| 5924082 |
Negotiated matching system |
| Jul-13-1999 |
A negotiated matching system includes a plurality of remote terminals associated with respective potential counterparties, a communications network for permitting communication between the remote terminals,... |
| 5918219 |
System and method for estimating construction project costs and schedules based on historical data |
| Jun-29-1999 |
A distinctive estimating method using a concise depiction, organization, and presentation of time, related to the number of items accomplished, to produce a Historical Data Block of information, that is... |
| 5918218 |
Method and apparatus for automated trade transactions processing |
| Jun-29-1999 |
An automated trade processing system comprising at least one record keeping system which receives participant mutual fund transactions. The record keeping system aggregates the participant mutual fund... |
| 5913202 |
Financial information intermediary system |
| Jun-15-1999 |
A financial information intermediary system which extracts the most suitable product information from a wide variety of financial product information supplied by many financial institutions in the market,... |
| 5911137 |
Method and apparatus for sharing a communication system |
| Jun-8-1999 |
A communication system (100) includes a shared communication medium, such as a communication channel or a base station, for providing messages and transmission devices (110) for transmitting the messages... |
| 5911136 |
System for prioritized operation of a personal financial account comprising liabilities and investment assets |
| Jun-8-1999 |
A personal financial management program is for implementing, coordinating, supervising, analyzing and reporting upon investments in an array of asset accounts and credit facilities within a client account.... |
| 5911135 |
System for managing financial accounts by a priority allocation of funds among accounts |
| Jun-8-1999 |
A personal financial management program is disclosed for implementing, coordinating, supervising, analyzing and reporting upon investments in an array of asset accounts and credit facilities within a client... |
| 5905975 |
Computer implemented methods and apparatus for auctions |
| May-18-1999 |
A computer implemented system and method of executing an auction. The system has at least two intelligent systems, one for the auctioneer and at least one for a user. The auction is conducted by the auctioneer's... |
| 5905974 |
Automated auction protocol processor |
| May-18-1999 |
A data processing system for implementing transaction management of auction-based trading for specialized items such as fixed income instruments. The data processing system provides a highly structured... |
| 5903879 |
Method of managing a loan for funding a pension |
| May-11-1999 |
An employee eligible to participate in a pension plan is loaned up to the full employee contribution to the plan, thereby encouraging participation in the pension plan. This "Participation Loan" includes... |
| 5893079 |
System for receiving, processing, creating, storing, and disseminating investment information |
| Apr-6-1999 |
A computerized data processing system includes an external data interface for communicating with nonuser outside sources of investment data and processing such data and delivering such data to a server... |
| 5890138 |
Computer auction system |
| Mar-30-1999 |
An auction system is disclosed which allows users to participate using their own computers suitably connected to the auction system. Preferably, this connection uses INTERNET. The invention involves a... |
| 5884286 |
Apparatus and process for executing an expirationless option transaction |
| Mar-16-1999 |
The present invention introduces an apparatus and process which may be implemented on a vast variety of computer systems. The apparatus and process of the present invention use a computer system to receive... |
| 5884285 |
System for managing financial accounts by reallocating funds among accounts |
| Mar-16-1999 |
A personal financial management program is disclosed for implementing, coordinating, supervising, analyzing and reporting upon investments in an array of asset accounts and credit facilities within a client... |
| 5884283 |
System, method and program product for managing and controlling the disposition of financial resources |
| Mar-16-1999 |
A method, computer program product and system providing management and control of the disposition of personal financial resources, taking into account the effects of inflation and deflation. The method... |
| 5873071 |
Computer method and system for intermediated exchange of commodities |
| Feb-16-1999 |
In a preferred embodiment, this invention includes software processes distributed on one or more computer systems that exchange messages in order to facilitate an intermediated exchange of financial commodities... |
| 5852811 |
Method for managing financial accounts by a preferred allocation of funds among accounts |
| Dec-22-1998 |
A personal financial program is disclosed incorporating means of implementing, coordinating, supervising, planning, analyzing and reporting upon investments in an array of asset accounts and liability... |
| 5845266 |
Crossing network utilizing satisfaction density profile with price discovery features |
| Dec-1-1998 |
A crossing network that matches buy and sell orders based upon a satisfaction and quantity profile includes a number of trader terminals that can be used for entering orders. The orders are entered in... |
| 5845265 |
Consignment nodes |
| Dec-1-1998 |
A method and apparatus for creating a computerized market for used and collectible goods by use of a plurality of low cost posting terminals and a market maker computer in a legal framework that establishes... |
| 5842178 |
Computerized quotation system and method |
| Nov-24-1998 |
A computerized system for forming a computer based communications network of network members inclusive of network buyers and or network vendors for processing requests for quotation for goods and services... |
| 5835896 |
Method and system for processing and transmitting electronic auction information |
| Nov-10-1998 |
A system and method for conducting a multi-person, interactive auction, in a variety of formats, without using a human auctioneer to conduct the auction. The system is preferably implemented in software.... |
| 5826244 |
Method and system for providing a document service over a computer network using an automated brokered auction |
| Oct-20-1998 |
A system and method to enable and facilitate networked, automated, brokered auctioning of document services. A plurality of processes are executed, including a customer process representing a customer,... |
| 5809483 |
Online transaction processing system for bond trading |
| Sep-15-1998 |
A system for monitoring information about debt securities and reporting trades in the debt securities market. The system includes user stations and a host processor. Users input data requests and trade... |
| 5806050 |
Electronic transaction terminal for vocalization of transactional data |
| Sep-8-1998 |
A method for vocalizing information from an electronic brokerage system (EBS) used in international currency exchange incorporates a specialized grammar to emulate the interpersonal trading style and vernacular... |
| 5806047 |
System for combined pool portfolio |
| Sep-8-1998 |
A data processing system is disclosed for contributed employer securities in pension accounts which is directed specifically to the control, tracing of transactions and allocation of available assets among... |
| 5802502 |
System for selective communication connection based on transaction pricing signals |
| Sep-1-1998 |
A communications network in which user equipment is provided with a selecting device which communicates with a pricing device in service provider equipment. When communications or other services are required,... |
| 5799151 |
Interactive electronic trade network and user interface |
| Aug-25-1998 |
An interactive trade network is described that integrates distributive messaging using a host computer and telecommunication networks, real-time interactive communications, a hierarchical knowledge matrix... |
| 5797127 |
Method, apparatus, and program for pricing, selling, and exercising options to purchase airline tickets |
| Aug-18-1998 |
An apparatus, method, and program for determining a price of an option to purchase an airline ticket, and for facilitating the sale and exercise of those options. By purchasing an option, a customer can... |
| 5794219 |
Method of conducting an on-line auction with bid pooling |
| Aug-11-1998 |
A method of conducting an on-line auction that permits individual bidders to pool bids during a bidding session. The auction is conducted over a computer network that includes a central computer, a number... |
| 5787402 |
Method and system for performing automated financial transactions involving foreign currencies |
| Jul-28-1998 |
A method and system for performing financial transaction involving foreign currencies deals in virtually all trading currencies, automatically incorporates the current market process and operates in a... |
| 5774883 |
Method for selecting a seller's most profitable financing program |
| Jun-30-1998 |
A transaction management system and method of validating the sale of an asset. The system may be used by a vehicle dealership to evaluate a customer's credit risk, budgetary factors, and profitability... |
| 5774553 |
Foreign exchange transaction system |
| Jun-30-1998 |
A realtime multilateral foreign exchange settlement system having a computer implemented netting system, a processor-based multilateral settlement coordinator (MSC) having a first money module and a first... |
| 5761661 |
Data management system and method |
| Jun-2-1998 |
The present invention consists of a data management system having a centrally located host computer, at least one trading partner output data file that communicates with the host computer, a data management... |
| 5758126 |
Customizable bidirectional EDI translation system |
| May-26-1998 |
An electronic forms application presents a graphical user interface (GUI) on the display of a computer. The GUI includes a plurality of information accepting fields which accept entry of, and present information... |
| 5745383 |
Method and apparatus for efficient threshold inference |
| Apr-28-1998 |
A method and apparatus for predicting whether a specified threshold is likely to be exceeded for a specified predictor, based on preexisting information about related predictors and associated outcomes.... |
| 5727165 |
Offer matching system having timed match acknowledgment |
| Mar-10-1998 |
An improved matching system for trading instruments in which the occurrence of automatically confirmed trades is dependent on receipt of match acknowledgement messages by the host computer (200) from all... |
| 5724524 |
Method and system for listing, brokering, and exchanging carrier capacity |
| Mar-3-1998 |
The invention is a method and system for listing and brokering a commodity and its financial derivatives. The method identifies a plurality of characteristics of a particular commodity, and then enters... |
| 5717989 |
Full service trade system |
| Feb-10-1998 |
A system stores criteria specified by a funder relating to trade transactions for buyers and sellers. The system compares the criteria with a proposed purchase order to determine whether the system can... |
| 5715448 |
Open database system wherein access by subscribers to a network is limited |
| Feb-3-1998 |
Data of textiles for various types of items offered by a different textile company stored in an integrated database (DR) of a data service company item by item, and data of business results relating to... |
| 5715402 |
Method and system for matching sellers and buyers of spot metals |
| Feb-3-1998 |
A system for managing steel inventories in order to reduce the time and expense associated with selling prime and secondary steel that is no longer needed for the original intended application. The system... |
| 5694552 |
Financing method incorporating new use of trade acceptance drafts |
| Dec-2-1997 |
A new method of using a trade acceptance draft TAD which is a financial instrument executed by a maker which is for a specific amount payable on a predetermined future date and drawn upon a specific account... |
| 5689652 |
Crossing network utilizing optimal mutual satisfaction density profile |
| Nov-18-1997 |
A crossing network that matches buy and sell orders based upon a satisfaction and quantity profile is disclosed. The crossing network includes a number of trader terminals that can be used for entering... |
| 5689651 |
System for processing and displaying financial information |
| Nov-18-1997 |
A system for processing and displaying financial market data corresponding to user selected primary and secondary symbols having a programmable computer with a display. A communication device is connected... |
| 5684963 |
System and method for distributing video from a plurality of video providers |
| Nov-4-1997 |
A system and method for controlling the transfer of commodities stored in a plurality of resource pools. The system comprises one or more customer stations connected via a network to a plurality of providers.... |
| 5671363 |
Private stock option account control and exercise system |
| Sep-23-1997 |
A data processing system for the management of stock option accounts for a plurality of participants. The system invokes one of several distinct option Plans that govern the transaction choices available... |
| 5664115 |
Interactive computer system to match buyers and sellers of real estate, businesses and other property using the internet |
| Sep-2-1997 |
A method and apparatus of automatically matching sellers of property with potential buyers through a communications network (preferably the Internet) in which a host system communicates with the sellers... |
| 5655088 |
Electronic market transaction system for detecting orders reaching a prescribed frequency of failure to increase chance of establishing transactions |
| Aug-5-1997 |
The present invention proves an electronic dealing system, which electronically performs matching processing between information on transaction orders placed by order side customers and information on... |
| 5640569 |
Diverse goods arbitration system and method for allocating resources in a distributed computer system |
| Jun-17-1997 |
A diverse goods arbitration system and method allocates computer resources among bidding requesters. Bid slates are transmitted to an arbiter by users (requesters) requesting use of specified portions... |
| 5563783 |
Method and system for securities pool allocation |
| Oct-8-1996 |
Trading in pooled securities (e.g., pooled mortgages) requires allocation of securities from pools to contracts subject to certain rules or constraints. To improve upon manual allocation procedures, computer... |
| 5557780 |
Electronic data interchange system for managing non-standard data |
| Sep-17-1996 |
A programmable machine system and method for performing electronic data interchange among two or more trading partners. The machine is programmed so that it can accept any format of EDI data so long as... |
