Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for managing commodity transactions
- Patent Title (中): 管理商品交易的制度和方法
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Application No.: US12583166Application Date: 2009-08-14
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Publication No.: US08306869B2Publication Date: 2012-11-06
- Inventor: Robert M. Ford
- Applicant: Robert M. Ford
- Agency: Kaye Scholer LLP
- Agent Brandon N. Sklar, Esq.
- Main IPC: G06Q30/00
- IPC: G06Q30/00

Abstract:
Methods and systems for managing the sale of commodities, such as tier-priced commodities, are described. Risk is managed by bundling with the commodity a financial instrument designed to indemnify against the risks associated with purchasing the commodity. The financial instrument may be an insurance instrument, for example. In one embodiment, bundled products are offered for sale to two or more bidders, at respective offer prices. The bidder that exceeds their respective offer price by the greatest amount is sold the bundled product. Different prices may be offered to different purchasers for respective bundled products. The offers, bids, and determination of who wins the bidding may be made by processors or computers coupled to networks, such as the Internet.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090313052A1 System and method for managing tier-priced commodity transactions Public/Granted day:2009-12-17
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