to serve each separate auction audio stream) to just
1 specified port for an auction
Reduces bidders
support calls
A/V
PERFORMANCE
Increases performance
and minimizes bandwidth requirement
BIDDER
SPECIFIC ENHANCEMENTS
AUDIO/VIDEO
IMPROVEMENTS FOR
BIDDERS IN MULTI-LANE AUCTIONS
The most recent active auction window
now retains audio focus, even when another application like
email or a presale catalog is the active window
Switching between lanes when multiple
lanes are open automatically toggles the audio to the active
bidder screen
Updated audio and video controls - clearly
show bidders the status of the audio and video streams
APPLICATION CONTROLLED
BROWSER WINDOW
New function that can provide a browser
pop-up window that can be associated to the current run
number and tracks along with the OnLine Ringman® Clerk
navigation
UPDATED PREVIEW AREA
HTTP LINKS
Now extends support to URLs hosted on
secure HTTPS: websites.
RECONNECT LOGIC
Monitors bidder connection status and
makes reconnection easier
Allows bidder to enter auction in middle
of item being auctioned and instantly be able to bid on
that item
STARTING AND
RAPID BID INVALID POPUP
Notifies bidders for invalid entries
that do not meet business rules as well as invalid characters
(i.e. $, ., etc.)
UPDATED RUN WATCH
Alerts bidder with audible chime when
specified run is navigated to by the clerk
Expands entry to 20 monitored run numbers
Notifies bidder with error message if
number entered is not represented in the auction
CLERKING
ENHANCEMENTS
CLERK MESSAGING
ENHANCEMENT -
ENTER KEY TO SEND MESSAGE
Simplifies clerk's ability to send text
messages to bidders
CLERK CHANGE BID ENHANCEMENT
Cursor stays in "Change Bid"
edit box during bid cycle to allow quick clerk bid price
input with keystrokes
Adds "Change Bid" button to
allow for mouse button entry of a newly entered bid state
IMPROVED LOGIN PROCESSING
Reduces download size of application
by just downloading files needed by the bidder, viewer,
clerk according to their role
Improves downloading time on slower network
connections
PROXY BIDDING
Enhances existing proxy bidding functionality
such as policy rounding of start bids
Keeps clerk/auctioneer in control by
optionally identifying the highest proxy amount or rapid
bid amount currently set for the item on the block
BLOCK CLERK INTEGRATION
Provides an API to allow the Online Ringman®
clerk to be integrated with auction's existing block clerk
application
Reduces auction personnel needed to support
sales
INVENTORY SAFEGUARD
Protects the auction when items have
been removed from the inventory table but the clerk does
not execute a reload inventory before or during a sale
