US Patent No: 5,905,975

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Computer implemented methods and apparatus for auctions

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Abstract

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 system communications with the user system(s). The auctioneer's system contains information from the user system(s) based on bid information entered by the user(s). With this information the auctioneer's system determines whether the auction can be concluded or not and appropriate messages are transmitted to the user(s).

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
EFFICIENT AUCTIONS LLCWASHINGTON, DC16

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ausubel, Lawrence M Washington, DC 29 1007

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
THE VANGUARD GROUP, INC. (2)
2005/0154,658 System and Method for Automatic Investment Planning 1999
2005/0154,658 System and Method for Automatic Investment Planning 1999
 
FLEX JAPAN INC. (1)
4,789,928 Auction information transmission processing 575 1987
 
INTEL CORPORATION (1)
5,664,115 Interactive computer system to match buyers and sellers of real estate, businesses and other property using the internet 677 1995
 
OPTIMARK, INC. (1)
5,689,652 Crossing network utilizing optimal mutual satisfaction density profile 558 1995
 
REUTERS LIMITED (1)
5,727,165 Offer matching system having timed match acknowledgment 355 1994
 
REUTERS TRANSACTION SERVICES LIMITED (1)
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REUTERS TRANSACTIONS SERVICES LIMITED (1)
5,077,665 Distributed matching system 714 1989
 
XEROX CORPORATION (1)
5,394,324 Auction-based control system for energy resource management in a building 257 1993

Patent Citation Ranking

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Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
EBAY INC. (87)
6,151,589 Methods for performing large scale auctions and online negotiations 101 1998
7,702,540 Computer-implement method and system for conducting auctions on the internet 15 1999
6,732,161 Information presentation and management in an online trading environment 52 1999
7,162,446 Integrated auction 17 1999
8,290,809 Determining a community rating for a user using feedback ratings of related users in an electronic environment 0 2000
7,428,505 Method and system for harvesting feedback and comments regarding multiple items from users of a network-based transaction facility 15 2000
6,466,917 Method and apparatus for verifying the identity of a participant within an on-line auction environment 86 2000
6,415,320 Information presentation and management in an online trading environment 89 2000
6,604,107 Generic attribute database system for storing items of different categories having shared attributes 52 2000
7,970,652 Apparatus and method for remote sellers to initiate auction instances at an auction facilitator system and receive or make payment for items bought and sold with the system by book entry accounting between participant accounts accessible to the system 8 2000
7,499,875 Method and apparatus for facilitating online payment transactions in a network-based transaction facility using multiple payment instruments 14 2000
7,673,229 Apparatus and method for generating sub-codes to a turbo-encoder 4 2000
7,840,472 Method and apparatus for holding an online live auction to combine features of both the internet and traditional, real world auctions 1 2000
6,944,599 Monitoring and automatic notification of irregular activity in a network-based transaction facility 48 2000
6,523,037 Method and system for communicating selected search results between first and second entities over a network 59 2000
7,613,633 Method for facilitating commerce at an internet-based auction 12 2000
7,373,312 Method and apparatus for facilitating user registration in an on-line auction environment 3 2000
7,523,114 Method and system for categorizing items in both actual and virtual categories 2 2000
7,149,718 Method and system for the creation and communication of notes concerning an auction participant or item within a network-based auction facility 2 2000
7,310,733 Method and system for maintaining login preference information of users in a network-based transaction facility 4 2001
7,007,076 Information presentation and management in an online trading environment 21 2001
7,647,243 Electronic marketplace system and method for creation of a two-tiered pricing scheme 11 2001
7,340,429 Method and system to enable a fixed price purchase within a online auction environment 21 2001
7,480,638 Method and system automatically to remind parties to a network-based transaction to comply with obligations established under a transaction agreement 2 2001
7,213,000 Reserve price auctioning 2 2001
7,299,206 Method and system to implement seller authorized buying privileges within a network-based shopping facility 17 2001
7,660,740 Method and system for listing items globally and regionally, and customized listing according to currency or shipping area 8 2001
7,752,266 System and method to facilitate translation of communications between entities over a network 6 2001
6,748,422 System and method to control sending of unsolicited communications relating to a plurality of listings in a network-based commerce facility 85 2001
8,332,275 Method and apparatus to facilitate a transaction within a network-based facility 0 2001
7,966,243 Method and system to automatically qualifying a party to participate in a network-based commerce transaction 1 2001
8,428,996 Method and system automatically to support multiple transaction types, and to display seller-specific transactions of various transaction types in an integrated, commingled listing 0 2001
7,305,469 Prioritization of third party access to an online commerce site 4 2001
8,078,505 Method and system for automatically updating a seller application utilized in a network-based transaction facility 4 2002
7,941,348 Method and system for scheduling transaction listings at a network-based transaction facility 5 2002
7,983,977 Method and system for performing a progressive auction 3 2002
7,870,055 Method and system for providing simultaneous on-line auctions 7 2002
7,509,323 Method and system for communicating selected search results between first and second users over a network 2 2002
6,778,993 Generic attribute database system 5 2002
7,136,863 Generic attribute database system 9 2003
7,783,555 Auction with interest rate bidding 6 2003
7,904,346 Method and system to adjust a seller fixed price offer 4 2003
7,593,866 Introducing a fixed-price transaction mechanism in conjunction with an auction transaction mechanism 4 2003
7,831,477 Method for reposting a good for sale using a consignment node 10 2004
7,761,518 System and method to control sending of unsolicited communications relating to a plurality of listings in a network-based system based on an identifier of the sender of the unsolicited communication 1 2004
7,493,281 Automatic notification of irregular activity 4 2005
7,650,307 Method and system to enable a fixed price purchase within a multi-unit online auction environment 4 2005
7,797,222 Method and apparatus for holding an online live auction to combine features of both the Internet and traditional, real world auctions 0 2005
7,499,979 Thumbnail image virtual address space 7 2005
7,899,712 Method and apparatus for facilitating online payment transactions in a network-based transaction facility 3 2006
7,418,483 Aggregation of reduced-sized images 16 2006
7,756,776 Administrative notes in network-based commerce facility 1 2006
7,536,402 System and method for handling item listings with generic attributes 1 2006
7,873,562 Methods and machine readable mediums to enable a fixed price purchase within an online auction environment 0 2006
7,895,082 Method and system for scheduling transaction listings at a network-based transaction facility 4 2006
7,853,486 Method and system to adjust a seller fixed price offer 5 2006
7,587,359 Method and system for harvesting feedback and comments regarding multiple items from users of a network-based transaction facility 3 2007
7,870,058 Dual purchase process within an online auction environment 0 2007
8,140,424 Method and system to implement seller authorized buying privileges within a network-based shopping facility 0 2007
8,108,518 Prioritization of third party access to an online commerce site 0 2007
7,797,548 Method and system for maintaining login preference information of users in a network-based transaction facility 1 2007
8,386,366 System and method for creating a customer account 0 2007
8,374,948 System and method for receiving a bid 0 2007
8,078,182 Method and system for communicating user interfaces between first and second users over a network 0 2007
7,912,925 Information presentation and management in an online trading environment 2 2008
7,890,383 System to monitor irregular activity 1 2009
8,255,325 Method and apparatus for facilitating online payment transactions in a network-based transaction facility using multiple payment instruments 0 2009
8,140,510 System and method for handling item listings with generic attributes 0 2009
7,827,075 Periodically reloading image in order to obtain any changes to the images 5 2009
8,335,983 Dynamic selection of images for web pages 0 2009
8,266,016 Method and system for listing items globally and regionally, and customized listing according to currency or shipping area 1 2010
8,015,103 Auction with interest rate bidding 3 2010
8,050,981 Administrative notes in network-based commerce facility 0 2010
8,260,681 Method and system to detect outlying behavior in a network-based marketplace 0 2010
8,291,233 Method and system for maintaining login preference information of users in a network-based transaction facility 0 2010
8,352,328 Methods and systems for searching for goods in a virtual marketplace 0 2010
8,332,278 Method and system for retrieving information regarding an item posted for sale 0 2010
8,341,028 Methods and systems for searching for goods 0 2010
8,332,279 Methods and systems for searching for goods and services 0 2010
8,010,406 System to monitor irregular activity 1 2011
8,255,478 Aggregation of reduced-sized images 0 2011
8,255,286 Publishing user submissions at a network-based facility 1 2011
8,150,894 Method and system for communicating user interfaces between first and second users over a network 0 2011
8,433,643 Auction with interest rate bidding 0 2011
8,239,533 Prioritization of third party access to an online commerce site 0 2011
8,392,273 Marketplace payments 0 2012
8,355,956 Marketing goods with bar codes 0 2012
 
ARIBA, INC. (32)
7,249,085 Method and system for conducting electronic auctions with multi-parameter price equalization bidding 17 1999
6,499,018 Method and system for controlling bidding in electronic auctions using bidder-specific bid limitations 54 1999
7,296,001 Electronic multilateral negotiation system 29 1999
7,835,957 Method and system for correcting market failures with participant isolation in dutch style online auctions 1 2000
7,792,713 Method and system for disguised price bidding in online auctions 4 2000
7,634,439 Method and apparatus to perform buy versus leasing transformational bidding 2 2000
7,130,815 Method and system for conducting reserve request reverse auctions for electronic commerce 14 2000
7,599,878 Method, apparatus, and system for bidding in rounds 2 2000
7,383,206 Method and apparatus for multiple variable bidding in an online auction 6 2000
7,225,152 Method, apparatus, and system for varying an award volume in an auction 6 2000
7,072,061 Method and system for extracting information from RFQ documents and compressing RFQ files into a common RFQ file type 16 2001
8,380,608 System and method for creating a spot market 0 2001
7,283,980 Method and system for controlling the initiation and duration of overtime intervals in electronic auctions 8 2001
7,395,238 Method and system for controlling an electronic auction during the transition to a closed state 12 2001
7,152,043 Method and system for dynamically controlling overtime in electronic auctions 26 2001
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7,084,998 Method and system for processing files using a printer driver 9 2001
7,870,054 Method, apparatus and system for advancing a bidder to a selected rank 1 2001
7,536,362 Method for selecting an optimal balance between direct cost and a number of suppliers 4 2001
8,126,799 Method of bidding to drive competition in an auction 1 2002
8,086,518 Allotting an award volume in an auction 1 2002
7,146,331 Method and system for supplier prioritization 13 2002
7,483,852 Total value bidding 1 2002
7,974,908 System and method for promoting competition in an auction 1 2002
7,840,476 Transformation bidding with tooling requirements 4 2002
7,693,747 Methods, system, and medium for initiating an online auction utilizing a line item detail report 5 2002
8,126,701 Translation technology in electronic sourcing 5 2003
7,558,746 Method and system for dynamically controlling overtime in electronic auctions 3 2006
7,401,035 Method for selecting a group of bidders for a current bidding event using prioritization 14 2006
7,792,707 Method and system for controlling the initiation and duration of overtime interval in electronic auctions 4 2007
7,870,034 Method and apparatus for multiple variable bidding in an online auction 4 2007
7,813,966 Method and system for controlling the initiation and duration of overtime interval in electronic auctions 5 2007
 
WISTARIA TRADING, INC. (28)
7,362,775 Exchange mechanisms for digital information packages with bandwidth securitization, multichannel digital watermarks, and key management 36 1996
7,568,100 Steganographic method and device 34 1997
7,761,712 Steganographic method and device 24 2005
7,343,492 Method and system for digital watermarking 31 2005
7,409,073 Optimization methods for the insertion, protection, and detection of digital watermarks in digitized data 31 2006
7,457,962 Optimization methods for the insertion, protection, and detection of digital watermarks in digitized data 30 2006
7,730,317 Linear predictive coding implementation of digital watermarks 5 2006
7,930,545 Optimization methods for the insertion, protection, and detection of digital watermarks in digital data 1 2006
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7,779,261 Method and system for digital watermarking 25 2007
8,046,841 Steganographic method and device 2 2007
7,870,393 Steganographic method and device 3 2007
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7,822,197 Optimization methods for the insertion, protection, and detection of digital watermarks in digital data 3 2007
7,647,503 Optimization methods for the insertion, projection, and detection of digital watermarks in digital data 26 2007
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7,830,915 Methods and systems for managing and exchanging digital information packages with bandwidth securitization instruments 3 2008
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7,987,371 Optimization methods for the insertion, protection, and detection of digital watermarks in digital data 0 2008
8,238,553 Steganographic method and device 0 2009
7,953,981 Optimization methods for the insertion, protection, and detection of digital watermarks in digital data 1 2009
7,877,609 Optimization methods for the insertion, protection, and detection of digital watermarks in digital data 0 2009
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8,225,099 Linear predictive coding implementation of digital watermarks 0 2010
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8,161,286 Method and system for digital watermarking 0 2010
8,121,343 Optimization methods for the insertion, protection, and detection of digital watermarks in digitized data 0 2010
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (22)
6,035,289 Method and apparatus for electronic trading of carrier cargo capacity 90 1998
7,043,446 Method for determining the set of winning bids in a combinatorial auction 11 2000
6,976,005 Methods, systems, and computer program products for dynamically bidding in and conducting multiple simultaneous online auctions located across multiple online auction sites 7 2000
7,133,842 System, method and program for bidding for best solution process execution in a heterogeneous network 9 2000
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7,793,308 Setting operation based resource utilization thresholds for resource use by a process 5 2005
7,761,557 Facilitating overall grid environment management by monitoring and distributing grid activity 7 2005
7,707,288 Automatically building a locally managed virtual node grouping to handle a grid job requiring a degree of resource parallelism within a grid environment 6 2005
7,668,741 Managing compliance with service level agreements in a grid environment 9 2005
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7,562,035 Automating responses by grid providers to bid requests indicating criteria for a grid job 7 2005
7,472,079 Computer implemented method for automatically controlling selection of a grid provider for a grid job 7 2005
7,921,133 Query meaning determination through a grid service 0 2007
7,739,155 Automatically distributing a bid request for a grid job to multiple grid providers and analyzing responses to select a winning grid provider 6 2008
8,387,058 Minimizing complex decisions to allocate additional resources to a job submitted to a grid environment 0 2008
7,734,679 Managing analysis of a degraded service in a grid environment 5 2008
7,743,142 Verifying resource functionality before use by a grid job submitted to a grid environment 5 2009
7,788,375 Coordinating the monitoring, management, and prediction of unintended changes within a grid environment 5 2009
8,275,881 Managing escalating resource needs within a grid environment 0 2009
8,136,118 Maintaining application operations within a suboptimal grid environment 0 2009
8,346,591 Automating responses by grid providers to bid requests indicating criteria for a grid job 0 2009
8,396,757 Estimating future grid job costs by classifying grid jobs and storing results of processing grid job microcosms 0 2009
 
BGC PARTNERS, INC. (17)
7,392,214 Systems and methods for trading 24 2000
7,233,923 Systems and methods for matching desired purchases and sales of mis-matched items 1 2000
7,991,679 Systems and methods for providing a trading interface 0 2000
8,131,625 Customizable trading display of market data 0 2003
8,131,626 Customizable trading display of market data 0 2004
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8,219,480 Systems and methods for protecting against erroneous price entries in the electronic trading of financial and other instruments 0 2005
8,301,540 Neutral price improvement 0 2005
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8,041,626 Systems and methods for providing a trading interface 0 2007
7,890,416 Systems and methods for providing a trading interface 2 2007
8,285,614 Systems and methods for trading 0 2007
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ITG SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS, INC. (13)
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7,680,715 Systems and methods for providing anonymous requests for quotes for financial instruments 9 2006
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7,877,318 Method for directing and executing certified trading interests 0 2008
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7,814,000 Method for directing and executing certified trading interests 0 2008
8,165,954 Block trading system and method providing price improvement to aggressive orders 0 2008
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8,103,579 Systems and methods regarding targeted dissemination 0 2010
 
COMBINENET, INC. (10)
6,272,473 Method, apparatus, and embodied data structures for optimal anytime winner determination in combinatorial auction-type problems 50 1998
7,610,236 Method and apparatus for forming expressive combinatorial auctions and exchanges 0 2002
7,499,880 Dynamic exchange method and apparatus 0 2004
7,577,589 Method and apparatus for conducting a dynamic exchange 0 2004
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7,716,101 Method for optimal winner determination in combinatorial auctions 0 2007
8,165,921 Dynamic exchange method and apparatus 0 2009
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8,190,490 Overconstraint detection, rule relaxation and demand reduction in a combinatorial exchange 0 2009
8,195,524 Items ratio based price/discount adjustment in a combinatorial auction 0 2009
 
FORD MOTOR COMPANY (10)
7,571,131 Method of conducting online competitive price quoting events 0 2000
6,980,963 Online system and method of status inquiry and tracking related to orders for consumer product having specific configurations 43 2000
6,654,726 Communication schema of online system and method of status inquiry and tracking related to orders for consumer product having specific configurations 95 2000
6,901,430 Online system and method of locating consumer product having specific configurations in the enterprise production pipeline and inventory 37 2000
8,095,431 Online system and method of reporting related to orders for consumer product having specific configurations 1 2000
6,609,108 Communication schema of online system and method of ordering consumer product having specific configurations 111 2000
7,627,503 Online system of ordering and specifying consumer product having specific configurations 5 2000
6,895,388 Communication schema of online system and method of locating consumer product in the enterprise production pipeline 29 2000
6,728,685 Communication schema of online reporting system and method related to online orders for consumer products having specific configurations 66 2000
7,596,508 Method and system for configuring and ordering consumer product 2 2000
 
CYBERSETTLE HOLDINGS, INC. (9)
6,850,918 Computerized dispute resolution system and method 29 1999
7,840,440 Computerized transaction bargaining system and method 4 2003
7,249,114 Computerized dispute resolution system and method 37 2003
7,831,480 Computerized transaction bargaining system 4 2006
7,831,523 Computerized dispute resolution system and method 6 2006
8,335,746 Computerized transaction bargaining system and method 0 2007
8,150,773 Computerized dispute resolution system and method 0 2007
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8,150,775 Computerized transaction bargaining system and method 0 2007
 
INTERTRUST TECHNOLOGIES CORP. (9)
6,950,867 System and method for managing transaction record delivery using an acknowledgement-monitoring process and a failure-recovery process with modifying the predefined fault condition 26 2000
7,406,603 Data protection systems and methods 12 2000
6,985,885 Systems and methods for pricing and selling digital goods 10 2000
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7,770,031 Data protection systems and methods 1 2008
7,979,542 Methods and systems for transaction record delivery using thresholds and multi-stage protocol 0 2009
8,326,983 Methods and systems for transaction record delivery using thresholds and multi-stage protocol 0 2011
 
SUPERMEDIA LLC (8)
7,050,990 Information distribution system 15 2003
7,974,878 Information distribution system and method that provides for enhanced display formats 0 2004
7,822,661 Information distribution system and method utilizing a position adjustment factor 0 2004
7,516,086 Business rating placement heuristic 5 2004
8,239,273 Integrated pay per click and pay per call listings 0 2005
7,689,466 Dynamic pay per call listings 4 2005
7,974,879 Information distribution system 1 2006
8,224,704 Business rating placement heuristic 0 2009
 
WHITELIGHT TECHNOLOGY, LLC (8)
6,338,050 System and method for providing and updating user supplied context for a negotiations system 177 1998
6,336,105 System and method for representing data and providing electronic non-repudiation in a negotiations system 121 1998
6,332,135 System and method for ordering sample quantities over a network 69 1998
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7,222,109 System and method for contract authority 6 2000
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AMAZON.COM, INC. (7)
7,801,775 Method and system for authenticating users when conducting commercial transactions using a computer 0 1999
7,958,009 Method and system for bidding on multiple auctions 3 2000
7,216,103 Network-based system for facilitating interactive participation by remote bidders in live auctions 14 2002
8,341,036 Combining disparate purchases into a single purchase order for billing and shipment 0 2006
8,010,415 System for interactive participation by remote bidders in live auctions 0 2007
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BLUE SPIKE, INC. (7)
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8,171,561 Secure personal content server 0 2008
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8,265,278 System and methods for permitting open access to data objects and for securing data within the data objects 0 2010
 
WALKER DIGITAL, LLC (6)
7,251,617 Method and apparatus for managing subscriptions 4 2000
7,899,737 Method, system and computer program product for facilitating an auction behavior and automatic bidding in an auction 0 2006
7,801,802 Method, system and computer program product for facilitating an auction behavior and automatic bidding in an auction 3 2006
7,613,631 Method and apparatus for managing subscriptions 5 2007
8,121,899 Method and apparatus for managing subscriptions 0 2009
8,285,591 Method and apparatus for managing subscriptions 0 2012
 
BLOOMBERG L.P. (5)
7,685,048 Electronic trading system for forwards spread trades 9 2000
7,822,672 Price change of orders from reserve in an electronic trading system 8 2001
7,447,654 Computer trading of financial interests 6 2001
8,019,665 Variable pricing for and conditional availability of proposals for trading of financial interests 0 2003
8,099,352 System and method for trading financial instruments based on undisclosed values 0 2005
 
ROCKLAND ELECTRIC COMPANY (5)
7,409,360 Method and system for computer-based auctioning of basic generation services 10 2003
8,285,601 Method and system for computer-based auctioning of basic generation services 0 2008
8,219,458 Method and system for computer-based auctioning of basic generation services 0 2008
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SIMPLEXITY, LLC C/O VERSA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. (5)
7,729,944 System and methods for buying and selling telecommunication services via a network 1 1999
7,076,447 Systems and methods for aggregating buyers for the purchase of telecommunication services via a network 32 1999
7,797,193 Systems and methods for distributing telecommunication services via a network 2 1999
7,493,105 Certification and activation of used phones on a wireless carrier network 0 2003
8,060,409 Certification and activation of used phones purchased through an online auction 0 2007
 
BLUE SPIKE LLC (4)
7,346,472 Method and device for monitoring and analyzing signals 41 2000
7,660,700 Method and device for monitoring and analyzing signals 8 2007
7,949,494 Method and device for monitoring and analyzing signals 4 2009
8,214,175 Method and device for monitoring and analyzing signals 5 2011
 
CITADEL INVESTMENT GROUP, L.L.C. (4)
7,587,347 Computer implemented and/or assisted methods and systems for detecting, tracking and responding to toxic, or likely toxic, orders in an equities order flow using toxicity and/or profit analyzers 15 2004
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EFFICIENT AUCTIONS LLC (4)
7,062,461 System and method for an efficient dynamic multi-unit auction 9 2000
8,145,555 System and method for the efficient clearing of spectrum encumbrances 0 2000
7,899,734 System and method for an auction of multiple types of items 2 2002
7,343,342 System and method for an efficient dynamic multi-unit auction 4 2006
 
OVERSTOCK.COM, INC. (4)
8,370,269 System and methods for electronic commerce using personal and business networks 0 2004
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PRICELINE.COM INCORPORATED (4)
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ALOFT MEDIA, LLC (3)
7,970,722 System, method and computer program product for a collaborative decision platform 0 2009
8,160,988 System, method and computer program product for a collaborative decision platform 0 2010
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BIDCATCHER, L.P. (3)
6,415,269 Interactive remote auction bidding system 104 1998
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ELANCE, INC. (3)
7,069,242 Method and apparatus for an electronic marketplace for services having a collaborative workspace 18 2000
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HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. (3)
7,096,196 Negotiation protocol with compromise that is guaranteed to terminate 1 2000
7,249,088 Joint estimation of bidders' risk attitudes and private information 2 2001
7,433,841 Method and data structure for participation in multiple negotiations 2 2002
 
HITACHI, LTD. (3)
6,044,363 Automatic auction method 185 1997
7,610,217 Automatic auction method and system on server-client system 3 2000
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ICOR BROKERAGE, INC. (3)
7,110,972 Method and system of managing credit for the electronic trading of financial instruments 13 2000
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ROSS/GRAFF HOLDINGS (3)
8,285,628 Securitized pool of personal-small-aircraft mortgages system 0 2007
8,103,567 Securitized reusable personal asset system 1 2007
7,865,416 Securitized real-property-related asset system 3 2007
 
THE JELLYVISION LAB, INC. (3)
7,895,087 Method and system for providing an on-line auction 1 2005
7,945,503 On-line auction interface 0 2008
8,095,429 Method and system for providing an on-line auction 0 2009
 
TRADING DYNAMICS, INC. (3)
6,285,989 Universal on-line trading market design and deployment system 169 1998
6,584,451 Facilitator for aggregating buyer power in an on-line market system 79 1999
7,558,752 Method and an apparatus for a trading market design and deployment system 11 1999
 
W.R. HAMBRECHT + CO., INC. (3)
7,415,436 System and method for pricing and allocation of commodities or securities 19 2000
7,647,270 System and methods for pricing and allocation of commodities or securities 0 2006
7,644,034 System and method for pricing and allocation of commodities or securities 0 2008
 
ADVANCED AUCTIONS, LLC (2)
8,170,924 Real time auction with end game 0 2000
8,423,416 Real time auction with end game 0 2009
 
AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC. (2)
7,912,777 System and method for using cash rebates 0 2004
7,509,272 Calendar auction method and computer program product 0 2004
 
ASOID NETWORK FACILITY, LLC (2)
6,058,379 Real-time network exchange with seller specified exchange parameters and interactive seller participation 417 1997
7,672,892 Real time network exchange with seller specified exchange parameters and interactive seller participation 8 2000
 
CFPH, LLC (2)
6,850,907 Automated price improvement protocol processor 159 1998
7,574,375 Systems and methods for transferring items with restricted transferability 1 2000
 
CYBERSETTLE.COM, INC. (2)
6,330,551 Computerized dispute resolution system and method 124 1998
6,954,741 Computerized dispute resolution system and method 44 1999
 
DIRECTWORKS, INC. (2)
8,170,946 Cost management file translation methods, systems, and apparatuses for extended commerce 0 2005
7,810,025 File translation methods, systems, and apparatuses for extended commerce 4 2005
 
FACEBOOK, INC. (2)
7,188,080 Systems and methods wherin a buyer purchases products in a plurality of product categories 37 2000
8,249,943 Auction based polling 0 2008
 
GOOGLE INC. (2)
7,844,493 Automated price maintenance for use with a system in which advertisements are rendered with relative preference based on performance information and price information 3 2003
7,792,698 Automated price maintenance for use with a system in which advertisements are rendered with relative preferences 5 2003
 
INTEGRATED CLAIMS SYSTEMS, LLC (2)
6,006,191 Remote access medical image exchange system and methods of operation therefor 122 1997
7,657,560 System for receiving and forming marketplaces for working on digital information blocks 12 1999
 
INTELLECTUAL VENTURES HOLDING 79 LLC (2)
7,146,330 Method and system for creating and managing groups for increasing buying power on the world wide web 29 2000
7,263,498 Attaining product inventory groupings for sales in a group-buying environment 21 2001
 
MANHEIM, INC. (2)
6,813,612 Remote bidding supplement for traditional live auctions 17 2001
7,716,090 Integrated on-line and on-site auctioning system including audio and/or video capabilities 0 2004
 
MUNIAUCTION, INC. (2)
6,161,099 Process and apparatus for conducting auctions over electronic networks 224 1998
7,523,063 Process and apparatus for conducting auctions over electronic networks 8 2003
 
NAMUL APPLICATIONS LLC (2)
7,840,447 Pricing and auctioning of bundled items among multiple sellers and buyers 10 2008
8,041,611 Pricing and auctioning of bundled items among multiple sellers and buyers 7 2010
 
OPENLANE, INC. (2)
8,315,921 Vehicle co-listing systems and methods 0 2007
8,095,422 Systems and methods for vehicle information management 0 2007
 
ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (2)
7,987,134 Hybrid auctions and methods and systems for conducting same over a computer network 0 2001
8,037,004 Computer-implemented methods and systems for identifying and reporting deviations from standards and policies for contracts, agreements and other business documents 1 2007
 
PAYPAL, INC. (2)
8,055,582 Multi currency exchanges between participants of a network-based transaction facility 3 2010
8,249,990 Multi currency exchanges between participants of a networked-based transaction facility 0 2011
 
PRIME RESEARCH ALLIANCE E., INC., A CORPORATION OF BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS (2)
7,331,057 Grouping advertisement subavails 8 2000
8,087,045 Grouping advertisement subavails 0 2008
 
SAP AG (2)
7,853,482 Complex prices in bidding 1 2003
8,027,885 Complex prices in bidding 1 2010
 
SIT-UP LIMITED (2)
7,505,926 Methods, apparatus, and computer readable medium for processing bids in an auction 0 2002
7,996,277 Method, system and computer medium for processing bids in an auction received over different mediums 1 2008
 
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK (2)
7,177,832 System and method for performing a progressive second price auction technique 18 1999
8,131,616 System and method for allocating resources using spot market and derivative market techniques 1 2009
 
XEROX CORPORATION (2)
7,146,334 System and method of determining latent demand for at least one of a plurality of commodities 8 2000
7,647,271 System and method for commodity valuation based on online auction bid information 0 2006
 
YAHOO! INC. (2)
7,461,022 Auction redemption system and method 43 1999
7,424,617 Offline-online incentive points system and method 20 2003
 
YEDA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD. (2)
6,834,272 Privacy preserving negotiation and computation 12 1999
7,240,198 Honesty preserving negotiation and computation 2 2000
 
ADB SYSTEM INTERNATIONAL, INC. (1)
6,266,652 Computer auction system 112 1999
 
ATTAR DATA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (1)
6,647,373 Method and system for processing and transmitting electronic reverse auction information 110 1999
 
BALAENA LIMITED (1)
6,957,253 Transactional computer system 2 1999
 
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION (1)
7,827,086 System and method for conducting a customer affinity program auction 2 2000
 
BID FOR POSITION LLC (1)
7,225,151 Online auction bid management system and method 18 2000
 
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO. (1)
7,386,497 System and method for trading an instrument 4 1999
 
BUZZSAW.COM (1)
7,330,821 E-commerce bid and project management system and method for the construction industry 3 2001
 
CAPITAL IQ, INC. (1)
8,355,968 Method of identifying potential targets for a capital transaction 0 2001
 
CEPH, LLC (1)
6,963,856 Automated price improvement protocol processor 60 2002
 
CO2E.COM (1)
7,529,705 Electronic trading system for simulating the trading of carbon dioxide equivalent emission reductions and methods of use 2 2001
 
EGGHEAD.COM, INC. (1)
6,243,691 Method and system for processing and transmitting electronic auction information 302 1996
 
FREE MARKETS, INC. (1)
7,499,876 Method and apparatus for configurably adjusting a bid in an online auction 1 2000
 
FREEMARKETS (1)
7,277,878 Variable length file header apparatus and system 1 2002
 
FUJITSU LIMITED (1)
6,988,272 Object collaboration apparatus 1 1999
 
G.E. INFORMATION SERVICES, INC. (1)
7,340,428 System and method for using composite scoring in an auction process 6 2000
 
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (1)
6,732,055 Methods and systems for energy and emissions monitoring 26 2001
 
GENERALE MICRO FR, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (1)
7,848,958 Method for conducting an on-line bidding session with bid pooling 3 2007
 
HALF.COM, INC. (1)
7,890,375 Method and system to facilitate pre-ordering via an electronic commerce facility, and to automatically facilitate satisfying of a pre-order upon listing of an appropriate offer via the electronic commerce facility 0 2001
 
HARBINGER ENTERPRISES, L.L.C. (1)
6,064,981 Method for online display and negotiation of cargo rates 179 1999
 
HARRIS TECHNOLOGY, INC. (1)
8,266,000 Real time auction with end game 0 2010
 
HSBC TECHNOLOGY & SERVICES (USA) INC. (1)
7,937,685 Computer software implemented framework for configuration and release management of group systems software, and method for same 2 2006
 
INTEGRATED CLAIMS SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
7,870,158 Systems for receiving and forming marketplaces for working on digital information blocks 11 2007
 
INTEL CORPORATION (1)
8,321,290 Business process and apparatus for online purchases using a rule-based transferable shopping basket 2009
 
ISIS INNOVATION LIMITED (1)
7,398,229 System and method for conducting electronic commerce 3 2004
 
JDA SOFTWARE GROUP (1)
7,668,761 System and method for ensuring order fulfillment 37 2001
 
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. (1)
7,085,740 Method and apparatus for conducting auctions 21 2000
 
LIQUID MARKETS INC (1)
7,792,723 Synthetic continuous double auctions 0 2006
 
LIVEBID.COM (1)
6,449,601 Distributed live auction 133 1998
 
LSF NETWORK, INC. (1)
7,058,602 Enhanced auction mechanism for online transactions 44 2000
 
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. (1)
6,157,920 Executable digital cash for electronic commerce 89 1998
 
MARKET DESIGN GROUP, INC. (1)
6,718,312 Method and system for combinatorial auctions with bid composition restrictions 54 1999
 
MCJ VENTURES, INC. (1)
6,606,607 Individualized, real-time, interactive e-commerce auction 53 1999
 
NATIONAL ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION, INC. (1)
6,766,307 System and method for providing complete non-judicial dispute resolution management and operation 30 2000
 
NEHANET CORP. (1)
6,868,400 Spread-maximizing travel-services trading system using buyer- and seller-specified multi-attribute values 16 2000
 
NETZERO, INC. (1)
7,054,900 Automatic, profile-free web page recommendation 44 2000
 
NEW HOPE TRUST - ANNA AND JEFF BRYSON TRUSTEES (1)
7,596,509 Computer system and method for negotiating the purchase and sale of goods or services using virtual sales 17 2000
 
NEXTLIFE COMPUTING, LLC (1)
7,062,460 On-line auction method and system facilitating the sale of multiple product units at prices varying with volume 13 1999
 
NOVAPLEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (1)
7,330,834 System and method for electronic trading of assets 16 2000
 
OMNIHUB, INC. (1)
6,415,270 Multiple auction coordination method and system 222 1999
 
PAID SEARCH ENGINE TOOLS LLC (1)
7,974,912 Paid search engine bid management 0 2006
 
PETROLEUM ELECTRONIC PRICING EXCHANGE (PEPEX), LLC. (1)
7,835,970 Method and system for automated auction and tender of complex multi-variable commodities 3 2000
 
PHOENICIA INNOVATIONS LLC (1)
8,332,302 Method and apparatus for auctioning items 0 2000
 
RIANDET DEVELOPMENT FUND LLC (1)
6,671,674 Computer-based auction and sale system 28 2000
 
S.F. IP PROPERTIES 34 LLC (1)
6,578,014 Method and apparatus for post-transaction pricing system 98 2000
 
SILICON WAVE, INC. (1)
7,149,717 Method and system to effectuate multiple transaction prices for a commodity 5 2000
 
SONY CORPORATION (1)
8,244,703 Apparatus and method for computation of a pricing index 0 2005
 
TELECOM PARTNERS INC. (1)
6,324,519 Advertisement auction system 254 1999
 
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (1)
6,795,264 LBA tracking for system data management 3 2001
 
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (1)
7,133,841 Method and computer system for conducting a progressive, price-driven combinatorial auction 13 2000
 
THE TICKET RESERVE, INC. (1)
7,206,755 Method, apparatus and article-of-manufacture for the creation, issuance, valuation/pricing, trading and exercise of options for attendance rights, and derivative instruments thereon 24 1999
 
TRADINGDYNAMICS, INC. (1)
6,952,682 System and method for matching multi-attribute auction bids 28 1999
 
TRANSENGINE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC (1)
8,401,923 Method for a ticket exchange across different systems of record 0 2012
 
TRAVELPORT OPERATIONS, INC. (1)
6,035,288 Interactive computer-implemented system and method for negotiating sale of goods and/or services 178 1998
 
UNTIGUOES TECHNOLOGY LLC (1)
6,178,408 Method of redeeming collectible points 179 1999
 
VERIZON LABORATORIES INC. (1)
8,055,553 Dynamic comparison text functionality 0 2006
 
VERSATA DEVELOPMENT GROUP, INC. (1)
7,908,200 Method and apparatus for efficiently generating electronic requests for quote 0 2002
 
VOYAGER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (1)
7,865,420 Real time electronic commerce telecommunication system and method 0 2001
 
W.R. HAMBRECHT & CO. (1)
7,587,358 Auction system and method for pricing and allocation during capital formation 2 2003
 
WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, INC. (1)
6,850,900 Full service secure commercial electronic marketplace 47 2000
 
WISTERIA TRADING, INC. (1)
7,991,188 Optimization methods for the insertion, protection, and detection of digital watermarks in digital data 1 2007
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (25)
6,226,620 Iterative problem solving technique 26 1998
6,393,410 Process and a system for listing information relating to a construction project over a computer network 46 2000
7,136,833 Communication network based system and method for auctioning shares on an investment product 9 2000
7,162,696 Method and system for creating, using and modifying multifunctional website hot spots 8 2001
7,076,460 Interactive remote auction bidding system 22 2001
7,023,979 Telephony control system with intelligent call routing 142 2003
7,287,275 Methods, systems and devices for packet watermarking and efficient provisioning of bandwidth 30 2003
7,069,243 Interactive remote auction bidding system 19 2003
7,664,263 Method for combining transfer functions with predetermined key creation 26 2003
7,676,034 Method and system for matching entities in an auction 17 2004
7,917,414 System and method for an automated sales system with remote negotiation and post-sale verification 1 2004
7,738,659 Multiple transform utilization and application for secure digital watermarking 4 2006
7,269,253 Telephony control system with intelligent call routing 18 2006
8,373,582 Adaptive pattern recognition based controller apparatus and method and human-factored interface therefore 0 2006
7,916,858 Agent training sensitive call routing system 5 2006
8,300,798 Intelligent communication routing system and method 0 2007
8,224,705 Methods, systems and devices for packet watermarking and efficient provisioning of bandwidth 0 2007
7,530,102 Methods, systems and devices for packet watermarking and efficient provisioning of bandwidth 34 2007
7,894,595 Telephony control system with intelligent call routing 3 2008
8,204,819 Bidder-side auction dynamic pricing agent, system, method and computer program product 0 2008
8,104,079 Methods, systems and devices for packet watermarking and efficient provisioning of bandwidth 1 2009
8,117,112 Auction system and method for pricing and allocation during capital formation 0 2009
8,265,276 Method for combining transfer functions and predetermined key creation 0 2009
RE44222 Methods, systems and devices for packet watermarking and efficient provisioning of bandwidth 0 2012
8,442,871 Publishing user submissions 0 2012