The thesis presents an Object Oriented Analysis of the on-line auction domain in
terms of Information, State and Process. The information analysis identifies
pertinent objects frorn which an Information Model of on-line auctions is
developed. The state analysis abstracts the behavior of these objects by
defining their relevant States, events and transitions. From this analysis, an
Object Communication Model portraying object hierarchy and control exhibited
by on-line auctions is created. Finally, the process analysis identifies the
processing units associated with the actions of each object. Using this analysis,
an Object Access Model that provides a global view of processing in on-line
auctions is constructed.