Electronic multilateral negotiation system
First Claim
1. A machine-readable medium having instructions to cause a machine to perform a method of managing a switchable bilateral electronic negotiation, the method comprising:
- facilitating a first active negotiation between a first party and a second party, wherein facilitating the first active negotiation includes exchanging multi-attribute offers between the first party and the second party;
facilitating a first inactive negotiation between the first party and a third party, wherein facilitating the first inactive negotiation includes receiving a submitted multiattribute offer from the third party;
automatically dropping the first active negotiation between the first party and the second party based on one or more rules relevant to the multi-attribute offers;
facilitating a second active negotiation between the first party and the third party;
facilitating a second inactive negotiation between the first party and the second party;
receiving an indication of an acceptable negotiation associated with the second active negotiation, the indication of an acceptable negotiation indicating that the third party has one last chance to submit a final multi-attribute offer; and
sending a message to the third party requesting the final multi-attribute offer.
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Abstract
A system and method for managing multilateral negotiations are disclosed. The method generally includes sending a negotiation initiating offer object to a first negotiating party for specifying rules of the negotiation and for forming a negotiation initiating offer including specification of at least one attribute. The method also includes receiving the negotiation initiating offer from the first negotiating party, sending a counter offer object to a second negotiating party for forming a counter offer to the first negotiating party, receiving the counter offer from the second negotiating party, validating the counter offer if the counter offer complies with the rules of the negotiation, and sending the validated counter offer to the first negotiation party to engage the negotiation parties in an active negotiation. The counter offer object is adapted for specification of at least one additional attribute. A negotiation facilitator system for managing an electronic negotiation and a computer program product for managing a multilateral negotiation are also disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A machine-readable medium having instructions to cause a machine to perform a method of managing a switchable bilateral electronic negotiation, the method comprising:
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facilitating a first active negotiation between a first party and a second party, wherein facilitating the first active negotiation includes exchanging multi-attribute offers between the first party and the second party; facilitating a first inactive negotiation between the first party and a third party, wherein facilitating the first inactive negotiation includes receiving a submitted multiattribute offer from the third party; automatically dropping the first active negotiation between the first party and the second party based on one or more rules relevant to the multi-attribute offers; facilitating a second active negotiation between the first party and the third party; facilitating a second inactive negotiation between the first party and the second party; receiving an indication of an acceptable negotiation associated with the second active negotiation, the indication of an acceptable negotiation indicating that the third party has one last chance to submit a final multi-attribute offer; and sending a message to the third party requesting the final multi-attribute offer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of managing a switchable bilateral electronic negotiation, the method comprising:
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facilitating a first active negotiation between a first party and a second party, wherein facilitating the first active negotiation includes exchanging multi-attribute offers between the first party and the second party; facilitating a first inactive negotiation between the first party and a third party, wherein facilitating the first inactive negotiation includes receiving a submitted multiattribute offer from the third party; automatically dropping the first active negotiation between the first party and the second party based on one or more rules relevant to the multi-attribute offers; facilitating a second active negotiation between the first party and the third party; facilitating a second inactive negotiation between the first party and the second party; receiving an indication of an acceptable negotiation associated with the second active negotiation, the indication of an acceptable negotiation indicating that the third party has one last chance to submit a final multi-attribute offer; and
sending a message to the third party requesting the final multi-attribute offer.- View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for managing a switchable bilateral electronic negotiation, including:
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a processor; and a memory coupled with the processor, wherein the memory is configured to provide the processor with instructions which when executed cause the processor to; facilitate a first active negotiation between a first party and a second party, wherein facilitating the first active negotiation includes exchanging multi-attribute offers between the first party and the second party; facilitate a first inactive negotiation between the first party and a third party, wherein facilitating the first inactive negotiation includes receiving a submitted multiattribute offer from the third party; automatically drop the first active negotiation between the first party and the second party based on one or more rules relevant to the multi-attribute offers; facilitate a second active negotiation between the first party and the third party; facilitate a second inactive negotiation between the first party and the second party; receive an indication of an acceptable negotiation associated with the second active negotiation, the indication of an acceptable negotiation indicating that the third party has one last chance to submit a final multi-attribute offer; and send a message to the third party requesting the final multi-attribute offer. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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