System and method for single-action energy resource scheduling and participation in energy-related securities

• US 20100217642A1
• Filed: 09/02/2009
• Published: 08/26/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alan McCord, Brian R. Galvin, Jason Crubtree, Oliver Venn, Pravin Rajan
• Original Assignee: Alan McCord, Brian R. Galvin, Jason Crubtree, Oliver Venn, Pravin Rajan
• Inventors: Venn, Oliver, Crubtree, Jason, Galvin, Brian R., Rajan, Pravin, McCord, Alan
• Application Number:
  US12/584,332
• Publication Number:
  US 20100217642A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/8
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0631 Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00028 involving the use of Internet protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00034 the elements or equipment being or involving an electric power substation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/025 for remote control or remote monitoring of applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/18 Network protocols supporting networked applications, e.g. including control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/20 Information technology specific aspects, e.g. CAD, simulation, modelling, system security

Abstract

A system for single-action energy resource scheduling and participation in energy-related securities, comprising a communications interface executing on a network-connected server and adapted to receive information from a plurality of client user interfaces and a secure action server coupled to the communications interface, wherein the secure action server, on receiving a connection from a client user interface, assigns a unique client identifier to the client user interface and associates the unique identifier with a client account, and wherein the secure action server, on receiving a request from a client user interface, determines whether the client user interface is mapped to an authorized market participant who has enabled single-action scheduling, execution order, or participation confirmation functionality for the client user interface, and passes information to the client user interface pertaining at least to a single action needed to confirm scheduling, execution order, or participation and wherein the secure action server, on receiving indication from the communications interface that a required single action has been taken, at least updates information about the market participant who took the action, is disclosed.

Claims

1. A system for single-action energy resource scheduling and participation in energy-related securities, comprising:

a communications interface executing on a network-connected server and adapted to receive information from a plurality of client user interfaces; and

a secure action server coupled to the communications interface;

wherein the secure action server, on receiving a connection from a client user interface, assigns a unique client identifier to the client user interface and associates the unique identifier with a client account; and

wherein the secure action server, on receiving a request from a client user interface, determines whether the client user interface is mapped to an authorized market participant who has enabled single-action scheduling, execution order, or participation confirmation functionality for the client user interface, and passes information to the client user interface pertaining at least to a single action needed to confirm scheduling, execution order, or participation; and

wherein the secure action server, on receiving indication from the communications interface that a required single action has been taken, at least updates information about the market participant who took the action.

2. A method for single-action energy resource scheduling and participation in energy-related securities, comprising the steps of:

(a) upon receiving a connection from a client user interface at a secure action server coupled to a communications interface executing on a network-connected server and adapted to receive information from a plurality of client user interfaces, assigning to the client user interface a unique identifier;

(b) associating the assigned unique identifier and its associated client user interface with an account;

(c) mapping the client user interface to a participant authorized to use the client user interface to conduct transactions;

(d) on receiving a subsequent request from a client user interface, determining whether the client user interface is mapped to an authorized market participant;

(e) checking whether the mapped participant has enabled single-action scheduling, execution order, or participation confirmation;

(f) if the client user interface is enabled for single-action scheduling, execution order, or participation confirmation, sending relevant information to the client user interface with indication of single action needed; and

(g) on receipt from a client user interface that a specified single action has been taken at the client user interface, at least updating information about the market participant who took the action.