International commodity trade exchange
Patent 4677552 Issued on June 30, 1987. Estimated Expiration Date: 
October 5, 2004. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
October 5, 2004. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3349398 3573747 On-line/off-line automated banking system Securities valuation system Securities brokerage-cash management system Automated bank transaction security system Automated stock exchange Securities valuation system Patent #: 4566066 InventorApplicationNo. 06/658360 filed on 10/05/1984US Classes:705/37, Trading, matching, or bidding379/93.12, Sales, ordering, or banking system379/93.19, Having pressure or position sensitive surface (e.g., touch-screen, light pen)380/270, Wireless communication705/80, ELECTRONIC NEGOTIATION902/39Particular communication featureExaminersPrimary: Harkcom, Gary V.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassH04L 12/18 (20060101)AbstractAn International Commodity Trade Exchange having a central exchange post for providing international commodity information and a plurality of local exchanges in at least two countries around the world. A plurality of user computer terminals are coupled to each of the local exchanges and can request and receive data representing marketing information directly from the central exchange host and transmit data representing bids and offers to any other user terminal around the world through the local exchanges and the host exchange. The communication takes place through a satellite communication network thereby allowing traders associated with any particular local exchange to trade in a selected market with any other trader associated with any other local exchange at any member site located in any country around the world. | |
