Automatic trading method and apparatus
First Claim
1. A method of controlling an automatic trading system having an automatic trading request receiving step in which trading data is transferred from a first communication device by a first communication route into a first file of the system by way of a network, a trading data storing step, and an executing step in which automatic trading processing is executed using said trading data, comprising steps of:
- storing a calling number of a second communication device in another file of the system;
communicating with the second communication device by a second communication route by informing confidential confirmation information using the calling number;
determining that the trading request is made by a fair contractor upon receipt of correct reconfirmation contact derived from the confidential confirmation information;
storing the trading data into the first file when fairness of the trading data is reconfirmed;
transferring the trading data to a first processor including the first file from a second processor associated with the second communication device when the fairness of the trading is reconfirmed; and
,registering the transferred trading data into the first file.
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Abstract
A method and system is provided for automatically trading of items such as stocks with improved security. After receiving an initial identifying contact from a contractor, a trader will contact the contractor with a different communication device from the initial contact with confirmation information that was stored in association with a contractor first identifying code. The contractor must then reconfirm the fairness of the trading data using at least a portion of the confirmation information.
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Citations
41 Claims
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1. A method of controlling an automatic trading system having an automatic trading request receiving step in which trading data is transferred from a first communication device by a first communication route into a first file of the system by way of a network, a trading data storing step, and an executing step in which automatic trading processing is executed using said trading data, comprising steps of:
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storing a calling number of a second communication device in another file of the system; communicating with the second communication device by a second communication route by informing confidential confirmation information using the calling number; determining that the trading request is made by a fair contractor upon receipt of correct reconfirmation contact derived from the confidential confirmation information; storing the trading data into the first file when fairness of the trading data is reconfirmed; transferring the trading data to a first processor including the first file from a second processor associated with the second communication device when the fairness of the trading is reconfirmed; and
,registering the transferred trading data into the first file.
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2. A trading method for communicating a trade of selected items between a trader and a contractor and for verifying with the contractor that the trade is authorized, comprising the steps of:
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identifying a first specified code representative of the contractor after a request for trading to the trader from a user through a first communication device by a first communication route; selecting a second communication device indicated by the first specified code for contacting the contractor comprising determining a preselected calling number of a one of a pocket bell device and a handheld telephone; communicating to the contractor confidential reconfirmation information through the second communication device by a second communication route different from the first communication route; verifying that the user is the contractor by the trader receiving back from the contractor the reconfirmation information; and
,executing the request for trading. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A trading method for communicating a trade of selected items between a trader and a contractor and for verifying with the contractor that the trade is authorized in a system comprising a processor, a first file and first and a second communication devices, comprising the steps of:
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inputting by a first communication route to said processor from said first communication device trading data and a first specified code to identify the contractor; selecting a previously stored calling number according to the first specified code; informing a confidential confirmation containing a randomly generated confirmation code information through said second communication device by a second communication route to the contractor using said calling number; verifying with the contractor that the trade is authorized in response to a reconfirmation contact from the contractor on the basis of said confirmation information by comparing said code responded from the contractor with said confirmation information informed to said contractor to confirm the fairness of the trading request; and
,storing the trading data into said first file when the trade is authorized. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An apparatus for controlling an automatic trading system having
a first contractor recognizing means based on a first specified code identifying the contractor and trading data, communicated from a first communication device; -
means for registering the trading data into a first file; and
,automatic trading means for trading on the basis of the trading data registered in the first file, said automatic trading means comprising; means for storing the first specified code and an associated calling number of a second communication device as one set; means for identifying the calling number in response to a request for automatic trading including the first specified code; means for storing in a second file the first specified code and associated confirmation information for transfer to the second communication device and the trading data; a second contractor recognizing means for recognizing the request for automatic trading from a correct contractor when the content of a reconfirmation contact matches the confirmation information stored in the second file in response to a reconfirmation contact from the second communication device; and
,means for transferring the trading data stored in the second file to the first file when a fairness of the trading data is reconfirmed. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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Specification