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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8078544 | System and method for facilitating transactions between two or more parties The present invention provides a system and method for facilitating a transaction between two or more parties. Electronic documents are received from a party and are posted to the secured account such that each party can retrieve and modify the electronic documents.... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8020088 | Visual responsibility matrix for technical designs or solutions A visual responsibility matrix is provided that communicates the scope of a technical design or solution used to perform a service. The visual responsibility matrix is a spreadsheet that contains a logical diagram that is representative of components that are in the... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8015070 | Method, system and storage medium for providing a custom combination best offer from a qualified buyer In various exemplary embodiments, a system and associated method to provide customized combination package best offers is disclosed. The method includes receiving a selection of a plurality of items from a potential buyer, the selection of the plurality of items cre... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7930253 | System and method for correlating use of separate network services A system and method for correlating a user's use of a first network service with a user's use of a second network service. For each user with which the first network service communicates, the network service transmits a unique ID to the user such that the unique ID ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7925545 | Automated trading system for conversion of unmatched amounts into new quotes Quotes entered into an automated trading system may comprise a visible, or primary, amount, and a linked or hidden amount. The visible amount only is shown to other traders on the system but part or all of the linked amount may be dealt if the order with with the qu... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7831523 | Computerized dispute resolution system and method A method and system for automated bargaining in a round by round manner is disclosed. The method and system are capable of multiple rounds. The method and system are used in testing non-equal values in normal rounds for satisfaction of a predetermined criterion. If ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7720770 | System and method for negotiating improved terms for products and services being purchased through the internet A method and system for negotiating improved terms for a product being purchased over the Internet. Once a purchaser has made a decision to buy a specific product over the Internet, the purchaser may use the services of a personal negotiating broker-agent program to... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7698231 | Computer-implemented method and system for global purchasing A computer-implemented method for creating blanket purchase agreements in a manufacturing enterprise is disclosed. The method includes identifying one or more products or services needed for a first and second locations, identifying one or more suppliers having the ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7689515 | Power plant life assessment A method of evaluating a power plant having a design life based on operating the plant within an allowable chemical exposure range includes accumulating a history of a chemical exposure of a steam generating portion of the power plant. The method also includes deter... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7689516 | Computerized dispute resolution system and method An automated method capable of multiple rounds for settling a dispute among adverse parties which dispute involves monetary values is described together with an automated system for carrying out such method. ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7685073 | Methods for negotiating agreement over concealed terms through a blind agent The present invention relates to methods, processes, apparatus, algorithms, etc., for secure identification of secret answers that satisfy secret questions. The methods, etc., can be used for the negotiated exchange of information, goods, or services when the Seeker... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7587370 | Electronic bartering system A bartering system implements barters between a plurality of parties each having one or more classes of items available for barter. Preferably, barter orders are created by designating a selected quantity of a first class of items to be bartered, designating a date ... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7584154 | Arbitration of online game results using an arbitration server and method Official results for an online game session are determined by an arbitration server based upon reports received from each game console participating in the game session. The reports provide results for all of the players participating in the games session. Before st... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7562053 | System and method for facilitating transactions between two or more parties The present invention provides a system and method for facilitating a transaction between two or more parties. Electronic documents are received from a party and are posted to the secured account such that each party can retrieve and modify the electronic documents.... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7536361 | Web-based solution for managing information traditionally managed within private electronic environments One or more aspects of managing information that were previously performed within a private electronic environment are now performed within a public electronic environment off-line from the private environment. This allows the information to be managed at a location... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7505945 | Electronic negotiable documents A method of issuing an electronic negotiable document (END) comprising: creating as data an END and storing this in a tamper-resistant document carrier, the document carrier containing a unique public-secret key pair for signing and verifying and a unique document c... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7480638 | Method and system automatically to remind parties to a network-based transaction to comply with obligations established under a transaction agreement A method to facilitate a network-based commerce transaction commences with the recording of a transaction agreement (e.g., a item purchase transaction) between a buyer and a seller. The transaction agreement is established utilizing a network-based transaction syste... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7472093 | Targeted delivery of informational content with privacy protection A system and method for enabling use of detailed consumer profiles for the purposes of targeted information delivery while protecting these profiles from disclosure to information providers or hostile third parties are disclosed herein. Rather than gathering data ab... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7440926 | Rights establishing system and method A system and method for providing a present consideration to a consumer and coincidentally establishing a future right for a holder to offer or to provide, at the holder's option, a defined set of goods or services in response to a trigger event. ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437314 | Method and system for referencing trading agreements An electronic commerce system supports on-line stores that are accessible by a set of buyers. Each buyer is associated with one of a set of one or more organizations. The electronic commerce system includes the ability to define a base trading agreement with terms a... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7433841 | Method and data structure for participation in multiple negotiations A method of participating by a purchaser in a plurality of negotiations for purchasable items, where an item may be a good or a service, in order to obtain one of a plurality of alternative collections of complementary purchasable items, comprising maintaining a pro... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7430585 | Secure processing unit systems and methods A hardware Secure Processing Unit (SPU) is described that can perform both security functions and other information appliance functions using the same set of hardware resources. Because the additional hardware required to support security functions is a relatively s... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7426548 | Enterprise application platform A business platform can provide access to applications and provide for the integration of resources with other applications, including internal and external applications, services and systems. A portal framework included within the platform can render portals includ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7424457 | Managing an electronic seal of certification Systems and methods for managing a seal of certification including compliance with requirements for such a seal of certification in electronic commerce including an online marketplace, particular sectors of an online marketplace and a web site and dynamic display of... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7421583 | System, method and article of manufacture for determining a price of cryptograph IC services based on a computational burden thereof A system, method and article of manufacture are provided for pricing a cryptographic service. A request for a cryptographic service is received. An identification is made of one or more of a computational burden required to perform the cryptographic service, a priva... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7421124 | Image processing system and image processing method There are provided an image processing system and image processing method which can appropriately set whether to convert an original paper document into re-usable vector data before obtaining vector data from the paper document. An image scanning unit (110) s... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7421403 | Computerized commission based trading operations A computerized information storage, filtering and presentation system configured to facilitate the function of intermediary broker agents in the purchasing and sale of consumable and perishable products, such as dairy goods. The computerized system provides agents o... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7415436 | System and method for pricing and allocation of commodities or securities The present invention provides an economical, high performance, adaptable system and method (designated “the OpenBook system”) for conducting an auction of debt securities to institutional and individual investors on the Web. In the OpenBook system auction: (1) ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7409352 | System and method for managing sponsorships A system and method for managing sponsorships by a sponsor, in which the party requesting the sponsorship requests to use content owned and protected by the sponsor, such as trademarks, logos, and copyrighted material. An embodiment of the method involves receiving,... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7395237 | Methods and apparatus for connecting shippers and carriers in the third party logistics environment via the internet An online electronic marketplace in which carriers bid for loads tendered by shippers, and shippers purchase the most attractive transportation services. The system described herein efficiently matches loads and capacities, lowers transaction costs, and creates valu... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7386483 | Electronic marketplace system and method for selling web services A web services marketplace for providers to offer web services and customers to obtain the web services of the provider is provided. The web services marketplace includes an offering component identifying one or more web services provided by one or more web service ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7383233 | Method of designing an electronic transaction system A method for designing an electronic transactions system and forming a proposal for doing business on a global communications network is disclosed. The invention includes reviewing existing direct sales screening processes, creating new processes, integrating new an... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7376613 | Business method for comparison shopping with dynamic pricing over a network A user is provided with access to a preferred online store through one or more networks. The online store has one or more products each with a product description and a price. The product description and price are provided to the user. A computer receives one or mor... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7376578 | Computer-implemented product valuation tool A method of valuing products based on demand probabilities. Products are designed by identifying product components, and combining the components in various combinations to provide standard and non-standard products. Components are valued using an algorithm that con... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373327 | Method and interface for presenting last traded quantity information Trading software may receive trading information from an exchange. The trading software may use the trading information to compute an estimate of last traded total sweep quantity. The trading software may also display the last traded total sweep quantity on a tradin... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373323 | Method and system for multi-enterprise optimization using flexible trade contracts A method of multi-enterprise optimization at a buyer computer (20) includes accessing a forecasted demand for at least one item and generating one or more proposed flexible trade contracts (500, 530, 560) using the forecasted demand for the item. The p... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373325 | Automated trading for e-markets A system for use on an electronic network for negotiating contracts between at least one buyer and at least one seller, in which proposals may be made or called for by buyers and/or sellers, and in which each party is represented by a software agent. ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373510 | System and method for implementing a robot proof Web site The invention prevents robots from browsing a Web site beyond a welcome page. When an initial request from an undefined originator is received, the Web site responds to it with a welcome page including a challenge. Then, on receiving a further request from the undef... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370366 | Data management system and method A data management system and method are provided. Specifically, the present invention includes a system for controlling access to data and ensuring that the confidentiality of the data is maintained. In addition, the present invention provides a system for updating ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7370009 | Extreme capacity management in an electronic marketplace environment A system (10) for managing a capacity extreme at a first entity (12) in a supply chain includes a planning application (36) that receives status data for at least the first entity (12) reflecting the capacity extreme at the first entity (... | 05/06/2008 |
