SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANONYMIZED DISCLOSURE OF CORPORATE DATA IN ELECTRONIC NEGOTIATIONS
First Claim
1. A computer-readable medium whose contents control an electronic transaction for sale of a seller entity to a buyer entity, by causing a processor to:
- store seller entity data received from a seller entity, including seller entity identification data and seller entity contact information and corporate information related to the seller entity;
store buyer entity data received from a buyer entity, including buyer entity identification data and buyer entity contact information;
receive a buyer entity inquiry regarding a seller entity listing, the seller entity listing including a portion of the seller entity data;
receive a seller entity decision regarding responding to the buyer entity inquiry;
disclose an additional portion of seller entity data to the buyer entity if the seller entity decision is to respond to the buyer entity inquiry;
repeat the receiving a buyer entity inquiry and receiving a seller entity decision; and
disclose additional portions of seller entity data to the buyer entity so long as the seller entity decision is to respond to the buyer entity inquiry.
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Abstract
An automated electronic negotiation system permits anonymous negotiations between one or more buyer entities and one or more seller entities. Each buyer entity and seller entity registers and provides information related to the respective entity. The information is stored confidentially and released in a step-wise fashion only upon authorization. The buyer and seller are represented by respective agents. The agents are typically software modules that conduct negotiations in accordance with a predetermined set of rules. The respective agents disclose information in response to requests during the negotiation process. Disclosures may be preauthorized or require explicit authorization of the information owner. Buyer and seller entities are assigned pseudo identities for initial negotiations. Disclosure of the true identity of the party must be explicitly authorized during the negotiation process. The system is applicable to purchases and sales of assets, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, partial sale of assets, and the like.
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25 Claims
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1. A computer-readable medium whose contents control an electronic transaction for sale of a seller entity to a buyer entity, by causing a processor to:
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store seller entity data received from a seller entity, including seller entity identification data and seller entity contact information and corporate information related to the seller entity; store buyer entity data received from a buyer entity, including buyer entity identification data and buyer entity contact information; receive a buyer entity inquiry regarding a seller entity listing, the seller entity listing including a portion of the seller entity data; receive a seller entity decision regarding responding to the buyer entity inquiry; disclose an additional portion of seller entity data to the buyer entity if the seller entity decision is to respond to the buyer entity inquiry; repeat the receiving a buyer entity inquiry and receiving a seller entity decision; and disclose additional portions of seller entity data to the buyer entity so long as the seller entity decision is to respond to the buyer entity inquiry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An electronic transaction system for a transaction between a seller entity to a buyer entity comprising:
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a first data structure configured to receive and store information; and a seller agent program module configured to; store information related to the seller entity in the first data structure; post a seller entity listing to an active sale list, the seller entity listing including a portion of the seller entity information from the first data structure; receive a buyer entity inquiry regarding the seller entity listing; disclose an additional portion of seller entity information from the first data structure in response to the buyer entity inquiry if authorized to respond to the buyer entity inquiry; and repeat the receiving a buyer entity inquiry and disclosing additional portions of seller entity information from the first data structure to the buyer entity so long as the seller agent is authorized to respond to the buyer entity inquiry. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An electronic transaction system for a transaction between a seller entity and a buyer entity comprising:
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a first data structure configured to receive and store information; and a buyer agent program module configured to; store information related to the buyer entity in the first data structure; query an active sale list to identify a first seller entity listing that matches buyer-selected search criteria; generate a buyer entity inquiry requesting additional seller entity data related to the first seller entity listing; receive the additional seller entity data in response to the buyer entity inquiry if a seller agent for the first seller entity is authorized to respond to the buyer entity inquiry; receive a seller entity inquiry regarding the buyer entity; and disclose a portion of buyer entity data from the first data structure in response to the seller entity inquiry if the buyer agent is authorized to respond to the seller entity inquiry. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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