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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6041308 | System and method for motivating submission of conditional purchase offers A system and method are disclosed for encouraging buyers to submit CPOs to a CPO management system for a desired product. The CPO management system processes each received CPO to determine whether one or more sellers are willing to accept a given CPO. The... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5897620 | Method and apparatus for the sale of airline-specified flight tickets An unspecified-time airline ticket representing a purchased seat on a flight to be selected later, by the airlines, for a traveler-specified itinerary (e.g., NY to LA on March 3rd) is disclosed. Various methods and systems for matching an unspecified-time... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5862223 | Method and apparatus for a cryptographically-assisted commercial network system designed to facilitate and support expert-based commerce The present invention is an expert matching method and apparatus for managing communications between an expert having particular qualifications and an end user seeking a solution to an expert request. In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus of the presen... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5825863 | Prepaid limited usage calling card The present invention provides a system that embodies an apparatus and method for enabling prepayment of telephone call charges in connection with a calling-card, the authorized called telephone number(s) being selectable by the cardholder so that the cal... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5794207 | Method and apparatus for a cryptographically assisted commercial network system designed to facilitate buyer-driven conditional purchase offers The present invention is a method and apparatus for effectuating bilateral buyer-driven commerce. The present invention allows prospective buyers of goods and services to communicate a binding purchase offer globally to potential sellers, for sellers conv... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5779549 | Database driven online distributed tournament system A method and a system for a distributed electronic tournament system in which many remotely located players participate in a tournament through input/output devices connected to a central controller which manages the tournament. The method includes the st... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5737414 | 900 number billing and collection system and method for on-line computer services A billing and collection system for enabling payment for a service provided over a data network by billing a customer for a telephone connection to a shared revenue billing network where the telephone connection to the billing network regulates access to ... | 04/07/1998 |
