Method and system for executing financial transactions via a communication medium
First Claim
1. A method for executing business transactions, comprising:
- designing a structure for a transaction diagrammatically and assigning corresponding attributes to the structure design;
creating and posting the transaction, wherein a user maintains control of the posting;
identifying a transaction of interest to a user; and
executing the transaction.
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Abstract
A web-based method and system that facilitates business transactions, including the raising of capital in global financial markets via the Internet is described. Users of the system design, structure, analyze and execute business transactions over the Internet. Users of the system described include issuers, financial institutions, intermediaries, other professional advisors (law firms, accounting firms, translation agencies, etc.) and end investors. A security means controls access to the system and restricts access to the system to only qualified users. Users of the system design and diagram a transaction structure, assign corresponding attributes to the structure design. The structure design and corresponding attributes are stored in a database. The transaction is posted as a notice or interest onto the system, wherein a user maintains the posting. A database of user and transaction information is compiled and maintained. The user profile is compared with the posted transactions to identify transactions of interest to a user. The transaction information is communicated to the user. The transaction is executed, including issuing new securities or buying or selling previously issued securities through an auction or trade process. The system provides users direct access to its community, which includes, but is not limited to, issuers, investors, intermediaries, and advisors such as law firms, consultancy firms, accounting firms, and translation agents.
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38 Claims
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1. A method for executing business transactions, comprising:
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designing a structure for a transaction diagrammatically and assigning corresponding attributes to the structure design;
creating and posting the transaction, wherein a user maintains control of the posting;
identifying a transaction of interest to a user; and
executing the transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for raising capital by executing financial transactions on the Internet, comprising:
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designing a structure for a transaction diagrammatically, assigning corresponding attributes to the structure design and storing the structure design and corresponding attributes in a database;
creating and posting the transaction, wherein a user maintains the posting;
compiling and maintaining a database of user information and transaction information;
comparing the user information with posted transaction information to identify transactions of interest to a user;
communicating transaction information to the user interested in the posted transaction; and
executing the transaction. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An Internet-based system for raising capital by executing financial transactions, comprising:
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workstations for receiving transaction information from users, and for displaying transaction information to users;
a database component operative to maintain a database of user information and transaction information;
a load-balancing mechanism to distribute load across the system;
a system server;
a security means, including a firewall and network segmentation; and
a communication means that transmits communications between the users of the system and the system server, including transaction information to the user interested in the transaction.
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27. An Internet-based system for raising capital by executing financial transactions, comprising:
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workstations for receiving transaction information from users, and for displaying transaction information to users;
a storage device;
a system server;
a processor programmed to;
maintain in the storage device a database of user information and transaction information, compare the database of user information with the posted transaction information to identify transactions of interest to a user, communicating transaction information to the user interested in the posted transaction; and
a communication means that transmits communications between the users of the system and the system server, including transaction information to the user interested in the posted transaction.
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28. A computer readable medium having computer executable instructions for performing a method for raising capital by executing financial transactions comprising:
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designing a structure for a transaction diagrammatically and assigning corresponding attributes to the structure design;
creating and posting the transaction, the posting maintained by a user;
identifying transactions of interest to a user; and
executing the transaction, including issuing new securities or buying or selling previously issued securities through auction or trade. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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30. A method for executing financial transactions on a Web-based system, comprising:
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providing a security means for controlling access to the system, the security means also comprising means for restricting access of the system to qualified users;
designing a structure for a transaction diagrammatically, assigning corresponding attributes to the structure design and storing the structure design and corresponding attributes in a database;
testing the structure design against market conditions, regulatory or tax requirements;
creating and posting the transaction, wherein a user maintains the posting;
compiling and maintaining a database of user information and transaction information;
identifying transactions of interest to a user;
communicating transaction information to the user interested in the posted transaction; and
executing the transaction, including issuing new securities or buying or selling previously issued securities through auction or trade. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A system for executing financial transactions on the Internet, comprising:
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a system server;
means for storing data concerning users and transactions;
means for accessing data concerning transactions, capturing and processing data concerning the transaction attributes that are of interest to a user;
a communication means that transmits communications between the users of the system and the system server, including transaction information to the user interested in the transaction; and
means for executing the transaction, including issuing new securities or buying or selling previously issued securities through auction or trade.
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37. A Web-based system for executing securities transactions comprising:
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means for designing a structure for a transaction diagrammatically and assigning corresponding attributes to the structure design;
means for analyzing and testing the structure design against market conditions, tax or regulatory requirements;
means for posting the transaction;
means for identifying transactions of interest to a user; and
means for executing the transaction, including issuing new securities or buying or selling previously issued securities through auction or trade. - View Dependent Claims (38)
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