| 6618707 |
Automated exchange for trading derivative securities |
| Sep-9-2003 |
An automated exchange is provided for matching incoming orders for the purchase or sale of financial instruments, such as options contracts, with previously received orders. The exchange allocates the... |
| 6615188 |
Online trade aggregating system |
| Sep-2-2003 |
A trading server collects orders from a plurality of order terminals. Orders are aggregated by transaction type, such as buy or sell types, and by issuer. The combined orders are executed as a single transaction... |
| 6615187 |
Method of securitizing and trading real estate brokerage options |
| Sep-2-2003 |
The present invention relates to a method of creating, purchasing and selling the real estate brokerage commissions typically collected upon the sale of real property. A property owner sells, for a certain... |
| 6609118 |
Methods and systems for automated property valuation |
| Aug-19-2003 |
The present invention is a method and system for automating the process for valuing a property that produces an estimated value of a subject property, and a quality assessment of the estimated value, that... |
| 6609112 |
System and method for providing proxy-based online Dutch auction services |
| Aug-19-2003 |
In a method for providing proxy-based online Dutch auction services, an auction server or manager receives bid messages from a set of auction participants during the course of an auction. Each bid message... |
| 6609110 |
Method and system for retail investment objective setting |
| Aug-19-2003 |
This invention describes a method and system for automated assistance with investment decisionmaking. In particular, the invention relates to assisting retail customers with setting investment objectives,... |
| 6606608 |
Method and system for providing a discount at an auction |
| Aug-12-2003 |
A method and system for conducting an auction. The auction system provides a mechanism that allows the winning bidder to receive a discount from the winning bid amount when a certain discount criteria... |
| 6606607 |
Individualized, real-time, interactive e-commerce auction |
| Aug-12-2003 |
A real-time, interactive auction process for use in electronic commerce includes buyer and administrator interfaces coupled to a central controller via a global information network. The central controller... |
| 6604104 |
System and process for managing data within an operational data store |
| Aug-5-2003 |
A system and method for managing the transfer of data within an operational store is disclosed. Data from a plurality of distributed data sources is received at a messaging workflow module. The messaging... |
| 6601044 |
Method and apparatus for enabling individual or smaller investors or others to create and manage a portfolio of securities or other assets or liabilities on a cost effective basis |
| Jul-29-2003 |
A computer-based system is disclosed for creating a portfolio of assets and executing trades in the assets to modify the portfolio. An embodiment of the disclosed system includes a first processor interfaced... |
| 6601033 |
Pollution credit method using electronic networks |
| Jul-29-2003 |
The present invention is a method and apparatus for effectuating commerce in claimant-driven individual pollution credits which allows gas utility consumers to claim pollution credit when reducing their... |
| 6598029 |
Bidding for energy supply with request for service |
| Jul-22-2003 |
An auction service is provided that stimulates competition between energy suppliers (i.e., electric power or natural gas). A bidding moderator (Moderator) receives bids from the competing suppliers of... |
| 6598028 |
Computer-implemented universal financial management/translation system and method |
| Jul-22-2003 |
A central-based universal financial management/translation mechanism that offers individual users, small businesses and others, the opportunity to leverage competitive market forces in the currency trading... |
| 6594643 |
Automatic stock trading system |
| Jul-15-2003 |
The present invention relates to a system for automatically trading real investment items desirably on at least one trading exchange based on predetermined conditions. The present invention includes a... |
| 6594633 |
Real estate computer network |
| Jul-15-2003 |
A real estate computer network 10 facilitates a real estate transaction between a buyer 13 and a seller 12 by electronically communicating between the parties 12, 13 and third parties such as a real estate... |
| 6584452 |
Communication satellite resource trading techniques |
| Jun-24-2003 |
Techniques for trading satellite communication resources include a net work operations controller 80 for receiving an offer and analyzing bids in response to the offer. The network operations controller... |
| 6584451 |
Facilitator for aggregating buyer power in an on-line market system |
| Jun-24-2003 |
The Online Buyers Club System (OBCS) is a mechanism for the online purchasing of goods and services. The mechanism is targeted at user communities consisting of a large number of small-volume buyers (the... |
| 6581041 |
Method of charitable giving/investing |
| Jun-17-2003 |
In an effort to increase charitable giving, a method of systematically linking investing with giving by designing a fee structure within an investment whereby a part of the fee is automatically transferred... |
| 6581040 |
Project specific communications system and method |
| Jun-17-2003 |
The present invention relates to systems for providing enhanced communications for the managing of projects, particularly to project communications involving multiple resource providers. The invention... |
| 6567793 |
Remote authorization for unlocking electronic data system and method |
| May-20-2003 |
Controlling unauthorized access to software distributed to a user by a vendor. A verification key is generated by a product key generator and either embedded in the software prior to distribution or packaged... |
| 6565442 |
System and method for enhanced online transactions using shopping games |
| May-20-2003 |
An enhanced system and method for carrying out online transactions and auctions using a "shopping games" mechanism module is disclosed. The shopping games system provides for a mechanism scheme allowing... |
| 6564192 |
Method and system for differential index bidding in online auctions |
| May-13-2003 |
A method and system for conducting electronic online auctions between a plurality of potential bidders using differential index bidding is disclosed. The originator of the auction specifies one or more... |
| 6561425 |
System and apparatus for generating a unique identity for a computer-based product |
| May-13-2003 |
Computer-based products such as postal security devices are manufactured as generic, nondescript units. Each has a unique identifier or embedded hardware serial number readable by data communications such... |
| 6560580 |
Automated auction protocol processor |
| May-6-2003 |
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... |
| 6557029 |
System and method for distributing messages |
| Apr-29-2003 |
A system and a method for distributing messages from mobile users over a communication network in real time. In the preferred embodiment, mobile users would enter information in handwritten form on a touch-sensitive... |
| 6557006 |
System and method for displaying an interactive electronic representation of a corresponding static media object |
| Apr-29-2003 |
A system and method for displaying an interactive electronic representation ("IER") of a corresponding static media object is provided by associating a unique identification tag with a static media object.... |
| 6556989 |
Quantifying the level of interest of an item of current interest |
| Apr-29-2003 |
Quantifying the level of interest of an item of current interest is disclosed. An indication that an item is of current interest is received. The indication is processed to determine an intensity value.... |
| 6556976 |
Method and system for e-commerce and related data management, analysis and reporting |
| Apr-29-2003 |
A system transacting e-commerce and related data management, analysis and reporting includes a database, first and second clients, and first through fourth servers communicatively connected to an internet... |
| 6556962 |
Method for reducing network costs and its application to domino circuits |
| Apr-29-2003 |
A system and method which reduce a network cost of a domino circuit. The network costs of domino circuits can be reduced by utilizing the methods and systems disclosed. The domino circuit is represented... |
| 6553347 |
Automatic virtual negotiations |
| Apr-22-2003 |
A method for conducting "one to one" commercial negotiations through an electronic medium such as the Internet. The negotiation process consists of sending persuasive texts to the user by the system, including... |
| 6549904 |
Auction notification system |
| Apr-15-2003 |
A method and system for generating notifications of auctions based on user notification requests. In one embodiment, the notification system receives from users selection specifications that specify the... |
| 6546375 |
Apparatus and method of pricing financial derivatives |
| Apr-8-2003 |
An apparatus for and method of determining the price of financial derivatives such as options. One preferred embodiment of the invention employs a discretized partial differential linear complementarity... |
| 6539375 |
Method and system for generating and using a computer user's personal interest profile |
| Mar-25-2003 |
A method and system of this invention that provides for profiling a user of the Internet according to predefined categories of interest is described herein. This invention includes scanning content information... |
| 6535889 |
System and method for obtaining and displaying an interactive electronic representation of a conventional static media object |
| Mar-18-2003 |
A system and method for displaying an interactive electronic representation ("IER") of a conventional static media object, such as an electronic publication containing a digital image, is provided by associating... |
| 6532460 |
Method and apparatus for automated cancellation of orders for securities |
| Mar-11-2003 |
Methods and systems for administering redundant cancellations of orders for securities. Canceling orders for securities in an automated securities trading broker-dealer system. Receiving new cancellations... |
| 6532449 |
Method of numerical times series prediction based on non-numerical time series |
| Mar-11-2003 |
A method for predicting a future value or direction of a first numerical time series comprising the steps of: forming an non-numerical time series; optimizing the non-numerical time series; converting... |
| 6526423 |
System and method for creating, generating and processing user-defined generic specs |
| Feb-25-2003 |
An automated system and method for defining, creating, presenting, completing and processing generic specs. A spec server is coupled with a data base management system. The spec server comprises a content... |
| 6526387 |
Method, system and program product for determining the value of a proposed technology modification |
| Feb-25-2003 |
A method, system and program product for determining the value to an enterprise of a proposed technology modification is presented herein. The information technology resources of an enterprise are partitioned... |
| 6520409 |
Electronic transaction method and system |
| Feb-18-2003 |
A server system has stored therein a plurality of electronic transaction procedures corresponding to elements or combinations thereof including means of payment settlement of a purchased commodity, amount... |
| 6519574 |
Electronic trading system featuring arbitrage and third-party credit opportunities |
| Feb-11-2003 |
An electronic trading system includes a plurality of trader terminals for receiving credit parameter data, arbitrage parameter data, and trading data from a trading entity and displaying trade information... |
| 6519570 |
System and method for conducting a time auction |
| Feb-11-2003 |
A system and a method of conducting a time-auction among queuing customers is described. A bid is received from one of the queuing customers and compared with the prices being offered by the other customers... |
| 6516303 |
Method, system, and apparatus for managing taxable events within a portfolio |
| Feb-4-2003 |
A method is disclosed for providing management of taxable events. The disclosed method includes determining a proceeds and tax consequence that would result from trading each of various combinations of... |
| 6510419 |
Security analyst performance tracking and analysis system and method |
| Jan-21-2003 |
A system and method for measuring, analyzing, and tracking the past performance of security analysts' earnings estimates and recommendations. A database containing historical information pertaining to... |
| 6510418 |
Method and apparatus for detecting and deterring the submission of similar offers in a commerce system |
| Jan-21-2003 |
A system and method for processing buyer offers of products, to diminish the occurrence of similar, repetitive offers whereby buyers "ping" to determine a confidential floor price for the products. In... |
| 6507865 |
Method and system for group content collaboration |
| Jan-14-2003 |
A method and system are described that can be used to support content collaboration among a group of participants connected to a network. A participant creates an electronic form specifying the content... |
| 6507822 |
Method and apparatus for managing the sale of aging products |
| Jan-14-2003 |
A store controller stores a series of prices for a product and respective effective periods during which the prices are effective. A customer submits an offer to buy the product at an "offer price" that... |
| 6505175 |
Order centric tracking system |
| Jan-7-2003 |
A computerized order centric method and system for tracking orders implemented on a trading floor exchange. The system automatically routes orders to a booth and a floor broker according to a symbol associated... |
| 6505174 |
Computer-implemented securities trading system with a virtual specialist function |
| Jan-7-2003 |
The present invention discloses method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for a computer-implemented financial management system that permits the trading of securities via a network. A server computer... |
| 6499018 |
Method and system for controlling bidding in electronic auctions using bidder-specific bid limitations |
| Dec-24-2002 |
A method and system for conducting electronic auctions is described. A dynamic lot closing extension feature avoids collisions in closing times of multiple lots by dynamically extending the closing time... |
| 6496809 |
Electronic ticketing system and method |
| Dec-17-2002 |
The present disclosure provides a method of electronically exchanging tickets for an event in a secondary market from ticket sellers to ticket buyers located at remote terminals. The method comprises associating... |
